The Witch's Diner Explained
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Image Alt: | Promotional poster for The Witch's Diner |
Native Name: | Hangul: | 마녀식당으로 오세요 | Rr: | Manyeosikdang-euro Oseyo | Lk: | Come to the Witch's Restaurant |
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Genre: | Dark fantasy |
Director: | So Jae-hyun |
Composer: | Heo Seong-jin |
Country: | South Korea |
Language: | Korean |
Num Episodes: | 8 |
Executive Producer: | Oh Jae-hyeon |
Runtime: | 37–55 minutes[1] |
The Witch's Diner 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.[2] [3]
The series aired on television network tvN from January 5–19, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST) for 5 episodes.[4] [5]
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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[10]
Best friend of Jeong Jin and teacher of Lee Gil-yong.
Jeong Jin's mother.
- Son Kwang-eob as Lee Man-gap[12]
Lee Gil-yong's father.
- Shin Joo-hyeop as Young-jae[13]
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.
- Baek Sung-chul as Ko Hyun-woo[15]
A bully at Lee Gil-yong's class who torments both Gil-yong and Young-jae.
- Ji Soo-won as Park Seon[16]
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[22]
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.
Original soundtrack
Part 5
Viewership
! scope="col" rowspan="2" Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[24] |
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Nationwide | Seoul |
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1 | January 5, 2022 | 2.282% | 2.960% |
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2 | January 6, 2022 | 1.982% | 2.389% |
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3 | January 12, 2022 | | |
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4 | January 13, 2022 | 2.095% | 2.281% |
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5 | January 19, 2022 | | |
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- In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the 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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Notes and References
- Web site: The Witch's Diner - Apple TV . 2024-08-04 . Apple TV.
- Web site: '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. Naver. News1. ko. Ahn. Tae-hyun. July 1, 2021. July 6, 2021. July 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210707010133/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0005449406. live.
- Web site: 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). Naver. Xports News. ko. Choi. Hee-jae. July 9, 2021. July 23, 2021. July 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723124531/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001321046. live.
- Web site: 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. ko. Park. Jin-young. January 5, 2022. January 6, 2022. January 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220106035851/https://www.joynews24.com/view/1440066. live.
- Web site: '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]. Naver. X-port News. ko. Lee. Yi-jin. January 20, 2022. February 3, 2022. February 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220203154214/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001400349. live.
- Web site: 송지효, TVING '마녀식당으로 오세요' 출연 [공식]]. Song Ji-hyo to appear on TVING 'Come to the Witch's Restaurant' [Official]. Naver. Sports Donga. ko. Jeong. Hee-yeon. February 2, 2021. July 6, 2021. July 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210707010122/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000888158. live.
- Web site: [단독]남지현, 드라마 '마녀식당으로 오세요' 주인공]. [Exclusive] Nam Ji-hyun, the main character of the drama 'Come to the Witch's Restaurant'. Naver. Daily Sports. ko. Kim. Jin-seok. February 1, 2021. July 6, 2021. February 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210206233221/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=241&aid=0003090245. live.
- Web site: [단독] 남지현X채종협 '마녀식당으로 오세요' 주인공..'백낭'·'사괜' CP 직접 연출]. [Exclusive] Nam Ji-hyeon X Chae Jong-hyeop 'Come to the Witch's Restaurant' main character .. directly directed by CP. Naver. Sports Chosun. ko. Moon. Ji-yeon. February 1, 2021. July 6, 2021. February 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210213202134/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003687830. live.
- Web site: 하도권, '마녀식당으로 오세요'…'송지효 서포터'. Ha Do-kwon, 'Come to the Witch's Restaurant' ... 'Song Ji-hyo supporter'. Naver. Newsis. ko. Choi. Jin-kyung. June 22, 2021. July 6, 2021. July 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210707010137/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0010565169. live.
- Web site: 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. Naver. Xports News. ko. Kang. Da-yoon. March 16, 2021. July 6, 2021. July 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210707010123/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001276059. live.
- Web site: '마녀식당으로 오세요' 소희정, 남지현 母 역 합류. 'Come to the Witch's Restaurant' So Hee-jung joins Nam Ji-hyeon as Mother. Naver. Sports Kyunghyang. ko. Kim. Hye-jeong. July 7, 2021. July 23, 2021. July 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723124532/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000747952. live.
