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Annara Sumanara 'Do you believe in magic?'
A sound of magic is a drama combines elements of magic, musical, mystery. The story was a little boring at first, for some reason I didn't really feel it. Like.. something is missing. Maybe because the concept of disney kdrama is still new to me. Concepts like this are usually shown in theaters. I think it's better if the singing scene is reduced, so that the emotional story can be conveyed more.But the voice of the actors is good, the songs are also good. I like the song by Hwang Inyeop in eps 3 and IU-knees in ep 4. As the episodes add up, I'm curious about Ri Eul's character. He's so gray, I wonder if Ri Eul is a magician who uses magic tricks, or a human who actually has magical abilities. I also wonder if Ri Eul is a good person or a bad person. The story of Na Ildeung and Yoon Ah Yi is a common topic in Korean dramas. Na Ildeung with parents' demands to be the best in everything, Yoon Ah Yi who is a smart student but has financial difficulties and family problems. Hwang Inyeop's face is youthful and still fits the role of a high school student. Ri Eul serves to comfort and enlighten Yoon Ah Yi and Na Il Deung through his magic.
My curiosity regarding Ri Eul was answered in the last two episodes though not all. I didn't really like the ending where Ri Eul disappeared like magic and all the criminal charges against him were not proven. I need an answer where did he go? And the secrets behind the magic. Even so, this drama has a good message. There are many life lessons in it. worth it to watch because the duration is also short.
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Do You Believe in Magic?
What could be better than to have this mere question capturing the essence of this series? Sound of Magic, starring the all rounder Ji Changwook is one amazing masterpiece with a pinch of twists but tons of pixie dusts, that's fantasy. If you're a fantasy lover, this drama calls your name. The Sound of Magic plays with this idea constantly, combining elements of The Miracle on 34th Street, Goblin and Extracurricular, blending them together into a beautifully surreal and incredibly thought provoking series. What begins as a fantastic journey into the world of magic soon takes a dark turn as we’re left to question exactly what we’ve seen >•<I’m being careful not to go into spoilers here but suffice to say, The Sound of Magic is a magical series; a wonderful, hedonistic ride boasting strong themes at the heart of this one that gives it a good amount of depth.
Magic tricks aside, The Sound of Magic also has a smattering of dream sequences, interesting choreography and some breath-taking shots of Korea too.
The Sound of Magic won’t be for everyone but the series does a fantastic job fleshing out all of its characters, delivering a simple but effective story and layering all of that with thought provoking and relevant themes about society and our place in the world. The rest is upon your verdict! I could go hours for how perfect this show was and how massive potentials it holds for season2!
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The moral of story is what makes this worthwhile
This is not the best but it's not the worst either. The production/story reminded me a bit of Willy Wonka. The acting was satisfactory but I was not blown away. But of course JCW's visuals did blow me away haha. What really stuck to me was the message it imparted. I think it is important to realize that following one's heart matters, even if that makes u different from everyone else. We don't have to conform to society's standard of what is acceptable and respectable. We should allow ourselves to be who and what we want to be, regardless of what anyone thinks.Cet avis était-il utile?
Two things...
kept this drama from being 10 stars.One, I was disappointed with the ending. I know that it mostly faithfully follows the webtoon (and I think it's a great thing when TV or film adaptations do this), but I also found the ending of the webtoon a wee bit disappointing. I don't like that the magician disappears. Symbolism, and all that, but still, as a voracious eater of media, I like my endings satisfying. It's the same reason I don't watch dramas where my favorite characters die. It's just not my thing, and it's a very personal feeling.
Two, there were just a few small things that didn't add up. Who were the kids that were beating up Il Deung toward the end? He just all of a sudden started getting bullied when it had been happening to Ah Yi all show long? And then we never saw them again. This is just lazy writing, when characters appear out of nowhere to fill in the plot with no foreshadowing. And the way the murder was solved also just came off a little toooooo convenient for me. But that sometimes happen when you are literally writing with magic in your story.
