- 6/15/2025
THE WITCH (2025)
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00:00Lee Dong-jin is a talented data miner who, combined with his intuition and exceptional perception,
00:05can accurately deduce a person's age, annual income, and weakness with just one glance.
00:11While using his skills at a casino, he quickly identified a target,
00:15a manual laborer wearing a simple shirt,
00:18someone who was not a regular visitor and was about to lose all his money,
00:22becoming increasingly reckless.
00:24Instead of just observing, Dong-jin calmly instructed an employee to offer the man free food and lodging
00:30so that he could cool his head, reducing his frustration.
00:35Normally, casinos aim to empty players' pockets, but Dong-jin had a different perspective.
00:41He believed that allowing players to lose everything at once could drive them away forever.
00:46Instead, through reasonable management, they could be encouraged to return regularly, thereby increasing profits.
00:53The casino president, upon hearing Dong-jin's unconventional thinking,
00:58agreed with his approach, and the partners also shared the same opinion.
01:02With his exceptional performance, Dong-jin caught the president's interest, who wanted to invest in him.
01:09At that moment, everyone saw that the man manipulated by Dong-jin's tips
01:13was selling his own car for cash to return to the casino.
01:17The president commented on life's unpredictability and the insatiable nature of desire,
01:22recognizing that the world's complexities cannot be fully understood through data alone.
01:29He then handed Dong-jin a business card, inviting him to dinner.
01:33Shortly after, Dong-jin found his car's windshield shattered and immediately went to the police,
01:38who, through surveillance camera footage, showed the suspect checking a phone number
01:42before vandalizing the car, suggesting a possible grudge against Dong-jin.
01:46However, he could not recall any conflict with other people, nor recognize the suspect in the footage.
01:54Since his car was unusable, Dong-jin had to take the subway home.
01:59On the subway, he heard a man shouting a familiar name, Park Mijong.
02:05Looking in the direction of the voice, he saw a drunken man harassing a woman, insisting that she go out with him.
02:11The man did not believe his approach could be dangerous and demanded a valid justification for her refusal.
02:19Nearby, some students were recording the harassment with their cell phones.
02:23When the woman, who had her back turned to Dong-jin, turned around to confront the man, he was shocked to recognize her.
02:29His thoughts drifted back to his high school days when, while playing soccer with his classmates,
02:35he saw her for the first time and felt an immediate attraction to Mijong, who used to eat lunch alone.
02:41Even though she was shy and reserved, Mijong attracted the attention of all the boys at school,
02:46and Dong-jin was no exception, often finding himself watching her.
02:51However, at that time, frightening rumors about her circulated throughout the school, which kept her isolated.
02:57On a rainy day, Mijong was without an umbrella.
03:01A boy, claiming he was heading in the same direction, offered to share his umbrella and walked her close to her home.
03:08When they reached her house, the boy left the umbrella with Mijong,
03:12revealing that he actually lived in the opposite direction of the school, and confessed his feelings for her.
03:18He said goodbye and ran off into the rain.
03:21Just a few steps after she walked away, a thunderclap echoed, tragically striking the boy, who died instantly.
03:30The next day, the students whispered among themselves, trying to recall how many similar incidents had already occurred at the school.
03:38Upon returning to class, they began avoiding Mijong, making the distance between them evident.
03:44Dong-jin, who had always watched her discreetly, noticed the tears rolling down her face.
03:49The students began secretly speculating that the school's accidents were somehow linked to Mijong.
03:55There was a rumor that anyone who got involved with her was cursed.
03:59Because of this, they started calling her a witch.
04:02Dong-jin, however, defended the girl, arguing that no one should jump to conclusions based on mere rumors.
04:09The fact that she was present in some situations, or that the accidents happened near her home,
04:14was not enough proof to link her to the incidents.
04:16Later, during a school trip, Dong-jin, who was taking pictures of his friends,
04:22took the opportunity to secretly photograph Mijong while she was reading alone.
04:27While reviewing the photos, he witnessed a classmate who had just spoken with Mijong stumble and injure his leg.
04:33The teacher had to carry him to get medical attention.
04:36Mijong stood up in shock, trembling as if overwhelmed by fear.
04:40After the trip, Dong-jin developed the photos and noticed Mijong's distressed expression in her picture.
04:47The next day, the injured boy appeared at school on crutches,
04:51casting an accusatory look at Mijong and warning the other students to stay away from her.
04:56During the break, Dong-jin noticed that the bench where Mijong usually sat alone for lunch was directly under the sun.
05:02Wanting to make it more comfortable, he asked his mother, who owned a store, to donate an awning to the school.
05:09The next day, Dong-jin was happy to see Mijong sitting comfortably in the shade, protected from the sun on her face.
05:16However, in the final year of high school, a student from Dong-jin's class mysteriously died near a pharmacy after being seen talking to Mijong.
05:24The boy, who was also in love with her, was trying to console her, explaining that the death of the student struck by lightning was not her fault.
05:33Just as he was about to confess his feelings, Mijong interrupted him, asking him to stay away.
05:39However, the boy followed her anyway, and ended up being electrocuted by a high-voltage wire that suddenly fell.
05:46This bizarre accident further reinforced the rumors that Mijong was a witch.
05:50Her usual bench was vandalized, and on a snowy day, she looked back toward the school before leaving, never to return.
06:00During class, Dong-jin watched her go and eagerly waited for the bell, planning to confess his feelings as soon as the lesson ended.
06:08However, Mijong never came back.
06:11Years later, Dong-jin met her again and believed it was fate.
06:14He discreetly followed her as she left the subway, trailing her to a residential area.
06:21There, he saw Mijong feeding stray cats and murmuring to them, realizing that she still lived under the shadow of the curse.
06:28However, almost instinctively, Dong-jin continued following her, believing that people destined to be together always find each other again.
06:36The next day, he looked up the subway harassment case and found the video posted by the students.
06:43The footage showed that after Mijong got off, the man who had harassed her tried to follow her, but suddenly had a heart attack and died.
