#Cho yeong

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GO YOON JUNG AS CHO YEONG Alchemy of Souls (Season 2)

[kdram-chjh]

Kdrama: Alchemy of Souls (Season 2) (2022-2023)

Strongest Couple 🤧✨ | Alchemy Of Souls

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-4sdA3bU9ZE

[naksushadows]

Thinking about Cho Yeong's journey in Alchemy of Souls is a bittersweet feeling.

I like fantasy stories in general because they give me this feeling that after a long journey, nothing is the same again. But the wounds along the way are there and at some point the characters will have to deal with them.

And I like to see that although part of the audience doesn't recognize it, Yeong is a character who has been dehumanized so many times in life, and that finding someone to be her safe haven, showing her weaknesses, selfishness and anger is what makes her more human.(she was made for us girls).

She didn't stop being strong just because she chose to follow another path, a path that wasn't imposed by perversity and trauma.

Now she is free to finally live as she wants, without manipulation. The sweet girl, the assassin, the master, the servant, the lady of a traditional family, the priestess are all part of the character's totality.

I love this character in all her entirety ♡

[swiftletinthecloud]

─ I Felt Younger When We Met | Waterparks

@asiandramanet july bingo challenge: quote

“What if I do not mind dying? Then can I hold onto it and keep loving you? ” ─ Jang Uk | Alchemy of Souls (2022)

[my-drama-heart2406]

You know, whenever I see that AoS season 2 ep6 kiss scene I always think...

Whether it was the director's decision... Or did Lee Jae Wook just, simply on impulse, decide that- let me just keep my eyes half lidded open and look at her while I kiss her so that the kiss becomes 10x more hotter and they never forget it for the rest of their lives.

What do you guys think?

[gossamerorigins]

[raedioactive]

ok but can we get some love for seo yul? this guy fell in love with an assassin who threatened to kill him and gave her a whistle, saw the assassin's body years later, taking the whistle from her body, figured out whose body the assassin's soul was in, realised she was in love with his best friend, then after she died was sent back to his home far far away. After she came back again he found out who she was before anybody else and watched her fall in love with the same man again. meanwhile he had a parasite put into his body that ate away at his life-giving energy, befriended the person that put it in his body, didn't take the medicine that would have helped him, almost died trying to save the person's life but only managed to watch her die, then was in a critical state until his life was saved. then he had to carry the burden of knowing that the assassin's soul would fade away and he had to carry it alone until she died. they were friends.

this poor guy.

[manob]

Naksu fanart !! aaaaa I LOVE HER and Jang uk, they're my babies, I'm so sad I finished it already. More series like this pleaseee

[meenawrites]

So.. I finished Alchemy of Souls

Guys, the amount of tears I just shed in front of my entire family in the last episode of part 2 is crazy.

They were just sitting there like, you good? It's fiction as I'm sobbing my eyes out.

Anyway.

I have many thoughts. So many. And I lowkey want to make a separate post for each of them.

But for now I do want to leave some of my impressions about the finale: (spoilers ahead obviously)

I thought it was pretty well done. I expected to be a bit more shocked about the whole Jin Buyeon is Jin Seol-ran plotline but it honestly made sense to me and I feel like it was actually foreshadowed pretty well for the most part, even in season 1.

Also they definitely got me good with the deaths of Park Jin, Maidservant Kim, and Jin Hogyeong (if that's how you spell her name). Like that's when I started crying tbh. (I could care less about Mama Jin tbh, she sucks, but that deserves its own post). And I'm glad that them actually being alive didn't feel like a cop out to me. They established early on that Jin Seol-ran knew what would happen and used that to their advantage so it was believable and didn't feel like a Deus Ex Machina move for them to be saved. Well, maybe one of them should have died (cough–Mama Jin–cough). But it's fine.

I do feel like the last two episodes were kind of rushed though. I don't know if they had budgeting constraints or if Netflix didn't give them more than ten episodes, but I think that they should have had at least 12. Two more episodes would have allowed for more expansion on the climax and allowed them to up the drama more, which I think would have done well for the series over all, and would have been a better payoff.

I think the time could have been used well to flesh out some of the side characters arcs more. I feel like Danggu and Jin Choyeon were kind of pushed off to the side this season, and especially in the latter half, but I would have liked to see more of them and their relationships not only with each other but with Jang Uk and Naksu/Jin Buyeon.

For all intents and purposes, Naksu/Jin Buyeon lived as Jin Choyeon's sister for three years, and we can see that despite everything that happened three years prior, Choyeon did treat her as her sister even knowing the soul was Naksu's and cared about her. I think that could've and should've been expanded upon, her choosing to care about Naksu/Jin Buyeon or how that came to be. Also, after Naksu regained her memory AND found out Jin Mu had been for sure controlling her at the end of Part 1, I would have loved to see the conversation between her and Choyeon about what she did, an apology and an explanation that she would never have done that if she were sane of mind. What I said about Choyeon applies to Naksu as well because she lived three years as Choyeon's sister, and we can tell she cares about her, so I would have loved to see more of her feelings towards her, especially upon remembering all that had transpired in part 1.

