[Park Jin Young, Roh Jeong Eui]
[3rd Grade, Class 3, Park Mi Jeong, Witch]
[The Witch]
[This drama is fictional and any similarity with reality is purely coincidental.]
[We followed the production guidelines when filming child actors and animals.]
[Episode 1 The Female Student]
[Integrated Operations Center]
Female in her 50s.
Beauty business with annual income of 150 million. Visits the casino once a month.
College student in her 20s.
Annual income under 8 million. Visited the casino 200 times.
Office worker in his 20s.
Annual income of 28 million. Visited casino for the second time.
Darn, is this even making sense?
I want to see the CCTV footage.
Let me go!
Chinese businessman in his 40s.
Annual income of 4.2 billion. Over 50 cumulative casino visits.
- You can't do this. - Let me go!
Anymore bets?
Banker natural 8. Banker wins. Player wins.
Banker.
Player. Banker.
No more bet, please.
Early 30s. Third year in the corporate world.
Mid-to-low end brand shirt and shoes.
Visiting the casino for the first or
perhaps the second time.
Leasing an officetel
in a small city in Gyeonggi Province. Owns a domestic mid-sized car.
Annual salary is roughly 42 million won.
Besides occasionally drinking with close friends,
doesn't particularly enjoy other leisure activities.
Card for player, card for banker.
- Player's, banker's. - Please. Please.
One more player.
One more banker.
Player 6, banker 8. Banker wins.
Pain point, the psychological threshold.
The lost amount is so shocking that one would never visit a casino again.
Like these examples, Shine Solution
analysis gender, age, range of living standards, casino adaptability, and so forth.
We analyze the big data of various customers with similar conditions
to estimate the specific pain points of each individual.
Dear customer.
What is it?
It's not anything else…
What are you asking for?
Sir, our hotel has prepared a meal for you.
Would you like to get some fresh air?
Yes.
It's not bad to take a break at times like this.
I will guide you.
When the customer's lost money approaches the pain point,
by providing free meals or beverages,
we help them ease the frustrations.
Sir,
this is our hotel voucher provided to VIP customers.
Why are you doing this to me?
Please use this when you visit us again.
We will serve you with utmost care.
Have a good time.
This is all the material we have prepared.
What do you think the goal of a casino company is?
Isn't it to gain as much profit as possible?
The goal of our casino
to have the customers' money accumulate in our vaults as much as possible.
Frankly, it's none of our business whether the customer sells their car or house.
After all, our casino is not a social enterprise.
Rather than losing everything and never returning,
instead of preventing them from coming back,
if we manage to keep them using the casino continuously,
wouldn't more money pile up in the casino's vault?
The mood of today's meeting was so good
and the consulting re-contract with Seohan bank is also confirmed.
I'll treat you to beef, rib eye.
Ah! Rib eye!
But I'll just go in.
What? Why are you bouncing off again?
Our get-togethers always lack the ace.
I've decided to meet a friend after a long time.
Where do you have a friend?
Kim Jung Hyuk from our department?
Yeah… Besides Kim Jung Hyuk, who else would be your friend?
Is Jung Hyuk doing well?
He's busy with many cases.
Let's get together sometime, the three of us.
Sounds good.
The chairman is coming out.
I enjoyed your proposal today.
Thank you.
Most of them talk about probabilities and statistics,
claiming that it's possible to win money at the casino,
deluding gamblers.
The idea of "making them lose less money" is quite interesting.
That is the unique competitive edge of Shine Solution.
Yes.
- But, well… - Yes.
Consulting contracts are good,
but how about considering an investment in Shine?
If Shine agrees, I will consider bringing it to the table.
Do you by any chance play golf?
No, I don't.
Then, what about tennis?
I'm not talented in that area…
Then billiards or cycling, any other hobbies?
In my room,
if reading books and analyzing data counts as a hobby, then that's my hobby.
Quite a boring friend, aren't you?
Yes.