06:50Intrigued, Dong-jin met with his friend Kim Jung-hyuk, a detective, to discuss the possibility of some people being cursed with misfortune.
06:59Like making a team lose a game, an item running out just as it's their turn, or even machines breaking down whenever they use them.
07:07Jung-hyuk says that these phenomena are just coincidences.
07:09However, Dong-jin is beginning to believe that there might be some kind of death curse, and that if he could identify the pattern and reveal the rule, he might be able to break it and save the person from misfortune.
07:22Now, we go back in time to see the events from Mijong's perspective, a girl who was once cheerful and full of smiles.
07:29However, as a child, a boy cut the elastic band she was playing with, and in the very next second, he fell into a sewer drain.
07:36Another boy, who admired her and brought her flowers, was hit by a car right after handing them to her.
07:43At first, Mijong believed it was all just a coincidence.
07:47However, in high school, a senior who reciprocated her feelings was accepted into Korea University.
07:53Overjoyed, he handed her his notebook and confessed his feelings, saying he would wait for her at the university.
07:59The next moment, he collapsed to the ground and started having convulsions.
08:03Mijong realized it was a wasp sting.
08:08After recovering, the senior left the city to attend university and never saw her again.
08:13Meanwhile, rumors spread, claiming that his injury happened because he had spoken to her.
08:20During a conversation among the girls in the class, a boy interrupted them, saying that these were just baseless speculations.
08:27He handed Mijong a milk carton, explaining that the senior's incident was a mere accident and had nothing to do with her.
08:35On her birthday, instead of the thoughtful gift she had hoped for, her father gave her money, suggesting that she invite friends for a meal and try to get closer to her classmates.
08:45Not wanting to worry him, Mijong lied, saying she had many friends.
08:48However, the curse seemed to be growing stronger, and during a class, it was revealed that all 12 male students had suffered from food poisoning, while the girls remained unharmed.
08:59Once again, suspicions fell on Mijong, the witch who seduces and curses.
09:05From that day on, Mijong carried a heavy burden of guilt and began to fear interacting with other people.
09:11During the school trip, a boy offered Mijong a drink as a pretext to confess his feelings.
09:17However, before he could speak, she abruptly stood up, interrupting him and walking away.
09:23Shortly after, the same boy was seen injured in the leg, being carried to the infirmary by a teacher.
09:29The curse seemed increasingly insatiable.
09:32In art class, a boy cut his finger.
09:34In physical education, another twisted his ankle while playing basketball.
09:38One student crashed into a metal pole, and during dance class, another slipped and got injured.
09:44These accidents led even the boys to start avoiding Mijong, and the rumors about her spread uncontrollably throughout the school.
09:52Some even went as far as blaming her for her mother's death during childbirth.
09:57One boy, who had feelings for Mijong and was troubled by her isolation, tried to comfort her, saying that everything was just a series of accidents and that none of it was her fault.
10:06Mijong remained silent and tried to distance herself to protect him, but the boy followed her, and tragically, shortly after, he was electrocuted by a fallen high-voltage wire.
10:18This only further cemented Mijong's reputation as a witch.
10:23In such a hostile environment, school became a place where Mijong could no longer stay.
10:27After dropping out, she isolated herself at home, never going out again.
10:33Her father, unable to accept that his exemplary daughter had stopped attending school without an apparent reason, sought answers from her classmates.
10:42That's when he discovered the cruel nickname they had given her.
10:45Witch.
10:46Realizing the extent of the suffering and humiliation she had endured, he was deeply shaken.
10:52As he left the school carrying his daughter's belongings, he saw Dong Jin, who was removing the defamatory insults written on the bench where Mijong used to sit.
11:02After Dong Jin promised to find a way to help her, Mijong's father was moved, touched by the boy's firm support for his daughter,
11:09and asked him never to forget his words, hoping that one day he could save her from these rumors.
11:16Even confined in her room, Mijong wished that people would simply forget about her.
11:21However, the rumors only intensified, spreading throughout the village.
11:26Her father, anguished by his daughter's suffering, confronted the neighbors who defamed her and warned them harshly.
11:32But after he left, the gossip continued.
11:35Some even went as far as warning Dong Jin's mother, advising her to keep her son away from the cursed girl.
11:41When her father returned home and saw Mijong feeding stray cats, she asked him to buy food for the animals.
11:47Not wanting to discourage her, he went to Dong Jin's mother's store, which mainly sold fertilizers and pesticides and didn't have cat food.
11:54However, the kind woman, out of sympathy, gave him some of the food her son had previously bought.
11:59After the senior students graduated, a girl who had once been friends with Mijong before the rumors spread,
12:07secretly left a bouquet of flowers and a photo album at her doorstep.
12:11Hiding nearby, Dong Jin saw this and also wanted to give Mijong flowers.
12:15However, just as he was about to approach, Mijong suddenly opened the door.
12:20Startled, he panicked and ran away.
12:23Mijong's father encouraged her to continue her studies,
12:25explaining that if she passed the academic proficiency exam, she could obtain a high school diploma and enter university.
12:33He planned to sell their house and land after the potato harvest and moved to Seoul with her to escape the rumors.
12:39With her father's support, Mijong regained hope and began studying diligently.
12:44On the day of the potato harvest, she couldn't bear to see her father working alone and decided to help him in the field.
12:51However, another tragedy struck.
12:54A venomous snake suddenly appeared and bit her ankle, causing her to faint.
12:58When she regained consciousness, she found her father collapsed on the ground.
13:03In despair, she realized that he had tried to save her by sucking the venom from her wound,
13:08but had ended up poisoning himself in the process.
13:10Devastated, Mijong screamed for help, but her father, knowing he was dying,
13:17used his last strength to stop her, begging her to go to the hospital alone.
13:22He feared that if people found out, they would blame her for his death.
13:27Heartbroken, Mijong pretended to agree and returned home,
13:30unable to tell her father that the neighbors had already heard her cries and were approaching.
13:35In the end, her father died in her arms, leaving her orphaned.
