The Witch's Diner (Korean: 마녀식당으로 오세요) is a South Korean web series starring Song Ji-hyo, Nam Ji-hyun, and Chae Jong-hyeop. It aired on streaming platform TVING from July 16 to August 13, 2021, every Friday at 16:00 (KST) for 8 episodes.[3][4]
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Hangul | 마녀식당으로 오세요 |
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Literal meaning | Come to the Witch's Restaurant |
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Revised Romanization | Manyeosikdang-euro Oseyo |
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Genre | Dark fantasy |
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Based on | The Witch's Diner by Goo Sang-hee |
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Written by | Lee Young-sook |
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Directed by | So Jae-hyun |
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Composer | Heo Seong-jin |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
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Original language | Korean |
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No. of episodes | 8 |
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Executive producer | Oh Jae-hyeon |
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Producers | - Yang Gwang-deok
- Oh Seul-gi
- Kim Gyeo-re
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Running time | 37–55 minutes[1] |
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Network | TVING |
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Release | July 16 (2021-07-16) – August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13) |
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The series aired on television network tvN from January 5–19, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST) for 5 episodes.[5][6]
The Witch's Diner tells the story of desperate people who come to dine at the restaurant operated by witch Jo Hee-ra (Song Ji-hyo), hoping to get their wishes fulfilled through a special meal. In exchange, they have to sacrifice the most precious thing in their life.
Main
- A witch and the owner of a restaurant that sells food that makes people's wishes come true in return of their soul or other things that she wish from her customer. After meeting Jeong Jin and fulfilling her wishes, she took over the restaurant as exchange for fulfilling Jin's revenge wish.
- An employee at Jo Hee-ra's restaurant. Jo Hee-ra came to her life after she hit the rock bottom of her life (being fired from her job, being dumped by her boyfriend, being scammed by a neighbor and her mother left her to take care of her ill father in a sanatorium). She let Jo Hee-ra use her bankrupted restaurant in exchange of a revenge wish against her neighbor.
- A high school student during daytime and a part-time employee at Jo Hee-ra's restaurant during night-time.
Supporting
- Assistant of Jo Hee-ra. He helps to take care of the real world matters such as bills, taxes, etc. He is also in charge of designing the restaurant interior that Hee-ra took over from Jeong Jin.
- Yoon Da-young as Lee Yoon-mi[11]
- Best friend of Jeong Jin and teacher of Lee Gil-yong.
- Jeong Jin's mother.
- Son Kwang-eob as Lee Man-gap[13]
- Lee Gil-yong's father.
- Shin Joo-hyeop as Young-jae[14]
- Lee Gil-yong's classmate at high school and the person who influenced Gil-yong's life.
- A friend of the same class as Gil-yong who tries to live up to her parents' expectations. Her father is a high-ranking official and her mother is a university professor.
- A bully at Lee Gil-yong's class who torments both Gil-yong and Young-jae.
- Ji Soo-won as Park Seon[17]
- Great witch. The descendants of witches from generation to generation.
Special appearances
- A desperate job-seeker who came to the restaurant, he is willing to do anything to find a job.
- A musical actress.
- Jin Sun-mi's boyfriend.
- Lee Joo-sil as Lee Bok-nan[23]
- Landlord of Lee Gil-yong's house.
- Son of Lee Bok-nan.
- Writer of The Witch's Diner. A desperate writer that need a new ideas for her new book in order to meet the deadline provided by the publisher.
Part 1
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Released on July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17)[25][26]Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist |
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1. | "Holding On" | Se.A | | Se.A | 3:29 |
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2. | "Holding On" (Inst.) | | | Se.A | 3:29 |
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Total length: | 6:58 |
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Part 2
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Released on July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)[27][28]Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist |
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1. | "Alone" | Junny | | Junny | 3:46 |
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2. | "Alone" (Inst.) | | | Junny | 3:46 |
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Total length: | 7:32 |
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Part 3
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Released on July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)[29][30]Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist |
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1. | "Fair Dish" | Yeseo | | Yeseo | 3:01 |
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2. | "Fair Dish" (Inst.) | | | Yeseo | 3:01 |
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Total length: | 6:02 |
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Part 4
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Released on August 7, 2021 (2021-08-07)[31][32]Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist |
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1. | "Please" | - Summer Kim (CLEF)
- BenAddict (CLEF)
- CLEF CREW
| - Park Won-jun (CLEF)
- WDLM (CLEF)
- BenAddict (CLEF)
- CLEF CREW
| Han Seung-woo (Victon) | 3:31 |
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2. | "Please" (Inst.) | | - Park Won-jun (CLEF)
- WDLM (CLEF)
- BenAddict (CLEF)
- CLEF CREW
| Han Seung-woo (Victon) | 3:31 |
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Total length: | 7:02 |
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Part 5
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Released on August 21, 2021 (2021-08-21)[33][34]Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist |
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1. | "By Your Side" (그런 사람) | Heo Seong-jin | | Sondia | 3:45 |
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2. | "By Your Side" (그런 사람; Inst.) | | | Sondia | 3:45 |
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Total length: | 7:30 |
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Season | Episode number | Average |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| 1 | 491 | 469 | 521 | 528 | 461 | 494 |
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The Witch's Diner : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea.
