The Sound of Magic – Picture: Netflix
After a stand-out first season of The Sound of Magic, the whimsical K-drama lived up to fan expectations and then some. Although fans hoped that the show would return, Netflix has ruled out any potential The Sound of Magic season 2 in a recent update to the show’s page on the service.
As a quick recap, The Sound of Magic is a South Korean Netflix Original musical fantasy series written by Kim Min Jeong, directed by Kim Seong-Yoon, and based on the webtoon Annarasumanara by Ha Il-Kwon.
Abandoned by her parents due to debt, Yoon Ah Yi supports herself and her younger sister. Despite how busy she is with her part-time job and her studies, Yoon Ah Yi is still one of the top students at the school. All Yoon Ha Yi wishes is to grow up as fast as possible so that she can have a stable job,...
After a stand-out first season of The Sound of Magic, the whimsical K-drama lived up to fan expectations and then some. Although fans hoped that the show would return, Netflix has ruled out any potential The Sound of Magic season 2 in a recent update to the show’s page on the service.
As a quick recap, The Sound of Magic is a South Korean Netflix Original musical fantasy series written by Kim Min Jeong, directed by Kim Seong-Yoon, and based on the webtoon Annarasumanara by Ha Il-Kwon.
Abandoned by her parents due to debt, Yoon Ah Yi supports herself and her younger sister. Despite how busy she is with her part-time job and her studies, Yoon Ah Yi is still one of the top students at the school. All Yoon Ha Yi wishes is to grow up as fast as possible so that she can have a stable job,...
- 1/3/2024
- by Jacob Robinson
- Whats-on-Netflix
Cast also includes Ji Chang-wook and Lim Ji-yeon from Netflix’s ‘The Sound Of Magic’ and ‘The Glory’ respectively.
Cannes best actress winner Jeon Do-yeon has reunited with director Oh Seung-uk on the Korean filmmaker’s latest feature, Revolver, which began shooting in South Korea last month.
Jeon is known for roles in Lee Chang-dong’s Secret Sunshine, for which she won the best actress award at Cannes in 2007, director Oh’s The Shameless, which played in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2015, and more recently Netflix feature Kill Boksoon, which premiered at the Berlinale in February.
Oh’s upcoming Revolver,...
Cannes best actress winner Jeon Do-yeon has reunited with director Oh Seung-uk on the Korean filmmaker’s latest feature, Revolver, which began shooting in South Korea last month.
Jeon is known for roles in Lee Chang-dong’s Secret Sunshine, for which she won the best actress award at Cannes in 2007, director Oh’s The Shameless, which played in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2015, and more recently Netflix feature Kill Boksoon, which premiered at the Berlinale in February.
Oh’s upcoming Revolver,...
- 7/4/2023
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
K-drama fans have a lot more projects to look forward to. While Netflix has a long list of original K-dramas, unscripted series, and more planned for 2023, so does Disney+. The streaming platform is ready to release a few K-dramas fans have been eager to see since last year. Fans got their first teasers from Go Yoon-jung’s Moving to Nam Joo-hyuk’s latest role while serving in the military.
‘The Devil,’ ‘Vigilante,’ and ‘Dr. Romantic’ Season 3 K-dramas | via Disney+ Disney+ will release the 2023 K-drama ‘Han River’ about its police enforcers
Anyone who knows about South Korea knows one of its biggest attractions is the Han River. It is a go-to spot for couples, tourists, or friends who want to hang out and have fun. Disney+ developed an original K-drama for 2023 titled Han River. The action-comedy stars Kwon Sang-woo and Kim Hee-won as the leading characters.
Du-jin (Kwon) and Chun-seok (Kim...
‘The Devil,’ ‘Vigilante,’ and ‘Dr. Romantic’ Season 3 K-dramas | via Disney+ Disney+ will release the 2023 K-drama ‘Han River’ about its police enforcers
Anyone who knows about South Korea knows one of its biggest attractions is the Han River. It is a go-to spot for couples, tourists, or friends who want to hang out and have fun. Disney+ developed an original K-drama for 2023 titled Han River. The action-comedy stars Kwon Sang-woo and Kim Hee-won as the leading characters.
Du-jin (Kwon) and Chun-seok (Kim...
- 4/11/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
South Korean actor Park Ji-hoon is onto his next on-screen character with Fantasy Sonata. The actor made headlines thanks to his outstanding role in the K-drama Weak Hero Class 1. He astounded fans as he brought to life the webtoon character Si-eun to utter perfection in the bullying K-drama. Fans hope Park will do it again, as he is reported to star as the lead in Fantasy Sonata.
