#bulgasal immortal souls

[whumpetywhump]

Whumptober Day 12 (Alt) - Broken

Adamas - Ep. 14

Bulgasal: Immortal Souls - Ep. 6

Pipeline (2021)

Stranger 2 - Ep. 11

White Christmas - Ep. 7

#whumptober 2023 #no.12 #broken #adamas #bulgasal immortal souls #pipeline #stranger 2 #white christmas #broken bones #tw gore #whump #asian whump #kwhump #gifs

[greatdisaster]

men will soulsearch for 600 years instead of going to therapy

#watching a new show thats weird and slightly unhinged but sure ok im having a lot of fun why not #bulgasal #bulgasal immortal souls #also hi if youre reading this at the time i posted: merry christmas and happy holidays hope youre well #dan hwal #min sang un

[simply-whump]

Bulgasal: Immortal Souls : Episode 10

#bulgasal immortal souls #asian whump #whump edit #kdrama edit #whump #kdrama #korean drama #stabbed #bleeding out #worry #its okay he didnt die

[heavensentbabe]

Watching the female character's writing and portrayal for Alchemy Of Souls Part 2 gives me terrible flashbacks to the time I watched Bulgasal: Immortal Souls, where I'd wait for the female character to stop early-simping on the cold 'misunderstood monster boy' and to grow a backbone or become powerful again but till the final episode none of that happened; making me aware of the mistreatment towards female characters whose potential is unfulfilled and instead her biggest strength is her love for our depressed, mean, powerful male lead. Because LoVe cOnQuErS aLL 🤡

Hopefully I'm proven wrong by the end of the season but after episode 23, I think they'll prolong this amnesia dynamic till the very last minute. Watch Jang Uk treat her harshly all the way till the second last episode — then he'll feel bad uwu, just like in Bulgasal. It makes my blood boil, because she's just clueless - it's as if she were written like this to be bullied by her love interest. Ugh I gotta rewatch Kingdom: Ashin Of The North to tend to this distress I'm feeling and remind myself that there are still consistent, strong female characters out there in kdrama.

#alchemy of souls light and shadow #alchemy of souls part 2 #alchemy of souls 2 #Bulgasal Immortal Souls #Bulgasal #I don't think we'll get any Naksu scenes at this point. #might as well just drop the drama before i get traumatized again just like in Bulgasal #alchemy of souls

[edenreign]

KWON NARA in Bulgasal Immortal Souls

#kwon nara #bulgasal #bulgasal immortal souls

[tifa-and-rinoa]

"Even if hundreds of years pass by… and it's just the two of us in the world."

® Bulgasal: Immortal Souls

#bulgasal #bulgasal immortal souls #immortal souls #k drama #korean drama #netflix drama #불가살 #lee jin wook #dan hwal #kwon nara #kwon na ra #min sang un #이진욱 #권나라 #gong seung yeon #min si ho #dan hwal & sang un #hwal & min sang #lee joon #ok eul tae #dan hwal vs ok eul tae #k drama edit #k drama edits #asian drama #drama edits #south korea #Youtube

[ambercblog]

Hwal *smiles and/or stares*

*Error: sang-un.exe has stopped working*

“I didn’t know you could smile like that. Smile again, please?”

“Stop it”

“Just one more time. Smile one more time”

(Bulgasal: immortal souls - ep.11)

#bulgasal immortal souls #lee jin wook #lee jinuk #Kwon Nara #jinuk smile #jinuk gaze #she is a cutie too but there's no way anyone could resist him so I undertsand her #in a world full of sadness #his smile keeps me alive #<3

[elegantblazelady]

Should I start Alchemy of Souls? It sorta reminds me of Bulgasal which I enjoyed a lot.

#alchemy of souls #bulgasal immortal souls

[greyjug]

if his whole life isn't about finding me i don't want it

#dan hwal #min sang un #bulgasal #bulgasal immortal souls #immortal souls #bulgasal: immortal souls #kdrama

[cineflections]

Kdramas are all about the twist and turns and add to that ill-fated relationships across several lifetimes and blood galore, and you get a series that manages to engage the viewer for the full 16-episode count.

