TV series

The Sound of Sugar Cubes

2026 · 1 season

A haunting, intimate watch that wraps you in melancholy and quiet tension as music and memory blur.

Overview: A high school boy who can hear the emotions and memories of others through sound tries to hide his unusual ability from the world. His encounter with a seemingly perfect idol trainee forces him to confront feelings he has long suppressed. As love, obsession, and emotional wounds intertwine, their relationship reveals the fragile boundary between salvation and destruction.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, romantic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Trauma, identity, obsession, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
identity
obsession
love
music
Places: school
big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, mystery, comedy
Created by: Kim Tak
Written by: JD
Starring: Jo Chan-hyun, Yoo Do-hyun, Ko Gyeol, Min Sung-wook, Ha Yo-seop, Bit-to, Lee Jin-kyu, Jeong Won-cheol
Length: 1 seasons, 10 episodes, 25 min each
Network: wavve
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean