Witch Yoo Hee Tagalog Dubbed Episode 1

[Nicol Allphin]

Amiddle-aged woman is disliked by her coworkers due to her rude manners. When she's humiliated by them in public one day, a young man comes to her rescue and helps her save face. The two are thrown together in work and life, and are deeply attracted to each other despite their age difference.

She goes inside and sits, remembering how Shi-hoon broke things off. He says for her to consider that their engagement never happened, and she finally shows a spark of life. She surges to her feet and calls him shameless for making her wait six years, then not even being able to wait a few hours. She calls him selfish and a bastard (cheer).

Outside the door, Dong-ha hears this and skids to a stop mid-step. A strange look crosses his face, and he leaves in a hurry. Mom asks Ji-yeon what happened and she takes the blame, saying it was her fault. She stammers that her heart has changed, and starts to cry.

Soo-chul and Dong-ha share chicken and beer to celebrate a rise in business for Master of Part-Time. Dong-ha pontificates that it was the change in CEO that caused the sales to increase, and Soo-chul threatens to call a board meeting. These two are so cute.

In the office, the whole Trouble Maker team is planning a wedding shower for Ji-yeon. When she walks in they scatter, and she knows something is up but Young-sik expertly turns her attention to the hospital story.

In a stroke of luck, the Trouble Maker team called Master of Part-Time to help set up the wedding shower, so Soo-chul lets Dong-ha know that disaster is eminent. He says that he turned the job down and switches a job with Dong-ha so that he can go head off Ji-yeon.

After she leaves, the crew pull out supplies and decorate the office, complete with huge poster of Ji-yeon and Shi-hoon made up to look like a magazine cover with cutesy fake articles. (Random Side Note Follow-Up: Rin-ji totally only owns that one red skirt.)

Later though, a passenger from the bus was having seizures, and she was taken to One Light Hospital where she died. There was some disagreement over whether the passenger died from her chronic condition or whether the bus accident caused her death. A specialist determined that her illness was the ultimate cause of death and the driver of the car avoided criminal charges.

They sit on the swings and Ji-yeon wonders how they could be throwing her a party when not long ago they were hiring part-timers to publicly humiliate her. She demands to know why Dong-ha brought her here since it would have been better to get the embarrassment out all at once. Dong-ha chides her for pretending to be so strong and for getting sick and not asking for help.

Although it is dubious that he chose to disappear for 6 years and appeared suddenly, I can see why he hold on to her even when he can see clearly how unhappy she is with him, he can see that she tries to love him like in the past. It is a love hard for him to let go and he needs time to do that. I am just glad he truly loves her that he lets her go.

But don't forget. As much as Sihoon is not good for Jiyeon, the reverse is also true. Jiyeon is no longer the woman Sihoon fell for and cherished for the past six years. And the question of whether the new version of Jiyeon is still good for Sihoon needed to be examined and answered. And Sihoon did in the negative.

By now, I am used to the Korean drama convention of reinserting an old flame halfway in its run, by way of someone returning from overseas like the US or Paris. But it still strikes me as odd. In the US, we have a saying that you cannot put genie back in the bottle. And another says that lightening does not strike twice.

I feel Shi Hoon character a bit confusing. I'm not sure if he's a noble idiot giving up his love so she can be happy w her new love or is it more he realized that the girl he fell in love with years ago doesnt really exist and he doesnt want to spend the rest of his life with someone he barely knows? Which is it?

Thank you for the recap! I'm glad that we're finally getting to the bottom of things, especially with regards to Dongha's estrangement from his father. I figured it had something to do with YoungChae's death (although is there only one doctor at this hospital?!)

But anyway, it feels like the show is finally wrapping up a lot of things, namely the ShiHoon segment. I'm SO glad Jiyeon saw through his noble idiocy and called him on it. That's one of the things I love about this show - it may not be perfect but it allows the characters to be honest with each other and to address misunderstandings and work through something difficult. That's why I liked that scene with Shihoon and Jiyeon's mother - they had an important relationship too and she also needed closure and he needed to know that she forgave him. I also like that the show's allowing Jiyeon time to work through her feelings about Shihoon and DongHa before she and DongHa officially reconnect.

This episode was lighter too - loved Dongha's impression of what would happen if Jiyeon had gone into the wedding shower. I only wish it had been real because Byun could certainly use a knock to the head.