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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. |
Original broadcast date |
Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[35] |
Nationwide |
Seoul |
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January 5, 2022 |
2.282% (4th) |
2.960% (2nd) |
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January 6, 2022 |
1.982% (5th) |
2.389% (3rd) |
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January 12, 2022 |
2.289% (2nd) |
3.023% (2nd) |
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January 13, 2022 |
2.095% (2nd) |
2.281% (2nd) |
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January 19, 2022 |
1.767% (4th) |
2.002% (3rd) |
Average |
2.083% |
2.531% |
- In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- This television series airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
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Lee, Song-hee (March 5, 2021). "'마녀식당으로 오세요', 송지효X남지현X채종협 확정…티빙 단독 공개 [공식입장]" ['Come to the Witch's Restaurant', Song Ji-hyo X Nam Ji-hyun X Chae Jong-hyeop confirmed ... TVING exclusive release [Official position]] (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Naver.
Ahn, Tae-hyun (July 1, 2021). "'마녀식당으로 오세요' 송지효·남지현·채종협, 스페셜 포스터 공개" ['Come to the Witch's Restaurant' Song Ji-hyo, Nam Ji-hyun, Chae Jong-hyeop, special poster released] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Naver.
Choi, Hee-jae (July 9, 2021). "송지효 "판타지물 갈망 有…'이건 꼭 해야겠다' 싶었다" (마녀식당)" [Song Ji-hyo "I have a craving for a fantasy movie ... I thought 'I must do this'" (Witch's Restaurant)] (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021 – via Naver.
Park, Jin-young (January 5, 2022). "남지현 "'마녀식당' 재오픈"...오늘(5일) tvN 수목극 첫방송" [Nam Ji-hyun "'Witch's Restaurant' reopens"...Today (5th) tvN Wed-Thu drama first broadcast]. Joy News 24 (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
Lee, Yi-jin (January 20, 2022). "'마녀식당으로 오세요' 송지효X남지현X채종협, 동화 같은 해피엔딩 [전일야화]" ['Come to the Witch's Restaurant' Song Ji-hyo X Nam Ji-hyun X Chae Jong-hyeop, a fairy tale-like happy ending [All Nights]] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Naver.
Jeong, Hee-yeon (February 2, 2021). "송지효, TVING '마녀식당으로 오세요' 출연 [공식]" [Song Ji-hyo to appear on TVING 'Come to the Witch's Restaurant' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Naver.
Kim, Jin-seok (February 1, 2021). "[단독]남지현, 드라마 '마녀식당으로 오세요' 주인공" [[Exclusive] Nam Ji-hyun, the main character of the drama 'Come to the Witch's Restaurant'] (in Korean). Daily Sports. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Naver.
Kang, Da-yoon (March 16, 2021). "윤다영, '마녀식당으로 오세요' 출연…남지현과 찐친 케미 예고" [Yoon Da-young to appear in 'Come to the Witch's Restaurant' ... notice of chemistry with Nam Ji-hyun] (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Naver.
Hyun, Jung-min (July 12, 2021). "신주협, '마녀식당으로 오세요' 합류…고등학생 영재 역" [Joo-hyeop Shin joins 'Come to the Witch's Restaurant' ... high school student Youngjae] (in Korean). Sports World. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021 – via Naver.
Lee, Seul-bi (July 15, 2021). "한소은, '마녀식당으로 오세요' 출연 확정…채종협과 호흡 [공식]" [Han So-eun confirmed to appear in 'Come to the Witch's Restaurant' ... breathing with Chae Jong-hyeop [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Naver.
Choi, Hee-jae (July 23, 2021). "지수원, '마녀식당' 합류…송지효와 호흡 [공식입장]" [Ji Soo-won joins 'Witch's Restaurant' ... breathing with Song Ji-hyo [Official Position]] (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021 – via Naver.
Shin, So-won (July 17, 2021). "송지효, 묘한 매력 폭발…섬뜩한 마녀 변신 ('마녀식당')" [Song Ji-hyo, a mysterious explosion of charm ... eerie witch transformation ('Witch's Restaurant')] (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021 – via TenAsia.
Park, Pan-seok (July 15, 2021). "강기둥 '마녀식당' 특별출연..취준생 배윤기 役 [공식]" [Kang Ki-dong's 'Witch's Restaurant' Special Appearance .. Junior Bae Yoon-ki [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN [ko]. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021 – via Naver.
Son, Ji-ah (July 20, 2021). "윤지온, '마녀식당으로 오세요' 출연…안은진과 호흡(공식)" [Yoon Ji-on to appear in 'Come to the Witch's Restaurant' ... Breathing with Ahn Eun-jin (official)] (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021 – via Naver.
Hong, Se-young (July 15, 2021). "송지효X남지현X채종협 '마녀식당' 인물관계도 공개" [Song Ji-hyo X Nam Ji-hyun X Chae Jong-hyeop's 'Witch's Restaurant' character relationship revealed] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021 – via Naver.
"마녀식당으로 오세요 OST Part.3" [The Witch's Diner OST Part.3] (in Korean). Most Content. July 31, 2021. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Melon.
"마녀식당으로 오세요 OST Part.4" [The Witch's Diner OST Part.4] (in Korean). Most Content. August 7, 2021. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Melon.
"마녀식당으로 오세요 OST Part.5" [The Witch's Diner OST Part.5] (in Korean). Most Content. August 21, 2021. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Melon.
Nielsen Korea ratings:
- "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 5, 2022. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 6, 2022. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 12, 2022. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 13, 2022. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 19, 2022. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.