The Sound of Magic
2022
Original language: Korean
- drama
- sci-fi & fantasy
The story
An enigmatic magician living in an abandoned amusement park introduces magic into the life of a high schooler struggling with harsh realities.
What it’s like
Faded, sun-bleached melancholy runs through this series, with an abandoned amusement park as its dreamy, half-ruined stage: rusted rides, dusty late-afternoon light, and dim corners where a magician's small tricks can glow against the gloom. The tone leans musical, so sung moments and a soft, melodic score carry emotional beats as much as the dialogue does. The pacing is unhurried and built around quiet scenes of a teenager weighed down by money worries and family pressure, with magic arriving as brief, startling reprieves rather than spectacle. The emotional register sits between wistful and aching, with melodrama that tips into tears and then eases back toward warmth. The arc follows a guarded young person slowly loosening their grip on hardship as an unlikely friendship opens a door. Intensity is moderate: emotional strain, grief-tinged scenes and school-world conflict, but no graphic violence or gore. It suits a rainy evening with tissues close by or a late-night watch for people who want growing-up stories with a touch of fantasy and a lot of feeling.
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