Provided are a multimedia play apparatus and method. The multimedia play apparatus and method enable synchronization between an audio and a video through existing multimedia play time information, and even in a multimedia service that simultaneously provides multimedia and a message, the multimedia play apparatus and method enable synchronization between multimedia and a message that occurs by terminal characteristics between different environments and different users on the basis of existing multimedia play time information and multimedia meaning information. Moreover, by performing synchronization between multimedia and a message on the basis of the multimedia meaning information, the multimedia play apparatus and method can prevent the damage of a multimedia service that provides multimedia and a message together because of a spoiler corresponding to a malicious message.