Mirror of the Witch
Title: 마녀보감 / Mirror of the Witch
Chinese Title: 魔女寶鑑
Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: jTBC
Broadcast period: 2016-May-13 to 2016-July-16
Air time: Friday & Saturday 20:30
Synopsis
The series is inspired by the “Mirror of Eastern Medicine (Dongui Bogam)” a book compiled by the royal physician Heo Jun and published during the Joseon Dynasty and considered a classic in the study of Korean traditional medicine.
Can a young royal physician change the fate of a cursed princess? When Queen Shim (Jang Hee Jin) is unable to conceive, she visits the shaman Hong Joo (Yum Jung Ah). Hong Joo’s powerful black magic helps the Queen give birth to a twin boy and girl, Soon Hwae (Yeo Hoe Hyun) and Seo Ri (Kim Sae Ron). But the dark sorcery comes with a price when Seo Ri is cursed, causing her to be abandoned and left for dead by the Queen. Seo Ri is rescued by the father of Poong Yeon (Kwak Shi Yang), who becomes her only friend as she grows up in hiding. With Poong Yeon and her helper, Choi Hyun Seo (Lee Sung Jae), by her side, Seo Ri grows up as a witch, all the while trying to figure out how to lift the evil curse on her life. When Seo Ri meets the royal physician Heo Jun (Yoon Shi Yoon), will he help her change her fate and reclaim her rightful place? (Source)
Cast
Main Cast
Yoon Shi Yoon as Heo Joon
– Kim Kap Soo as Heo Jun (old)
Kim Sae Ron as Princess Seo Ri / Yun Hee
Yum Jung Ah as Shaman Hong Joo
Lee Sung Jae as Choi Hyun Seo
Kwak Shi Yang as Poong Yeon
Palace
Jang Hee Jin as Queen Shim
Lee Ji Hoon as King Seonjo
Yeo Hoe Hyun as Crown Prince Soonhwae
Sogyeokseo
Lee Yi Kyung as Yo Kwang
Heo Family
Jo Dal Hwan as Heo Ok
Jun Mi Sun as Heo Ok’s mother
Kim Hee Jung as Heo Joon’s mother
?? as Heo Yun
Others
Moon Ga Young as Sol Gae
Choi Sung Won as Dong Rae (Drop Out)
Yoon Bok In as Poong Yeon’s mother
Min Do Hee as Soon Deuk
Jung Yoo Min as Hwa Jin
Jo Young Hoon as Bo Choon
Kim Jong Hoon as Bat-Shwe
Song Jae In (송재인) as gisaeng
Kim So Hye as Mi Hyang
Shim Hoon Ki as main officer of Podocheong
Im Hyun Sung as cardplayer
Park Chul Min as merchant
Kang Han Na as Queen Park
Ahn Kil Kang as mysterious man
Nam Da Reum as Heo Jun’s pupil
Kim Chae Eun
Park Sang Hoon
Hwang Mi Young as So Aeng
Park Se Jin as Yo Bi
Go Eun Min
Cameo
Kim Young Ae as Queen Yoon (Myung Jong’s mother) (ep 1-4)
David Lee as King Myung Jong (ep 1-4)
Jung In Sun as Hae Ran (ep 1-2, 17-18)
Lee Cho Hee as Man Wol (ep 5)
Production Credits
Director: Jo Hyun Tak, Shim Na Yun
Screenwriter: Yang Hyuk Moon, No Sun Jae
Note
- Choi Sung Won dropped out of this drama due to the diagnosed with leukemia on 2016-May-04 after suffering light bruising during filming of the drama series.
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Episode 7 Postponed to 2016-June-04 due to the “52nd Paeksang Arts Awards“.
