Magic Eye (TV series)

Magic Eye (Korean: 매직아이) was a South Korean talk show which began on July 8, 2014, on Tuesday nights at 11:15 pm KST on SBS. The program was first shown as a pilot on May 13, 2014, and was picked up following a positive response.[1] It was hosted by the singer Lee Hyo-ri, the actress Moon So-ri, the model Hong Jin-kyung and the comedian Kim Gu-ra.[2] The program focused on news stories that might have been missed by viewers, aiming to find the hidden 1mm of the world.[1] Magic Eye was the first program on Korean terrestrial television to incorporate podcasts into the program. Viewers could listen to unshown footage and behind-the-scenes commentary online after the show had been broadcast.[3]

Magic Eye
GenreTalk show
StarringLee Hyo-ri
Moon So-ri
Kim Gu-ra
Moon Hee-joon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducersKim Young-wook
Kim Hwa-jung
Running time60-70 minutes per episode
Release
Original networkSBS
Original releaseJuly 8 (2014-07-08) 
November 18, 2014 (2014-11-18)

The program was cancelled because of low ratings, with its final episode on November 18, 2014.[4]

Format

Magic Eye was divided into two segments:[2]

  • Line Choosing News (선을 정하는 뉴스) [episodes 1-6], which was hosted by Lee Hyo-ri, Moon So-ri and Hong Jin-kyung, featured stories of everyday life issues from viewers and aimed to draw the line for them.
  • Finding the Hidden Stories (숨은 얘기 찾기) [episodes 1-4], which was hosted by Kim Gu-ra and announcer Bae Sung-jae, featured the two hosts directly finding people behind hidden stories and having interviews on the spot.

The show was unified into one program with Kim Gu-ra joining the other three female hosts in a similar format to Line Choosing News, beginning on August 19, 2014.[5]

References

  1. [단독]'매직아이' 火 정규편성, '심장이 뛴다' 폐지. Sports Chosun (in Korean). May 28, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  2. 이효리 ‘매직아이’, 아슬아슬하게 확 바뀐다 (in Korean). OSEN. July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  3. "'매직아이' PD가 밝히는 본방보다 강한 뒷이야기 공개". My Daily (in Korean). May 23, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  4. '매직아이' 내달 18일 종영 (in Korean). OSEN. October 30, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  5. [단독]'매직아이' 새 단장, 이효리 김구라 합친다 (in Korean). OSEN. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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