- Web site: Staff Introduction – The Witch's Diner. TVING. ko. July 6, 2021. July 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210706111913/https://witchsdiner.tving.com/StaffIntro. live.
- Web site: 신주협, '마녀식당으로 오세요' 합류…고등학생 영재 역. Joo-hyeop Shin joins 'Come to the Witch's Restaurant' ... high school student Youngjae. Naver. Sports World. ko. Hyun. Jung-min. July 12, 2021. July 12, 2021. July 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712113913/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=396&aid=0000586503. live.
- Web site: 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]. Naver. Sports Donga. ko. Lee. Seul-bi. July 15, 2021. July 15, 2021. July 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210715074335/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0000922474. live.
- Web site: [공식] '마녀식당' 백성철, '구경이' 출연 확정..이영애 오른팔 변신]. [Official] 'Witch's Restaurant' Baek Seong-cheol confirmed to appear in 'Gu Kyung-i' ... Lee Young-ae's right arm transformation. Naver. Sports Chosun. ko. Moon. Ji-yeon. July 20, 2021. July 23, 2021. July 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723130252/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003756228. live.
- Web site: 지수원, '마녀식당' 합류…송지효와 호흡 [공식입장]]. Ji Soo-won joins 'Witch's Restaurant' ... breathing with Song Ji-hyo [Official Position]. Naver. Xports News. ko. Choi. Hee-jae. July 23, 2021. July 23, 2021. July 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723024627/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0001326320. live.
- Web site: 송지효, 묘한 매력 폭발…섬뜩한 마녀 변신 ('마녀식당'). Song Ji-hyo, a mysterious explosion of charm ... eerie witch transformation ('Witch's Restaurant'). TenAsia. ko. Shin. So-won. July 17, 2021. July 17, 2021. July 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210718045002/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000489854. live.
- Web site: [공식] 송지효·남지현·채종협→안은진 기대작 '마녀식당으로 오세요' 합류]. [Official] Song Ji-hyo, Nam Ji-hyun, Chae Jong-hyeop → Ahn Eun-jin joins the anticipated 'Come to the Witch's Restaurant'. Naver. Sports Chosun. ko. Moon. Ji-yeon. March 5, 2021. July 6, 2021. June 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629215205/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003699568. live.
- Web site: 강기둥 '마녀식당' 특별출연..취준생 배윤기 役 [공식]]. Kang Ki-dong's 'Witch's Restaurant' Special Appearance .. Junior Bae Yoon-ki [Official]. Naver. Osen. ko. Park. Pan-seok. July 15, 2021. July 23, 2021. July 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723124533/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004442178. live.
- Web site: 강다현, 아이오케이와 전속계약 체결‥고현정 조인성과 한솥밥. Newsen. January 15, 2022.
- Web site: 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). Naver. MK Sports. ko. Son. Ji-ah. July 20, 2021. July 23, 2021. July 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723124506/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=410&aid=0000802417. live.
- Web site: 송지효X남지현X채종협 '마녀식당' 인물관계도 공개. Song Ji-hyo X Nam Ji-hyun X Chae Jong-hyeop's 'Witch's Restaurant' character relationship revealed. Naver. Sports Donga. ko. Hong. Se-young. July 15, 2021. July 23, 2021. July 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723130646/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000922315. live.
- Web site: 한지은, '마녀식당' 대미 장식한 특별출연..짧은 등장에도 변함없는 러블리 열연. Han Ji-eun, a special appearance in 'Witch's Restaurant'. Naver. Herald Pop. ko. Cheon. Yoon-hye. August 14, 2021. August 14, 2021. August 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210814124856/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003466398. live.
- Nielsen Korea ratings:
- Web site: Ep. 1. Nielsen Korea. ko. January 5, 2022. January 6, 2022. January 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220106035907/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00&begin_date=20220105. live.
- Web site: Ep. 2. Nielsen Korea. ko. January 6, 2022. January 12, 2022. January 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112024507/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20220106. live.
- Web site: Ep. 3. Nielsen Korea. ko. January 12, 2022. January 13, 2022. January 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113054348/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20220112. live.
- Web site: Ep. 4. Nielsen Korea. ko. January 13, 2022. January 14, 2022. January 14, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220114012256/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20220113. live.
- Web site: Ep. 5. Nielsen Korea. ko. January 19, 2022. January 21, 2022. January 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121081245/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20220119. live.