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I've seen quite a number of terrible reviews from Alchemy of Souls enthusiasts and frankly its hilarious. People are allowed to love what they love and dislike what they dislike but hating a drama for being popular is just plain out of it. Terrible reviews still won't take away from the fact that people love this drama. The numbers say so.

When criticizing this drama, I hope y'all remember that it was never about the plot but about the character... Not characters but just one - Woo Young Woo (everything and everyone else in the story revolved around her). We saw her navigate through life in the course of one year. It was her growth story and they nailed it. For people complaining about Jun Ho's lack of backstory. Why is his backstory of any significance if it doesn't involve Woo Young Woo in any way? Jun Ho was just as important as Jung Myung Seok, Choi Su Yeon, and Geu Rami in this story... Not more than that. No, he wasn't your typical male lead because this drama techically has only one lead - Woo Young Woo (Park Eun Bin). The cast chart here says it all - https://asianwiki.com/Extraordinary_Attorney_Woo. There's Woo Young Woo standing alone and then everyone else falling into categories such as Hanbada, Taesan, Hairy's Restaurant, etc...

While not without flaws, this drama exceeded most of my expectations.

Fact! I've never been aboard the Jun Ho green flag thing. Because technically, he aint even a main lead. Aside from being the handsome dude Woo Young Woo falls in love with, what other significance does he have? Take away Jun Ho as a character from this drama and it still won't seem like anything changed. Which is why it kind of bugged me that Park Eun Bin got stuck at #2 on Good Data Rankings for Buzz while the ML got #1 for weeks.

He ranked above Park Eun Bin in buzz polls simply because of fangirls and who can blame them? He is hot! But for the ranking that truly matters, the Korean Business Research Institute's star (sports and entertainment) brand reputation ranking, Park Eun Bin topped the overall list as well as the actors list. For the overall list, she overtook top athletes and even entertainers like IU, BTS, and BlackPink for #1. Kang Tae Oh was 10th. https://www.soompi.com/article/1538578wpp/july-star-brand-reputation-rankings-announced.

While I am yet to give a review of this drama (waiting to collect my thoughts), this drama is my best in 2022. I doubt another drama can usurp that position. EAW made me smile, laugh, get angry, reflect on life... and more. Thank you Park Eun Bin for bringing Woo Young Woo to life.

If you love Extraordinary Attorney Woo as much as I do, please vote for it here - https://kisskh.at/list/1xrDOlW3. Even amidst the negativity for this drama, it is a 10 for me cos it made it kept me happy for weeks.

Park Eun Bin is one of the best actresses out there. Most of these popular actresses can't even compete with her. What do you mean?