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And then they die
“And I’d choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I’d find you and I’d choose you.”—The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White
Category: Kdrama Weddings
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Tale of the Nine Tailed | Alchemy of Souls
i watch kdramas for the beautiful dialogue:
Kdramas I have watched
87. Alchemy of Souls
This show was on my list as soon as it started airing as it is my favourite genre: fantasy. I waited for it to finish airing both parts which is why I got to it so late.
I was expecting this to be good but not to grow so attached to all the characters.
I loved this show, it has everything: comedy, romance, action, and just the right amount of it all. I understand why it's so popular.
I don't want to give any spoilers (if there is anyone who hasn't watched it yet) so I will keep it vague.
I loved the main concept of this show, most of it was explained well, some parts a little confusing, especially in part 2 but it's fantasy, not science so I was satisfied with the explanations we got.
There are many many characters and by the end of 30 episodes there are characters you are rooting for and characters you want to see dead 😅 so I liked that we got to see a conclusive ending. I wouldn't have said no to more episodes because I wanted to see more of my favourites.
Highly recommending this one!
Kdrama Challenge
Day 1: Best Male Lead
Lee Gon- The King: Eternal Monarch
Ahn Min-hyuk- Strong Woman Do Bong-soon
Lee Jun-ho- Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Gu Won- King the Land
Jang Uk- Alchemy of Souls
Lee Jung-hyeok- Crash Landing on You
Kdrama Challenge
Day 3: Favourite Lead Couple
Lee Gon+Jeong Tae-eul- The King: Eternal Monarch
Ahn Min-hyuk+Do Bong-soon- Strong Woman Do Bong-soon
Lee Jun-ho+Woo Young-woo- Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Jang Uk+Jin Bu-yeon- Alchemy of Souls
Jung Yi-hyun+Yoon Sae-bom- Happiness
Cha Eun-jae+SEO Woo-jin- Dr. Romantic
Kdrama Challenge
Day 4: Favourite Secondary Couple
Grim Reaper+Sunny- Goblin
Cha Sung-hoon+Jin Young-seo- Business Proposal
Park Jin+Kim Do-ju- Alchemy of Souls
Park Eun-tak+Yoon Ah-reum- Dr. Romantic
Oh Pyeong-hwa+Kim Jae-won- King the Land
Kdrama Challenge
Day 5: Best Male Villain
Jin Mu- Alchemy of Souls
Seo Moon-zo- Strangers from Hell
Jang Han-seok- Vincenzo
Baek Hee-sung- Flower of Evil
Baek Jung-ki- Save Me
My pupil, you have lost all your energy. Master, you also have returned to being just Mudeok. I do not mind since we are together.
So you see me as a potential bride? No.
Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow (2022)
i have uni exams and assignments coming up these next few weeks and my head is only filled with dramas, theories and ships, nothing else...
No but he's actually my favorite character in this drama I can't
Vedic Astrology Observation (based on shows/films part 2)
Alchemy Of Souls: Light and Shadow
Okay I finally found the nakshatra themes playing in this kdrama. And this did make me stumble on an interesting observation. Firstly, why do I find a nice handful of Mrigashiras playing characters who experience memory loss? But also Rohinis? (Rohini and Mrigashira tend to overlap in themes.)
Rohini Moon Milla Jovovich as Alice from the first Resident Evil film in which she wakes up not remembering anything.
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Rohini Moon Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier from Captain America: The Winter Soldier, who remembers nothing of his past.
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Mrigashira Sun Nicole Kidman in Before I Go To Sleep as a woman who suffers from amnesia caused by a vicious attack.
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Mrigashira Moon Rachel McAdams in The Vow who wakes up from a coma with severe memory loss.
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Rohini or Mrigashira Moon Go YounJung playing a sort of former assassin who has memory loss in Alchemy Of Souls: Light & Shadow. I'll go with her being Mrigashira which I'll be expanding on here.
Both nakshatras can be connected back to the story of Eve in the garden of eden, because Saraswati ('Eve') was created by Lord Brahma (The Creator) in Rohini. The story between Saraswati and Brahma continues into Mrigashira and Ardra. But in the biblical context, the forbidden fruit would be mostly shown through Mrigashira's need to destroy one's own ignorance for true knowledge.
[Opening to Mrigashira Moon character introduced in a beautiful garden, giving off Eve vibes].
