4 Legendary Witches


4 Legendary Witches
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • Legendary Witches
  • The Legendary Witches
  • The Legendary Witch
  • Witches of Legend
  • Legend of the Witch
  • The Witches Coven
  • Legendary Women
Hangul
전설의 마녀
Hanja
傳說의 魔女
Genre
Written byGu Hyun-sook
Directed byJoo Sung-woo
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producerKim Kyung-hee
Production companyPan Entertainment
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseOctober 25, 2014 (2014-10-25) –
March 8, 2015 (2015-03-08)

4 Legendary Witches[1] (Korean: 전설의 마녀; Hanja: 傳說의 魔女; RR: Jeonseorui Manyeo; lit. Legendary Witch) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Han Ji-hye, Ha Seok-jin, Go Doo-shim, Oh Hyun-kyung and Ha Yeon-soo.[2][3] It aired on MBC from October 25, 2014, to March 8, 2015, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 (KST) for 40 episodes.[4] It reached a peak viewership rating of 31.4% on its 29th episode.[5]

Synopsis

Orphan Moon Soo-in marries Ma Do-hyun, the eldest son of the chaebol family who owns bakery corporation Shinhwa Group. But when Do-hyun dies unexpectedly, the Ma family makes Soo-in take the fall for their illegal business practices and she ends up in jail for stock manipulation that she did not commit. At Cheongju's Penitentiary for Women, her cellmates are kind-hearted and consists of Shim Bok-nyeo who was falsely accused of killing her husband and son; tough-as-nails, foul-mouthed Son Poong-geum who was convicted of fraud, and former model Seo Mi-oh who's been charged with the attempted murder of her boyfriend, Shinhwa Group's youngest son.

The four women bond and become friends, particularly when they join the baking classes being taught by Nam Woo-suk, a hotel chef. Woo-suk is a widower who is raising his daughter alone after the death of his wife six years ago. At his father-in-law's suggestion, he became a volunteer at the local prison's vocational training center, where he meets Soo-in and begins to fall for her.

Upon their discharge, the four women put the baking skills they learned in prison to use, opening up a bakery together. But they face stiff competition from the Shinhwa Group.

Cast

Main

Supporting

The Ma Family

Seochon Residence Family

Extended

  • Hong Ah-reum as Eun Bo-kyung
  • Lee Seung-hyeong as Director Wang
  • Kwon Seong-deok as Kim Deok-Gu
  • Kim Jung-dyoon as Lee Gang-Choon
  • Yum Dong-hun as Oh Man-Bok
  • Park Ah-sung as Mr. Kim
  • Kim Hee-jung as Top Safety CEO

