"Alchemy of Souls", 84,000,000 Hours of Viewing in August

"Alchemy of Souls" wrapped up the first part with 20 episodes on the 28th. The second part, "Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow", will consist of 10 episodes and will be released in December.

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tvN's Saturday and Sunday drama "Alchemy of Souls" was a work that drew attention even before its departure, with writer Hong Jeong-eun and Hong Mi-ran in writing and director Park Joon-hwa directing it. With a new worldview, attractive characters, and unpredictable developments, it has become a hot topic every day. In mid-June, the first broadcast ratings began with a maximum of 6% based on households in the Seoul metropolitan area, but the last ratings of Part 1 soared to 10.8% on the same basis, breaking its own highest ratings.

The drama, which aired on tvN and Netflix at the same time, also showed strong popularity in Netflix's global TOP 10 TV rankings. According to the top 10 Netflix content rankings, it ranked fifth in July, fourth in the first two weeks in August, and fifth and third in the second two weeks, respectively. From August 1st to 28th, viewers around the world spent about 84 million hours on "Alchemy of Souls".

Interest and expectations of global panes are rising on the IMDB site, where global content reviews can be checked.

Meanwhile, "Alchemy of Souls" is a fantasy romance drama in which the protagonists whose fate has been twisted due to magic that changes their souls, overcome it and grow. The second chapter of "Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow" will be released in December.