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | AGB | TNmS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-13 | 1 | 2.606 | 2.2 |
| 2016-05-14 | 2 | 1.830 | 1.9 |
| 2016-05-20 | 3 | 2.422 | 2.2 |
| 2016-05-21 | 4 | 1.903 | 1.7 |
| 2016-05-27 | 5 | 2.545 | 2.2 |
| 2016-05-28 | 6 | 2.705 | 2.0 |
| 2016-06-04 | 7 | 2.986 | 2.2 |
| 2016-06-04 | 8 | 2.525 | 2.2 |
| 2016-06-10 | 9 | 2.380 | 2.1 |
| 2016-06-11 | 10 | 2.004 | 1.7 |
| 2016-06-17 | 11 | 2.260 | 2.2 |
| 2016-06-18 | 12 | 2.095 | 1.7 |
| 2016-06-24 | 13 | 2.797 | 2.3 |
| 2016-06-25 | 14 | 1.692 | 1.6 |
| 2016-07-01 | 15 | 2.742 | 2.4 |
| 2016-07-02 | 16 | 1.797 | 1.6 |
| 2016-07-08 | 17 | 2.322 | 1.9 |
| 2016-07-09 | 18 | 1.697 | 1.6 |
| 2016-07-15 | 19 | 2.709 | 2.1 |
| 2016-07-16 | 20 | 2.773 | 1.9 |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea (Nationwide)
*** Different between TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielson – Here
*** Note: This drama is aired on Pay-TV channel which has fewer viewers than Free-TV channels. So, please don’t be surprised with the low rating. ***
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April 21st, 2016 at 10:44 am
First comment… I Will wait for This drama ☺️😍😍😍
April 21st, 2016 at 11:09 am
Look promising story line, i’m looking forward for this..
April 21st, 2016 at 7:28 pm
Yay .The story looks interesting.I love fantasy Dramas.Hope this drama will not disappoint me. because I have high ratings for this one.Fighting!!!!!!!!!
April 23rd, 2016 at 3:35 am
I have to say, this posters are giving me the shakes, they ARE AMAZING! If it continues like this, this can be the best fantasy drama of the last years <3
April 23rd, 2016 at 7:07 am
Good movies
April 23rd, 2016 at 10:16 am
welcome back YSY to your new drama. can’t wait!!!!!!!!!!! and looks interesting.
April 24th, 2016 at 1:45 am
I love you Sae Ron. I will wait for this drama. Fighting !
April 24th, 2016 at 2:40 am
looking forward for this.
fight oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 25th, 2016 at 12:45 am
No hate please! my own opinion but i dont not like the main female lead even a bit! and after so long my fav actor is coming as a male lead and why ruin it with the female lead!
April 25th, 2016 at 2:27 pm
im here to support Yoon Shi Yoon. waiting!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 25th, 2016 at 2:29 pm
looking forward to watch for this kdrama, Yoon Shi Yoon first drama after his military discharge last Jan.’16. Kim Sae Ron is a good child actress as well, ,,
May 2nd, 2016 at 8:05 pm
WAITING FOR THIS, counting days and waiting for YSY come back on kdrama
May 3rd, 2016 at 1:20 pm
Yoon Shi Yoon is one of the best Korean actors. My first time watching him was in “Me Too, Flower”. I was so impressed with his acting & become his fan ever since. Can’t wait for his comeback drama! 😍
May 4th, 2016 at 11:53 am
Yoon shi yoon acting again.. cant wait to watch this drama 😉😍
May 4th, 2016 at 12:27 pm
goog movies
May 4th, 2016 at 5:09 pm
good plot & interesting story. welcome back Yoon shi Yoon. I hope this drama do not make everyone disappointed till the end. Dan wil be happy ending drama.
May 8th, 2016 at 6:20 am
[…] Ratu Shim tidak bisa memiliki keturunan. Berkat bantuan sihir hitam seorang shaman, Hong Joo, Ratu Sim dapat memiliki keturunan, kembar, satu laki-laki dan satu perempuan. Anak laki-laki bernama Soon Hwae dan anak perempuan bernama Seo Rin. Hanya saja anak yang perempuan, Seo Rin mendapatkan kutukan dan ia ditinggalkan jauh di hutan. Di sanalah ia bertemu dengan Heo Jun. Sumber : Korendrama.org […]
May 14th, 2016 at 11:51 am
deabak!!!! just watch finish watching episode 1 ..
May 14th, 2016 at 8:06 pm
Love historical dramas. Hope this one is good like the other new one TFIP. Will definitely watch this to see how it goes.