It's here.
Having lived,
there are too many variables in life.
Desire, even more so, is immeasurable.
As you think,
wouldn't it be great if the world's affairs could be answered with just numbers?
Later,
make some time for me.
Buy me a meal once.
Yes, I will do that.
Go back safely, chairman.
What's this? My car…
You see? Checking the phone number.
Confirming who the car owner is before committing the act.
The fact that the target was clear means
it could be due to a grudge.
A grudge?
Or… maybe involved in a love affair.
There's nothing like that.
Take a good look. See if you recognize the person.
I don't know the person at all.
Is that so?
Yes.
Well… I understand. So…
Let's start by filling the complaint.
Your name is Lee Dong Jin.
Your address is… Gangwon Province.
You live in Taebaek?
Ah, that's my hometown.
My actual residence
is the address written here.
Seoul's Seocho District,
Seoun-ro 4th street.
Ah, then let's start from this side.
45…
What do you do for a living?
- Pardon? - Your profession?
I'm a data miner.
Data
miner.
Minor, as in minor league?
Rather than saying it's minor,
it's called data mining.
I infer information from vast data.
I'm just an office worker.
Yes, office worker. Off-ice-work-er.
Big data!
You mean big data, right? Like, when I search online,
when I use social media,
I see the advertisements on the internet, that's big data!
Yes… that's also a kind of data mining.
But,
data miners make some good money, right?
- Sorry? - Well,
you drive a nice car at such a young age.
Anyway, it's strange these days, isn't it?
Nobody knows what everyone is doing, but they make money, and tons of it.
People earn lots of money, right?
Please give me your ID, quickly.
Stop it!
Oh, dear!
Have some water
and calm down, please.
Okay?
Where did the report come from?
Yes. The owner of Milla Hop from across the street.
Hey, guys! What's with exercising the right to remain silent in such a pointless situation?
Hurry and give me your ID, please.
What are you doing?
You punk!
Otherwise, both of you could be charged with mutual assault
and obstruction of justice.
Double charge is a very convincing warrant.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Well,
I don't think the two of them want to press charges.
What do you mean?
Because it seems they might be family.
These two?
Look at that shoulder.
You can see what's on the sock.
The same discoloration phenomenon caused by a chemical reaction.
The cause is the same laundry detergent.
And there, how they touch the bottles.
Among families living together,
the probability of having similar living habits is about 7 times higher.
And in that space, probably,
a white puppy or a cat?
Excuse me!
Do you two know each other?
Are you brothers?
Hey, you!
How old are you to still be fighting like this?
Did you call Mom?
Yes, I called. Why?
This punk!
Let's solve this at home. You dumb idiot!
I
am so embarrassed in the neighborhood. Really!
Please, seat here.
Jeez. Sorry about that, detectives.
Bad luck in marriage, bad luck with offsprings.
That's exactly my situation.
Mom, your son told me to pay for the drinks.
Mom, you are here?
Mom?
Were you two afraid I would never visit a police station,
so you came around just showing it to me?
These brats!
Brats!
Wow! Isn't that something, data miner?
You must be doing well enough to drive a nice car.
Anyway, damaging a vehicle
falls under special property damage and is a serious offense.
As for a grudge,
since you said there's nothing to point to,
we will investigate in various directions
and contact you.
- Yes, thank you. - Okay.
Hyun Woo.
Oh, brother.
Oh.
Brother, I'm alright.
Korean Peninsula is darn fast when it comes to running.
You've been through a lot.
- Hey, Detective Kim! - Dong Jin,
what should we do?
Something suddenly came up.
Oh, really?
Sorry, I'll wrap this up quickly and go.
Then, no need to do that.
Jung Hyuk! Let's meet up another time.
No, I just have to go in and hand over the duties.
Brother, come quickly.
To be honest, I was dragged to a work dinner too.
It's really a dinner gathering, right?
Yes, it is.
They will have Korean beef, and even rib eye.