13:39As expected, the villagers blamed her, spreading even more rumors.
13:45Now, they said she was the witch who had killed her mother at birth and now her own father.
13:50That was when she decided to leave the village forever,
13:53arriving in Seoul, where she planned to spend the rest of her life alone.
13:58Dongjin majored in statistics in college where he met Jung-hyuk,
14:01who was in a situation similar to Mijong's.
14:04Jung-hyuk was also isolated by everyone,
14:06and upon hearing what their classmates said about him,
14:10Dongjin approached him, trying to make up for the regret he felt for not helping Mijong when she was ostracized.
14:16Initially, Jung-hyuk was cold, but Dongjin did not give up and kept trying to communicate.
14:22Eventually, Dongjin's persistence and sincerity won Jung-hyuk over,
14:26and they became trusted friends.
14:28During the summer vacation, Dongjin returned to his village and found the photo he had taken of Mijong.
14:35His mother entered the room and mentioned that the son of the laundry shop owner had been hospitalized after being attacked by a wild boar
14:41shortly after trying to comfort Mijong, who was the target of rumors that she was a witch.
14:47This rare incident made people believe even more that she brought bad luck.
14:51Frustrated, Dongjin used statistical data to explain to his mother that injuries and deaths were common
14:58and should not be associated with Mijong.
15:01He then went to her house, only to find it empty, with a for-sale sign.
15:07Regretting his inaction, Dongjin had prepared an analysis report to prove that Mijong was not a witch.
15:13However, he arrived too late.
15:15His professor appreciated his efforts in studying statistics, but pointed out serious flaws in his report due to bias,
15:23as Dongjin had unconsciously favored data supporting his view that the girl was not a witch.
15:29The professor handed him a detailed list to reassess his findings.
15:34Following this advice, Dongjin focused on a key question.
15:38What was the common factor in these accidents?
15:40To Dongjin's unfortunate surprise, he concluded that all the incidents were related to a single factor, Mijong,
15:48contradicting his previous analysis and proving that she was indeed suffering from some kind of curse.
15:54After graduation, Jung Hyuk became a detective, and Lee Dongjin became an excellent data miner.
16:00Unfortunately, Dongjin's mother fell seriously ill.
16:03He quickly took her to a large hospital in Seoul, even though he knew her days were numbered.
16:08Despite her reluctance to leave her son behind, she calmly expressed her final wishes.
16:13She wanted to look beautiful at her funeral and be surrounded by flowers in her coffin so she could meet her late husband with dignity.
16:21She also instructed Dongjin to sell the family store and house.
16:25However, his mother revealed a long hidden secret.
16:29She had helped expel Mijong from the village along with the other residents.
16:32After finding Mijong's photo on Dongjin's desk, she feared that her son would suffer the curse that the girl supposedly brought upon everyone who fell in love with her.
16:43Driven by the rumors, she made a difficult decision to protect her son.
16:47However, upon seeing Mijong waiting alone for the bus, she felt pity and not only took her to the station, but also bought the house to help her financially.
16:56She carried guilt for her actions and wished to apologize to Mijong, but never had the chance.
17:03She fondly recalled when Dongjin insisted that Mijong was not a witch and asked him to deliver her apology if he ever met her again.
17:11After arranging a beautiful funeral for his mother while organizing her belongings, Dongjin found the books and unfinished statistical reports he had prepared for Mijong.
17:20His mother had kept and secretly read them.
17:24She didn't understand the complex formulas or the flaws in the reports, but she believed in Dongjin's conclusion that Mijong was innocent.
17:33Now, upon reuniting with Mijong, Dongjin watched her from afar and swore to find a way to break the curse surrounding her.
17:41To avoid bringing supposed bad luck to others, Mijong isolated herself in a small rented apartment, living in seclusion.
17:47She only went out at night when everyone was asleep.
17:51To earn money, she translated travel programs for her friend, the only person she interacted with, Haeo Yunsil, who cared about Mijong's well-being and occasionally visited her.
18:02Excitedly, she talked about a small, almost uninhabited Austrian town she had seen while translating, dreaming of one day being able to walk freely through the streets like any other person.
18:13On the other hand, Dongjin was determined to unravel the mystery surrounding Mijong.
18:18Ignoring his partner's pleas, he resigned from the company where he worked and moved to the area where Mijong lived, hoping to rent an apartment directly across from hers to observe her movements.
18:30Unfortunately, the apartment was already rented.
18:33The real estate agent took Dongjin to meet the current tenant, trying to convince him to at least let Dongjin inspect the room to assess its position and the viewing angle, but the tenant firmly refused.
18:43With no other option, Dongjin rented an apartment on the floor below, but did not give up.
18:49He frequently visited the convenience store where the tenant worked, offering help whenever he could.
18:54Eventually, the tenant was moved by Dongjin's persistence and allowed him to visit the apartment.
18:59Seizing the opportunity, Dongjin offered to pay three months' rent in advance and cover all moving expenses if the tenant agreed to switch apartments with him, and the tenant accepted.
19:10Thus, Dongjin finally managed to move into the apartment across from Mijong's.
19:14On the same day, Dongjin received a call from the police, who had discovered who had damaged his car, a man named Zhang Ho, who had run a small paper cup factory.
19:25Due to poor management, the factory was on the brink of bankruptcy.
19:29Desperate to save it, he applied for a bank loan, but due to changes in the bank's policies, his request was denied, and the factory ultimately went bankrupt.
19:38Consumed by anger and despair, Zhang Ho caused a disturbance at the bank.
19:44One of the bank employees told him that the loan system had been developed by the company where Dongjin worked and that his photo appeared on the website's main page.
19:53Most likely, Zhang Ho was seeking revenge against Dongjin.
19:57After understanding the situation and leaving the police station, Dongjin asked which department he should contact to repair a streetlight.
20:03The light at the entrance of the alley was flickering, and he feared it could cause inconvenience or even pose a danger to Mijong at night.
20:11After getting the answer, he drove home.