May 15th, 2016 at 2:50 am
Double thumbs up for the 1st episode!!! The acting, the story line, the directing, everything was so good. Looking forward to the next episode. Hope it will be great too
May 15th, 2016 at 6:56 am
The first episode was INTENSE! DAEBAK! Totally unexpected to see so much action and fantasy in episode 1. It clearly sets the stage for this to be an awesome drama. It is only 16 episodes. So, the writer wont have time to fill the middle with crappy extenders to drag out the drama! YOON SHI YOON can handle this role very well. KIM SAE RON will do just fine with her award winning experience beginning as a child actor. She was great in both QUeen’s Classroom and Glamorous Temptation or they would have chosen someone else for the lead. Glamorous Temptation would have been better if it was only about the teenagers and Kim Sae Ron was the female lead! lol.
May 16th, 2016 at 3:38 am
CHOI SUNG WON, comeback healthy, oppa! Sending out lots of prayers for a speedy recovery from leukemia! My mom beat it with 6 months of chemotherapy and no hair loss! Then, she vacationed for 4 months in the Caribbean living life like it’s golden! YOLO!
May 16th, 2016 at 6:30 am
Watched the first two episodes of the show! I am super impressed! Fantasy historical dramas are my favourite! This has to be the next best thing after The moon embraces the sun! I have high expectations for the show. I’m so excited to see what the next episode has to offer. Welcome back Yoon si yoon! Been waiting for his comeback and this is so going to be the best one! Kim sad Ron is adorable as she is gorgeous, great actress and amazing cast! FIGHTING!! 😃
May 18th, 2016 at 10:37 am
Dropped this drama half way through ep 2 as the pace is too slow and getting boring.
May 19th, 2016 at 3:42 pm
I love Kim Sae Ron, been a fan since she was still a child actress.
Hope this drama is good 🙂
May 19th, 2016 at 5:22 pm
Yoon shi yoon and kim sae ron very funny and cute.
So a like this drama.
Wait wait wait… Next episode😘
May 25th, 2016 at 3:49 am
A different project, I like this drama.
May 29th, 2016 at 9:58 pm
Loved the first 4 episodes. Almost done with E5 and I’m afraid it’s not as interesting to me at least as the first 4 – what happened 5 years after the Princess was supposed to have drowned and died? How,What,Why?…too many questions that needs answers to! Hope drama builds up again to capture the audiences’ interests and hope I get my answers to the 5 years. Hope to see less drinking & partying with the girls unless they build a really good plot around it.
May 31st, 2016 at 10:24 am
The story so far is still quite interesting but I am also getting a little bit disappointed. The title is “Mirror of the witch”, I assume the story is centered around the female lead but so far her screen time is surprisingly short. I think Shaman Hong Joo may have more screen time than the princess, it is kind of weird.
June 1st, 2016 at 1:47 am
I just love kim sae ron😍😍..
June 6th, 2016 at 6:46 pm
Sorry, but losing interest in drama. Sad because I really liked it in the beginning and I was hoping to be good all the way through. Now, I’m left with TFIP to look forward to each week.
June 7th, 2016 at 3:35 am
I hope this drama will end with 16 episodes….
June 7th, 2016 at 8:08 am
Hi,
I’m new to this, but when is episode 7 and 8 will be written for reading.
I find this very interesting.
June 7th, 2016 at 3:12 pm
this drama very interesting, but why have the low rating?? ckckck… how poor!!!
i hope people watching this drama ^_^
June 9th, 2016 at 2:23 am
Kim sae Ron is excellent & good actress* She is so cute & beautiful *I think that She is young ,beautiful & talent Girl in the Korea 🙂 I’m so interesting this movie series.She is perfect actress for her age. I will be encourage The Mirrors of the Witches.
June 11th, 2016 at 7:13 am
the rating is not bad … considering aired on pay TV…fighting yoon shi yoon
June 12th, 2016 at 12:30 am
this the drama verry interesting, wait for next episode..
