Although Ah-yi is hesitant to go on the field trip with her sister Yoo-Yi, she decides to cave after learning that her sister will be taking part in the trip. Il-Deung offers to pay for Ah-yi’s transportation and also provides 500,000 won as a bribe.
Ha-Na sees the two students exchanging money and believes they are actually in a relationship, which only makes the situation more awkward. The midterm exams are handed out and the students all begin filling out their answer sheets. This affects Ah-Yi’s character, as she tries to justify what she’s done. ..
That night, Ri-Eul met Anna Summanara at the theme park. He suggested they ride the merry-go-round. As he said the special words “Anna Summanara”, the horses inexplicably flew off and magically blasted through Seoul, as we were graced with another musical number to accompany this. Anyone else getting Aladdin vibes from this? ..
Il-Deung, a prominent businessman in South Korea, approaches Ah-Yi, a popular singer in the country, with an offer. In exchange for large sums of money, Ah-Yi will do Il-Deung’s project work. This agreement is beneficial to both parties as it allows Ah-Yi to continue her successful career and Il-Deung to have someone who is familiar with his business dealings. ..
Meanwhile, the Ha-Yoon case continues to be a mystery. The police are stumped and unsure what happened to her but are remaining on the hunt to try and find some clues.
Ah-Yi disappears into the theme park and agrees to be taught magic from Ri-Eul. As he teaches her the rules of misdirection, Ri-Eul admits that the real magic is her smile rather than the tricks. As he teaches her the different tricks, Il-Deung happens to be watching, and begins to feel jealous. Realizing she’s not doing this for the money, it leads him to believe it’s actually love.
Il-Deung shows up to confront Ri-Eul about what he’s doing. He turns it around though and questions Il-Deung over what he may be hiding. He points out his scar across his shoulder and that the path he’s on is cold and perilous, something that’s exacerbated by a musical number he gets involved in. Interestingly though, Il-Deung also receives an invitation in his pocket that night. ..
Il-Deung questions Ah-Yi about her knowledge of the magician. He’s shocked when he finds out she knows nothing about him and has just blindly jumped into this.
Il-Deung suggests she find out more, pointing out that it could be dangerous. That afternoon, Ah-Yi asks Ri-Eul for his name, but he replies “For now, Ri-Eul.” Ah-Yi’s curiosity continues, as she ends up spotting a strange woman wearing yellow there. Could this be Ha-Yoon?
Il-Deung and Ah-yi show up at the theme park after-hours and agree to be taught magic by this magician. Il-Deung is sceptical and clearly a little jealous but the run-in with him before has certainly piqued his interest.
Il-Deung and Ah-Yi are back to being friends after breaking off their agreement. Il-Deung claps along with Ah-Yi, and they even break off the agreement in order to be friends again.
The situation involving Ha-Yoon has taken on a sinister turn. Police officers learn that there have been four banners regarding Ha-Yoon’s disappearance destroyed so far.
The magician is suspected of killing Ha-Yoon and has been caught on camera doing just that. The police are still investigating but it seems like Ri-Eul is the likely suspect. He’s been caught on camera taking scissors to a pair of shoes and completely destroying them. This seems like something he would do if he was planning to kill someone.
Il-Deung’s mother has called the dean and pointed out that large amounts of money have been going missing from her son’s account. Il-Deung and Ah-Yi have been conducting an outside deal that has been filmed, and as a result, Ah-Yi is in hot water. ..
The Episode Review
The show has a lot of potential and the blend of societal issues, high school problems and magic is actually quite refreshing. There are definitely a lot of things to like about this one, and the ending involving Ah-Yi, being found out by the dean regarding what’s happened with Il-Deung, looks like it’s about to completely destroy her reputation.
The series has shifted its focus recently to show more of Il-Deung’s plight, as well as Ah-Yi’s involvement. This is a surprising development, given how much attention was paid to Ah-Yi early on in the series. There is a nice chemistry between them, despite the clichéd misunderstanding plot device. ..
In the coming episodes, we’ll find out how Will Ah-Yi manages to save herself from what’s happening, as well as what role Ri-Eung will play. And what happened to Ha-Yoon? We’ll find out in the next episode! ..
