Jung So-min tries to teach Lee Jae-wook in tvN’s Alchemy of Souls

by tccolb

The promos for tvN’s fantasy romance Alchemy of Souls have been kicking into high gear with more posters and a video teaser featuring the drama’s two leads.

Set in a land that is hidden from history, the story has Lee Jae-wook (Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol) as the noble son of the Jang clan, while and Jung So-min (Monthly Magazine Home) somehow ends up as his maid – even though she has the soul of a skilled warrior. Both have experienced some kind of altering of their souls and the drama follows their journey as they try to right their destinies.

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The newest video teaser starts with a somber-faced Lee Jae-wook trying to learn sword fighting and he confides, “I sought out twelve teachers and I was rejected twelve times. And now, I have finally found the teacher who will change my destiny.”

It then cuts to Jung So-min smacking Lee Jae-wook with a broom and he whines, “Why did you hit me?” He continues complaining that he’s tired when Jung leads him through a rocky path and she notes with annoyance, “You call me teacher when you’re whining and then play the young master card when you want something done for you!?”

The appearing text screens read: “Romance begins for the maid turned teacher and the delinquent student.” We then see Lee Jae-wook continuing to bother Jung So-min like a child, flicking at her forehead and pulling her hair. But when she has a K-drama moment with Hwang Min-hyun (Live On), Lee is quick to tell Jung, “Teacher, don’t cheat on me.”

After the drama’s title card, we jump to a jealous Lee Jae-wook following Jung So-min. She pointedly tells him, “It’ll naturally take effort to not fall in love with a handsome man.” And an amused Lee asks, “What about me, then? You must have been struggling all this time because of your master,” but Jung dismisses his claim.

Lee Jae-wook fumbles in reply, “But why? That doesn’t make sense with what you were saying before. Let’s agree that you’ve been making an effort all this time.” Jung So-min gives a robotic, “Yes, sir.” And he sadly protests, “Say it like you mean it.” The teaser then closes on an emotionless Jung who simply repeats, “Yes.”

Directed by PD Park Joon-hwa (What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim) with scripts co-written by Hong Jung-eun and Hong Mi-ran (Hotel Del Luna), tvN’s Alchemy of Souls premieres June 18.