June 13th, 2016 at 1:11 am
I see ghost…zzzzzzzz ..what ..zzzzzzz..crown prince..zzzzzzzz…princess what…zzzzzzzz…curse….zzzzzzz…curse…..zzzzzzz.
curse….zzzzzzzzz…I want my pillow back witch..
June 13th, 2016 at 3:39 am
Honestly, this drama is reeeeeeaaalllyy good! But people nowadays dont like joseon drama. So maybe thats why this drama has a low rating
June 14th, 2016 at 11:53 pm
I love Period dramas if plot or story line is good. I will try watching the last 2 Ep. 9 & 10 hoping it would recapture my interests again.
June 15th, 2016 at 9:16 am
This drama is very interesting. Kim sae Ron fighting
Waiting for next episode
I hope people’s watching this drama . . .
June 15th, 2016 at 9:22 am
My sae Ron fighting . I love this drama .
Waiting for next episodes.
June 15th, 2016 at 10:51 pm
I like this drama so much *This drama is so interesting 😍😍😍😍😍😍 Fighting!
June 16th, 2016 at 4:27 am
im addicted of this drama, beautiful story nice cast.
June 25th, 2016 at 9:38 pm
when will heo joon be a physician? it’s episode 12, and he’s still investigating the red robed assassin.
June 26th, 2016 at 2:11 pm
I like this drama from the beginning but I start to think the story move too slow. It is already episode 14 but the story could have been told in less than 10 episodes. I don’t know how many time I have seen Hong Joo put black powder in the urn and black smoke come out. It is not that exciting, please don’t do it three times every episode.
June 27th, 2016 at 11:56 pm
Am a Nigerian i love watching Korean movie but i give kudos to this movie, God bless the jbtc and everybody in this movie
June 30th, 2016 at 4:43 pm
This movie is so Good !They are perfect couple *😍😍😍😍😍😘😘😘😘😘😘Kim sae Ron is my favorite Actress on the whole Korea.I will wait for your next episodes😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉🌸🌸🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺💮💮💮💮🎀👛🎒👟💎👘👘👘👘👘👘👘👘👘👘👘
June 30th, 2016 at 4:58 pm
Kim sae Ron is my sweetheart .
I will always love you ,sae ron she.💘💗💕💟💔💞💝❤🌞🌝🌜🌛💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌.She’s so talents at acting�💖💕💟💞💓❤💙💚💛💜💋💏😍😍😍😘😘🌝🌞🌜🌙🌛💌💌💌💌💌💌IWillalwayslo.****
.FIGHTING###**
July 3rd, 2016 at 2:11 am
Is anyone else disturbed by the 15 year girl old with the 30 year old men? I wish the writers would tone down the sexual tension a little.
July 3rd, 2016 at 10:30 am
I began to watch this drama just for Yoon Shi Yoon and Kwak Shi Yang, despite all the witchcraft, dark sorcery… I don’t like this theme.
But the main characters play their role very well, and the storyline is fluid and captivating.
I’m very surprised with Kim Sae Ron, she’s so young and talented. But the age difference is huge between the two main characters…
I hope a good end for the lovers and a big punition to Shaman Hong Joo ☺️
July 5th, 2016 at 2:46 am
I love this drama. I hope kim sae ron action main role in another drama. I love Kim Sae Ron.
July 5th, 2016 at 2:59 am
Actor & actress are so many different in age but Love have no different in everything ,so I don’t care anything .Another actors both have so many different in age when I was found I have still found another movie. Whenever ,I will always love u ,Sae Ron she.
July 9th, 2016 at 1:28 am
4 episodes left. hope to see Sae ron in another drama. i like here role in mirror of the witch compared to high school love on.
July 9th, 2016 at 2:10 am
THIS IS WHY THE COMMENTS’ SECTION ON MAJOR SITES SHOULD BE MODERATED:
While browsing the comments around here to see whether this drama is worth watching, I’ve gone from being unnecessarily spoiled to reading some of the stupidest opinions on the planet. Isn’t someone supposed to edit this section?!
In “Beautiful Gong Shim” the difference between the main actors’ age is also very big…15 years, to be more precise…that doesn’t seem to present a problem, but for this Kdrama it seems to be a calamity…THIS IS HYPOCRISY AND PREJUDICE!!!
