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A historical fantasy drama about a young man finding his way and love for a forgotten princess. Heo Jun faces discrimination as an illegitimate son and gives up on his natural talents, intelligence, and passion for academia. Succumbing to the limits of his social status, he resorts to making as much money as he can by using his good looks and witty charm. Meanwhile, Queen Sim is unable to conceive and she seeks the help of a shaman whose black magic enables her to have twins - a boy and a girl. However, the daughter, Seo Ri, is put under a curse and abandoned deep in the mountains, where one day, she meets Heo Jun. The curse of the abandoned princess is that whoever falls in love with her will die. Seo Ri tries to find a cure for her curse and along the way, creates magical treatments that help cure sick people. Unfortunately, Heo Jun accidentally sets the book of magic on fire, and he stays in the mountains with Seori to try to help heal the sick in a mountain village. As Heo Jun’s passion for medicine grows, he decides to become a doctor. As he sees Seo Ri fight against her destiny, his affinity for her grows, and he too begins to believe that he can change his destiny. (Source: JTBC) Edit Translation

  • English
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español
  • Türkçe
  • Country: South Korea
  • Type: Drama
  • Episodes: 20
  • Aired: May 13, 2016 - Jul 16, 2016
  • Aired On: Friday, Saturday
  • Original Network: jTBC
  • Duration: 1 hr. 5 min.
  • Score: 7.6 (scored by 8,001 users)
  • Ranked: #4902
  • Popularity: #705
  • Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

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Completed
purplenette
46 people found this review helpful
Jul 17, 2016
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 10
Rewatch Value 1.0
Mirror of the Witch is a mediocre drama. The story line is interesting and different, but it is written in circles. Some of the story is riveting, while other parts I felt were just more of the same. The production and cinematography is appealing. Also, the age difference between the leads didn't mean a thing. I probably would not have rated it as high if the lead female character was not awesome. She is written so well as smart and strong which is great to see. Although I get why it ended the way it did because it makes since for her character, it was still bitter sweet. I felt like it was a waste considering how much struggle the other characters put into keeping that from happening. I guess I would have rated it higher if the ending had been different also.

The acting is good. Kim Sae Ron is a great little actress and I hope that she can keep that skill into adult hood. I enjoyed her portrayal of Yeon Hee with both vulnerability and strength. Yoon Shi Yoon also did a good job as Heo Jun. He had the most character development and he was a cool character. The other actors were ok also.

The music is good.

I won't rewatch this.

If you like supernatural historical dramas or a Yoon Shi Yoon fan, then this isn't a bad watch.

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Completed
mobosies
10 people found this review helpful
Aug 20, 2016
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.5
Beautifully tragic. Certain characters walked around in ridiculous circles, and the bad guys were infuriatingly one track minded (I found them so annoying that I didn't pity them when they had their big reveal of their horrible lives/reasons for murder after murder after murder, maybe if they'd done it sooner...) I enjoyed the story despite the unsatisfactory bad guys (it would have been great if they had had a bit more depth/background), the acting was great~ the Music was Beautiful, and I would definitely rewatch this for a great Yoon Shi Yoon/Kim Sae Ron fix. I loved the ending, I found it to be Beautifully tragic as well as wonderfully clever.

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Details

  • Drama: Mirror of the Witch
  • Country: South Korea
  • Episodes: 20
  • Aired: May 13, 2016 - Jul 16, 2016
  • Aired On: Friday, Saturday
  • Original Network: jTBC
  • Duration: 1 hr. 5 min.
  • Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

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  • Score: 7.6 (scored by 8,001 users)
  • Ranked: #4902
  • Popularity: #705
  • Watchers: 21,145

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