It's a bit awkward to get up quickly, you know.
Well, that's a relief.
You've been well these days?
Yeah. It's just the same, you know.
Nothing special?
Yeah. Nothing special.
Alright, then.
Let's meet next time, Dong Jin.
Okay!
Why did you come alone today? Where is Hyuk?
I came alone because I'm busy.
That's unusual.
Well, Mi Jeong.
You won't feel wronged if you're rejected for a valid reason, right?
Getting closer means it's dangerous.
What on earth are you talking about?
Miss Park Mi Jeong!
Mi Jeong?
Are you listening to me?
You really can't understand what I'm saying.
Please stop it when told to.
Please, stop.
As for me,
I can't stop.
Because I…
Ms. Mi Jeong,
I really, truly
like you.
Yes?
What do you even know about me?
Without any consideration,
you're asking me to accept it,
while you selfishly and unilaterally dump your feelings on me?
That's right.
That's the Park Mi Jeong I know.
I am really
fed up with that.
My mother said if there's someone I'm destined to meet,
I would definitely meet them someday.
But I never believed those words.
However, today,
I met her again as if it were a lie.
Do you want to go to Haein's store together?
No, I don't want to.
- Do you need anything? - No. I'm good, thanks.
Just rest here.
Hey, Lee Dong Jin.
Can you even study in this situation?
White noise
helps me concentrate.
What are you doing?
Are you planning to be the only one to go to college?
This is called white noise.
Hey, wake up quickly.
Hey, I am studying, you know!
What are you doing?
- As I was passing by… - What about me?
Don't do it!
Despite her neat bob cut and attempts to look fancy,
the girl was pretty.
That girl
captured my heart in ways I couldn't understand.
That's the kind of person she was.
In those days, strange things often happened at school,
and rumors had it that it was all because of that girl.
So, now,
that girl is alone.
Mi Jeong!
It was one of those days.
- What are you doing here? - Oh, Jung Hwan.
I don't have an umbrella, so I've been waiting until now.
Do you think the rain will stop?
Instead of waiting, let's share mine.
No, it's okay. I can just go in the rain.
You might catch a cold that way.
You walk home without taking the bus every day, don't you?
I actually walk home too.
My house is in the same direction as yours.
Oh, is that so?
Let's go.
It's just a little further to my house now.
How much further do you have to go?
Are you okay?
You take it and go inside. I'll go.
A boy
died in a lightning accident.
A moment of silence, everyone.
But why is the hearse going around the field?
Well… maybe it's just paying respects.
Since a current student died.
Why are there so many accidents at our school?
Exactly.
Hey, how many is it now?
Someone broke a bone or got hit by a car.
And now even to the point of dying.
Let's go inside.
Let's go.
But, why did he die?
Didn't you know? He died struck by lightning.
- Lightning? - Yeah.
It rained a lot the day before yesterday, right?
He got struck by lightning while walking home then.
Ah, but no matter how unlucky one is, how can one die from being struck by lightning?
So, that… they say it's harder than winning the lottery. Too bad.
At that time, that girl was definitely crying.
Hey, that…
They say it's because of Park Mi Jeong.
Are you talking about accidents and incidents?
It's not what I said, just what the kids say.
They say it's because of Park Mi Jeong.
You guys
know that senior Ik Jong, right?
The senior who got accepted into Korea University?
Yeah, I know.
There was a banner in front of the school, wasn't there?
Because of that, my mom nags me a lot.
But why him?
That senior had an accident when he was stung by a hornet at the church.
Da Eun said
that Park Mi Jeong was there at that time as well.
Every time someone gets involved with her, bad things keep happening, like they're cursed.
What's worse,
do you know what the kids from Class 3 call Park Mi Jeong?
I don't know.
Witch.
Even the place where Jung Hwan was struck by lightning,
was near Park Mi Jeong's house.
- Really? - Yes.
Yeah, I heard that too.
