Series synopsis
Twinkling Watermelon, also known as 반짝이는 워터멜론 is a South Korean sci-fi & fantasy drama television series that premiered on tvN on September 25, 2023. It ended on November 14, 2023. It was created by Jin Soo-wan, Son Jeong-hyeon. It stars Ryeoun, Choi Hyun-wook, Seol In-a and Shin Eun-soo.
A CODA (child of deaf adult) student born with a gift for music crash lands at an unfamiliar place after time traveling through a suspicious music shop. There, he forms the band Watermelon Sugar with other mysterious youths.
Premise
A CODA (child of deaf adult) student born with a gift for music crash lands at an unfamiliar place after time traveling through a suspicious music shop. There, he forms the band Watermelon Sugar with other mysterious youths.
Premise: One's youth is like twinkling watermelons. It is just there to shine.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ryeoun as Ha Eun-gyeol
- Choi Hyun-wook as Ha Yi-chan
- Seol In-a as Choi Se-gyeong / On Eun-yu
- Shin Eun-soo as Yoon Chung-ah
- Choi Won-young as Eun-gyeol's Father
- Seo Young-hee as Eun-gyeol's Mother
- Jung Sang-hoon as Master
- Cheon Ho-jin as Grandpa Viva
Supporting cast
- Goh Doo-shim as Go Yang-hee
- Kim Joo-ryoung as Im Ji-mi
- Bong Jae-hyun as Ha Eun-ho
- Koo Jun-hoe as Koo Jun-hyeong
- Ahn Do-gyu as Oh Ma-joo
- Yoon Jae-chan as Kang Hyun-yul
- Lee Ha-min as Lee Si-guk
- Lee Su-chan as No Se-bum
- Kim Tae-woo as Yoon Gun-hyung
- Kwon Do-hyung as Yoon Ju-yeop
- Lee Soo-min as Yoon Sang-a
- Lee Suk-hyeong as Jung Bal-san
Guest cast
- Jung Hyeon-jun as Ha Eun-gyeol (Young)
- Cho Yeo-joon as Ha Eun-ho (Child)
- Jung Yong-ju as Jung Do-Jin
- Jeon Seok-chan as [The Day owner]
- Do Geon-wu as Gang member
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 16 | September 25, 2023 | November 14, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Passion Is Born Eun-gyeol and his family move into a new neighborhood. He meets a man who offers to teach him how to play the guitar, and Eun-gyeol works hard to learn it. As he deals with bullies at school, he practices playing the guitar until he is as good as the man who taught him. However, tragedy strikes, and he and his family are forced to move again. |
September 25, 2023 |
| 2 |
Eun-gyeol Quits Music Eun-gyeol tries his best to quit music, but it's not easy for him to do. He gets scouted to join SPINE9, an indie band in Hongdae. To make things worse, he finally gets his hands on the guitar promised by the Viva Music store owner. He is torn by which path to take and finds himself walking into a suspicious music store. |
September 26, 2023 |
| 3 |
Seoul 1995 Eun-gyeol gets stuck in 1995 and doesn't know how to return to the present. What's worse is that he meets his young father, Yi-chan, who can talk and wants to start a band to impress a girl who isn't Eun-gyeol's mother. Eun-gyeol poses as Yoon Dong-jin, a musical genius, in order to try to become a member of Yi-chan's band. |
October 2, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tvN |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 25, 2023 |
| Last aired | November 14, 2023 |
| Runtime | 64 minutes |
| Status | ended |