Nostalgia, music and fluff with a side of cringe...
This could have been a 10 if only I would have loved the male leads character as much as I loved the rest of the characters in this really fun drama.A drama that has so much good to offer combining nostalgia, with the right to communicate/language, the world sucks (yet again), people with disabilities are human too and being a kid that is different from the rest of the family has it's problem's too... all surrounded by lovely teen spirit, love, music, friendships, and shining, glittery fluff... Just the look on a the young version of them moms face when she sees someone use sign language pretty much had me thinking ok this is it, I love it and it is now my favourite drama...
As I mentioned in the first line this could have been a 10 but then the cringe took over and offered me a few of my pet peeves showed up, I cant really complain about the acting of Ryeoun as Ha Eun Gyeol but his character was mostly fun in the beginning but got on my nerves more and more as the story progressed. His interactions and chemistry with Seol In Ah and
Choi Hyun Wook where however top, top, top. I have been impressed with Choi Hyun Wook for quite a while but this drama made me appreciate him even more as well as completely fall in love with Seol In Ah and Shin Eun Soo.
Definitely a drama I recommend to most, when in need of fluff, fun and more or less predictable twists (some more predictable than others). This drama is an easy binge that offers a little bit of everything and with the exceptions of a few moments of annoying the overall feel to this drama is I want more!
P.s. Rating by episode ep 1-2: 8, 2-14:10, 15-16:7,5 = 9, pretty much follow the male leads character progression and regression... but not only.
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STRONG pacing issues, engaging storylines resolved off-screen and a very rushed ending.
So finally finished this... Can't believe it took me this long... But I struggled with the first 4 episodes... then was entertained up to episode 10... and then for some unknown reason slugged through the last 6 episodes.I really wish I liked this as much as everybody else but for some reason this show wasn't "it" for me. I can't say it's a bad show... But reading other negative reviews... I finally was able to put my finger on what made me struggle with this show：
1. The pacing
2. The pacing
3. The pacing
Basically, this show was really good at creating interesting and engaging storylines but then didn't give enough time to them. It spent too much time on the less engaging ones. It didn't deliver on the romantic front for both couple... It was better on the friendship and youthful aspect, but it didn't deliver at all on the most interesting storylines created such at the relationship between Cheong Ah and her father nor between Se Kyung and her daughter or Se Kyung and her father or Se Kyung and her adoptive parents。 I'd rather they didn't introduce these conflicts if they had no intention of giving them a proper amount of time to be resolved in a satisfactory way... when there was a resolution for that matter because some questions are just... not answered. Yes I'm frustrated.
The end was rushed so that's another minus.
Now, most people really enjoyed the show and were able to get over it in spite of its flaws... And I get it, some of my favorites have plotholes and flaws I just disregarded because ultimately these shows delivered on what I cared most... But this show didn't. It introduced lots of storylines and only delivered on those I cared the least while giving some off-screen resolution if any to the ones I cared the most.
This made each episode feel really really overly long to me.
I know I'm part of the minority so don't let my opinion deter you from watching it. I still gave it a 7 which in my book means that it was enjoyable in some way.
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Twinkling Watermelon is absolutely the best drama of the year for me.
Main Actors—Ryeo Un (Secret Romantic Guesthouse) and Choi Hyun-Wook (Twenty five Twenty One, Weak Hero Class 1)Twinkling Watermelon Youth Music Life Romance is a great concept drama.
A hearing little boy has deaf parents and a deaf older brother. He speaks to them through sign language. When they move to another neighborhood, the boy begins to be mentored in music by a music shop owner. The boy is uniquely aware of sounds, living in his family’s deaf world and he uses his hands to communicate. The shop owner chooses to teach him the guitar. This is a perfect match, because the boy must use his hands with the guitar to speak the language of music, the same as using his hands to communicate with his family. The shop owner discovers that the little boy is a musical genius. You get these rare finds of a drama which concentrates on a unique story. Twinkling Watermelon is a concept drama about Youth, Music, Life, and Romance. This is a youth driven music drama, but it will appeal to all ages. I am totally impressed. It is a high Yes to add this drama to your drama list.
There is a huge plot redirection in the drama, Twinkling Watermelon. I am totally surprised that no one has blabbed and let the secret out. The redirection knocked me for a loop. I will have to write up a spoiler later on. This can’t stay a secret long. I am watching real-time. For bingers, I would suggest to start this drama ‘Twinkling Watermelon’ and view the 5 episodes posted already, then you can binge episodes 6-16 later. It appears that no one was given advance notice, by what I have read so far. However, some want to be the first to tell the secret. With 5 episodes posted, many won’t keep the secret long. In addition, so many others do not understand what a spoiler is. Twinkling Watermelon may tap out to be one of the best Music Life Romance Korean Dramas ever.
The boy is a coda. That means that he is the only one in the family who can hear and speak.
Quote: Music is the only legal drug.
Sign hung in the father’s restaurant: No need for words.