Park Ji-hoon in talks for webtoon K-drama ‘Fantasy Sonata.’ | via Wavve Park Ji-hoon will play a double persona role for ‘Fantasy Sonata’
Fans have had their eye on Park and his next K-drama role. The actor and singer were reportedly offered the leading male role for Fantasy Sonata. Based on a webtoon of the same name by Ban Ji-woon, the storyline takes place in a historical time period. The fun twist to the K-drama is Park’s character if he chooses to take on the K-drama.
Park Ji-hoon in talks for webtoon K-drama ‘Fantasy Sonata.’ | via Wavve Park Ji-hoon will play a double persona role for ‘Fantasy Sonata’
Fans have had their eye on Park and his next K-drama role. The actor and singer were reportedly offered the leading male role for Fantasy Sonata. Based on a webtoon of the same name by Ban Ji-woon, the storyline takes place in a historical time period. The fun twist to the K-drama is Park’s character if he chooses to take on the K-drama.
- 3/15/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The hit tvN teen romance K-drama True Beauty has been popular since its premiere in 2020. It was tagged as one of the most searched dramas on Twitter and has become a classic in the genre. It became the perfect live-action adaptation of the beloved webtoon storyline. Above all, fans were enamored with the True Beauty K-drama cast starring Cha Eun-woo, Moon Ga-young, Park Yoon-a, and Hwang In-youp, who have moved on to even higher feats in their careers.
Hwang In-youp, Moon Ga-young, Cha Eun-woo and Park Yoon-a for ‘True Beauty’ cast | via tvN Park Yoon-a played the best friend turned rival in ‘True Beauty’
One of the most heartbreaking storylines of True Beauty involved actor Park Yoon-a’s character, Kang Su-jin. She is a natural beauty, a tough girl, and a top student. She becomes the female lead’s best friend, but teen drama ensues. While learning of the female lead’s secret,...
Hwang In-youp, Moon Ga-young, Cha Eun-woo and Park Yoon-a for ‘True Beauty’ cast | via tvN Park Yoon-a played the best friend turned rival in ‘True Beauty’
One of the most heartbreaking storylines of True Beauty involved actor Park Yoon-a’s character, Kang Su-jin. She is a natural beauty, a tough girl, and a top student. She becomes the female lead’s best friend, but teen drama ensues. While learning of the female lead’s secret,...
- 2/18/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
K-drama fans have a lot of good storylines to look forward to in 2023. Alongside original content, a list of webtoons will become live-action K-dramas. Not only will fans get Cha Eun-woo in A Good Day to Be a Dog, but fans will also get to see the webtoon Duty After School come alive on screen as a K-drama. While teens usually spend hours studying for the SATs, these teens are enlisted to fight monsters.
The main cast of the webtoon K-drama ‘Duty After School’ | via TVing ‘Duty After School’ K-drama will follow the webtoon story of teens becoming heroes
Duty After School was created by Ilkwon Ha as a thriller and published on Webtoon. The synopsis reads, “What would you do if your school’s extracurricular activity was a mandatory military service amid an actual war? A class of students are turned into a platoon of soldiers to fight against unknown slime-like objects.
The main cast of the webtoon K-drama ‘Duty After School’ | via TVing ‘Duty After School’ K-drama will follow the webtoon story of teens becoming heroes
Duty After School was created by Ilkwon Ha as a thriller and published on Webtoon. The synopsis reads, “What would you do if your school’s extracurricular activity was a mandatory military service amid an actual war? A class of students are turned into a platoon of soldiers to fight against unknown slime-like objects.
- 2/17/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
News is pouring in about the new K-drama in the works, Death’s Game. The webtoon-based storyline has fans excited for what is in store and its leading dynamite cast of popular actors. The cast of Death’s Game includes Alchemy of Souls actor Lee Jae-wook and others in guest roles alongside its two leading actors.
Park So-dam and Seo In-guk cast in ‘Death’s Game’ K-drama | via tvN and Webtoon ‘Death’s Game’ has its leading character given a second chance after facing death
Lee Wonsik and Ggulchan’s popular webtoon Death’s Game is finally getting a K-drama adaptation. Fans know in recent years, webtoon-based storylines have become grand successes like Weak Hero Class 1, The Sound of Magic, and many more. The well-written Death’s Game has been a fan favorite for many years since its creation. The now completed storyline is available on Webtoon.
Warning, the storyline does deal with matters of death and suicide.
