Sunetul Magiei (2022)

Are all of us losers?

The storyline finished showing us that a person that is unable to fit in a society gets a mark, a brand. This brand will pursue this person all her life and so, parents are, according to the storyline, impelled to conduct her children through the right track. What if this person does not fit the brand given? As per my experience in life, a lot of people gets an early brand in her life and this brand is simple to outline: if you make what your parents expect, you lose your soul; if you make what you want, society brands you as a loser. The storyline in this drama explained it in a beautiful and romantic way but at the same time all characters showed their weaknesses, acquired from birth or impelled later by society.
As a subplot it is importan to mention the easeness with which some child and teen molesters live. The man who plays this part represents excellently the way in which many of them escape the society's punishment. He does not allow the teen expression, he sells an image of a victim instead of the molester he really is and he even commits a bigger crime to hide his sins (using this word legally not religiously). And a big part of the problem is the society and his male rights orientation as if the males were the only drivers of the wellness.
I loved this drama as a multidimensional mirror of many issues in our societies and I think that is a well built work having magic and music making a perfect mixture to avoid the heaviness of the central plot. I cannot avoid mention its shortness, maybe if longer they would not have found the way to save the characters from the real punishment all of them deserved. I believe.

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Nice to watch, but.....

Though I am a fan of JCW, I could not rate any higher than 7. It is nice to watch, probably because it's musical and helps to make the watch pleasant. Somehow, it just feel that something is missing and story not complete or fulfilled. The story seems to be too heavy on Ah Yi and lesser on the 2 MLs and the back story for II Deung is pretty minimal. Even for Ri Eul, I was waiting so long to see his back story in his younger days that made him like that... It only came in the last episode with like less than 10 minutes about his middle school life, so it is quite disappointing to see that. Though screen time may be similar for JCW and Choi Sung Eun but it looks like Ah Yi is the key character in this story with Ri Eul and II Deung as supporting. So, in terms of story plot, it is definitely lacking for JCW and II Deung.
Re-watch value: not for me. But the songs are nice, I can always go to Spotify to listen to the songs.

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This was a cute short story. I loved every second of it. I didn't like one thing and that it didn't last long. lol, The magic was so cool. The butterflies were beautiful, the scenery was awesome. Ji Chang Wook play the part of the Magician and he was really good and convincing. His smooth talk had me. Choi Sung Eun, I loved her too, I felt bad for the character she had to play. She played a serious part, wow the burden she had to take on. Hwang In Youp, I felt bad for the character role he played, my goodness, why do these kids have to deal with parents that control every aspect of their lives. It's a good watch. Magic is beautiful.

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Annara sumanara

So I had seen one trailer for this while looking for something to watch & thought this looks nice & fun but it is so much more than that. There are actually a lot of serious & dark elements to this short series which I wasn't really expecting & is probably the reason I have not rated it higher.
However, I absolutely adored this show - the first episode was just mesmerising - it had me hooked immediately. Ji Chang-wook is utterly perfect as the Magician (I definitely will be watching more of his work, I also think he should play a vampire at some point - he'd be brilliant) & the rest of the ensemble was cast really well too.
The first few episodes feel quite musical theatre but I'm fine with that however things turn darker towards the end of the show. It does feel like more could be done with this, there are certainly a few unanswered questions. Overall, this show puts a spotlight on many pertinent societal issues whilst throwing in some singing & dancing along with a few tear-jerking moments... what more could you want?

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Not at all what I was expecting!

Well, that was not what I had in mind.

I was expecting whimsical fantasy and I got more of a dark and heavy sadness. I planned for a musical extravaganza similar to Glee or Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist I guess, but this was not those.

And that's not a bad thing. I really enjoyed the series over all, especially the performances of the 3 main leads. I thought the musical numbers were fantastic and some of the fantasy sequences were really very well done. The parallells between Ri Eul and Il Deung's upbringing was very good too.

Once again the parents in this drama were terrible on all fronts but that aside the take away is that no matter what yourparents expect from you, you have a right to live your life the way you choose!