Yes, unbelievable.
What's so creepy about it?
The fallacy of hasty generalization and lazy induction.
What? What is he talking about?
Judging the whole based on just a part.
For example…
Yeah, let's say there's an ice cream thief in the school store.
Ho Young, the ice cream enthusiast,
is at the store every break time.
So,
does that make Ho Young the thief?
Hey!
What thief? I pay and eat everything.
What are you talking about? Nothing is making sense.
Yeah. It doesn't make sense.
It's the same thing.
Whether she was at the scene of the accident
or near her house,
why would it be related
to that girl Park Mi Jeong?
Hey. Be quiet! Quiet! Hey!
Gossip at home. Start dating in college.
- I know. - Yes.
Work hard.
Let's study.
Quiet.
- Mom? - Yes?
Are the batteries in this dead?
I don't know.
I don't even touch that.
Are there any batteries left at home?
Do people still use that these days?
Just take the digital camera.
Don't bother me about developing it later.
I said I'm taking the film camera.
I'm telling you, I promised to take pictures of the kids.
Are there no batteries at home?
Open the drawer under the TV.
There aren't any?
There are.
There really aren't any.
Huh?
Really, you…
Ah, where are they?
Ah!
- Here! - Oh!
They really are here.
How can you not find something right in front of you?
You're just like your dad.
Don't laugh!
Thank you, Mom.
The second semester started,
and we went on a picnic in the school.
Okay. One, two, three.
Different pose.
One, two, three.
Only a few shots left on the film. One, two, three.
Fools.
One, two, three.
Since it's the last shot,
let's take a fun picture.
I'll snap it right when we all jump together.
One, two, three. Here goes!
One, two…
What are you waiting for, hurry up!
Ah, why?
Quick, take it quickly!
Sure, let's jump.
One, two, three.
Hey!
Hey, someone farted here!
I didn't. I really didn't.
Move. Move.
It's not that room!
That's right, Class 3.
Was there an accident?
I just saw blood.
I saw a lot of it.
There was a lot of bleeding.
That girl
was trembling like someone seized by fear.
Hello!
You're here! Just a minute.
Ah, put it here.
Dong Jin,
these days,
when you leave a memory card,
you can also get digital prints.
With film, you just end up paying more for developing.
You have to wait for film, though.
I like that about it.
All right.
They came out well. Take a look.
Thank you.
These kids.
How upset is she?
What should we eat for lunch today?
Why are you laughing?
Are you okay?
I don't know.
Hey, what?
Hey, you guys be careful too.
What?
As time went by,
that girl
started to spend more time alone.
Hey, Dong Jin, come quickly.
Okay.
A class at a remote part of the school.
Eating lunch again in this sweltering heat.
- I'm back, Mom. - Yes, you are.
Why? Why didn't you go home?
Huh?
Why? Do you need money again?
Wow! Mom's the best.
What are you going to use it for?
That bench in front of the school storeroom doesn't have a sunshade, so…
- A sunshade? - Yes.
Yeah. I sit there to rest while playing soccer.
The sunlight is just too strong.
They say there's no recovering from getting sunburned in the autumn sun.
They say you could even get skin cancer.
Cancer? People say the darkest things.
Or, can't you lend me some money?
I'll pay you back when I grow up.
When will that be?
Ugh, I don't know. Tsk! Just say the PTA president donated it.
Really? Are you really doing it?
What choice do I have when my only son even worries about cancer?
At this rate, if I serve as the PTA president again, our household will fall apart.
Thanks, Mom.
Hey, stop it! Don't do that!
Oh, you blockhead!
Dong Jin! Aren't you going to eat?
Don't bother, just come in.
- Ah, it stinks! - Don't say that.
Eat lunch.
Me too.
Another boy had died when
the year passed and the third year began.
It was March.
The deceased student was
in our class.
The students were all whispering among themselves.
Why did he die this time?
Didn't you know? It happened near the pharmacy in town.