Park So-dam and Seo In-guk cast in ‘Death’s Game’ K-drama | via tvN and Webtoon ‘Death’s Game’ has its leading character given a second chance after facing death
Lee Wonsik and Ggulchan’s popular webtoon Death’s Game is finally getting a K-drama adaptation. Fans know in recent years, webtoon-based storylines have become grand successes like Weak Hero Class 1, The Sound of Magic, and many more. The well-written Death’s Game has been a fan favorite for many years since its creation. The now completed storyline is available on Webtoon.
Warning, the storyline does deal with matters of death and suicide.
- 2/8/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Photo: ‘The Sound of Magic’ Annarasumanara ‘The Sound of Magic’ is a new South Korean drama on Netflix that examines mystical themes with its witty one-liners and musical numbers. The series is an adaptation of Ha-Ilkwon’s manhwa (South Korean graphic novel), ‘Annarasumanara’. The word “annarasumanara” is said repeatedly throughout the drama and is essentially similar to the sayings of “abracadabra” but in Korean. The screenplay adaptation is written by Kim Sung-yoon who also directed the drama and who is known for his work on ‘Love in the Moonlight’ (2016) starring Park Bo-gum and the popular Netflix K-drama ‘Itaewon Class’ (2020) starring Park Seo-joon. The series is not as lengthy as other South Korean dramas as most typically have 13 to 16 episodes, but ‘The Sound of Magic’ has one season with 6 one hour long episodes. The cast has iconic actors and actresses as the main characters consist of upcoming stars such as Hwang In-yeop and Choi Sung-eun,...
- 5/17/2022
- by Anica Muñoz
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
After almost three absurdly long years, “Stranger Things” Season 4 is just around the corner. A tentpole series for Netflix — at a whopping production cost of reportedly 30 million per episode — the fan-favorite sci-fi show that launched its young adult cast, led by Millie Bobby Brown and Finn Wolfhard, into superstardom will be dropping new episodes May 27.
And, according to the Emmy-winning series’ executive producer Shawn Levy, it’s going to be “harrowing,” “cinematic” and “epic.” He told TheWrap in a recent interview, “This is so much more story and runtime than ever before, not by a little. By a lot.”
The last month of spring will also see the return of reality series titles like “The Circle” — a social media-driven competition series where players catfish, befriend and flirt with each other with the aim of winning a grand cash prize — and “Bling Empire” — which centers on a group of uber-wealthy Asian American friends in Beverly Hills.
And, according to the Emmy-winning series’ executive producer Shawn Levy, it’s going to be “harrowing,” “cinematic” and “epic.” He told TheWrap in a recent interview, “This is so much more story and runtime than ever before, not by a little. By a lot.”
The last month of spring will also see the return of reality series titles like “The Circle” — a social media-driven competition series where players catfish, befriend and flirt with each other with the aim of winning a grand cash prize — and “Bling Empire” — which centers on a group of uber-wealthy Asian American friends in Beverly Hills.
- 5/13/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
This article contains spoilers for The Sound of Magic.
Adapted from a webtoon called Annarasumanara, Netflix’s latest Korean-language release, The Sound of Magic, is a quick watch at only six episodes—much shorter than most K-drama fare. For that runtime, the drama bites off a bit more than it can chew in terms of storyline, which makes the final episode action-packed with plot points, including reveals concerning magician Ri-eul’s past and the identity of Seo Ha-yoon’s murderer. The ending also must wrap up Ah-yi and Il-deung’s respective stories, which it does with a series-ending time jump in which we see Ah-yi’s life several years after the main events of the story. Here’s everything that happens in “The Last Performance,” The Sound of Magic’s final episode, and what it means for the themes of this magical coming-of-age tale.
Is Magic Real in The Sound of Magic?...
Adapted from a webtoon called Annarasumanara, Netflix’s latest Korean-language release, The Sound of Magic, is a quick watch at only six episodes—much shorter than most K-drama fare. For that runtime, the drama bites off a bit more than it can chew in terms of storyline, which makes the final episode action-packed with plot points, including reveals concerning magician Ri-eul’s past and the identity of Seo Ha-yoon’s murderer. The ending also must wrap up Ah-yi and Il-deung’s respective stories, which it does with a series-ending time jump in which we see Ah-yi’s life several years after the main events of the story. Here’s everything that happens in “The Last Performance,” The Sound of Magic’s final episode, and what it means for the themes of this magical coming-of-age tale.
Is Magic Real in The Sound of Magic?...
- 5/6/2022
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
As the undisputed king of streaming (for now at least), Netflix has enjoyed the presence of some major blockbusters. Now, with its list of new releases for May 2022, Netflix is bringing back one of its biggest ever hits.
