Alchemy of Souls

Contents:  Part 1 • Part 2

Details

• Title: 환혼 / Hwanhon
• Also known as: Soul Marriage / Return
• Genre: Fantasy, romance, period
• Broadcast network: tvN

Synopsis

Set in a fictional country 'Daeho' that does not exist in history or maps, this is a story about protagonists who overcome their fates that have been twisted by magic.

User/Viewer Ratings

4.60

(30 votes)

Part 1

Alchemy of Souls

• Episodes: 20
• Broadcast period: 2022-Jun-18 to 2022-Aug-28
• Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:10
• Original soundtrack: Alchemy of Souls OST

Cast

Correlation Chart

Main Cast

• Lee Jae Wook as Jang Wook
  • Park Sang Hoon as young Wook
• Jung So Min as Moo Duk / Nak Soo / Jin Boo Yun
  • Yoon Hae Bin as child Boo Yun

People around Jang Wook

• Oh Na Ra as Maidservant Kim
• Joo Sang Wook as Jang Kang
• Bae Kang Hee as Do Hwa

People around Moo Duk

• Go Yoon Jung as Nak Soo / Jo Young
  • Koo Yoo Jung (구유정) as young Nak Soo

Seo Family

• Hwang Min Hyun as Seo Yool
  • Moon Sung Hyun as young Seo Yool
  • Jang Sun Yool as child Seo Yool

Song Rim

• Yoo Joon Sang as Park Jin
• Yoo In Soo as Park Dang Koo
  • Kim Do Yup (김도엽) as young Dang Koo
• Lee Ha Yool as Sang Ho

Se Jook Won

• Lee Do Kyung as Heo Yum
• Hong Seo Hee as Heo Yoon Ok
• Jung Ji Ahn as Soon Yi
• Kim Yong Jin (김용진) as Physician Seo

Chun Boo Kwan

• Jo Jae Yoon as Jin Moo
• Choi Ji Ho as Kil Joo
• Cha Yong Hak as Yum Soo

Jin Yo Won

• Park Eun Hye as Jin Ho Kyung
• Joo Suk Tae as Jin Woo Tak
• Arin as Jin Cho Yun

Royal Family

• Shin Seung Ho as Ko Won
• Choi Kwang Il as Ko Soon
• Kang Kyung Hun as Seo Ha Sun / Shaman Choi
  • Shim So Young as real appearance of Shaman Choi
• Park Byung Eun as Ko Sung
• Lee Ki Sup (이기섭) as Eunuch Oh
• Jung Ji Soon as Eunuch Kim

Choi Sun Roo

• Park So Jin as Joo Wol

Others

• Im Chul Soo as Teacher Lee Chul
  • Kim Chil Doo (김칠두) as real appearance of Teacher Lee
  • Kwon Eun Sung (권은성) as young Teacher Lee
• Seo Hye Won as So Yi
• Lee Ji Hoo (이지후) as Cha Bum
• Lee Bong Joon as Koo Ho
• Joo Min Soo as Han Yul
• Woo Hyun as Ho Yun
• Yoon Seo Hyun as Jo Choong (Nak Soo's father)
• Kim Ik Tae as Kang Chun Man
• Jang Sung Bum as Ji Ho
• Kim Hwa Young (김화영) as Court Lady Han
• Kim Ki Chun as Young Master Bong
• Yum Hye Ran as middle-aged woman (ep 1)
• Ahn Soo Ho as merchant (ep 2)
• Choi Nam Wook as umbrella seller (ep 10)

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Part 2

Alchemy of Souls 2

• Title: 환혼 빛과 그림자 / Hwanhon: Bitgwa Geurimja (Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow)
• Episodes: 10
• Broadcast period: 2022-Dec-10 to 2023-Jan-08
• Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:10
• Original soundtrack: Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow OST

Cast

Correlation Chart

Jang Family

• Lee Jae Wook as Jang Wook
• Oh Na Ra as Maidservant Kim Yun
• Jang Tae Min as Servant Lee

Jin Family / Jin Yo Won

• Go Yoon Jung as Jin Boo Yun / Jo Young / Naksu
• Park Eun Hye as Jin Ho Kyung
• Arin as Jin Cho Yun

Seo Family

• Hwang Min Hyun as Seo Yool
• Do Sang Woo as Seo Yoon Oh

Song Rim

• Yoo Joon Sang as Park Jin
• Yoo In Soo as Park Dang Koo
• Lee Ha Yool as Sang Ho

Se Jook Won

• Lee Do Kyung as Heo Yum
• Hong Seo Hee as Heo Yoon Ok
• Jung Ji Ahn as Soon Yi
• Kim Yong Jin (김용진) as Physician Seo

Chun Boo Kwan

• Jo Jae Yoon as Jin Moo
• Cha Yong Hak as Yum Soo
• Lee Ji Hoo (이지후) as Cha Bum
• Lee Bong Joon as Koo Hyo
• Joo Min Soo as Han Yul

Royal Family

• Shin Seung Ho as Ko Won
• Choi Kwang Il as Ko Soon
• Shin So Young as Seo Ha Sun
• Lee Ki Sup (이기섭) as Eunuch Oh

Choi Sun Roo

• Park So Jin as Joo Wol

Others

• Im Chul Soo as Teacher Lee Chul
• Seo Hye Won as So Yi
• Song Seung Hwan (송승환) as Yong Pil
• Woo Hyun as Ho Yun

Special appearances

• Lee Joon Hyuk as alcohol deliveryman (ep 1)
• Kim Dae Gon as alcohol deliveryman (ep 1)
• Lee Chae Min as alcohol deliveryman (ep 1)

Production Credits

• Production Companies: Studio Dragon, High Quality (하이퀄리티), TS Narincinema (TS나린시네마)
• Directors: Park Joon Hwa, Jang Yang Ho, Bae Hyun Jin (배현진)
• Screenwriters: Hong Jung Eun, Hong Mi Ran

Episode Ratings

• See Alchemy of Souls/Episode Ratings

Recognitions

• 2022 7th Asia Artist Awards: Best Actor Award (Lee Jae Wook)
• 2022 17th Asia Model Awards: Asia Special Award (Lee Jae Wook)
• 2022 13th Korea Drama Awards: Global Excellence Award (Lee Jae Wook)
• 2022 13th Korea Drama Awards: Best Director (Park Joon Hwa)

Notes

• Rookie actress Park Hye Eun (박혜은) was originally cast in the role of Moo Duk, but after additional discussions with the production staff, she agreed to drop out.

External Links

• Official site
• HanCinema
• English Wikipedia
• Korean Wikipedia (Part 1)
• Korean Wikipedia (Part 2)

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