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Park Jin Young and Roh Jeong Eui’s latest drama The Witch has managed to recover its viewership in the final episode, after marking a dip in the last few weeks. Although, the series initially premiered with a average 2.4 percent, the next episodes marked strong viewership ratings before witnessing a shocking dip. Although, the drama failed to achieve the expected viewership, it still managed to end with a redemption.
On March 16, The Witch aired its final episode, which earned a 2.7 percent viewership rating nationwide. After the modest premiere on February 15, the Park Jin Young and Roh Jeong Eui starrer drama reached 3.0 percent in its second episode, marking its highest at 3.1 percent in episode 8. Although the Channel A drama’s viewership ratings remained between 2-3 percent for most broadcasts, in episode 9, it witnessed a major dip of only 1.3 percent. Concerns were raised about viewers’ likeability of the show. However, the two lead stars’ amazing performances helped the drama earn 2.6 percent before wrapping up with 2.7 percent.
Based on the popular webtoon of the same name by Kang Full, The Witch is a mystery romance drama that explores a very unique concept. Roh Jeong Eui stars as Park Mi Jung, a cursed woman who has been experiencing strange things since she was little. Whenever a guy liked her, they ended up getting injured or losing their lives altogether. Mi Jung began to believe that her fate was doomed, and she cut herself off from the outer world in order to prevent any further death. However, she still has a desire to go out into the world, and there’s only one person who can help her – Lee Dong Jin.
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