Wednesday, 11th May 2022

The Sound of Magic
Drama 안나라수마나라 / The Sound of Magic
Country South Korea
Director Kim Sung-Yoon
Writer Ha Il-Kwon (webcomic), Kim Min-Jung
Released 6th May 2022
Cast Ji Chang-Wook, Choi Sung-Eun, Hwang In-Yeop
Details 6 episodes
Themes Fantasy, mystery
Links AsianWiki

Abandoned by her parents, assailed by debt collectors and overdue on the rent, a schoolgirl attempts to balance school and part-time jobs and looking after her younger sister. Against herself she is drawn to an abandoned theme park and the mysterious character living there who claims to be a magician. Despite the rumours about him and a missing schoolgirl.

A confident and wise short series about the power of magic if we believe in it to redirect lives. The power of magic to make us believe in magic. The power of magic to help us come out the other side.

In common with "The Sound of Music" there are musical numbers in this (in the middle of the final credits the cast do a little number as an encore). Creative and entrancing.