Alchemy of Souls
환혼Checked and re-read
The best looking fantasy Korea has made and the most frustrating structure. Part one is twenty episodes of body-swap romance running on a training arc, and for about twelve of them it is superb: funny, gorgeous, built on a lead pair with real chemistry. Then it repeats itself, stretches, and stops on a cliff that requires part two, which recasts the female lead and changes the tone completely. Do not start this unless you intend to watch both parts. It rewatches poorly for a show this loved, which tells you how much of the pleasure is plot.
A powerful sorceress in a blind woman's body encounters a man from a prestigious family, who wants her help to change his destiny.
Slow start Episode 3, once the training arc starts and the ensemble locks in.
Where we recommend it
On 9 lists- Dramas like A Korean OdysseyClosest
- Dramas like Hotel del LunaClosest
- Dramas like Mr. QueenStrong thread
- Dramas like The Uncanny CounterStrong thread
- Dramas like GoblinStrong thread
- Dramas like Tale of the Nine-TailedSame feeling
- Dramas like The WonderfoolsSame feeling
- Dramas like To My Beloved ThiefSame feeling
- Dramas like The East PalaceSame feeling
Recommended alongside
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