''4 Legendary Witches'' () is a 2014 South Korean

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starring Han Ji-hye, Ha Seok-jin,

Go Doo-shim Go Doo-shim (; born May 22, 1951) is a South Korean actress. Career A native of Jeju Island, Go Doo-shim made her acting debut in 1972 and since then she had a prolific career on television, film and theater. Best known for playing the quintes ...

, 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

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that she didn't 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 *

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 Park Geun-hyung (born June 7, 1940) is a South Korean actor. His career in film, television and theater has spanned over five decades. Filmography Film *''7 People in the Cellar'' (1969) *''Lovers of Seoul'' (1973) *''Spies in the National A ...

as Ma Tae-san ** Shim Hyung-tak as young Tae-san *

Jung Hye-sun Jung Hye-sun (born Jung Young-ja; February 21, 1942) is a South Korean actress. Jung made her entertainment debut as a voice actress with the KBS Daejeon Daejeon () is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 m ...

as Bok Dan-shim * Jeon In-hwa as Cha Aeng-ran **Ha Eun-jin as young Aeng-Ran *

Byun Jung-soo Byun Jung-soo (born April 15, 1974) is a South Korean model and actress. As a model in the 1990s, Byun walked the runways in Seoul, Paris and New York, notably for the brand Kenzo. She began acting in 2002, and starred in television dramas such ...

as Ma Joo-ran * Lee Seung-joon as Park Won-jae *

Kim Yoon-seo Kim Yoon-seo (born Kim Ga-eun on March 28, 1986) is a South Korean actress. Career Kim made her acting debut in 2009, and has played supporting roles in television dramas such as ''Glass Mask'' (2012), '' You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin'' (2013 ...

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 Hong Ah-reum (born March 28, 1989) is a South Korean actress. Hong made her entertainment debut in 2006 through a MapleStory commercial, then launched her acting career. She has made herself known as one of the most familiar faces in Korean tele ...

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 Park Ah-sung is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in dramas. He also appeared in series such as '' Who Are You: School 2015'', ''4 Legendary Witches'' and ''Reply 1988 ''Reply 1988'' () is a South Korean televi ...

as Mr. Kim * Kim Hee-jung as Top Safety CEO

Ratings

Awards and nominations

References

International broadcast

* It aired in

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beginning September 22, 2015, under the title ''Người vợ dũng cảm''.

External links

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