Ratings

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS AGB Nielsen[6]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 October 25, 2014 13.4% 16.0% 14.5% (2nd) 16.6% (2nd)
2 October 26, 2014 12.6% 16.1% 13.8% (4th) 16.2% (4th)
3 November 1, 2014 13.6% 16.2% 14.0% (2nd) 15.2% (2nd)
4 November 2, 2014 13.5% 17.5% 15.7% (3rd) 16.7% (2nd)
5 November 8, 2014 14.6% 17.4% 16.5% (2nd) 17.7% (2nd)
6 November 9, 2014 15.8% 20.3% 17.5% (2nd) 18.3% (2nd)
7 November 15, 2014 16.4% 19.6% 19.1% (2nd) 19.8% (2nd)
8 November 16, 2014 16.9% 21.2% 20.8% (2nd) 22.5% (2nd)
9 November 22, 2014 17.7% 21.5% 21.3% (2nd) 23.2% (2nd)
10 November 23, 2014 18.2% 22.8% 22.0% (2nd) 24.6% (2nd)
11 November 29, 2014 19.3% 23.2% 20.8% (2nd) 21.8% (2nd)
12 November 30, 2014 19.9% 23.5% 23.0% (2nd) 24.7% (2nd)
13 December 6, 2014 19.4% 23.4% 21.0% (2nd) 22.8% (2nd)
14 December 7, 2014 19.6% 24.2% 23.3% (2nd) 25.2% (2nd)
15 December 13, 2014 19.3% 23.9% 22.4% (2nd) 23.8% (2nd)
16 December 14, 2014 21.7% 26.1% 24.1% (2nd) 25.9% (2nd)
17 December 20, 2014 24.2% 28.2% 25.1% (2nd) 26.6% (2nd)
18 December 21, 2014 23.3% 28.3% 25.6% (2nd) 28.0% (2nd)
19 December 27, 2014 20.9% 24.6% 25.0% (2nd) 27.2% (2nd)
20 December 28, 2014 22.4% 26.8% 26.1% (2nd) 28.1% (2nd)
21 January 3, 2015 24.6% 29.7% 27.2% (2nd) 30.0% (2nd)
22 January 4, 2015 24.2% 29.9% 26.6% (2nd) 28.8% (2nd)
23 January 10, 2015 25.2% 30.2% 25.9% (2nd) 27.0% (2nd)
24 January 11, 2015 24.6% 30.7% 27.0% (2nd) 29.5% (2nd)
25 January 17, 2015 26.1% 30.8% 28.0% (2nd) 30.9% (2nd)
26 January 18, 2015 25.8% 32.2% 27.8% (2nd) 31.2% (2nd)
27 January 24, 2015 28.0% 35.6% 30.3% (2nd) 32.2% (2nd)
28 January 25, 2015 28.0% 34.1% 30.9% (2nd) 34.0% (2nd)
29 January 31, 2015 27.5% 32.2% 31.4% (1st) 34.2% (1st)
30 February 1, 2015 28.0% 34.4% 31.4% (2nd) 33.8% (2nd)
31 February 7, 2015 28.0% 33.6% 28.2% (2nd) 30.3% (2nd)
32 February 8, 2015 27.4% 32.6% 30.2% (2nd) 32.5% (2nd)
33 February 14, 2015 26.7% 31.3% 27.9% (2nd) 29.6% (2nd)
34 February 15, 2015 26.2% 32.6% 28.5% (2nd) 30.4% (2nd)
35 February 21, 2015 25.9% 29.6% 28.3% (1st) 29.9% (1st)
36 February 22, 2015 27.5% 32.4% 29.5% (1st) 31.5% (1st)
37 February 28, 2015 26.3% 30.9% 28.7% (1st) 31.2% (1st)
38 March 1, 2015 26.6% 31.0% 28.2% (1st) 30.5% (1st)
39 March 7, 2015 26.8% 32.3% 28.8% (1st) 31.1% (1st)
40 March 8, 2015 29.0% 34.4% 30.1% (1st) 31.8% (1st)
Average 22.4% 27.0% 24.7% 26.6%
  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 33rd MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama
Han Ji-hye
 Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama
Ha Seok-jin
 Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama
Oh Hyun-kyung
 Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actress
Go Doo-shim
 Nominated
Jung Hye-sun
 Nominated
2015 4th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama
Han Ji-hye
 Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama
Ha Seok-jin
 Nominated
34th MBC Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang)
Jeon In-hwa
 Nominated
Drama of the Year
4 Legendary Witches
 Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama
Jeon In-hwa
 Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama
Oh Hyun-kyung
 Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Special Project Drama
Kim Soo-mi
 Won
Best New Actress in a Special Project Drama
Ha Yeon-soo
 Nominated

References

  1. ^ "4 Legendary Witches". MBC Global Media. MBC&iMBC. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Typecasting Proves a Boon to Han Ji-hye's Career". The Chosun Ilbo. January 31, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Han Ji-hye poses at a press junket for her new TV series". The Chosun Ilbo. October 23, 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Park, Soo-jung (November 3, 2014). "'전설의마녀', 연일 자체최고시청률 경신..MBC 주말극 또 통하나?". TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 6, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  5. ^ "The Legendary Witch Goes Out with a Bang, Dominating Ratings as Usual". Soompi. March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  6. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved December 25, 2020.

International broadcast

  • It aired in Vietnam on HTV2 beginning September 22, 2015, under the title Người vợ dũng cảm.