Secret Healer[1] (Korean마녀보감; Hanja魔女寶鑑; RRManyeobogam; lit. Mirror of the Witch), is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Yoon Shi-yoon, Kim Sae-ron, Lee Sung-jae, Yum Jung-ah and Kwak Si-yang.[2][3][4] The story of the series is inspired by the book titled Dongui Bogam. It aired on cable network JTBC's Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 (KST) time slot from May 13 to July 16, 2016 for 20 episodes.

Secret Healer
Promotional poster
GenreHistorical
Fantasy
Romance
Comedy
Written byYang Hyuk-moon
Directed byJo Hyun-tak
StarringYoon Shi-yoon
Kim Sae-ron
Lee Sung-jae
Yum Jung-ah
Kwak Si-yang
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producersChoi Joon-hyeong
Ji Sung-wook
Lee Mi-ji
Park Joon-seo
ProducersKim Eun-young
Lee Se-young
Running time70 minutes
Production companiesApollo Pictures
Drama House
Media & Art
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseMay 13 (2016-05-13) –
July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)

Synopsis

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Queen Shim (Jang Hee-jin), is a royal queen in the palace who, unable to have a child, seeks the help of a shaman named Hong-joo (Yum Jung-ah) to give birth to a prince. Hong-joo told Queen Shim to deceive a young shaman named Hae-ran (Jung In-seon) who possessed special abilities enabling her to sleep with the king so she can become pregnant. Hong-joo then uses black magic to transfer the fetus to the Queen and plans to kill Hae-ran. Unfortunately, Hae-ran finds out everything, predicting the sad fate of the Queen's babies before dying. Queen Shim later gives birth to twins, Crown Prince Soonhwae (Yeo Hoe-hyun) and princess Yeon-hee (Kim Sae-ron), but was forced to abandon the princess due to the curse. With the help of Shaman Choi Hyun-seo (Lee Sung-jae), Yeon-hee grows up as a beautiful young girl, but she is forced to remain isolated and away from everyone, living in a house surrounded by talismans. Poong-yeon (Kwak Si-yang), Hyun-seo's son, has had a crush on her since he was young. A young scholar named Heo Jun (Yoon Shi-yoon), the son of a slave and a rich master, has a chance encounter with Yeon-hee and Heo Jun ties their fate as they journey together to lift the princess' curse which causes everyone she loves to die an awful death.

Cast

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Main

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Supporting

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Royal household

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People of Sogyeokseo

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  • Lee Yi-kyung as Yo-kwang
  • N/A as Cheon-choo
  • N/A as Cheon-kwon
  • N/A as Ok-hyung
  • N/A as Gae-yang