Stranger Things season 4 “volume one” is set to premiere on May 27. It’s been a long wait for new episodes of this ’80s-tinged sci-fi/horror series and based on the trailers, the wait will have been well worth it. In this go-around, the kids of Hawkins (now high schoolers) will have to contend with the Upside Down once again to go along with the horrors of the Creel House.
While Stranger Things is the biggest Netflix original this month, it’s far from the only one. Mike Myers’ latest series The Pentaverate premieres on May 5 (fittingly: 5/5). Meanwhile The Lincoln Lawyer is set to arrive on May 13 followed by Love, Death & Robots Volume...
Stranger Things season 4 “volume one” is set to premiere on May 27. It’s been a long wait for new episodes of this ’80s-tinged sci-fi/horror series and based on the trailers, the wait will have been well worth it. In this go-around, the kids of Hawkins (now high schoolers) will have to contend with the Upside Down once again to go along with the horrors of the Creel House.
While Stranger Things is the biggest Netflix original this month, it’s far from the only one. Mike Myers’ latest series The Pentaverate premieres on May 5 (fittingly: 5/5). Meanwhile The Lincoln Lawyer is set to arrive on May 13 followed by Love, Death & Robots Volume...
- 5/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Korean TV powerhouse Jtbc is upping its game and changing its name in order to stay at the forefront of the worldwide Korean content explosion.
While the parent broadcast group will keep the Jtbc monicker, its 15-strong cluster of production companies have been renamed Studio LuluLaLa, or Sll, instead of the prosaic Jtbc Studios. The word ‘Lululala’ is used in Korea to express joy and adventure. And it translates easily enough.
More persuasive is the KRW3 trillion (2.4 billion) that Sll is now promising to put into content production over the three years 2022-2024.
That number, revealed at a press event this week, compares with the 500 million that Netflix committed to spending in Korea in 2021 and the 4.4 billion that Cj Enm says it will spend over the five years between 2021 and 2025. (Regional research firm Media Partners Asia this month forecast that Netflix would increase its investment and pump 750 million into Korean content in the current year.
While the parent broadcast group will keep the Jtbc monicker, its 15-strong cluster of production companies have been renamed Studio LuluLaLa, or Sll, instead of the prosaic Jtbc Studios. The word ‘Lululala’ is used in Korea to express joy and adventure. And it translates easily enough.
More persuasive is the KRW3 trillion (2.4 billion) that Sll is now promising to put into content production over the three years 2022-2024.
That number, revealed at a press event this week, compares with the 500 million that Netflix committed to spending in Korea in 2021 and the 4.4 billion that Cj Enm says it will spend over the five years between 2021 and 2025. (Regional research firm Media Partners Asia this month forecast that Netflix would increase its investment and pump 750 million into Korean content in the current year.
- 4/24/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
This May, Netflix will release the first volume of “Stranger Things” Season 4, one of the streaming platform’s most popular and successful shows. It also plans to release “Love, Death & Robots: Volume 3,” a new comedy called “Senior Year” with Rebel Wilson, and much more.
Here’s the full list of what’s new on Netflix for May 2022.
New on Netflix on May 1
42
3 Ninjas: Kick Back
40-Love
A River Runs Through It
Are You the One?, Season 6
Blippi Wonders, Season 1
Corpse Bride
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Den of Thieves
Dirty Harry
Empire State
Forrest Gump
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Jackass: The Movie
Jackass 2.5
Jackass 3.5
John Q
Menace II Society
Once Upon a Time in America
Rambo
Rambo: Last Blood
Road to Perdition
Seven Years in Tibet
Soul Surfer
Summerland
The Gentlemen
The Lake House
U.S. Marshals (1998)
War of the Worlds
When Harry Met Sally
You’ve Got Mail...
Here’s the full list of what’s new on Netflix for May 2022.
New on Netflix on May 1
42
3 Ninjas: Kick Back
40-Love
A River Runs Through It
Are You the One?, Season 6
Blippi Wonders, Season 1
Corpse Bride
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Den of Thieves
Dirty Harry
Empire State
Forrest Gump
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Jackass: The Movie
Jackass 2.5
Jackass 3.5
John Q
Menace II Society
Once Upon a Time in America
Rambo
Rambo: Last Blood
Road to Perdition
Seven Years in Tibet
Soul Surfer
Summerland
The Gentlemen
The Lake House
U.S. Marshals (1998)
War of the Worlds
When Harry Met Sally
You’ve Got Mail...
- 4/21/2022
- by Caillou Pettis
- Gold Derby
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