A content playing apparatus and method are provided, the content playing apparatus including: a receiver which receives content including a video and an audio; a storage unit which stores the received content; a processor which processes the content to play the stored content; an output unit which outputs a video and an audio of the played content; and a controller which generates an index of the video based on properties of the audio, and plays a part of the video corresponding to the properties of the audio at the part of the video by referring to the index.