Alchemy of souls S01

August 07, 2022

Alchemy of souls S01

Alchemy of souls S01E01

Profile

Drama: Alchemy of Souls (English title) / Return (literal title)
Revised romanization: Hwanhon
Hangul: 환혼
Director: Park Joon-Hwa
Writer: Hong Jung-Eun, Hong Mi-Ran
Network: tvN
Episodes: 20
Release Date: June 18 - August 21, 2022
Runtime: Sat. & Sun. 21:10
Genre: Fantasy / Romance
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis :

The fate of these people become twisted due to "hwanhonsool" (the soul of the dead return to the living).

In the country of Daeho, Jang Uk (Lee Jae-Wook) comes from the noble Jang family. He holds an unpleasant secret about his birth, which people all around the country talk about. He is troublemaker. Jang Ukk happens to meet Mu-Deok (Jung So-Min). She is an elite warrior, but her soul is trapped in a physically weak body. She becomes Jang Wook’s servant, but she also secretly teaches him how to fight.

Seo Yul (Minhyun) comes from the noble Seo family. He seems perfect with good appearance, intelligence, and strong martial arts skills. Go Won (Shin Seung-Ho) is the crown prince of Daeho. He hopes to become a generous king.

Notes

"Alchemy of Souls" takes over tvN's Sat. & Sun. 21:10 time slot .

Cast



Lee Jae-Wook	Jung So-Min
Jang Uk	Mu-Deok

Seo Family

Minhyun

Seo Yul

Songrim



Yu Jun-Sang	Yoo In-Soo	Lee Ha-Yul	Kim Hyun-Sook
Park Jin	Park Dang-Gu	Sang-Ho	Maidservant Park

Sejukwon Infirmary, Songrim



Lee Do-Kyung	Hong Seo-Hui	Jung Ji-Ahn	Kim Yong-Jin
Heo Yeom	Heo Yun-Ok	Sun-I	Seo Eui-Won

Cheonbugwan



Jo Jae-Yun	Choi Ji-Ho	Cha Yong-Hak	Yoon Seo-Hyun
Jin Mu	Gil-Ju	Yeom Soo	Cho Chung



Han Ki-Jang	Ahn Jong-Jin	Choi Yeon-Oh
staff (ep.8)	staff (ep.8)	makeup woman (ep.13-14)

Jinyowon



Park Eun-Hye	Joo Suk-Tae	Arin	Jung Se-Hyun
Jin Ho-Gyeong	Jin Woo-Tak	Jin Cho-Yeon	Jin Cho-Yeon's servant

Royal Family



Shin Seung-Ho	Choi Kwang-Il	Kang Kyung-Hun	Park Byung-Eun
Go Won	Go Soon	Seo Ha-Sun	Ko Sung

Royal Palace



Lee Ki-Sub	Jung Ji-Soon	Jung Ji-Hwan	Kim Hwa-Young
Eunuch Oh	Eunuch Kim	royal guard (ep.8)	court lady (ep.15)

Jang Uk's Group



Oh Na-Ra	Joo Sang-Wook	Bae Gang-Hee	Jang Tae-Min
Maidservant Kim Do-Joo	Jang Gang	Do-Hwa	Servant Lee

Chwiseonru Courtesan House

Sojin

Ju-Wol



Jeon Hye-Won	Park Sang-Hyun	Cho Ye-Gyul	Kim Joong-Don	Jung Ho
Ae-Hyang	gisaeng (ep.6)	singer (ep.9)	guard (ep.9,15)	guard (ep.9,15)

Master Lee's Group



Lim Chul-Soo	Kim Chil-Doo	Kwon Eun-Sung
Master Lee	Master Lee (ep.15)	Master Lee (ep.15)

Mu-Deok's Group



Ko Yoon-Jung	Lee Dong-Yong
Naksu	Broker Kim

So-I's Group



Seo Hye-Won	Park Ok-Chool	Lee Hyun-Seo	Sim Jae-Hyun
So-I	ferry passenger	ferry passenger	thug

Jeongjingak



Lee Ji-Hoo	Lee Bong-Joon	Joo Min-Soo
Cha Beom	Gu-Hyo	Han Yeol

Inn



Ahn Soo-Ho	Jo Kyung-Jae
inn merchant	inn boy (ep.2)

Daegangtongun



Kim Ik-Tae	Jang Sung-Bum
Kang Man-Cheon (ep.11-12)	Kang Man-Cheon's pupil (ep.11-12)

Younger Days



Park Sang-Hoon	Moon Sung-Hyun	Gu Yu-Jung	Kim Min-Seung	Lee Sung-Wook
Jang Uk (young)	Seo Yul (young)	Naksu (young)	Park Jin (child) (ep.14)	Park Jin (teen) (ep.14)

Others



Yum Hye-Ran	Jung Min-Joon	Woo Hyeon	Choi Gyo-Sik	Kim Sung-Hyo
mystery woman (ep.1)	homeless boy (ep.1)	Monk Ho-Yeong (ep.1)	boutique shop owner (ep.1)	Naksu's family's servant (ep.5)



Kim Sang-Il	Kim Jin-Goo	Lim Yong-Soon	Seol Chang-Hee	Hwang In-Joon
family leader (ep.5)	family leader (ep.5)	family leader (ep.5)	Cheonbugwan investigator (ep.5)	mage (ep.7)



Gu Da-Song	Kim Joo-Young	Kim Na-In	Choi Nam-Wook	Oh Kyu-Taek
Jin Cho-Yeon's friend (ep.8)	villager (ep.8)	villager (ep.8)	umbrella seller (ep.10)	snacks seller (ep.10)