In the first episode of “Alchemy of Souls”, which aired on June 18th, the process of Nak-soo (Go Yoon-jung) transferring her soul to Deok-yi (Jung So-min) just before her death was depicted.
Later, the main characters, including Seo Family’s Seo Yul (Hwang Min-hyun), Jang Family’s Jang Wook (Lee Jae-wook), Jin Family’s Jin Cho-yeon (Arin), and Park Family’s Park Dang-gu (Yoo In-soo), appeared one after another.
After the broadcast, netizens gave enthusiastic directions for the visuals of Go Yoon-jung as Nak-soo and Arin as Jin Cho-yeon in the drama.
Referring to Go Yoon-jung, netizens commented, “I thought she became famous thanks to her beauty but it seems like she can also act well”, “She looks good in the image of Nak-soo”, “She must become more famous”, “I want to see her in more dramas”, etc. As for Arin, Internet users complimented, “I thought I was watching a music video the moment she appeared”, “She’s so beautiful”, etc.
Meanwhile, “Alchemy of Souls”, which aired the first episode on June 18th, recorded an average nationwide rating of 5.2% (peak 6.3%) and 4.8% in Seoul area rating (peak 6.0%). (Data provided by Nielsen Korea)
Source: wikitree