20:15Unexpectedly, as soon as he got out of the car, he was attacked by Zhang Ho, the man the police had just warned him about.
20:22Dongjin understood the reason for his attacker's resentment, and instead of fighting back, he endured the assault until Zhang Ho calmed down.
20:29Hearing Zhang Ho's stomach growl, Dongjin offered to buy him dinner, and explained that his job only involved calculating data for programs, never imagining that it could indirectly harm him.
20:40Zhang Ho lamented that the factory's closure had affected the lives of its employees, forcing him to send his children to live with relatives while his wife worked in a bathhouse, leaving him homeless and devastated, surviving only on the resentment he harbored against Dongjin.
20:55However, he knew that the factory's bankruptcy was not the analyst's fault.
21:01Instead, his hatred for Dongjin had given him the strength to keep going.
21:05To help him get out of this difficult situation, Dongjin asked the casino president to arrange a temporary job for him, allowing him to stabilize himself and have time to reconsider his future.
21:15As usual, that night, Mijong went downstairs to feed the stray cats.
21:21To her surprise, she noticed that the flickering streetlight had been fixed.
21:26In a soft tone, she spoke to the cats about how they, too, struggled daily to avoid humans, and only appeared when they saw her, as if she truly were the witch people claimed her to be.
21:36To him, Mijong seemed like a princess confined in a castle, with no control over her own life.
21:49Determined, he swore to find a way, at any cost, to break the curse on her, freeing her to live a normal life.
21:57The next day, Dongjin returned to the village where he and Mijong had grown up, determined to start his investigation into her.
22:04He went to the school, where the bench Mijong used to sit on was still there.
22:09Then, he entered the school's archive room, hoping to find crucial clues to solve the mystery surrounding her.
22:17Before going to school, Dongjin visited the village to retrieve the keys to his old house from the village chief.
22:23During a casual conversation, the chief advised him to sell the house if he did not intend to return for a long time.
22:30The area near Mijong's house was being developed for the construction of a resort.
22:34Causing local property prices to rise.
22:38Dongjin asked if any strange events had occurred recently in the village.
22:42The chief replied that nothing unusual had happened since Mijong left, mentioning that the last incident involved the son of a laundromat owner, who was injured by a wild boar.
22:52Dongjin met with him to learn more, and his former classmate revealed that after Mijong's father's accident, he had comforted her with bread because he secretly loved her.
23:01He wanted to confess his feelings but lacked the courage.
23:05As he was leaving, he ended up cornered by the boar and was seriously injured.
23:10Dongjin then gathered old classmates to investigate other past incidents and discovered that another person had been injured in a motorcycle accident after giving sweets to Mijong, but he had transferred to another school.
23:22He asked a colleague to investigate the whereabouts of this former student and requested the others to collect more data on all incidents involving Mijong.
23:32Determined to understand the origin of the curse surrounding Mijong, Dongjin went to the archives and photographed all school incident records from the period she studied there.
23:41At night, he organized the information into a table and discovered a significant increase in accidents and deaths during that period, with all occurrences directly related to Mijong, confirming the existence of a curse on her.
23:53Unshaken, Dongjin listed the injured classmates and decided to visit them one by one to investigate and try to find patterns in the incidents connected to Mijong.
24:04He discovered that all injuries had occurred within a 10-meter radius of her.
24:09As he organized the information, he identified some patterns, being in the same space, talking to her, knowing her, and confessing feelings to Mijong.
24:18Meeting all these conditions resulted in death, but it depended on being in love with her.
24:24Injuries occurred even without confessions, but confessing increased the risk of death.
24:30Just as Dongjin reached this conclusion, his former classmate Da Eun visited him.
24:36She confessed that she had spread rumors that Mijong was a witch because she was jealous of a senior who liked her.
24:41Da Eun asked Dongjin to convey her apologies to Mijong and informed him that the senior had attended the same university as her, suggesting that he investigate Mijong's college years.
24:53The next day, Dongjin found this senior, who told him that Mijong had suddenly dropped out of college.
25:00Before leaving, he mentioned that a movie theater ticket seller had almost been killed by her curse.
25:05Intrigued, Dongjin sought out this ticket seller, who told him that Mijong used to go to the cinema late at night when no one else was around.
25:14Seeing her frequently, he fell in love and eventually confessed his feelings to her.
25:19Dongjin was surprised to realize that the ticket seller had not died.
25:24He wondered why and then noticed the employee's name tag.
25:27The ticket seller revealed that he used a nickname instead of his real name, which meant that Mijong only knew him by his alias.
25:35At that moment, Dongjin realized that Mijong knowing a person's real name was one of the patterns that led to death.
25:43To determine a safe distance, he measured the distance between his house and Mijong's house through the window, trying to calculate how close he could get without being in danger.
25:53After measuring the distance, Dongjin tried to retract the tape measure, but it got stuck.
25:58At that moment, Mijong appeared on the balcony, drinking coffee.
26:02Dongjin quickly pulled the tape back manually while watching Mijong walk along the balcony.
26:08Almost instinctively, he felt drawn to this lonely and somber girl once again.
26:13The next moment, the tape measure suddenly retracted automatically, slightly injuring Dongjin, confirming that 10 meters was the limit of Mijong's danger zone.
26:21The following morning, while Mijong was pulling weeds in her small garden, Yunsil's aunt, who was also her landlord, appeared and subtly praised Mijong's beauty and youth, saying that she shouldn't lock herself away at home, wasting her life.
26:36She then suggested that Mijong meet a suitor she had arranged for a romantic relationship.
26:43Aware of her curse, Mijong didn't know how to respond and couldn't explain the situation to the aunt.
26:49At that moment, Unsil arrived and persuaded her aunt to leave Mijong alone.
26:54At work, Unsil was informed that someone was waiting for her at a nearby cafe.
26:58It was Dongjin.
26:59In his investigation, he discovered that she was Mijong's only close friend over the past nine years.
27:06Dongjin shared his findings about the incidents surrounding Mijong and the curse patterns he had deduced.