I'm, of course, talking about Bulgasal - immortal souls on Netflix.

This had been on my list on Netflix for ages it feels like. I love costume dramas, court intrigue and what not, and I truly thought this was going to be one such, the 2 first episodes fooled me enough that the first 5 minutes in modern time didn't put me off. But the switch to modern times was well done and served the plot well.

Having gotten a new hobby in embroidering, it was easy for me to get through the 16 hours without getting bored and itching to look up episode summaries that I often do with C- and K-dramas. Ofc, the plot itself is right up my alley.

Halfway done with this, first time cross stitching for like almost 20 years (damn, I feel old now) so I will accept any mistakes I make on this.

I was really impressed with the cinematography and costumes in the first 2 episodes (in particular, it was quite stellar throughout), it felt grounded and real, and having the monsters be "humans" (with modification) added to this grounded style. The series uses make-up and prosthetics rather than cgi (although i did notice some here ans there) for the monsters and "monsterfication" effects on our protagonist and I always appreciate when a show/movie does that.

The cast of characters are quite small and they are reused for the different times shown in the story - showing where each character ended up reincarnating. And the reason why they're connected each life is because like our Bulgasal Hwal has said a few times (paraphrasing heavily): ties of destiny are not easily broken, and will endure across time. We have two characters that start as siblings, become mother and son, to lastly be platonic roommates (happy surprise by this tbh, I thought for sure the show would make them lovers even to the last 5 minutes).

The beginning made it so easy to root for Hwal who has had to suffer throughout his whole life, and at the end of a particularly harrowing experienced left him with nothing except his life - which he, too, wanted to lose at that point - but immortality was forced upon him. Cursed to become Bulgasal - a monster that has no soul and drink human blood for sustenance.

The beginning of the show was so effective at making me like and sympathize with him and the people he loved, that the whiplash was quite hard when we are thrust into the POV of the woman who cursed him to become a monster, this time reincarnated as a young girl.

The girl in question living her life with her mom, twin sister, and younger sister, somewhere in Korea. The twin sister almost never leaving the apartment and forcing the girl, Sang-un, to wear a mask to cover her face "Because Bulgasal will come for them". It's a direct parallel to how Hwal grew up. Always afraid that Bulgasal would come and get him.

The viewer has followed Hwal on his quest for revenge, but then following the POV of the girl he hunted, I just couldn't get behind him killing them. I felt that him murdering the whole family would really sour him as a protagonist for me. I actually wondered how the show was going to justify him going through with it.

Spoilers: he didn't.

But we don't really find that out immediately. The show smartly continues the main POV of the girl Sang-un, now grown up, with some switches back to Hwal as we find him seemingly looking for the one who got away from his murder of Sang-un's twin sister and mother.

And when they finally meet, we find out that he was actually not responsible for their deaths. He was certainly aiming to kill the twin sisters and their entire family, but someone got there first.

The show at this point starts the classical enemies to lovers trope and starts bringing up the questions on how this apparent blood feud started. Why did Sang-un, as Bulgasal, kill his entire family and then curse him so she could become human? Why is Sang-un important when it was her (now dead) twin sister that remembered all of her past lives? And the eternal question: why is no one talking to each other about their issues.

Which is my main critique of this drama. It often hinges itself on characters acting from misunderstandings and ignorance. A character would not explain anything to another and then be surprised when that character doesn't listen to them. Again and again I felt like if they would just talk we wouldn't be in this situation. And then, in the last episode, we find out what started it all - and it's a misunderstanding! And it just escalates from there. It felt so cheap. The resolution to all the conflicts, I feel, was good enough to satisfy me. But when the show really tried hitting me with the "emotional damage", I guess I was partly checked out and didn't feel anything in particular. I would've loved a good cry.

The conflict resolution was bittersweet, but the ending montage made it just sweet. And while the "how" can be questions and critiqued, I find it was good it did end like that anyways. Makes its easier to let go.