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A feast for the eyes and ears

It really was a drama with a magical feel, containing eye popping set moments and, of course, a very attractive lead male cast.
The story is a definite, quite sharp dig, at the S.Korean culture of many parents pushing their kids academically (at the cost of their childhoods), being fixated with 'powerful' jobs and their associated higher earnings, and moulding kids even if they don't fit. All at the risk, or cost, of their mental health.
The acting is fitting and the characters mixed, with one female being truly slappable.
The story gets far darker than the trailers and look of the drama depict, with a very unpleasant character in a thriller/crime element of the story.
It wasn't perfect and some aspects had me scratching my head; but, I was captivated and thoroughly enjoyed the singing in this musical, too. Ji Chang-wook is very talented, even though he doesn't always pick roles that make his talents shine.
Worth watching.

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Plan to be touched

Initially I chose to watch it because it's only 6 episodes and I just wanted to watch some fun show. It was a bit "meh" in the beginning, then when the characters started belting out their script in song, it made me pay attention [yes, I love musicals]. The lyrics are simple and ordinary but grabbed my attention - so much so that one is able to feel the emotions being relayed in the lyrics. The progression of the storyline was on cue. There were so many questions in my mind that made me want to go to the last episode. The back story of the characters were all well-thought out and revealed at the appropriate time to solidify the story line. This is one drama that I would recommend to young adults - even teenagers - to encourage them to always evaluate their life goals and the path they are taking to reach their goals. There are a lot of "lessons learned" to be imparted - for the adult as well as the teenagers.
Even the ending "credits" is fun!

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High school musical drama, with Disney magic, that turns into a dark thriller

What’s good:
+ High school musical drama, with Disney magic, that turns into a dark thriller with a take on the competitive education system
+ See Jae Yi from Beyond Evil in short hair and hear her sing
+ Reminder to spend some time to indulge in things that we love, while we get on with our everyday lives

What could have been better:
- The wooden horses could have turned into real horses after they soared into the sky, for the ultimate whimsical world of Disney magic

What is not good:
- The irresponsible father ran away leaving his elder daughter to take care of his younger daughter – This happened in Dream High (2011) which I watched recently. Is this supposed to be a cliché for high school musical drama?

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Wasn't what I initially expected, but...

The Sound of Magic wasn't what I had initially expected when I started watching it, and to be honest, for the first couple of episodes, it was because I wasn't a fan. However, what I realised, was that I had a very pessimistic and thoughtless viewpoint. This drama, to be enjoyed, must be viewed with a drizzle, sprinkle and then big wallop of imagination, imagination, imagination! Even with this, I wasn't still realising the great morals. The morals of The Sound of Magic are the reason why this has scored higher than what I had initially anticipated, too. Morals such as: happiness is most important in life, your problems don't go away until you fix them for yourself, to not take life too seriously. There are more but if I listed all of them, this review would be way too long.

The stronger points of this drama include acting, cinematography and characters. I was initially surprised at the number of characters that do get involved since there is only 6 episodes, but all characters are very well written, and all are relevant and add to the story. Cinematography is absolutely stunning (along with SFX now that I think about it). It's like when a daydream comes to life, I guess. Great cast, around half I had known before and did an exceptional job once again, whilst the other half of the cast that I previously hadn't known about, did great too! I am eager to see them in more dramas.

Never stop believing. The Sound of Magic, thank you for reminding me.

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“Annara sumanara”