27:12He hoped that Unsil could tell him more about Mijong to refine his theory and help her live a normal life.
27:18Hearing that Dongjin might be able to help Mijong, Yunsil agreed to share more about her past.
27:24The two met in college.
27:25Unsil noticed that, despite Mijong always wearing black and keeping to herself, she attracted the interest of all the boys.
27:34Despite Mijong's repeated refusals, one boy kept insisting, and eventually, while trying to invite her to a movie,
27:41he tripped on a step and fell down the stairs, injuring his leg.
27:46Even so, he attended the student council meeting.
27:48Their classmates commented that any boy who liked Mijong and got close to her ended up having accidents.
27:54Just as in school, rumors also spread in university that Mijong was a witch.
28:00During the final exam of the semester, Mijong tried to leave early after submitting her test.
28:05However, the professor took the opportunity to confess his feelings by writing I love you on her exam paper.
28:12Frightened, Mijong immediately fled and called an ambulance for the professor, fearing something might happen to him.
28:18However, they thought it was a prank call.
28:21Later, Yunsil met her at the exit and invited her for a meal.
28:25As Yunsil insisted, she noticed that the professor was watching Mijong from the window.
28:30Suddenly, a brick came loose, and the professor fatally fell from the building.
28:35Shaken by yet another tragic event, Mijong dropped out of university.
28:39Worried about Mijong, Yunsil found her living alone in a remote house, located in a village scheduled for demolition.
28:48When she tried to help her, Mijong said she didn't need pity.
28:52That was when Yunsil realized that her feelings weren't just compassion.
28:55She felt a strong connection to Mijong.
28:58Before leaving, she gave Mijong her phone number.
29:02Months later, Yunsil received a call from Mijong, informing her that her house had been broken into.
29:07Mijong asked to stay with Yunsil temporarily.
29:11The next day, Yunsil took her to rent the attic of her aunt's house and helped her negotiate the rent,
29:17making Mijong genuinely smile for the first time in a long while.
29:22Back in the present, Yunsil and Dongjin visited the site of the professor's accident.
29:27Dongjin measured the distance between the professor and Mijong, confirming that it was within the 10 meter radius.
29:33Yunsil then introduced Dongjin to two men who had suffered accidents due to their proximity to Mijong.
29:40Both mentioned that they had been in the same space as her for about 10 minutes before the incidents occurred,
29:45adding this detail to the list of patterns.
29:48Dongjin then decided to verify his findings himself to ensure there were no memory errors from the accident victims.
29:54At that moment, Yunsil realized that Dongjin, like the other men who had interacted with Mijong, had also fallen for her.
30:04Even though she feared for his life, she agreed to help him and revealed that a local supermarket delivered goods to Mijong's house every Tuesday.
30:11With this information, Dongjin applied for a temporary job as a delivery worker at the supermarket.
30:19The manager, impressed by his resume and sensing that he seemed to be going through something, agreed to hire him to work on Tuesdays.
30:28Shortly after, Dongjin arrived at Mijong's house, using the need for a signature on the delivery receipt as an excuse to make her open the door.
30:35They stood less than 10 meters apart, ready to test the theory by staying close to each other for more than 10 minutes.
30:45Dongjin had already observed and documented Mijong's life.
30:48She usually works translating in the afternoon, and when she's tired, she rests on the balcony while drinking coffee and eating simple food, such as instant noodles.
30:58She only leaves the house at 2 a.m. when the streets are empty to feed the cats.
31:02The only thing that truly makes her happy is taking a random bus ride once a month, going all the way to the final stop and back, just observing life outside.
31:13She only shops weekly at a nearby supermarket via delivery, always on Tuesdays.
31:19To test his theory, after securing a job as a delivery man at this supermarket, Dongjin brought the groceries to Mijong's door.
31:27He rings the doorbell and starts a stopwatch.
31:29When she answers the door, Dongjin tries to buy more time by helping her organize each item, carefully checking that everything she ordered is there, and finally asking her to sign the receipt.
31:41Mijong rarely talks to strangers, but sincerely thanks Dongjin for his help before saying goodbye.
31:47He leaves the building, noticing that the whole process took less than 10 minutes without incident.
31:52In the following days, Dongjin secretly times his visits, always leaving within 10 minutes.
31:57No accidents occur until he decides to stay longer.
32:02That day, as he's leaving, he twists his ankle, confirming his 10-minute theory.
32:07On the following Tuesday, Dongjin delivers her groceries again, carefully making her check each item so they can spend more time talking.
32:15Seeing her so closely almost makes him lose track of time.
32:19As 10 minutes approach, Mijong chooses to pay by card, but Dongjin has forgotten the card reader and must wait for her to fetch cash.
32:27After receiving the payment, he rushes downstairs, barely managing to leave in time.
32:33He breathes a sigh of relief, but suddenly, a wall sign falls and injures his hand.
32:38He realizes that even the number of sentences exchanged with Mijong is limited, as the only variable was that they talked more.
32:47The following Tuesday, Mijong eagerly brings a beverage to meet Dongjin, but she finds a different delivery man at the door.
32:55Disappointed, she just takes the box inside.
32:58To protect himself, Dongjin buys the strongest motorcycle gear he can find.
33:05Fully equipped, he meets Mijong again.
33:08Happily, she checks the items with him, unaware that she's gradually becoming attached to these short conversations with this delivery man,
33:15not realizing that he's actually her former classmate, Dongjin.
33:19He observes her tenderly, carefully counting every word she says.
33:23Before he leaves, Mijong notices his bandaged hand and sadly asks if he got hurt coming there.
33:31Dongjin can't bear seeing her upset and lies, saying he injured himself while playing sports.
33:37He forgets to count how many sentences they exchanged, but feels satisfied seeing her relieved.
33:43However, even though he hasn't exceeded 10 minutes, another accident happens.
33:49Dongjin's motorcycle skids, causing him to have an accident on the road.
33:53He confirms his theory.
33:56Speaking more than 10 sentences with Mijong also leads to danger.
