Magic Eye (talk show)

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| genre = Talk show

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| starring = Lee Hyo-ri
Moon So-ri
Kim Gu-ra
Moon Hee-joon

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| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

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| num_episodes = 20

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| producer = Kim Young-wook
Kim Hwa-jung

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| runtime = 60-70 minutes per episode

| network = SBS

| first_aired = {{start date|2014|7|8}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2014|11|18}}

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Magic Eye ({{korean|hangul=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.{{Cite news|url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201405290100289510019312&servicedate=20140528|script-title=ko:[단독]'매직아이' 火 정규편성, '심장이 뛴다' 폐지|date=May 28, 2014|website=Sports Chosun|access-date=July 6, 2014|language=ko}} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1109895396|script-title=ko:이효리 '매직아이', 아슬아슬하게 확 바뀐다|date=July 4, 2014|publisher={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|access-date=July 6, 2014|language=ko}} The program focused on news stories that might have been missed by viewers, aiming to find the hidden 1mm of the world. 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=201405231150511112&ext=na|script-title=ko:'매직아이' PD가 밝히는 본방보다 강한 뒷이야기 공개|work={{ill|MyDaily|ko|마이데일리}}|date=May 23, 2014|access-date=July 6, 2014|language=ko}}

The program was cancelled because of low ratings, with its final episode on November 18, 2014.{{Cite news|url=http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1109994912|script-title=ko:'매직아이' 내달 18일 종영|date=October 30, 2014|publisher={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|access-date=November 2, 2014|language=ko}}

Format

Magic Eye was divided into two segments:

  • Line Choosing News ({{Korean|hangul=선을 정하는 뉴스|labels=no}}) [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 ({{Korean|hangul=숨은 얘기 찾기|labels=no}}) [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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1109927234|script-title=ko:[단독]'매직아이' 새 단장, 이효리 김구라 합친다|date=12 August 2014|publisher={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|access-date=12 August 2014|language=ko}}

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