Furthermore, the romance in “Mirror of the witch” is so toned down with not even the smallest peck on the cheek between the two mains that you can hardly complain that it is immoral…And, sincerely, even if there was a kiss scene, she is an actress…it’s not like she’s filming porn for crying out loud…Teenage girls of 16 were considered of perfect marriageable age just 200 years ago and now, suddenly, we are all puritans complaining about a young actress playing a minor romantic role with an older male actor…
Funny how most Asians, especially Koreans, find it’s normal to have plastic surgery at a very young age, yet you complain over such an insignificant thing…Hilarious…Just cracks me up!
July 9th, 2016 at 11:20 pm
Hi jezabel1402, I don’t agree with what you said. I don’t see anything wrong with the comment that you quoted. I may not totally agree with the comment but I think the comment was reasonable and there was no unnecessary personal attack at anyone. If you don’t agree, it is fine. Who make the decision how to “moderate”? There was no foul language, no personal attack, that is good enough for me. If you don’t like the comment, just ignore it or state your own.
Back to Mirror of the Witch, I keep watching it but hard not to be disappointed. It went through 17 episodes and there really was not much happen. Also, the plot are always childish to the point that random people (or known felon) can just walk in and out of the queen chamber or some random “red female warriors” can jump out of nowhere and point her sword at the King when the King has only one or two soldier protecting his whole family in a public event? You gotta to be kidding.
July 10th, 2016 at 6:10 pm
Anyone who frustrated with this drama i recommend 38 task force OCN drama..its worth watching..and yesterday rating
was much higher than MOTW..
July 11th, 2016 at 11:55 am
I like the most this actor on this drama acting.Episode 9 is the Best I have ever seen.Fighting!😍😍😍😍😍😍😊😊😊😊😊😊
July 12th, 2016 at 3:21 am
Ohhhh . . .it’s finally comes to end soon. I am so sad. I hope kim sae ron action main role in another drama. I hope a good end for the lovers . Fighting . . . .
July 14th, 2016 at 6:48 am
I just started watching this drama, seems to be interesting and I think it is going to be a good drama all the way. Historical drama seems more interesting because of the good story and it also make you feel it is real. The music for this drama is damn good too, and love it. I am only watching few episodes so hopefully it will have a good ending, which I hope for. Thanks to
Director: Jo Hyun Tak
Scriptwriter: Yang Hyuk Moon
for creating this interesting drama
July 17th, 2016 at 11:08 am
Way too dark for me. Three episodes are more than enough. Too bad, because of the cast I really wanted to like this.
July 17th, 2016 at 11:08 am
Just finish the final episode. The whole drama is a big disappointment and frustration. Seems to have potential but the story keep dragging, plots do not make common sense and the ending is also disappointing. Unless you are a die hard fans of YSY or KSR, I will not recommend this drama. The flower in prison is a better choice.
July 18th, 2016 at 2:19 am
…as expected, ending was 🙁 🙁 🙁
July 18th, 2016 at 1:03 pm
sad ending 🙁 🙁 🙁
July 18th, 2016 at 2:23 pm
At the first I love this drama, but a disappointing ending.
It ended like not one of the best Drama I predicted because of the ending episode. Overall it is not 100% good , story was actually quite thrilling but then the ending made it disappointment to all
July 20th, 2016 at 9:27 am
I think it is going to be a good drama all the way. Historical drama seems more interesting because of the good story and it also make you feel it is real. The music for this drama is damn good too, and love it. I like the most this Yoon Shin Yoon on this drama acting. I hope kim sae ron action main role in another drama. Yoon Shin Yoon and KimSae Ron Fighting. . .
July 24th, 2016 at 6:31 pm
Yoon Shi Yoon is one of the best Korean actors. My first time watching him was in “High Kick”. I was so impressed with his acting & become his fan ever since. I think it is going to be a good drama all the way. I like the most this actor on this drama acting. Kim Sae Ron is beautiful and so cute. I hope kim sae ron action main role in another drama. Yoon Shin Yoon and KimSae Ron Fighting. .
