Name: Mirror of the Witch
Genre: Historical, Romantic Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 2016-05-13
Rating: 8.9
Cast: Yoon Si Yoon, Kim Sae Ron, Kwak Si Yang, Lee Sung Jae, Yum Jung Ah

Yoon Si Yoon

Heo Jun

Kim Sae Ron is an acclaimed South Korean child actress who has already won several acting awards. Born on July 31, 2000, she made her acting debut in the 2009 film “A Brand New Life.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Can You Hear My Heart?” (2011), “Heaven’s Garden” (2011), “Fashion King” (2012), “The Queen’s Classroom” (2013), “Hi! School: Love On” (2014), “Glamorous Temptation” (2015-2016) and “Mirror of the Witch” (2016). Kim Sae Ron’s younger sisters, Kim Ah Ron and Kim Ye Ron, also are child actresses.

Kim Sae Ron

Seo Ri

Kwak Si Yang is the stage name of Kwak Myeong Jin, a South Korean actor. Born on January 15, 1987, he made his acting debut in the film “Night Flight,” which made its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2014. Kwak Si Yang has since starred in the popular television dramas “Glorious Day” (2014), “Persevere, Goo Hae Ra” (2015), “Oh My Ghostess” (2015), “Mirror of the Witch” (2016) and “Second to Last Love” (2016), as well as the film “Sori: Voice From the Heart” (2016). In 2015, he also was paired with popular actress Kim So Yeon, who is seven years older, as his pretend wife in the popular reality series “We Got Married Season 4.”

Kwak Si Yang

Poong Yeon

Lee Sung Jae is a South Korean actor. Born on August 23, 1970, he made his acting debut in the 1995 television drama “The Love of Two Women.” He has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “A Wife’s Credentials” (2012), “Gu Family Book” (2013), “The Suspicious Housekeeper” (2013), “The King’s Face” (2014), “Warm and Cozy” (2015) and “Mirror of the Witch” (2016).

Lee Sung Jae

Choi Hyun Seo

Yum Jung Ah is an award-winning veteran South Korean actress. Born on July 28, 1972, she competed in the 1991 Miss Korea pageant, winning first runner-up and Miss Photogenic. She also won second runner-up in the 1992 Miss International pageant. Yum Jung Ah began her entertainment career in 1991 on the television variety show “Entertainment Weekly” and in the television drama “Our Paradise.” She has since won many Best Actress awards for her work in both film and television. Some of her recent roles include “Royal Family” (2011), “Your Neighbor’s Wife” (2013) and “Mirror of the Witch” (2016). Yum Jung Ah married Heo Il in 2006.

Yum Jung Ah

Shaman Hong Joo

Jang Hee Jin is a South Korean actress. Born on May 9, 1983, she began her career as a model for fashion magazines. She made her acting debut in the 2004 television series “Nonstop 5.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent dramas “Big” (2012), “The Woman Who Married Three Times” (2013), “Scholar Who Walks the Night” (2015), “The Village: Achiara’s Secret” (2015), “Mirror of the Witch” (2016) and “On the Way to the Airport” (2016).

Jang Hee Jin

Queen Sim

Lee Yi Kyung

Yo Gwang

Yeo Hoe Hyun is a South Korean actor. Born on November 30, 1993, he made his acting debut in the 2014 film “Still Love.” He has since appeared in the popular television dramas “Pinocchio” (2015), “Unkind Women” (2015), “Six Flying Dragons” (2015-2016), “Reply 1988,” “Memory” (2016), “Mirror of the Witch” (2016), “Short” (2018) and “Marry Me Now” (2018).

Yeo Hoe Hyun

Soon Hwae

Mun Ka Young

Jo Dal Hwan is a veteran South Korean actor. Born on May 10, 1981, he made his acting debut in 2001 film “My Boss, My Hero” and then gained recognition with his next role in the 2002 film “Sex Is Zero.” He has since appeared in many memorable supporting roles in both films and television dramas, including the recent “Inspiring Generation” (2014), “The Night Watchman” (2014), “Spy” (2015) and “Mirror of the Witch” (2016).

