Set in a vocational girls’ high school, this coming-of-age film interweaves the themes of friendships between schoolgirls, their lives, and their strong determination to hold onto their dreams in spite of the harsh realities, all set to the beautiful melody. Sang-won has the dream of being a professional singer as she sings in her high school band “Magnolia.” The band members from various backgrounds, who have different dreams of their own, experience changes in their 3rd year of the high school: love triangles, family matters, and leaving band to follow other dreams, etc. Through the relationships of Sang-won, Soi, and Su-ah, the film describes how these girls come to understand others and their choices as well as the fact that they also need to make their own decisions and take responsibilities for them. Sang-won, who plans to enter a music contest for college students, has to get a job after failing the college entrance test. Even though she tries hard to adjust to her work in reality, she feels miserable about the gap between her reality and her dream. But it is noteworthy how the characters overcome their harsh conditions and start to dream again in the film. The girls’ process of accomplishing their dreams shows clearly that one can improve one’s life for the better, depending on the choices one makes. (HONG So-in)