Oooh he's a smexy little thing isn't he, especially when he smiles!! Takes a real man to make hearts flutter! And the chemistry between the leads is just wonderful - loving this drama. Thanks for the recap LollyPip.

Actually I saw Richard Gere in person (like less than one feet in distance) at a Buddhist event in NYC. Nobody is sexier than Gere with his silver hair and wrinkles. He is not that tall but he can melt your heart with his gentle smiles and breezy demeanor. I gotta say that this guy ages well and just like Clooney, they look even better when they get old!

I'm so glad that they didn't pursue the Eun-Chae/ Dong-ha relationship too much. It's much better to have her as comedic relief with Soo-Chul.

SOOOO happy that the Witch is back :D

Ji-Yeon really stepped up her game this episode, and the chemistry between the leads was amazing, as per usual.

can Shi-Hoon have close & unpleasant encounter with a real polar bear now? I still don't see what Ji-yeon saw in him. I also don't believe his 'noble idiot' act i think he's fickle & has control issues & knew the keywords to push Ji-yeon's buttons so he wouldn't be the bad guy but still give both of them an out.

I am loving loving loving this drama .... This drama makes me laugh like no other .... WOW ... OTP are so cute and perfect .... Love their respective friends too ... They are hilarious .... And the Auntie and baby sweet talk ... All together They give outstanding amazing acting.

I'm so glad that Ji Yeon called him out of pretending to be an ass about not being able to wait. I really hate the fact that Shi Hoon doesn't seem to think that Ji Yeon can handle any truth. But that's also because he's never really known her or the woman she became after him. And I'm so glad that she got to get her closure from a broken engagement in a proper manner and true to the "witch" style, it didn't last long. I just wish that shoe would have hit him on the head.

I'm really glad that Dong Ha didn't listen into the conversation between Ji Yeon and her mom. It really shows that he respects her privacy and that when it's time he will have her conversation with her. When she was sick, I'm assuming his other question would have related to Ji Yeon and Polar Bears status, but I love that he's more concern about finding out if Ji Yeon's feelings towards him rather than just being happy that they broke up or fought. And when they were on the swings, I just love how their relationship just flipped back to normal cuteness overload. And can I just say Dong Ha looks mighty fine in that black outfit?

agree on the friendships. it is something that gives you direction and is straight with you, even if you dont want to hear and live in a bubble, a friend caringly and mercilessly bursts your bubble and makes you face the facts.

and I love Moms romance. it is adorable. I know why it is there: it emphasizes the fact women are women regardless of age.

For me, episode 13 is pure perfection. Instead of using sensational and "dramatic" plots as in MQ, I really love how in this episode WS utilizes a rather understated tone and almost slice-of-life pacing to show JY's emotional "transition." Some viewers might find this episode dragging and wish that JY should have immediately run to DH. However, DH falls for JY precisely for the reason that JY, like DH himself, is a person who loves deeply and cannot let go of the past and the memory easily. Just like what you appreciate the friendship in this drama, the main reason I love our OTP is that they can talk to and share time together like good friends. That kind of open communication makes us identify with and root for their love!

In this episode, JY's mourning process is done so necessarily and beautifully. My favorite part is the depiction of the mother-daughter bonding. I was literally in tears when JY was crying in front of her mom at the kitchen table. These two actresses are magical (and both of them were singers before!!) by transforming a mundane moment to something so moving and sublime. JY's quiet sobbing, mom's feeding her wounded child and tacit understanding all distinguish WS from other dramas where makjang is the norm and ordinariness is taboo.

And of course, I was laughing to tears when JY became suspicious about the relationship between mum and the director. Now, she is an overbearing daughter watching over her mum's emotional life. What a great role reversal!! I JUST ADORE THIS DRAMA!

BTW, speaking about the difference between MQ and WS, WS have revised one significant detail from MQ to the better. In MQ, the female lead actually wrote "Sorry. It's too late" but here, JY wrote "I am so sorry... for being so late." This subtle change has a great impact. That's why SH realizes that he is the one being late and encourages JY by telling her that she is not late.

Lastly, the best thing of this episode is surely the return of the witch!! I feels like that this drama is alive again when JY is back to her sassy self. This is why I watched the drama in the first place and what a joy to see our witch with her part-timer!!

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