''The Witch's Diner'' () is a South Korean

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starring

Song Ji-hyo Cheon Soo-yeon (; born Cheon Seong-im, August 15, 1981), better known by the stage name Song Ji-hyo (), is a South Korean actress and model. Song is one of the regular cast members of the South Korean variety show '' Running Man'' since 2010, w ...

Nam Ji-hyun Nam Ji-hyun (; born September 17, 1995) is a South Korean actress. Nam began her career in 2004 as a Child actor, child actress in the television series ' (2004). She is best known for her roles in ''Queen Seondeok (TV series), Queen Seondeok' ...

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Chae Jong-hyeop Chae Jong-hyeop (; born May 19, 1993) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in dramas such ''Webtoon Hero – Tundra Show Season 2 ''(2016), '' Hot Stove League'' (2019), '' Sisyphus: The Myth'' (2021), '' Nevertheless'' (2021 ...

. It aired on streaming platform

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from July 16 to August 13, 2021, every Friday at 16:00 ( KST) for 8 episodes. The series aired on television network tvN from January 5–19, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST) for 5 episodes.

Synopsis

''The Witch's Diner'' tells the story of desperate people who come to dine at the restaurant operated by witch Jo Hee-ra (

), hoping to get their wishes fulfilled through a special meal. In exchange, they have to sacrifice the most precious thing in their life.

Cast

Main

as Jo Hee-ra : A witch and the owner of a restaurant that sells food that makes people's wishes come true in return of their soul or other things that she wish from her customer. After meeting Jeong Jin and fulfilling her wishes, she took over the restaurant as exchange for fulfilling Jin's revenge wish. *

as Jeong Jin : An employee at Jo Hee-ra's restaurant. Jo Hee-ra came to her life after she hit the rock bottom of her life (being fired from her job, being dumped by her boyfriend, being scammed by a neighbor and her mother left her to take care of her ill father in a sanatorium). She let Jo Hee-ra use her bankrupted restaurant in exchange of a revenge wish against her neighbor. *

as Lee Gil-yong : A high school student during daytime and a part-time employee at Jo Hee-ra's restaurant during night-time.

Supporting

Ha Do-kwon Kim Yong-goo (; born March 3, 1977), commonly known as Ha Do-kwon (), is a South Korean actor. He is mainly known for his roles in '' Hot Stove League'' (2019–2020) and '' The Penthouse: War in Life'' (2020–2021). Education Ha graduated fr ...

as CEO Oh : Assistant of Jo Hee-ra. He helps to take care of the real world matters such as bills, taxes, etc. He is also in charge of designing the restaurant interior that Hee-ra took over from Jeong Jin. * Yoon Da-young as Lee Yoon-mi : Best friend of Jeong Jin and teacher of Lee Gil-yong. *

So Hee-jung So Hee-jung (; born on 28 May 1973) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1994 in theater, since then, she has appeared in number of plays, films and television series. She got recognition for her supporting roles in ''The K2' ...

as Seo Ae-sook : Jeong Jin's mother. * Son Kwang-eob as Lee Man-gap : Lee Gil-yong's father. * Shin Joo-hyeop as Young-jae : Lee Gil-yong's classmate at high school and the person who influenced Gil-yong's life. * Han So-eun as Kang Su-jeong : A friend of the same class as Gil-yong who tries to live up to her parents' expectations. Her father is a high-ranking official and her mother is a university professor. *

Baek Sung-chul Baek Sung-chul (; born March 10, 1999) is a South Korean model and actor. He is best known in '' Tell Me That You Love Me'' (2023–2024). Career Baek Sung-chul debuted as a model at the 2019 F/W Seoul Fashion Week and began his acting career i ...

as Ko Hyun-woo : A bully at Lee Gil-yong's class who torments both Gil-yong and Young-jae. * Ji Soo-won as Park Seon : Great witch. The descendants of witches from generation to generation.

Special appearances

Lee Kyu-hyung Lee Kyu-hyung (; born November 29, 1983) is a South Korean actor. Though primarily a musical actor, Lee has also appeared in a variety of Korean films and dramas. In 2017, Lee shot to fame with his portrayal of Yoo Han-yang in tvN's television ...

as Jo Hee-ra's last guest (Ep. 1) * Ahn Eun-jin as Jin Sun-mi *

Kang Ki-doong Kang Ki-doong (; born March 25, 1987) is a South Korean actor. He appeared in numerous television series, including ''Fight for My Way'' (2017), ''Prison Playbook'' (2019), ''It's Okay to Not Be Okay'' (2020), '' Reborn Rich'' (2022) and ''The F ...

as Bae Yoon-ki : A desperate job-seeker who came to the restaurant, he is willing to do anything to find a job. *

Kang Da-hyun Kang Da-hyun (; born 6 September 1992) is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas such as '' Dokgo Rewind'', ''My Healing Love'' and ''Tale of Fairy''. She also appeared in movies '' Along with the Gods: The Two Wo ...

as Ga-young : A musical actress. *

Yoon Ji-on Yoon Ji-on (; born May 19, 1990) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in television series such as ''Be Melodramatic'' (2019), ''Memorist'' (2020), ''You Are My Spring'' (2021), ''Love Catcher 1 (2018)'' '' Tomorrow'' (2022) ...

as Ahn Seong-ho : Jin Sun-mi's boyfriend. * Lee Joo-sil as Lee Bok-nan : Landlord of Lee Gil-yong's house. *

Im Won-hee Im Won-hee (; born October 11, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Im was an alumnus of the legendary Daehak-ro theater troupe ''Mokhwa'' (), starring in many of Jang Jin's stage plays. He made his film debut in Jang's black comedy ''The Happenings' ...

as Goo Hyo-sik : Son of Lee Bok-nan. *

Han Ji-eun Han Ji-eun (; born June 3, 1987) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2010 in the film ''Ghost''. She is known for her work in both film and television including '' Real'' (2017), ''Rampant'' (2018), ''100 Days My Prince'' (2 ...

as Book Writer : Writer of The Witch's Diner. A desperate writer that need a new ideas for her new book in order to meet the deadline provided by the publisher.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Viewership

References

External links

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