K-drama The Sound of Magic takes the musical route

The Sound of Magic takes the musical route to tell the story about the interconnected fates of a mysterious magician who never wants to grow up, and two students forced to grow up fast by situations in life.

The six-episode Korean drama stars Ji Chang Wook as Ri Eul, a magician who lives in an abandoned amusement park; Choi Sung Eun as working student Yoon Ah Yi, who struggles to support herself and a sibling; and Hwang In Youp as the well-off, straight-A student Il Deung who is pressured to live up to parental expectations.

Based on the original webtoon Annarasumanara by Ha Ilkwon, the live-action version is directed by Itaewon Class director Kim Sung Youn. The series premieres on Netflix today, May 6.

During a virtual presscon and subsequent roundtable interview, director Kim shared that he was an instant fan of the webtoon when it was first published over a decade ago. When he acquired the rights some time later, the story touched him “in a different way than it had before.” For roughly seven years, he had been promising to turn it into a live-action series.

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