Cast
Choi Hyun Wook—This role is in his wheelhouse, playing a creative dare devil who falls for the rich chick. He is so good in this drama. He overwhelms his scenes. Many have touted the acting talent of Choi Hyun Wook and I am one of them. He will not disappoint you.
Ryeo Un—He gives a breakout performance, which many will be talking about.
Seol In A—She is a veteran talented Actress and once again gives a great performance.
Shin Eun-Soo—This actress is a newcomer and she is a little shinning star. Shin Eun-Soo is given a difficult role, which I will not spoil.
Is it acceptable to use the word ‘Deaf’? Yes, most of the Deaf community do not shy away from this word.
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The BEST Kdrama I have watched in AGES!!!! ✨?
Before starting this kdrama I didn't know what I was getting into. I thought it would be just another drama with that clichè story of travelling back in time. And I swear I have never written review for any drama before but this drama is SOOOO GOOD I had to let people know what they're missing on if anyone hasn't watched it yet!The casting has been done perfectly. The chemistry between the cast, their acting everything just feels so natural. All the funny scenes are so beautifully done it doesn't feel forced at all. It's a whole package it'll make you laugh, make you cry, make you get excited over the bromance and make you feel the romance.
The title fits perfectly this drama will actually make you feel refreshed like after eating a watermelon 🍉
It is one of those dramas that will lighten up your mood, give you that youthful feeling. I can't wait for my eun-se and chan-ah couple to end up together but at the same time I don't want this drama to end 🥺
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SO GOOD BUT confusing ending
Twinkling watermelon was a great drama in my opinion, I loved the characters, just not some of Eun Gyeol's cringe moments lol, I felt anger, love, sadness, joy and everything. The characters' friendship is very well constructed. But... I feel like something was missing at the end, I think it was extremely rushed, it would be a perfect drama But I feel like the writers sinned A LOT, but that's okay, overall rating 9.5!Was this review helpful to you?
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how do i do ?
So, you're telling me it's over! You're telling me I'll never rediscover it? Please tell me I'll get over it in a week.This drama is what got me back into it. I was feeling a bit nostalgic, and it drew me in.
It was exactly what I needed to get back into the drama sphere, a cute and colorful interlude in my life.
The slice-of-life plus music group combo is so satisfying, as we saw with Hospital Playlist (let's talk about that drama, it was so, so good!). Honestly, I didn't expect to enjoy it so much, and you end up getting so attached to the characters.
Their little stories of relationship hiiii, oh my god, stop being so damn fucking cute!
I'd rather warn you, you get a little caught up in it too, you feel like you could make music yourself. It's inspiring, this group of friends making music together. Okay, so this is a really sweet series that's so easy to watch and makes even the rainiest days a little brighter. But don't be fooled by appearances; there are times when the rain doesn't just come from the sky.
But that makes the journey into the world of this drama even cooler.
Yes, as you can see, I'll always have this drama in my heart.
So colorful and cute! VIVA LA VIDA!
🎵I got a drama way over town that's good to me oh yeah🎵
now let me cry alone and found a new drama to forget that i'am sad
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NEVER BORING! I NEED S2
omg when i say i love this kdrama!!! the storyline was so cute, i loved the father-son relationship in the past and it was so funny and adorable. the son trying to find his mom, convince his dad, getting in trouble... it was so fun i swear. i watched a drama like this after so long bcs i usually watch thriller, suspense, mystery kdramas bcs i thought romance and stuff got cringe and predictable + repetitive but i watched this for a change and it was the best decision of my life! i loved this so much! its my comfort drama, everything was perfect. i loved the dialogues — everytime i hear viva la vida or see watermelon, im reminded of this. i want their band shirt and necklace 😭.i must say...i was so late to this kdrama bcs i thought it was overhyped at first, relased in 2023 and i watched in 2025 june and i hate how i missed on this gem for so long! the scene where cheong-ha confessed and yi-chan fainted was my favourite and also the one where she gave him the nickname. i learnt the sign language of that scene. it's so cute how he went out of his way to save her, learn sign language for her, make effort for her. i hope a find a man like him. i may be biased because choi hyunwook is my favourite actor but i loved him even more here. the character fit him so well. i loved the message, the aesthetics, the songs, the storyline and EVERYTHING about this!
the scene when he lost his hearing? i was BAWLING SO BAD!! i was so happy when eun-gyeol was able to save his dad in the scene where he got in fight and he didn't lose his hearing and i was lowkey hoping he could change the future but i cried when he lost his hearing, my heart shattered so bad. that scene never fails to make me cry 😢.
i feel like yi-chan remembered how his son came to meet him in the past when he saw the record falling down from eun-gyeol's pocket and he picked it up and it was the record of the song he made with his son when they met in past. i really hope they bring a s2 bcs i miss it so so much :(((
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bestest..