34:01Yunsil visits him at the hospital and, worried, warns him to stop,
34:05saying that if Mijong ever discovers his real name, all the patterns would be triggered, putting his life at risk.
34:12Yet Dongjin refuses to give up.
34:15He cares deeply for Mijong, that kind-hearted girl cursed by misfortune, and he's determined to free her.
34:21After recovering, Dongjin secretly follows Mijong on her rare bus trip day.
34:27He decides to quietly accompany her, watching the scenery that brings her happiness.
34:33On the way, to avoid accidents, Dongjin sits in the last row of the bus more than 10 meters away from Mijong.
34:39She stands near the front.
34:41However, after Mijong gives her seat to an elderly woman, she moves closer to Dongjin, now standing less than 5 meters from him.
34:48Dongjin immediately notices the weather changing and plans to get off at the next stop, but the bus gets stuck on a bridge.
34:56As the 10-minute mark approaches, Dongjin becomes increasingly worried, observing threatening lightning in the sky.
35:03He quickly plans his escape after noticing the bus is trapped on the bridge, but it's already too late.
35:08Just then, he sees dangerously close lightning strikes and steel cables overhead.
35:15Dongjin has to think fast.
35:17He's shocked when Mijong sees him and calls his name.
35:20He didn't realize she knew who he was.
35:22They now know each other's names, are less than 10 meters apart, and have exceeded 10 minutes, breaking multiple rules simultaneously.
35:29Believing strongly in science and statistics, Dongjin sees only one escape.
35:36He jumps off the bridge.
35:38Back in high school, we discover that Mijong also watched Dongjin from a distance, frequently exchanging glances with him.
35:45The first time Mijong noticed him was during the tribute to the boy who was struck by lightning when she learned his name through the name tag on his school uniform.
35:52She enjoyed watching him play ball with his friends during recess.
35:59She noticed him while taking pictures of her friends on a school trip.
36:04She found out that it was thanks to him that they put up a canopy to protect her from the sun.
36:09And more and more, she longed to see him, always cheerful, laughing, and having fun with his friends.
36:16On the day she left before graduation, Mijong wished she had spoken to him at least once but that was the last time their eyes met.
36:28After graduation, she saw him secretly leaving a yearbook at her house.
36:33Mijong recognized him and found his photo in the book, seeing his face clearly for the first time.
36:38Ten years later, she watches him jump off the bridge.
36:41Fortunately, an ambulance arrives in time, and Dongjin is taken to the hospital.
36:47Mijong feels relieved, but suspects that his jump was because of her.
36:51Anxiously, she searches online for news about the incident until she discovers that he is safe.
36:57Thankfully, he survives and is later visited at the hospital by Yunsil, who advises him to give up,
37:03warning that if Mijong discovers his name, all patterns will be triggered, putting his life at risk.
37:09Dongjin refuses to quit.
37:11He believes he has already personally verified all the patterns, but now he needs Yunsil's help to find the variable.
37:18He discovered that accidents only happen to those who like Mijong.
37:21But what if the roles were reversed?
37:24Dongjin asks Yunsil to discover if Mijong has ever loved anyone.
37:29Mijong recalls her first love, a senior accepted to a university in Korea.
37:33She had known him since childhood and attended church weekly, mostly to see him.
37:39One day she saw him buying epilepsy medication at a pharmacy.
37:43He seemed scared at the possibility that she might reveal his secret, and after that, they barely spoke.
37:49At graduation, he gave her his study notes, but was stung by a wasp and taken away by his classmates.
37:54When they met again, Mijong had already been admitted to university, and he congratulated her.
38:01She thanked him for the notebook, but he said he didn't remember it.
38:05At that moment, Mijong gave up on her feelings for him.
38:09Through Yunsil's phone, Dongjin hears Mijong's story and becomes intrigued by the conditions of the curse.
38:14He realizes that the senior broke all the rules but was not affected.
38:19Dongjin rushes home and opens the former senior's notebook, which Mijong had thrown away.
38:24On the last page, he discovers something important and immediately seeks out the senior to confirm why he lied about the wasp.
38:32The senior admits he fainted due to epilepsy, and Mijong saw him but kept it secret.
38:37Shockingly, it was he who spread rumors about Mijong being a witch, both in high school and college, to avoid jealousy from his girlfriend.
38:47Dongjin confronts him with a notebook page on which the senior confessed his love for Mijong, and asks if he really liked her.
38:54The senior reveals he did.
38:56Dongjin is outraged that despite breaking all the rules, the senior remained unharmed.
39:00Which means that Mijong genuinely liked him at the time, while he, cowardly, threw her into the fire just to hide his illness.
39:09Returning home, Dongjin stares at the wall of data he compiled and places his own photo labeled Mijong's stalker next to hers.
39:17He realizes only those Mijong loves can break the rules safely.
39:22Determined, he bets everything on making her fall in love with him.
39:25To do so, after days of rigorous training to make his body as aesthetic as possible, Dongjin packs his bags.
39:33He arrives at Mijong's building and rings the doorbell, pretending to be a delivery man.
39:39Standing before her, he reveals that he was the delivery man who had been disguising himself just to see her, making his feelings clear, but without confessing yet.
39:48Mijong asks him to stop, fearing the worst might happen to him.
39:51But Dongjin, while counting the number of sentences exchanged, says he has something to say.
39:58Even knowing it's risky, he insists that he will only say it at the right moment.
40:03He reassures her, telling her that the curse is not her fault and encourages her to be happy.
40:09Before leaving, he places a gift from her former high school classmates on the ground from Mijong and walks away.
40:14This time, Dongjin stayed near her for less than 10 minutes, but he broke one of the rules by speaking more than 10 sentences with her.
40:23He walks away, pulling his suitcase and cautiously avoiding possible accidents when, suddenly, a truck comes straight at him.
40:30The gift Dongjin gave to Mijong was a flash drive containing photos he took of her childhood home, along with a video apology from Da'un.
40:41This long-overdue apology brought years of Mijong's repressed emotions to the surface, offering her temporary comfort.