Heo Jun's family

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Extended

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Special appearances

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Ratings

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In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Original broadcast date Title Average audience share
AGB Nielsen TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 May 13, 2016 A Cursed Child
(저주가 깃든 아이)
2.606% 2.401% 2.2%
2 May 14. 2016 That Kite! I Will Bring It Back
(저 연! 제가 가져 오겠습니다)
1.830% 2.063% 1.9%
3 May 20, 2016 Everyone is Born For a Reason
(사람은 누구나 태어난 이유가 있어)
2.422% 2.616% 2.2%
4 May 21, 2016 Do You Want To Save Everyone? You Only Have To Die. Only You
(모두를 살리고 싶으냐? 너만 죽으면 된다. 너만)
1.903% <2.106% 1.7%
5 May 27, 2016 Please, Don't Leave Me
(제발 절 두고 가지 마세요)
2.545% 2.631% 2.2%
6 May 28, 2016 We Will Meet Again in Front of Despair and Fate
(절망과 운명 앞에서 다시 만나다)
2.705% 3.225% 2.0%
7 June 4, 2016 "My Lord, It is Starting Again." Hinting Misfortune
("대감 이제 다시 시작입니다." 불행 암시)
2.986% 3.112% 2.2%
8 Heo Joon, grab the approaching Yeon Hee "Hong ssi..?"
(허준, 다가오는 연희 잡고 아련 "홍시..?")
2.525% 2.683% 2.2%
9 June 10, 2016 Heo Jun, You'll See. "I am Your Choice"
(허준, 나가보면 알겠지. "내가 너의 결계가 맞는지")
2.380% 2.589% 2.1%
10 June 11, 2016 Attacked by the 'Red Gentleman's Robe'!
('붉은 도포'에 습격당하다!)
2.004% <2.276% 1.7%
11 June 17, 2016 Whatever You Look Like, to me it's all the same Yeon Hee
(네가 어떤 모습이든 나에겐 다 똑같은 연희다)
2.260% 2.467% 2.2%
12 June 18, 2016 Please Don't Go
(제발 가지마)
2.095% <2.634% 1.7%
13 June 24, 2016 Yeon Hee who has entered the palace, declares war to Hong Joo
(궁으로 들어간 '공주' 서리, 홍주에 선전포고)
2.797% 3.003% 2.3%
14 June 25, 2016 Stick The Knife In!
(칼을 꽂다!)
1.692% <2.143% 1.6%
15 July 1, 2016 Heo Jun, I have to solve my ancestral black magic!
(허준, 선조가 걸린 흑주술을 풀어야만 한다!)
2.742% 3.017% 2.4%
16 July 2, 2016 Heo Jun's Worn-out Ebony Sword
(홍주가 휘두른 흑단검에 쓰러진 풍연)
1.797% <2.058% 1.6%
17 July 8, 2016 ???????
(허준 - 연희, 남은 시간만이라도 함께 있게 해주세요)
2.322% 2.184% 1.9%
18 July 9, 2016 ???????
(절벽에 떨어진 허준 - 폭주하는 연희)
1.697% <2.218% 1.6%
19 July 15, 2016 ???????
(허준, 연희 살리기 위해 고군분투 "너를 위해 살 거다")
2.709% 3.182% 2.1%
20 July 16, 2016 ??????? 2.773% 2.944% 1.9%
Average 2.340% <2.578%[a] 2.0%
  • This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS and MBC and EBS).

Original soundtrack

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Secret Healer OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2016 (2016)
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean
LabelKT Music

OST Part 1

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."Love (연)"Lush3:50
2."Love (연)" (Inst.) 3:50
Total length:7:40

OST Part 2

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."You For Just One Day (단 하루만 너를)"Jeon Sang-geun3:15
2."You For Just One Day (단 하루만 너를)" (Inst.) 3:15
Total length:6:30

OST Part 3

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."Distressed (달)"Lim Jeong-hee3:42
2."Distressed (달)" (Inst.) 3:42
Total length:7:24

OST Part 4

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."Always (늘)"Way, Choa (Crayon Pop)4:00
2."Always (늘)" (Inst.) 4:00
Total length:8:00

Remark

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Episode 7 did not air on Friday June 3 due to the broadcast of the 52nd Paeksang Arts Awards. This episode was aired on Saturday June 4, the same day as episode 8.[6]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016 9th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actress Kim Sae-ron Won

Notes

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  1. ^ Lack of information

References

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  1. ^ "Secret Healer". JTBC worldwide. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ^ Ko Dong-hwan (March 7, 2016). "Rising child star gets first adult role". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Kang Seo-jeong (April 28, 2016). ‘마녀보감’ 윤시윤♥김새론, 비주얼 갑 포스터 공개 ‘신비’. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  4. ^ ‘응팔’ 노을이 최성원, ‘마녀보감’서 윤시윤과 브로맨스 보여준다 ‘기대↑’. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). April 29, 2016. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  5. ^ Jo In-woo (March 23, 2016). 문가영, 나는 보디가드다…'마녀보감'. Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Bae Hyo-joo (June 1, 2016). "JTBC 측 "백상예술대상 중계로 3일 '마녀보감' 결방, 4일 연속방송"". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
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