July 27th, 2016 at 9:35 am
Historical drama seems more interesting because of the good story and it also make you feel it is real. I love this drama. My favorite Yoon Shin Yoon and KimSae Ron . Whatever I love you . .
July 27th, 2016 at 9:40 am
I like the most this actor on this drama acting. Yoon Shi Yoon is one of the best Korean actors. Kim Sae Ron is beautiful and so cute. I hope kim sae ron action main role in another drama. I love all of them.
July 27th, 2016 at 1:57 pm
[…] For those who aren’t familiar with the drama, ‘Mirror of the Witch’ depicts the story of princess Seo Ri/Yeon Hee (played by Kim Sae Ron) and her journey to getting rid of the curse that’s fallen upon her. “When Queen Shim (Jang Hee Jin) is unable to conceive, she visits the shaman Hong Joo (Yum Jung Ah). Hong Joo’s powerful black magic helps the Queen give birth to a twin boy and girl, Soon Hwae and Seo Ri/Yeon-hee. But the dark sorcery comes with a price when Seo Ri is cursed, causing her to be abandoned and left for dead by the Queen. Seo Ri is rescued by the father of Poong Yeon (Kwak Shi Yang), who becomes her only friend as she grows up in hiding. With Poong Yeon and her helper, Choi Hyun Seo (Lee Sung Jae), by her side, Seo Ri grows up as a witch, all the while trying to figure out how to lift the evil curse on her life.” Meanwhile, through this journey and process, Seo Ri/Yeon-hee’s fate becomes intertwined with royal physician Heo Jun (Yoon Shi Yoon). (Source) […]
July 29th, 2016 at 8:37 am
I love you too much. My sae ron . . Fighting
August 1st, 2016 at 4:44 pm
Kim sae ron is too young tobe a leader woman in this drama.
August 1st, 2016 at 10:42 pm
The script is ridiculous. The director is a scum. The photographer doesn’t know what to shoot. All badly produced though the actors are not bad. This drama is not up to Korean drama standard.
August 5th, 2016 at 3:02 am
i loved KSR and YSY, but i dont like the drama.too gloomy i think. the colour is way too dark. and the story way too sad from the first episode. i m watching episode 7 now. still long way to go. i want to stop, but i really loved KSR and YSY. 😓
August 6th, 2016 at 4:50 pm
waiting is over . .ire ally love the story
August 9th, 2016 at 10:19 pm
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August 14th, 2016 at 9:16 pm
People who find this drama ridiculous should have first known its genre…Its FANTASY drama. One of the fine historical drama and yes its type of dark drama too.
August 20th, 2016 at 2:04 pm
Historical drama seems more interesting because of the good story and it also make you feel it is real. I think it is going to be a good drama all the way. I like the most this actor on this drama acting. Kim Sae Ron is beautiful and so cute. I hope kim sae ron action main role in another drama. I love Sae Ron.
August 20th, 2016 at 2:06 pm
I like the that drama. I love sae ron. .
August 20th, 2016 at 11:34 pm
omg!! i love this one…this is one of my favorite k-drama .
September 9th, 2016 at 4:28 am
I loved the cast and feel that their acting was good. The story wasn’t bad but the last episode was an enormous let-down for me. And if the ending is disappointing then I feel the time I spent watching the previous 19 episodes (in this case) were a waste of my time. Better luck next time!
September 17th, 2016 at 2:42 am
I like VERY MUCH. . . FIGHTING. . . . . . SAE RON
November 26th, 2017 at 5:59 am
I can’t get past the first 3 episodes. It’s just too ridiculous for me.
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March 30th, 2019 at 10:34 pm
Thanks for your post. I’ve been thinking about writing a very comparable post over the last couple of weeks. I’ll probably keep it short and sweet and link to this instead if that’s cool.
July 29th, 2019 at 6:54 am
I just finished the drama! although It’s a romantic story it has twist of comedy and horror, i love it the last episode will make you cry.. a lot :’). Defenitively recommended!
January 17th, 2021 at 10:47 am
The drama is quite draggy, but the core story is interesting, and Yoon Shi Yoon is excellent as always. Kim Sae Ron was also great. Not a bad watch.