40:47A few days later, Yunsil contacted Junghyuk, concerned because she hadn't heard from Dongjin in 15 days.
40:55The policeman's distant attitude, despite supposedly being Dongjin's best friend, offended her, especially after realizing he hadn't even noticed Dongjin's disappearance.
41:05In reality, Junghyuk had received a strange text from Dongjin and had tried calling him, but got no response.
41:11Later, the policeman began his investigation and discovered Dongjin had resigned from his job and requested some belongings to be delivered to his new address.
41:21Following this lead, Junghyuk arrived at Dongjin's apartment building and used his authority to have the landlord open Dongjin's apartment.
41:29The place was impeccably clean, but the officer quickly focused on a bookshelf, noticing unusual markings on the books.
41:36Just then, a phone rang inside the apartment, leading him to find Dongjin's cell phone still plugged into the charger.
41:44Junghyuk noted the bookshelf was oddly filled with self-help books, unlike the kind Dongjin typically read.
41:50This discrepancy, coupled with the fact that all the book translations were done by Park Mijong, served as an important clue.
41:57Wanting to confirm how Yunsil knew Dongjin, Junghyuk mentioned Mijong, but she didn't know how to explain the curse.
42:04Gathering her thoughts, she carefully asked the policeman if he believed in witches.
42:10Junghyuk took her to Dongjin's bedroom, where Yunsil pointed toward Mijong's location.
42:15Meanwhile, Junghyuk noticed the bedroom window glass had been replaced with a one-way mirror typically used in police interrogation rooms,
42:23making it impossible to see inside from outside unless the lights were on.
42:27Realizing something, Junghyuk switched off the lights.
42:30In the darkness, they discovered the words, Shine on you, written on the window.
42:36Junghyuk turned on the computer and accessed Dongjin's blog.
42:41Although there were only two posts, their timestamps matched the text messages Dongjin had sent.
42:46While Junghyuk pondered this, Yunsil took the mouse and, guided by clues from the first statistical report mentioned in the posts and Dongjin's signature,
42:56attempted to use the phrase from the window as a username to access Dongjin's statistical data on the computer.
43:03However, they were blocked by a password.
43:05After some consideration, they tried a student ID number, successfully accessing Dongjin's account,
43:12where they discovered all the data he had compiled, along with his experimental results.
43:17Upon opening the wardrobe, they were shocked to find numerous pieces of damaged protective gear.
43:24The pair realized that in just a few months, Dongjin had endured countless hardships because of Mijong.
43:29Even those skeptical of witch legends might reconsider their stance.
43:35Junghyuk planned to directly question Mijong, as she was the last person to see Dongjin,
43:41but Yunsil strongly opposed telling Mijong the truth.
43:44This was because Mijong had secluded herself in the attic to avoid harming others.
43:49Yunsil feared that revealing Dongjin's fate could cause Mijong irreversible emotional trauma.
43:55Junghyuk had to proceed with filing Dongjin's missing person report,
43:59instructing colleagues to check recently found unidentified male bodies.
44:04Shortly afterward, Yunsil fell asleep leaning against the wall,
44:08and the policeman gently covered her with a thin blanket.
44:12Suddenly, Dongjin's cell phone alarm rang at 2.30 a.m.
44:16Junghyuk checked the time, looked out the window, and saw Mijong preparing to leave.
44:22He followed her to the alley where she fed the cats.
44:25After confirming the time and carefully maintaining a 10-meter distance and a 10-minute interval,
44:30he revealed his identity as a policeman and initiated a conversation with her.
44:35The conversation between them quickly exceeded 10 sentences and 10 minutes,
44:39yet the policeman remained calm despite breaking multiple rules,
44:43revealing to us that Mijong's curse didn't affect him.
44:46Junghyuk finally understood Dongjin's intentions and the depth of his plan.
44:50While the policeman wandered around, reflecting on Dongjin's plan,
44:55Yunsil called out to him.
44:57She had awakened and discovered the same secret within the statistical data compiled by Dongjin.
45:03The data didn't only contain information about Mijong but also about Junghyuk.
45:08The policeman's detached demeanor stemmed from the fact that he suffered from the same curse as Mijong.
45:13Meanwhile, Mijong recalled Dongjin's words, encouraging her to live as she wished.
45:20She gazed at the city she'd always dreamed of living in when, suddenly, the doorbell rang.
45:26Hoping it was Dongjin, she was surprised to see Junghyuk instead.
45:31After a brief conversation, he handed her a statistical report Dongjin had failed to deliver 10 years ago.
45:37Upon reading the data, which refuted the idea of her being a witch,
45:41Mijong realized Dongjin had spent years attempting to prove that the incidents around her were mere coincidences.
45:48However, she knew her circumstances couldn't be explained simply by chance.
45:53Junghyuk then told her the report was flawed,
45:55as Dongjin had initially begun his research intending to disprove the theory,
45:59resulting in biased data.
46:01As more facts emerged, the truth became frightening, even terrifying.
46:07Because of this, the policeman considered the label witch, ironically, to fit her perfectly.
46:13He also informed Mijong that Dongjin had gone missing,
46:16asking her to describe what had happened before his disappearance.
46:20After hearing Mijong's account, Junghyuk brought her to Dongjin's apartment.
46:26From there, she clearly saw her own room, realizing he had been observing her from that spot.
46:30The policeman explained that Dongjin could be accused of stalking,
46:35depending solely on Mijong's decision, and that he was willing to testify.
46:40However, he revealed that everything Dongjin did was actually to uncover the curse's patterns
46:45and identify its variables.
46:47Noticing Mijong was unaware of this theory,
46:50Junghyuk turned on the computer and opened Dongjin's blog,
46:53wanting her to personally see the data he had collected over the years.
46:56Mijong couldn't understand why she needed to see this,
47:00since the failed experiment already confirmed her identity as a witch.
47:05The policeman then explained that Dongjin's experiments weren't meant to prove whether or not she was a witch,
47:10but rather to find a way to safely love her.