Jo Dal Hwan

Heo Ok

Choi Sung Won, or Choi Min Woo, as he’s also known, is a South Korean actor. He was born January 17, 1985 and made his theater debut in 2007. Making his on-screen debut in 2011, he has appeared in several films and television dramas since, including, “Reply 1988” (2015), “Mirror of the Witch” (2016), and “Absolute Boyfriend” (2019).

Choi Sung Won

Dong Rae

Lee Ji Hoon

King Seon Jo

Kim Young Ae was an award-winning veteran South Korean actress. Born on April 21, 1951, she launched her career after participating in an open recruitment for one of the major television networks in 1971. After making her acting debut in the 1971 television drama “Chief Inspector,” she enjoyed a prolific career in films and television dramas. Some of her memorable recent roles included “The Moon Embracing the Sun” (2012), “Medical Top Team” (2013), “Liar Game” (2014), “Birth of a Beauty” (2014), “Kill Me, Heal Me” (2015), “Mirror of the Witch” (2016), “Doctors” (2016) and “Laurel Tree Tailors” (2016-2017), as well as the film “Proof of Innocence” (2016). Kim Young Ae passed away on April 9, 2017, at the age of 66 from recurrent pancreatic cancer.

Kim Young Ae

Jeon Mi Sun is a South Korean actress. Born on December 7, 1970, she made her acting debut in 1986 and is best known for her award-winning supporting roles in films and television. Some of her recent roles include the films “Hide and Seek” (2013) and “My Last Love” (2017) and the television dramas “Moon Embracing the Sun” (2012), “Five Fingers” (2012), “Six Flying Dragons” (2015) and “Witch at Court” (2017). Jeon Mi Sun is married to cinematographer Park Sang Hoon.

Jeon Mi Sun

Jung In Sun is a South Korean actress. Born on April 25, 1991, she made her acting debut in the 2000 television drama “KAIST.” She has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “Basketball” (2013), “Wild Chives and Soy Bean Soup” (2014), “Mirror of the Witch” (2016) and “Naked Fireman” (2017).

Jung In Sun

Lee David is a South Korean actor who began his career as a child actor. He also is known as David Lee and Lee Da Wit. Born on March 3, 1994, he made his acting debut in the 2001 television series “TV Novel: Flower Story” and has appeared in many popular television dramas and films since, including the dramas “Who Are You: School 2015” (2015), “Mirror of the Witch” (2016), “Bring It On, Ghost” (2016) and the film “Split” (2016).

Lee David

Nam Da Reum

Jung Yoo Min is a South Korean actress. She was born on July 10, 1991 and made her acting debut in 2012. Since then, she has appeared in a number of films and television dramas, including “Judge vs. Judge” (2017), “Heart Surgeons” (2018), and “2020 KBS Drama Special” (2020).

Jung Yoo Min

Park Soo Oh

Hwang Young Hee is a South Korean actress who enjoyed a prolific career in musical theater before branching out into film and television. Born on March 22, 1969, she made her big-screen debut in a minor role in the 2006 film “No Mercy for the Rude” and has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas. Her recent credits include the dramas “Shopping King Louie” (2016), “Chief Kim” (2017), “Sister Is Alive” (2017) and “While You Were Sleeping” (2017).

Hwang Young Hee

Kim Jong Hoon

JTBC

When Queen Sim (Jang Hee Jin) struggles with infertility, she seeks help from shaman Hong Joo (Yum Jung Ah), whose powerful black magic helps her give birth to twins Soon Hwae (Yeo Hoe Hyun) and Seo Ri (Kim Sae Ron). However, the dark sorcery curses Seo Ri, causing the Queen to abandon her. Rescued by Poong Yeon's (Kwak Si Yang) father, Seo Ri grows up in hiding, learning witchcraft with her friend Poong Yeon and helper Choi Hyun Seo (Lee Sung Jae). When she encounters royal physician Heo Jun (Yoon Shi Yoon), she hopes he can help her break the curse and reclaim her true identity. This is a 2016 South Korean historical fantasy drama directed by Jo Hyun Tak, inspired by the classic medical text "Mirror of Eastern Medicine" from the Joseon Dynasty.

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