I don't remember feeling like this before.. even if I have watched it like 3 times already, I still feel for each and every character. from ep1 to ep16, each moment feels so beautiful. this drama. made me cry, made me laugh. and so many hidden life lessons..twinkling watermelon is one of its kind, it is such an innocent drama, pure is the word, it's so pure, nothing feels evil, written with pure intention, executed keeping that innocence.
a drama like this is very rare and everyone should definitely watch this masterpiece. you wi find yourself in their chaotic life.
viva la vida...
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Great story, great screen writing, then got disappointed by the unfulfilled ending
This is the best storytelling I have ever seen in a drama. I cried 50 times out of 16eps just because of this story.But tbh the ending was disappointed. They’ve built such a good story for everyone but the ending was so rushing that I can’t feel anything left. It should be a full ep for the ending when you have 4 different main characters. They should let us know how Yi Chan moved on (not just in his telling), how Cheong Ah had been on Yi Chan side in that hard time, and how On Eun Yoo got heeled from Eun Gyeol’s family. They just did one good ending was Eun Gyeol one. We need to see all of that because by the end, all the changes in the past were to live in its present life, weren’t them ?
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it will make you happy
I SWEAR THIS IS THE BEST KDRAMA I'VE EVER WATCHED IT IN MY LIFE UNDOUBTEDLY IT HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART I'VE USUALLY LIKED MORE ACTION KDRAMAS BUT THIS ONE IS THE BEST IT'S SO GOOD FULL WITH EXITEMENT ENTHUSIASTS LOVE EMTIONS CARE YOUTH PLS WATCH it it's my favorite of all time you'll going to live your best live moments you'll gonna dive into this lovely world and dream to live it you'll going to learn many things and it will help you I real life and I SWEAR TO GOD I CANCELLED MY NEW SERIES AND I RE-WATCH IT I CRIED I LOVED ITenjoy it and I envy those who have not seen it yet
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SEOL IN AH first love of father and his two Son's
I love this drama, i i had no problem with the ending what so wrong with being rich ML mother was born into that family and he help her reconnect with her father, and her only brother become a criminal himself, so it was common sense that she is going to get everything from her father,only thing i i was hoping was that Seol in ah did not meet older brother first ... in new version
i was hoping for one more ep of Seol in ah meeting ML parents too as her old friends now her in laws to be....
i think there music ooo ho oooo hoooo was Show me Your Panty (MY PS Partner)
Some Nitpicking
WHY does ML only recognize his own parents after knowing there names like i know actors are different but dude, they are your parents and you have seen them when you were growing up they were not born old parents..
You have girl who look like an Angel a real Angel from heaven
And you cast a demon looking man as her father who creepily stalk own daughter,
I loved the scene where Seol IN Ah did not even recognize her grandfather. ( he deserve that feeling that now his daughter doesn't even know him at all)
Our Hero (time travel try to mess his fathers first love so he can be born..
Thanks ML did not fall for mother but daughter Seol In Ah
It focus on music but in my personal opinion it was unnecessary noise..out hero hasn't meet his mother and did not even try to search for her and is focused on his father for so long
Ep 6
we found out all ML care about is his father and his mother was just a machine for giving him birth, this man knows nothing about his own mother and doesn't even recognize her...but is obsessed with father so he can be born,
I don't believe in this love story because his father would have even thought about his mother if he would not have manipulated
Ep 8 our ML BECOME INSANE AFTER he read his mothers name on but fail to recognize his mother before
Now he protect his poor mother and its like she will fall in love with her own child if he continues like that....
yi chan did not love se kyung for sure, after getting treated at hospital dude did not even once asked for her, even after he remembered she saved him...
Fake Lover Yi Chan
How did real Se Kyung know her first love can eat spicy food because she never eat with any of them before going to ABROAD.( she eat with her husband in front of her daughter )
Now he did not give a F about his father who has him inside his testicles. Will follow his mother because she is pitiful...
10/10 for first 8 episodes
8/10 for final 8 episodes
Ep 9 ML started to act like a jerk(become Great again)
Ep 12
Yi Chan dude did you forget who you love that fast ? What a fake lover....
Ep13 Lovey-dovey
ep 14 how ML forget that this Ajushi is father of Se kyung ?
ep15 - ep16 Happy 9/10
OVER-ALL NICE AND ENDING WAS FINE, people complain that why they don't remember him, because if they remember i don't think mom can explain how there second son look like there friend, and how there both son like the friest love of there father...or her daughter who look exactly like there fathers first love..
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the best relationship ever
My comfort show — my absolute favorite. Everything about it is perfect: the soothing music, the story, the friendship, the soft romance, the characters, and especially Ryeoun, my favorite actor. I adore his relationship with Yi-chan; I love them so, so much.I love this drama deeply, and it holds a very special place in my heart. I’ve rewatched it nearly five times, and I could never get tired of it. I loved the male lead Han Eun-gyul and his relationship with the female lead Eun-ha. It’s honestly the best time-travel drama in the history of Korean dramas,Was this review helpful to you?