Overall though, there was a lot I loved in The Sound of Magic. The length was exceptional. Often I feel dramas are too draggy with a lot of filler, and it causes me to drop them. Sidenote: I drop a lot of dramas. With the sound of magic, 6 episodes kept the plot moving at a quick pace, and it didn't feel like anything was rushed. The acting was impressive, with Ji Chang Wook blowing me away as always. The other two main actors were talented as well, and I am fast becoming a fan of Hwang In Youp.
Music and singing were blow me away fantastic, yet not inaccessible. I like that I could sing any of the songs if I wanted to because singers weren't trying to reach the highest notes or singing with too much vibrato. I've always been a fan of Wookie's voice, and I loved him here.
Special effects were well done as well. I loved the butterfly symbolism.
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I didn't love the way Bella was treated by the writers. It's not that she died that I have a problem with (though I do feel it was entirely unnecessary and cheap), it's that Ri Eul specifically asked Ah Yi to take care of Bella while he was away, and then we never saw her again until she had passed. There was no scene of them caring for her, and I found it strange, but I know that in Korea, domesticated animals are not revered as much ad they are where I am from, so maybe that was it.
I do feel this drama is worth watching, but maybe my expectations were a little too high. It's definitely short enough to give it a watch and see how you feel.
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ok...
Tá! Esse dorama tava me instigando bastante desde que eu descobri que um dos atores que fez True Beauty tava nele. Confesso que fiquei surpresa com as escolhas no elenco. Arrasaram!A trilha sonora é PERFEITA! Completamente apaixonada por essas canções.
Os personagens... eu gostei. Parece que todos os personagens estavam chapados o tempo todo? Sim, mas prefiro acreditar que era... a mágica da parada.
A protagonista é meio irritante em algumas partes, mas a gente releva isso, já que as pessoas não batem muito bem da cabeça nesse dorama. Acredito que essa característica desses personagens seja proposital para com eles.
O plot twist e o plot twist do plot twist foi perfeito. EU REALMENTE NÃO ESPERAVA POR AQUILO.
No geral é um dorama bom. Se você tá procurando algo rápido, bom e louco para ver, esse aqui vai atender aos seus desejos muito bem.
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Magical Kdrama
Sound of magic was an fantsay genre and it was my first Korean fantasy with magic. Brillisnt acting, beautiful songs and the setting was gorgeous. one flaw wsd the profanities in the final episode. Had it been without it, it could have been an all age entertainment. Ji Chan Wook stoke the spotlight.Cet avis était-il utile?
Definitely worth the watch!!
I went into watching this drama with the thought that it wouldn't have much substance and it would be a quick watch without much thought put into it, seeing as its only 6 episodes. Boy was I wrong! The casting was perfect for this drama! Ji Chang Wook did such an amazing job and I really enjoyed watching him act with Hwang In Yeop. This drama was surprisingly impactful for only having 6 episodes that are only an hour long. It had the perfect background music to make sad parts truly sad and the actors did such a good job portraying their feelings and thoughts with their facial expressions! This drama made me actually feel for the characters. And clearly some of the actors did a fantastic job because they made me so angry!The only thing I didn't LOVE about this drama was the music. I really liked the songs (although by the end it felt like they were just reusing songs) and the singing was lovely and I liked to hear it all but the songs just felt so out of place! It was a good musical though. Maybe the songs just felt so out of place because I was expecting just a normal k-drama but then it turned out to be a musical. Other than the songs feeling completely random and as if they weren't really a part of the drama they were really good. I had no idea that Ji Chang Wook could sing! Overall this drama was amazing and definitely worth the watch! It may only be 6 episodes, but they are jam packed with substance that you wouldn't normally get with such a short drama! Don't miss this one!
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Lovely Watch!
I really enjoyed this mini-series. It was 6 episodes and it was long enough for me. I know there are some negative comments about unanswered questions and so on...but I don't feel the same way. everything wrapped up nicely to me with just enough mystery left. I don't care to know where the musician is and I know that the magic isn't real, and I also get where the story was going. I loved that he swooped in and save these two teens from their miserable lives, by helping them to change their mindset. I'm a big believer and doing things that make you happy and enjoying the happy moments even while you struggle. life is too short to just follow the routines and as cliche as it sounds 'life is what you make it'.The show does give that broadway feel to it which Wookie nailed, ofcourse. It did add a heartwarming feel to what started out as a very depressing drama. I am not sure that there is proper character development or that the writer showed the changes in the ML properly. Yes, it showed him dropping out of school and so on, but the main people were his parents.
