4 Legendary Witches () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Han Ji-hye, Ha Seok-jin, Go Doo-shim, Oh Hyun-kyung and Ha Yeon-soo. It aired on MBC from October 25, 2014, to March 8, 2015, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 (KST) for 40 episodes. It reached a peak viewership rating of 31.4% on its 29th episode.

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 Han Ji-hye as Moon Soo-in Ha Seok-jin as Nam Woo-seok Go Doo-shim as Shim Bok-nyeo Oh Hyun-kyung as Son Poong-geum Ha Yeon-soo as Seo Mi-oh

Supporting The Ma Family Park Geun-hyung as Ma Tae-san Shim Hyung-tak as young Tae-san Jung Hye-sun as Bok Dan-shim Jeon In-hwa as Cha Aeng-ran Ha Eun-jin as young Aeng-Ran Byun Jung-soo as Ma Joo-ran Lee Seung-joon as Park Won-jae Kim Yoon-seo as Ma Joo-hee Do Sang-woo as Ma Do-jin Go Joo-won as Ma Do-hyun (cameo)

Seochon Residence Family Park In-hwan as Park Yi-moon Lee Jong-won as Tak Wol-han Lee Sook as Bae Chung-ja Lee Han-seo as Nam Byeol Kim Soo-mi as Kim Young-wok

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

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2014 33rd MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Golden Acting Award, Actress 2015 4th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama 34th MBC Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Drama of the Year Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Best Supporting Actress in a Special Project Drama Best New Actress in a Special Project Drama

References

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

External links

4 Legendary Witches at MBC Global Media