In this case, memory loss would represent the reality of 'ignorance being bliss', and discovering knowledge that would destroy that ignorance may cause one some suffering. But Mrigashira would welcome it, being the Searching Star, as it seeks to discover more about one's nature and the nature of the world. Whereas Rohini would represent the birth of Eve, enjoying what's offered in the garden and unknowingly living a limited life in contentment. She finds pleasure in the simple things that are present around her. But into Mrigashira, the snake tells her that if she takes the apple, she will have the knowledge and power of God. In the context of this memory loss theme, this would be her regaining back her memories. Which could either destroy her, or strengthen her.
Now. Go Youngjung's character was a merciless assassin who loses her memories, and the memory-loss causes a shift in her entirely – as if she was reborn as Eve. She's kind, curious, sweet and childlike – and quite naive to how the world operates outside of her. This is Mrigashira initially being lost in bliss and comfort (from the ignorance of her true identity in this case), until she'll have to gain/regain self awareness. When she regains her full memories of being an assassin with blood on her hands, especially her own lover's blood on her hands, that is the beginning of Ardra — as reality becomes cruel in her eyes. As the blissful ignorant babylike identity she had would crumble [btw I'm only on Episode 2 of Season 2 as I'm typing this, so I'm speculating how her story will progress in an obvious way].
Very interesting that in the first episodes, Naksu was in search for the perfect powerful husband (played by a Chitra/Swati Moon, Bharani Sun man), which correlates with Goddess Parvati who was born in Mrigashira.
Goddess Parvati wanted an ideal and powerful husband while she also sought out adventures for knowledge and experience.
Which takes me to Go Younjung's Ashwini Sun — her Sun exalted just like her male lead's in Aries.
I made a post giving Revati the archetype of the 'trapped in the tower' princess/one being stuck in the house or one place for too long, when it's actually shared with Ashwini. (Important to note that Go Younjung does have Ketu in Revati).
Ashwini, being the horse, will have a desire to quench their thirst for freedom and adventure — picture a horse running away, far away, after being locked up in the same place for years.
I do think Ashwini is also related to Rapunzel, mostly.
Tangled, for example. Rapunzel with her long, long hair. Ketu = Hair. And she meets a lost horse which she befriends, and Ashwini is often symbolized by the horse head. Plus that's the nakshatra's yoni. And I've noticed people comparing Go Younjung's Naksu to Rapunzel.
Similar to Rapunzel, Naksu has long, thick hair. We learn that she's been trapped in the same room/place for three years by her unstable mother — parallel to Rapunzel's relationship with Gothel. Then Naksu finally meets a handsome intruder, who will be her love interest, who eventually helps her escape (Which leads her into her rebellious ✨Mrigashira era✨). Again, parallel to the movie.
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Might do part 3 of this because Jung Somin's role in the drama as Naksu is so important considering the fact that she's an Ardra Moon, which continues the themes of Mrigashira in a more cynical manner. Her Ardra Moon shows contrast to season 2's portrayal of Naksu (played by a Mrigashira Moon) who is on her journey of discovery and recollection of memories she would never think belong to her. The self awareness may drive her straight into the misery of Ardra. Ardra is symbolized by the teardrop, representing the aftermath of the shed of Mrigashira's innocence and ignorance (which I say can be symbolized by the snake shedding it's skin, Mrigashira being snake yoni 🐍).
(Picture limit determines the lengths of my posts, unfortunately, so yall just gon' have to bare with me 💀)
I just love these two. I hate having to wait almost a whole week just to get my Uk and Naksu fix. And the end of episode 7 and the beginning of 8 was just - WOW. I'm sad there are only two episodes left. 🥺
#it’s the way he smiles genuinely in this scene
I just love these two. I'm not ready to let them go. 🥺
If this is a brief chance to keep the promise we made, let us spend time together like any other couple who have met after pining and longing for each other.
ALCHEMY OF SOULS S2: LIGHT AND SHADOW (2022)
I seriously cried during the chestnuts 🌰 scene. 🥺
If this is a brief chance to keep the promise we made, let us spend time together like any other couple who have met after pining and longing for each other.
Definitely an ugly cry moment for me 🥺
Fate was not what brought us to recognise each other at first sight. We lightened up each other’s lives when we needed each other the most. We embraced the shadows that came with it and chose to love each other. So now, there is only one reply I can give you in our last moment together.