47:14Junghyuk told her that Dongjin had spent a long time investigating her,
47:18and now it was her turn to learn about him.
47:19After Junghyuk left, Mijong began examining the information,
47:24finally discovering the truth.
47:26She realized Dongjin had injured himself many times in his pursuit of a way to love her,
47:31even risking his life by jumping into the Han River.
47:35Deeply moved, Mijong also decided to search for Dongjin.
47:39A week passed, and Eunsil informed Junghyuk that Mijong had also disappeared.
47:44The policeman remained calm, understanding that Dongjin's plan was working,
47:50and quietly stepped back and sat down, saying nothing.
47:54Misinterpreting his reaction in silence,
47:57Eunsil furiously accused him of being cold and lacking empathy.
48:01Junghyuk abruptly interrupted her,
48:04bluntly asking if she had fallen in love with him,
48:06leaving her speechless.
48:08Realizing she indeed had feelings for him,
48:10Junghyuk further distanced himself to keep her safe.
48:14He had always been aware of the strange occurrences around him,
48:17and understood that they originated from himself,
48:20causing him to choose solitude.
48:23However, Dongjin had insisted on befriending him during their university days,
48:27bringing a little brightness into his otherwise solitary life.
48:31He had also seen Dongjin's report,
48:33and discovered there were others like him.
48:36Junghyuk witnessed Dongjin break down in tears after confirming the curse was indeed real.
48:41He thought Dongjin would give up,
48:43but that never happened.
48:45And through the data Dongjin left behind,
48:47the policeman realized that Dongjin didn't just want to save Mijong,
48:51he also wanted to save his best friend.
48:53Now fully aware of all the curse's rules,
48:56Junghyuk feared that Eunsil might get hurt due to her feelings for him.
49:00However, guided by the variables Dongjin had discovered,
49:04Junghyuk asked Eunsil to give him some time,
49:07allowing him the chance to fall in love with her,
49:09leaving her both happy and excited.
49:12Eunsil saved his contact under the name
49:15Narcissist,
49:16and called him,
49:17using the excuse of wanting updates about Dongjin,
49:20though she actually hoped to find out more about Junghyuk's feelings.
49:23Realizing this,
49:26the policeman pretended to discuss Dongjin and Mijong,
49:29indirectly speaking about themselves,
49:31stating that love rarely starts simultaneously for both sides,
49:35thus explaining her need to wait until his heart was ready.
49:39To his surprise,
49:40as soon as he stepped off the bus,
49:42Eunsil was waiting for him.
49:44She pressed him about his feelings,
49:46and while Junghyuk hesitated,
49:48afraid of hurting her,
49:49he admitted he had never experienced these emotions before,
49:52and therefore couldn't be certain it was love.
49:55Unable to wait any longer,
49:57Eunsil risked everything by confessing her love to him
50:00before stepping onto the bus.
50:03Before that,
50:04Mijong finally arrived in her dream city, Hallstatt,
50:07where she knew she would find Dongjin.
50:10When they met,
50:11Dongjin briefly spoke about the town they were in,
50:13noting how similar it was to their hometown.
50:17Mijong thanked him for taking care of her old house,
50:19as she'd noticed from the pictures
50:21that it was exactly as she'd left it.
50:23Dongjin explained it was his mother who had done this.
50:26Feeling guilty for having driven Mijong out of the town years ago,
50:30she had asked him to apologize on her behalf.
50:33Mijong responded that there was nothing to forgive,
50:36knowing his mother was truly a good person.
50:39Mijong thanked Dongjin for bringing her back into the world.
50:42Realizing they'd already spent more than 10 minutes together
50:45and exchanged more than 10 sentences,
50:47Dongjin decided to risk it all.
50:50He confessed his love,
50:51not just once, but twice,
50:53revealing that he'd wanted to tell her this for years.
50:57The sky darkened,
50:58and lightning flashed in the distance.
51:01Seeing her worried expression,
51:03Dongjin gently assured her these were just his own feelings,
51:06and it wasn't her fault if she couldn't return them.
51:09But just as he turned to leave,
51:11Mijong stopped him.
51:13She revealed that throughout her journey,
51:15she naturally couldn't stop thinking about him
51:17and had revisited the data he collected,
51:19discovering something crucial that he'd missed.
51:22Everyone who had confessed their love to her
51:24only got hurt after they distanced themselves,
51:26but nothing ever happened while they were close to her.
51:30Dongjin immediately recognized this as the final variable.
51:34Moved by emotion,
51:35Mijong asked him never to leave her side again,
51:38confessing she'd come all the way there with just one goal,
51:41to tell him that she loved him too.
51:44The sky cleared,
51:45revealing the true beauty of the place as they stepped closer.
51:49Dongjin embraced her tightly,
51:52joyfully accepting Mijong's true curse,
51:54to spend his life forever by her side.
51:59Returning to our second couple,
52:01right after Yunsil confessed her feelings and got on the bus,
52:04Junghyuk received a message from Dongjin
52:06informing him about the final variable.
52:09Junghyuk immediately called Yunsil,
52:11urgently asking her to get off the bus and return to him.
52:15When she looked back,
52:16she saw him desperately running after the bus
52:18and quickly asked the driver to stop.
52:21After stepping off,
52:22they ran toward each other.
52:23As they finally got close,
52:25Junghyuk pleaded with her never to leave him again.
52:28With a smile,
52:29Yunsil promised she'd remain by his side forever.
52:35Elsewhere,
52:36Dongjin and Mijong walked together through the city.
52:39She asked him if they'd really be okay,
52:41admitting she felt a bit anxious.
52:44Dongjin gently reassured her,
52:46reminding her that it's human nature to feel anxiety at times.
52:49She too was human,
52:51just slightly different.
52:52The series ends as they walk hand in hand toward their future,
52:57where love proves stronger than any curse,
53:00and happiness begins exactly where fear ends.
53:02She sold an untr車 in her.
53:06She made her easier on...
53:06She accepted her interview and felt perfect for victory.
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