Alchemy of Souls (Korean: 환혼; Hanja: 還魂; RR: Hwanhon) is an ongoing South Korean tv collection starring Lee Jae-wook, Jung So-min, and Hwang Min-hyun.[9] Written by using the Hong sisters, it depicts the stories of young magicians coping with heaven and earth.[1][10] It premiered on tvN on June 18, 2022, and airs each Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 (KST).[eleven] It is also available for streaming on Netflix in decided on areas.[12]
The collection is split into two components: Part 1 is predicted to have 20 episodes, even as Part 2 is being written by means of the scriptwriters.[5][12]Synopsis[edit]
Set in a fictional usa referred to as Daeho that doesn’t exist in history or on maps, Alchemy of Souls is set the love and boom of young magicians as they triumph over their twisted fates.[2][9][13]
It follows the story of an elite warrior named Nak-su whose soul is accidently trapped within the vulnerable body of Mu-deok—Jang Wook’s servant.[4][12]Cast[edit]Main[edit]
- Lee Jae-wook as Jang Wook[9]
- Park Sang-hoon as young Jang Wook[14]
- Jung So-min as Mu-deok/Nak-su[9]
- Hwang Min-hyun as Seo Yool[three]
- Moon Seong-hyun as young Seo Yool[15]
Supporting[edit]People round Jang Wook[edit]
- Oh Na-ra as Kim Do-joo[9]
- Joo Sang-wook as Jang Kang[sixteen]
- Bae Gang-hee as Do Hwa[17]
Songrim[edit]
- Yoo Jun-sang as Park Jin[18]
- Yoo In-soo as Park Dang-gu[6]
- TBA as Sang-ho
Sejug-received[edit]
- Lee Do-kyung as Heo Yeom[19]
- Hong Seo-hee as Heo Yun-good enough[20]
- Jung Ji-an as Soon-yi[21]
- TBA as Physician Seo
Cheonbugwan[edit]
- Jo Jae-yoon as Jin Mu[9]
- Choi Ji-ho as Gil-ju[22]
- TBA as Yeom-su
Jinyowon[edit]
- Park Eun-hye as Jin Ho-kyung[19]
- TBA as Jin Woo-tak
- Arin as Jin Cho-yeon[6]
Royal own family[edit]
- Shin Seung-ho as Go Won[23]
- TBA as Go Soon
- Kang Kyung-heon as Seo Ha-sun[24]
- Park Byung-eun as Go Seong[16]
- TBA as Eunuch Oh
- TBA as Eunuch Kim
- Park So-jin as Joo Wol[25]
Chwiseollu[edit]Others[edit]
- Lim Cheol-soo as Lee Cheol (Teacher Lee)[19]
- Seo Hye-won as So-yi[26]
- TBA as Cha-beom
- TBA as Goo-hyo
- TBA as Han-yeol
Extended[edit]
- Jeon Hye-gained as Ae-hyang[27]
- Yoon Seo-hyun as Jo Choong[28]
Special appearances[edit]
- Go Yoon-jung as Nak-su[eleven]
- Yeom Hye-ran as a mysterious center-aged female[sixteen]
Production[edit]Development[edit]
Preparations for the series, in addition to application discussion with tvN, started in 2019 below the running identify Can This Person Be Translated (이 사람 통역이 되나요; I Saram Tong-yeog-i Doenayo).[29][30]Casting[edit]
In January 2021, Park Hye-su’s business enterprise found out that the actress auditioned for Alchemy of Souls. In June, it was introduced that actor Joo Sang-wook became provided a function within the collection.[31][32]
The girl lead position changed into first confirmed to be played by way of Park Hye-eun [ko]. However, in July 2021, she determined to go away the collection after a mutual settlement with the production crew. It become stated that despite the fact that Park is a rookie actress, she prepared difficult for the series, however felt lots of stress about playing the primary person of a huge undertaking.[33][34] The position become then presented to actress Jung So-min. Jung and director Park Joon-hwa previously worked collectively in 2017 TV series Because This Is My First Life.[35]
Line-up for the lead stars inclusive of Lee Jae-wook, Jung So-min, Hwang Min-hyun, Shin Seung-ho, Yoo Jun-sang, Oh Na-ra and Jo Jae-yoon changed into formally introduced by using tvN on March three, 2022.[36] On March 21, Yoo In-soo, Arin, Park Eun-hye, Lee Do-kyung and Lim Cheol-soo were introduced to have joined the forged.[6][19]Filming[edit]
In August 2021, production corporations Studio Dragon and High Quality signed an settlement with Mungyeong City to construct a filming website in Maseong-myeon really worth ₩5 billion for the manufacturing of Alchemy of Souls.[8]
On October 6, 2021, it became introduced that filming of the series was canceled for that week after a workforce member tested high-quality for COVID-19 at the morning of the fifth. All production crew individuals sooner or later underwent PCR check. Some team of workers members who had been categorised as close contacts went into self-quarantine, even though they tested poor for the contagion.[10][37]Cultural appropriation and plagiarism from Chinese Wuxia films[edit]
Chinese netizens claimed that “Alchemy of Souls” copied the Chinese drama “Ever Night”, which is produced and aired in 2018.[38] It is argued that during phrases of costume, individual setting and plot, the Korean spinoff is incredibly similar with “Ever Night”, The Untamed and Ashes of Love, which netizens connected comparison images and accused the drama of plagiarism. [39][40]Viewership[edit]
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