They say there was an accident there.
When Nastas comes, I might as well deal with scientific equipment.
- Isn't that Park Mi Jeong? - It seems so.
Who is that? Here.
Blame the rain that day,
blame the lightning that fell exactly there.
I told you to stop it.
Sorry.
That's not it.
Mi Jeong.
Did you know that Park Mi Jeong was with him this time too?
Is the rumor true that she is a witch?
Hey! Don't even go near Park Mi Jeong.
You might die too!
A moment of silence.
♫ When I look back, you're always there ♫
The countless words that floated without substance
branded that girl as a witch.
♫ If a moment could do, if I give you ♫
♫ A pillow that eases the worries ♫
[Witch]
♫ I can't push you away ♫
♫ Before I know it, you come before me ♫
♫ Holding hands when we miss each other again ♫
♫ Saying it's still love ♫
♫ That's why you say it's all okay ♫
♫ Even if the end of love isn't happiness ♫
♫ If only you could stay by my side, that would be okay ♫
♫ Since some time in my moments ♫
♫ Myself, the one so used to being alone ♫
This time, I thought I must start a conversation.
♫ Before I know it, you come before me ♫
♫ Looking me in the eyes ♫
Throughout the class,
I just waited for break time.
However, that girl left the school that way.
I… in the end, didn't manage to utter even a single word.
The greeting 'Hello? I'm Lee Dong Jin.'
I couldn't bring myself to do it until the end.
♫ If only I could be there, it will be ok ♫
♫ My greed kept growing ♫
♫ Don't give up on me ♫
Ms. Mi Jeong!
Just a moment.
I followed without thinking,
but what am I trying to do?
She wouldn't even know me.
I,
sometimes…
feel like everything is too tough.
Is it not possible to live without meeting people?
I really don't know.
Neither the way to live
nor the way to disappear.
I don't know anything.
I hoped you were living well.
I hoped you were living well, wherever you were.
I wanted to meet you for a long time.
I didn't know you'd be living like this.
Perhaps,
I might have hurt
someone again today.
You and I,
having met again after a long time,
must have been for a reason.
The people we have to meet
will definitely come, as it's meant to be.
Ms. Mi Jeong, I
really
like you a lot.
Ms. Mi Jeong.
Excuse me, are you okay? Excuse me.
Please call 119. Excuse me!
Someone has collapsed here.
Please call 119, quickly!
Someone has died!
Welcome.
- I'm here. - Yes.
Want something to drink?
Is something bothering you?
Jung Hyuk, in this world,
there are some weird people, right?
You?
No, not me.
Hey. What's so weird about me?
You're quite weird as it is.
What I'm talking about is…
For example…
If you only watch the games on the spot,
there are people whose teams always lose. You know what I mean?
Ah. I think I do.
People who always see the number 4 when they check the time.
Next two waiting, please come this way.
Those who see the ingredients run out right in front of them in line at popular places.
It was a machine that others used without issue, but
it's the person who breaks the machine just by using it.
Are you talking
about something like Murphy or Sally's Law?
Yes! Laws, that's what I'm talking about.
In the world,
there are strange laws!
What laws?
It's just coincidence.
Do such laws
really exist?
What if there was a person followed by that dreadful curse all their life?
Then, how hard would it be for that person?
What are you even talking about?
The law of death is following her like a curse.
If we know the rule, maybe we can break it?
Then, couldn't we save that person from the curse?
Jung Hyuk,
do you
believe in witches?
Since I was young, strange things often happened around me.
It's just coincidence.
Do such laws
really exist?
It seems like there's food poisoning at school.
I heard that 12 boys in our class have got it.
How hard must it be for that person?
I like you too.
Why would his death be your fault?
Maybe it was just his fate to die then.
Your son fell to his death because of Mi Jeong?
Her mother died like that too.
I'm telling you, Park Mi Jeong is really a witch.
Ah!
Mi Jeong!
Wake up!