This series was amazing.
Before it came out I was so excited to watch it but after it come out I was kinda “afraid” of watching it, kdramas have been disappointing me for so long that I was really unsure if I should watched and after so much time passed I finally watch it and I’m glad I did it, it really was worth it.
This cast is insanely good, Ji Chang Wook is a truly bless… In Youp and Sung Eun did an incredible job.
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I really loved the messages this drama tried to sent us, the magic of life, the things that are worth living, family issues, sexual arassment a lot of things that people forget that exists and it need to be talked about.
Chang Wook's character was, with no doubts, my favourite one, I loved the way they colide Il Deung and Ah Yi personalities and historys in just one character that is doing much better in life than them, what I mean is that even with the “same” problems this character overcame those and became an exceptional human being, what means that they can do it too.
This drama really made me realise that somethings in this world aren’t for everyone, maybe somethings are individually ours; like magic, it isn’t for everyone, it's for the ones who believe in it and the ones who allows themselves to see it, because for them that’s the true, but it doesn’t mean that it’s an universal true
I really loved the fact they talk about the “society standards”, how every single person has that in mind, like being a normal person… but what does that really means? Being white? Being straight? Being thin? Being rich? What really means to be normal? Or what really means a society standard???? I tell u this means nothing, a standard is something that it’s based in facts that are constantly happening, aren’t people always saying that “we are all different! Don’t try to be like the others” then why do we have standards? Why do we have to pretend to be someone else just because we are an unusual type of person in this mediocre wordl?
I loved that they really talked about it, it wasn’t just to “aware” of it, they showed it for real, they explained it and told us how bad it is to don’t fit in just because we are different, unusual, just because WE ARE OURSELVES and that is to me a f*cking amazing show.
Magician's relationship with his bird “Bella” shows to the world that people who seem to be cold, the ones that like to be alone or even heartless sometimes aren’t really this way, maybe they have a heart that can’t be shown and given to everyone.
This drama really passed the message that we are all humans, we all have our dark side and demons but also feelings and a heart and a mind that sometimes make us do things that we don’t have time to control it or to think about it twice, this is just what we are… HUMAN BEINGS IN A CRAZY WORLD… some of us are good, some of us are bad and some of us don’t have the courage to pick a side and maintain their position, just like Baek Ha Na, and this ones are the worst of them all because they never make the right thing with the best intentions it always comes with a price ALWAYS and that it’s awful but it’s true and that is constantly happening in real life.

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credere nella magia è quello che conta

Ho iniziato questo drama in un periodo dove non sto molto bene mentalmente, sono triste e non ho voglia di fare nulla, infatti sono riuscita a vedere come massimo un ep al giorno data la mia instabilità mentale.
Sinceramente mi pento di averlo iniziato in questo periodo perchè non ho potuto godermelo bene, mi sento un pò giù di morale al riguardo, non è una delle scelte migliori se non la peggiore proprio, vabbè l'importante è che alla fine sono comunque riuscita a sentire dei sentimenti forti riguardo ciò che ho visto.
Questo drama è pura magia, in tutti i sensi, è una ventata fresca di tranquillità e belle parole, è servito molto sentire ciò che dicevano, mi sento più capita.
Mi spaventa il futuro e non ho sogni, la mia paura più grande è il fare scelte che mi condanneranno a una vita disastrosa e sono sicura di averne già fatte tante (come lasciare danza e scegliere il liceo delle scienze umane solo perchè non avevo altre opzioni), la mia vita già è un disastro e non penso di essere abbastanza ma alla fine ho capito che comunque anche se non ho sogni posso ugualmente diventare qualcuno di cui gli altri possano fidarsi e di cui io stessa possa essere fiera, basta essere se stessi e anche se adesso mi sento in un vicolo vuoto, so che un giorno apparirà una via che mi porterà verso la felicità…non so quando verrà, spero presto, devo solo tenere duro e non arrendermi mai, ce la posso fare…tutti ce la possono fare.
In generale la trama è molto carina, i personaggi raccontano una storia leggera ma che allo stesso tempo da un insegnamento profondo, viene tutto spiegato in maniera facile e carina.
Il mago è veramente una brava persona, anche se lo hanno incolpato più volte per omicidi e robe varie, non ho mai creduto fosse tutto vero, ho sempre sperato che non lo fosse perchè si vede che il mago è una brava persona che ha aiutato due ragazzi, gli unici che hanno creduto in lui nonostante tutto.
Mi piace come questo drama sembri un vero e proprio musical (non so se lo è veramente), il loro cantare parole stupende con le loro fantastiche voci…mi ha fatto veramente piacere.
La storia era un casino ma alla fine tutto si è risolto al meglio, la vita passata del mago è dolorante, infatti dovremmo prendere un pò esempio da lui per il suo essere riuscito a rinascere come un fiore ancora più splendente di prima.
Non ho detto molto ma il mio stare male non mi porta a voler scrivere molto quindi chiudo con una semplice domanda: “Dimmi, tu credi nella magia?”.

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