# 4 Legendary Witches

4 Legendary Witches (Korean: 전설의 마녀; Hanja: 傳說의 魔女; RR: Jeonseorui Manyeo; lit. Legendary Witch) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Han Ji-hye, Ha Seok-jin, Go Doo-shim, 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 stock manipulation that she did not 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
* Go Doo-shim 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 as Ma Tae-san
** Shim Hyung-tak as young Tae-san
* Jung Hye-sun as Bok Dan-shim
* Jeon In-hwa as Cha Aeng-ran
** Ha Eun-jin as young Aeng-Ran
* Byun Jung-soo as Ma Joo-ran
* Lee Seung-joon as Park Won-jae
* Kim Yoon-seo 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 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 as Mr. Kim
* Kim Hee-jung as Top Safety CEO

## Ratings

| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | TNmS | TNmS | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | October 25, 2014 | 13.4% | 16.0% | 14.5% (2nd) | 16.6% (2nd) |
| 2 | October 26, 2014 | 12.6% | 16.1% | 13.8% (4th) | 16.2% (4th) |
| 3 | November 1, 2014 | 13.6% | 16.2% | 14.0% (2nd) | 15.2% (2nd) |
| 4 | November 2, 2014 | 13.5% | 17.5% | 15.7% (3rd) | 16.7% (2nd) |
| 5 | November 8, 2014 | 14.6% | 17.4% | 16.5% (2nd) | 17.7% (2nd) |
| 6 | November 9, 2014 | 15.8% | 20.3% | 17.5% (2nd) | 18.3% (2nd) |
| 7 | November 15, 2014 | 16.4% | 19.6% | 19.1% (2nd) | 19.8% (2nd) |
| 8 | November 16, 2014 | 16.9% | 21.2% | 20.8% (2nd) | 22.5% (2nd) |
| 9 | November 22, 2014 | 17.7% | 21.5% | 21.3% (2nd) | 23.2% (2nd) |
| 10 | November 23, 2014 | 18.2% | 22.8% | 22.0% (2nd) | 24.6% (2nd) |
| 11 | November 29, 2014 | 19.3% | 23.2% | 20.8% (2nd) | 21.8% (2nd) |
| 12 | November 30, 2014 | 19.9% | 23.5% | 23.0% (2nd) | 24.7% (2nd) |
| 13 | December 6, 2014 | 19.4% | 23.4% | 21.0% (2nd) | 22.8% (2nd) |
| 14 | December 7, 2014 | 19.6% | 24.2% | 23.3% (2nd) | 25.2% (2nd) |
| 15 | December 13, 2014 | 19.3% | 23.9% | 22.4% (2nd) | 23.8% (2nd) |
| 16 | December 14, 2014 | 21.7% | 26.1% | 24.1% (2nd) | 25.9% (2nd) |
| 17 | December 20, 2014 | 24.2% | 28.2% | 25.1% (2nd) | 26.6% (2nd) |
| 18 | December 21, 2014 | 23.3% | 28.3% | 25.6% (2nd) | 28.0% (2nd) |
| 19 | December 27, 2014 | 20.9% | 24.6% | 25.0% (2nd) | 27.2% (2nd) |
| 20 | December 28, 2014 | 22.4% | 26.8% | 26.1% (2nd) | 28.1% (2nd) |
| 21 | January 3, 2015 | 24.6% | 29.7% | 27.2% (2nd) | 30.0% (2nd) |
| 22 | January 4, 2015 | 24.2% | 29.9% | 26.6% (2nd) | 28.8% (2nd) |
| 23 | January 10, 2015 | 25.2% | 30.2% | 25.9% (2nd) | 27.0% (2nd) |
| 24 | January 11, 2015 | 24.6% | 30.7% | 27.0% (2nd) | 29.5% (2nd) |
| 25 | January 17, 2015 | 26.1% | 30.8% | 28.0% (2nd) | 30.9% (2nd) |
| 26 | January 18, 2015 | 25.8% | 32.2% | 27.8% (2nd) | 31.2% (2nd) |
| 27 | January 24, 2015 | 28.0% | 35.6% | 30.3% (2nd) | 32.2% (2nd) |
| 28 | January 25, 2015 | 28.0% | 34.1% | 30.9% (2nd) | 34.0% (2nd) |
| 29 | January 31, 2015 | 27.5% | 32.2% | 31.4% (1st) | 34.2% (1st) |
| 30 | February 1, 2015 | 28.0% | 34.4% | 31.4% (2nd) | 33.8% (2nd) |
| 31 | February 7, 2015 | 28.0% | 33.6% | 28.2% (2nd) | 30.3% (2nd) |
| 32 | February 8, 2015 | 27.4% | 32.6% | 30.2% (2nd) | 32.5% (2nd) |
| 33 | February 14, 2015 | 26.7% | 31.3% | 27.9% (2nd) | 29.6% (2nd) |
| 34 | February 15, 2015 | 26.2% | 32.6% | 28.5% (2nd) | 30.4% (2nd) |
| 35 | February 21, 2015 | 25.9% | 29.6% | 28.3% (1st) | 29.9% (1st) |
| 36 | February 22, 2015 | 27.5% | 32.4% | 29.5% (1st) | 31.5% (1st) |
| 37 | February 28, 2015 | 26.3% | 30.9% | 28.7% (1st) | 31.2% (1st) |
| 38 | March 1, 2015 | 26.6% | 31.0% | 28.2% (1st) | 30.5% (1st) |
| 39 | March 7, 2015 | 26.8% | 32.3% | 28.8% (1st) | 31.1% (1st) |
| 40 | March 8, 2015 | 29.0% | 34.4% | 30.1% (1st) | 31.8% (1st) |
| Average | Average | 22.4% | 27.0% | 24.7% | 26.6% |
| In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. ||||||

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2014 | 33rd MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Han Ji-hye | Nominated |
| 2014 | 33rd MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | Ha Seok-jin | Nominated |
| 2014 | 33rd MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Oh Hyun-kyung | Nominated |
| 2014 | 33rd MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award, Actress | Go Doo-shim | Nominated |
| 2014 | 33rd MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award, Actress | Jung Hye-sun | Nominated |
| 2015 | 4th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Han Ji-hye | Nominated |
| 2015 | 4th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Ha Seok-jin | Nominated |
| 2015 | 34th MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Jeon In-hwa | Nominated |
| 2015 | 34th MBC Drama Awards | Drama of the Year | 4 Legendary Witches | Nominated |
| 2015 | 34th MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Jeon In-hwa | Won |
| 2015 | 34th MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Oh Hyun-kyung | Won |
| 2015 | 34th MBC Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Special Project Drama | Kim Soo-mi | Won |
| 2015 | 34th MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actress in a Special Project Drama | Ha Yeon-soo | Nominated |