When it comes to Danggu, I mean, he's one of Uk's best friends, and he was left out of the loop a lot when it came to anything Naksu-related. I would have liked him to find out or for Uk to tell him at some point and see how he makes peace with that. Because Danggu and Mudeok were friends in part 1 and he supported her (erroneously) in her supposed romance with Seo Yul. But then she killed his fiance's father and tried to attack him. I can't imagine the sense of betrayal he felt, but also finding out that it wasn't her fault and how he could come to terms with that would have been great to see. I also think his whole experience/trauma from part 1 was kind of glossed over. Like his main thing this season was his broken heart after Choyeon didn't end up marrying him, and I think that was making his feelings a bit too one-dimensional there. They do talk about how he feels slightly uncomfortable/doesn't know what to do with Jang Uk at the beginning of the show, but once Seo Yul comes back, that's kind of forgotten about and the three of them just start hanging out again no problem. I would've like to see a bit more about him struggling with becoming Leader of Songrim as well and how he adapted to that amidst his heartbreak for both his love and his friend who he doesn't even know how to act around anymore, and even towards Naksu/Mudeok who kind of ruined his future and that of his best friend but also being intuitive enough (because he is and he has one of the best hearts we've seen in the show) to realize that there's more to the story than her just going on a murder spree.

I've seen some talk about people saying they didn't like the actress for season 2 as much as season 1 (forgive me, I forgot their names), but I think both brought something good to the table.

Season 1 actress for Mudeok was really good. Her facial expressions were spot on and her chemistry with Lee Jaewook and the other cast members was really good. I think she definitely had great stage presence and made the show popular in the first place. I just don't agree that season 2 actress was worse.

I think season 2 actress definitely put in the work and embodied who Naksu/Jin Buyeon was for the majority of the series. There were times where she made expressions that perfectly resembled/echoed Naksu/Mudeok's that really got me like yes they are the same person even if she doesn't remember. She may have been cuter than we were used to with out sharp-tongued and emotion-resistant Mudeok, but I think Naksu needed that. As Mudeok and before then she didn't have the luxury to be more emotional and girly, it's only now in this body that she does, and I'm glad she had the opportunity to express that side of herself that had never seen the light of day.

We did get a glimpse of that side of her at the end of part 1 where she's playing around with makeup and what might make her look pretty, and it really spoke to all that she had missed out on and had to give up in order to survive. So yeah despite all the angst, I'm glad Naksu/Jin Buyeon had that opportunity through season 2 actress who played it really well while keeping in line with the essence of Naksu/Mudeok.

This whole thing about Naksu being the shadow to Jang Uk's light and if light exists then it needs a shadow broke my heart you guys, it was so perfect. And the fact that they were each other's light and shadow at different points but were also wholly necessary to each other in that was beautiful. I want to talk more about this in a separate post, so I'll table this metaphor for now.

Shout out to Crown Prince Go Won, a great character this whole season in terms of both comedic relief and massive character growth. So good.

Uk's arc was fantastic too but again want to save that for a full post.

Those are my out of order first thoughts about part 2, but I have SO MUCH MORE to discuss, so I will come back for sure. I just needed to scream to the world for a bit (virtually of course).

Question though for all of you more knowledgeable in the k-drama world: is there going to be a season 3?

[dilebe06]

[celestialoverz]

ukyeong missers assemble!

i just want to share that i wrote an ukyeong office au!! ceo! jang uk x secretary! cho yeong 🥰 i hope you can check it out guys and leave a comment 🤧i just want someone to delulu with me hehehe thank you 💗

ps. it has 2 chapters 🥰

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

I just realized that the last outfit that we see Mu-deok wearing when she kills everyone:

Is basically the exact same outfit she's wearing at the end as Cho Yeong (or at least the same colours, green collar with pink):

She finally got to be married in that outfit!

[kdram-chjh]

Kdrama: Alchemy of Souls (Season 2) (2022-2023)

"Let us go, my dear husband." ❤ || Alchemy of Souls S2 Ep1

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UKZ4cKWOjcM

[naksushadows]

individual alchemy of souls posters are so magical

[swiftletinthecloud]

— Uk and Yeong. Light and Shadow. (insp)

@asiandramanet November creator bingo challenge: quote

"What if I do not mind dying? Then can I hold onto it and keep loving you? ... So you should do the same and stick to your confession. Keep loving me to death.” ─ Jang Uk | Alchemy of Souls (2022)

[my-drama-heart2406]

Look I know I'm probably the only one still obsessed with AoS, and I'm sure most people already know about this. But since this came into my YouTube shorts today(because somehow YouTube knows that I'm still obsessed with AoS), I have to talk about it.

If it's not clear this is another subtitle correction post.

So remember the scene when Jang Uk broke into Jinyowon because Jin Hogyeong was torturing Buyeon by tightening the tracking thread sewn into her flesh? And then he barged into the into the room snatched the whole tracking thread from Jin Hogyeong and destroyed it without even pulling out his sword? And then he said, with one hand on his hips the other resting on the handle of his sword, that his wife couldn't sleep?

I'm sure you all remember it.

Except... Jang Uk never says, "my wife cannot sleep"

The dialogue in Korean goes: uri ae ga jamal mo jasso-yo.

He used the word "ae", which directly translates to child or(yes, if you guessed it you guessed right) baby.

So what Jang Uk actually says is that, "my baby cannot sleep".

See it's a minor subtitle correction, and it's not even a correction actually, because there was no wrong translation in this scene.

But it SOOO important to me that everyone should know that THIS is what Jang Uk said.

That not only did he stop Jin Hogyeong from physically abusing Buyeon ever again in the future, he slapped her in the face with the fact that he called his wife, her daughter, "baby"!

My baby cannot sleep. Please refrain from calling your daughter in the middle of the night. As you already know, we are newly weds.

Uff!!!