Twinkling Watermelon
Time travelTime manipulation as a core mechanic.This show: 9/10K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 9/10Music sceneMusicians, bands and the industry behind them.This show: 8/10NostalgicTrades on longing for a past era, in the story or around it.This show: 8/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 8/10SentimentalOpenly emotional storytelling that reaches straight for the heartstrings.This show: 7/10TearjerkerEngineered to make you cry, and it works.This show: 7/10Family sagaBonds and fractures across generations of one family.This show: 7/10
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Starring
RyeounSeol In-ahLee Su-ChanKwon Do-HyungKim Ye-jiLee Ha-min
Starring
RyeounSeol In-ahLee Su-ChanKwon Do-HyungKim Ye-jiLee Ha-min
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Twinkling Watermelon Episode Ratings Heatmap
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| S1 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.3 |
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About
"A son becomes his father's unlikely bandmate"
A CODA teenager who communicates in sign language for his deaf parents suddenly finds himself thrown back to 1995, where he meets his own father as a struggling teen guitarist. Forming a band together, he tries to quietly nudge his dad's life toward happiness without revealing who he really is. It's a warm, nostalgic mix of time-travel fantasy, coming-of-age music drama, and family melodrama, carried by earnest performances, catchy original songs, and a sincere emotional core about connection across generations and disability.
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the tender, music-driven bond between a son and the teenage father he never knew.
Maybe skip if
you find slow-burn nostalgia dramas or heavy sentimentality hard to sit through.
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Season 12023
8.77K1617h 18m
Eun-gyeol, a seemingly ordinary high school student, leads a clandestine double life. By day, he is a model student, but by night, he becomes a guitarist for a band in Hongdae. Unexpectedly, he travels back in time. Together, they form a band called 'Watermelon Sugar' and forge a deep bond. Along the way, Eun-gyeol encounters an enigmatic girl and falls in love. This tale intertwines elements of coming-of-age, fairytales, and magic, creating a captivating story of growth and self-discovery.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
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| ▶ | 1 | Passion Is Born | 8.1 | 500 | 66 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Eun Gyeol Quits Music | 8.2 | 422 | 70 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Seoul 1995 | 8.3 | 416 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Eun Gyeol Becomes Yi Chan's Tutor | 8.4 | 394 | 64 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Se Gyeong Leaves the Country | 8.4 | 390 | 64 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Se Gyeong Returns | 8.4 | 378 | 62 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Where Are You Eun Gyeol? | 8.6 | 383 | 67 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | I Found Ha Eun Gyeol | 8.9 | 400 | 64 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Friendship or Love? | 8.7 | 378 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Let Yourself Twinkle | 8.8 | 395 | 61 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Dangerous Rehearsal | 8.9 | 377 | 64 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | The Day of Decision | 8.7 | 366 | 64 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | The Final Festival | 9.0 | 397 | 65 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Another Time Traveller | 9.1 | 426 | 65 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | The Hints | 8.9 | 377 | 67 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Everything You Hoped for and More | 9.3 | 508 | 75 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Ryeoun Ha Eun-gyeol
Seol In-ah Choi Se-kyeong, On Eun-yoo
Lee Su-Chan No Se-beom
Kwon Do-Hyung Yoon Joo-yeob
Kim Ye-ji Lee Mi-ra
Lee Ha-min Lee Si-gook
Choi Hyun-wook I-chan
Shin Eun-soo Yoon Cheong-ah
Choi Won-young Ha Yi-chan (old)
Koo Jun-hoe Goo Joon-hyeong
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