Overall, I liked this drama, it was not as bloated with unnecessarily long shots every scene (tho it certainly could've have trimmed the almost Naruto style flashbacks and One Piece style reaction shots), and so the pacing felt quick and each scene felt like they had purpose. The music was reminiscent of HBO's Westworld at times (especially the softer notes) and I really liked the drums that signified the arrival of Bulgasal. The acting felt mostly genuine and real, with some exceptions (I kinda dislike the excessive "whining" or "aggressiveness" characters sometimes act when talking to each other, which happens in every kdrama I've watched, is that how they act in reality or is it for "TV-drama"?).

I wouldn't recommend this one if you're looking for a romantic story, there is a romance, but it's very toned down and develops naturally over the course of the series, but the romance is not the point of the story and conflict.

But I do recommend this one if you like a good plot with reincarnation and recurring destiny. With some twist and turns that feel earned and not like bullshit.

#series #kdrama #bulgasal #bulgasal immortal souls #netflix

[whumpetywhump]

Whumptober Day 25 - "They're Not Breathing"

Bulgasal: Immortal Souls - Ep. 6

First Responders - Ep. 7

Kokdu: Season Of Deity - Ep. 6

Oh No! Here Comes Trouble - Ep. 12

Til The End Of The Moon - Ep. 9

#whumptober 2023 #no.25 #they're not breathing #bulgasal immortal souls #first responders #kokdu season of deity #oh no here comes trouble #til the end of the moon #whump #kwhump #cwhump #asian whump #gifs

[miss-pk]

I watched drama 2022!

#bulgasal immortal souls #who rules the world #tomorrow #you are my heartbeat

[kayamark]

Bulgasal: Immortal Souls (2021)

Ep 10

#Bulgasal: Immortal Souls #kdrama #whump #whump community #asian drama #asian whump #asian #korean #korean drama #male whump #stabbed #stabbing #emotional

[seawherethesunsets]

DRAMAWEEN 2022 👻      ↪day 2: that’s our queendom 👑

favourite female character: Bulgasal

#bulgasal: immortal souls #dramaween2022 #kdramaedit #kdramadaily #asiandramanet #userdramas #kdramasource #dailyasiandramas #perioddramaedit #asiancentral #kdrama #lextag #udeokmis #natahjikio #tuseralexa #userhannah #samblr #userpinenut #bysya #kwon nara #taking this opportunity to post this ethereal monster #bulgasal lady you have a special place

[kdramadaily]

                          DRAMAWEEN 2022                          October 25th - October 31st

Join @kdramadaily this halloween season for our celebration of all ghouls and goblins! Below is a list of prompts to inspire our fellow kdrama editors to create content for your favorite spooky series! We will be reblogging gifsets/graphics from the tags #kdramadaily and #dramaween2022

Tuesday (October 25th): feel my rhythm, come with me

a new drama that you’re excited for

Wednesday (October 26th): that’s our queendom

a favorite female character

Thursday (October 27th): another bad boy down

a favorite male character

Friday (October 28th): love’s a game of russian roulette

a favorite ship

Saturday (October 29th): got me feeling like a psycho

all time favorite spooky/thriller drama

Sunday (October 30th): FREE DAY

🎃 🎃 🎃

Monday (October 31st): i’m a little monster

create a gifset of a friends favorite supernatural/thriller drama and tag them to spread the halloween cheer!!!

Although there are prompts provided, feel free to edit on your own as long as you use the tag #kdramadaily or #dramaween2022 so we can find your creations!! If you have any questions, our inbox is open!

#dramaween2022 #kdramaedit #asiandramasource #kdramasource #userjaehwany #userpinenut #samblr #udeokmis #all of us are dead #bulgasal: immortal souls #the sound of magic #jinxed at first #the golden spoon #ghost doctor #link: eat love kill #monstrous #maker: tabitha

[tifa-and-rinoa]

Dal Hwal x Sang Woon || I Wish You Well

“We've met before in your past life.” -  Dal Hwal

#youtube #bulgasal #bulgasal immortal souls #immortal soul #불가살 #bulgasal edit #my edit #netflix #kwon nara #권나라 #sang un #sung woon #dan hwal #dan hwal & sung woon #dan hwal & sang un #sanghwal #jin wook x kwon nara #immortality #korean drama #k drama #kdrama #kdrama edits #drama edit #asian drama #netflix drama #alt-j