All in all, I really enjoyed it! Do I need to rewatch? Probably not.
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journey of healing in a musical
I think this is the only kdrama of its kind that’s set in musical standard. It was such a refreshing watch because I LOVE musicals.To think JCW can still get better. The haircut in this was just on another scale of handsomeness, and his singing was so captivating.
The story is a good story. It’s not great, but the music really made it stand out. Personally, I’m not a fan of Hwang In-Yeop’s character. He did grow throughout this story, but I feel like he was useless to the plot. His plot line was kind of weird too because I wanna know what happened to him… If he wasn’t in it, the story would’ve been find.
I know it’s not a romance but there was definitely some chemistry between JCW and the main girl. Sorry, Hwang In Yeop, you had no chance. Zero sparks there.
Main girl had a wonderful voice. Angelic I might say.
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Great cast and...
First of all, I want to point out that the cast was great. Really perfect. This is a musical drama, so it should contain good music that fits the theme. And it had it all.Magic in this drama symbolizes joy, even the small one. When we are children, we have something we dream about, but over time we stop thinking about it and we often become ordinary adults who adapt to the expectations of society and are afraid to be original. We forget about these seemingly small things that give us joy.
But each of us needs some magic in life, which will make us feel better at least for a moment. So let's keep at least a little of this childish joy in us to the end. Even if the public finds us weird, it's worth it.
This drama is really good and it covers an important topic.
I have to subtract one point, however, because especially in the first episodes the relationship between the magician and the high school student was shown in a strange way at times. And I didn't like it. Fortunately, this was changed later. But don't get me wrong, there was no romantic relationship between an adult and a student.
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RESEÑA <3
Hace tiempo, comencé a verlo, pero lo abandoné por otro drama que me apetecía ver en ese momento. Ahora mismo me arrepiento, porque la verdad, creo que será uno de mis K-dramas favoritos.Aparte del gran elenco que tiene, porque son unos magníficos actores, la música es realmente espectacular además cantada por ellos.
Ji Chang-wook es un actor de primera, puedes darle cualquier papel que el personaje lo hará de primera. En este drama me gustó más de lo que ya me gustaba. Como actuaba,sus movimientos, el personaje en si. TODO.
También me gusta el tema que quieren dar a tratar. Adultos, niños y felicidad.
¡Contiene mucha intriga!
No pude parar de verlo, cada vez que se acababa un capitulo, deseaba que comenzara el otro. Me tuve que obligar a parar aunque se ve rápido.
Según iba fluyendo, me recordaba a mi película favorita titulada El Gran Showman, me encantó.
Lo recomiendo muchísimo, tanto por si quieres conocer a Chang-wook como actor, si es la primera vez que lo vas a ver, como por drama en si.
Le puse 10 estrellas, pero le pondría más si pudiera .
Estoy muy segura de que me lo volveré a ver muchas veces más.
¨Annarasumanara¨
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It was clearly a ten for me
I had my preservations, when I first started watching it, especially when the first song hit off. I said to myself, 'nahhh', there was no way I was going to watch a musical, so I dropped it mid half the 1st episode for about two months, I think. And then, its' time was up! I tried to rewatch it (in the meanwhile I'd forgotten all about it) and it swept me away! I was even wondering, why on earth had I dropped it then, but there's a saying 'everything has its' proper time' and I guess that series was made for that saying.It was one of these musicals that give meaning to the songs and the songs did indeed came on the right time with the right follow up. The lyrics were on the spot, the actors were amazing as they interprete the songs with their facial expressions and emotions; and that's something one does not easily find in musicals. I applaud for the hard work of everyone.
The ML, Ji Chang Wook, I'd seen in other series and I was pleasantly surprised with his singing and dancing talent. The same goes for the FL, Choi Sung Yun.
I was afraid I was going to be disappointed as the end approached, but thank goodness, no. It was delivered with a rational explanation that did not destroy the whole essence of the story, so congrats to everybody that helped in making 'The sound of magic'.
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