Twinkling Watermelon () is an ongoing South Korean television series directed by Son Jong-hyun, and starring Ryeoun, Choi Hyun-wook, Seol In-ah and Shin Eun-soo. It premiered on tvN on September 25, 2023, and airs every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Viu and Viki in selected regions.
Synopsis
Twinkling Watermelon tells the story of a CODA boy with a natural talent for music, who travels back in time to 1995. He joins a band with his childhood father and forms a band called Watermelon Sugar with the suspicious youths he meets there, and communicates with them through music.
Cast
Main
Ryeoun as Ha Eun-gyeol
Jung Hyeon-jun as young Eun-gyeol
The only hearing person in a family of deaf people. Eun-gyeol is a perfect model student by day, but at night he leads a double life as a guitarist in a band. After having an argument with his father, where his father learned of his musical interest, he time slips to 1995 and meets his parents when they were younger. He strives to know more about his parents' youths and make his parents' lives shine brighter. Choi Hyun-wook as Ha Yi-chan Choi Won-young as 46 years old Yi-chan A hot-blooded man who seems to have jumped out of a cheerful cartoon. He lives with his grandmother who owned an accommodation house named Snail House. In the present, he is Eun-gyeol and Eun-ho's father, who can no longer speak nor hear. He values Eun-gyeol's achievements, who is a model student at school. Seol In-ah as Choi Se-kyung Lee So-yeon as 46 years old Choi Se-kyung The cello goddess of Seowon Arts High School. Se-kyung was a person considered to be everyone's muse with her innocent beauty and elegant aura reminiscent of a scene in a movie. A lot of boys either from her school or other schools around idolized her. She is the daughter of the owner of Viva Music that existed during Eun-gyeol's childhood. In the present, she inherits the premise of the previous Viva Music and keeps her father's handmade guitar, which she gave to Eun-gyeol. Seol In-ah as On Eun-yoo Choi Se-kyung's daughter who looks exactly like her during her youth. She is dolled by her mother to be a cellist and follow her step. She lives under a disharmonious family until she is 18 years old, when her parents divorced. Upset with her mother's constant control on her and her drinking habit; and also after finding out her father remarries someone, she time slips to 1995 so that she can find her mother's first love, and cease her existence. Shin Eun-soo as Yoon Cheong-ah Seo Young-hee as 46 years old Yoon Cheong-ah A cold and isolated person, who is born deaf. She dreams of a sparkling life like Frida Kahlo. She was highly aloof toward others except to Choi Se-kyung, who was much friendlier toward her. Now she is the mother of both Eun-gyeol and Eun-ho and owns a chicken restaurant. Unlike her teenage personality, she became bright and a loving wife and mother despite her disability.
Supporting
Fake First Love Memory-Makers Band Members
Ahn Do-gyu as Oh Ma-ju
Kim Hyeong-beom as Oh Ma-ju (2023) A band manager and Lee Chan's childhood friend. He is highly knowledgeable and resourceful. In 2023, he owns MJ Entertainment who manages a famous rockstar Yoon Dong-jin. Yoon Jae-chan as Kang Hyeon-yul A genius bassist. Lee Ha-min as Lee Si-guk A drummer. Lee Su-chan as Noh Se-beom A talented keyboardist who majored in classical piano and studied abroad early.
Eun-gyeol's family
Choi Won-young as Eun-gyeol's father
Seo Young-hee as Eun-gyeol's mother
Bong Jae-hyun as Eun-ho
Eun-gyeol's older brother who is born deaf. He is dreaming of becoming a national Paralympics taekwondo athlete. Due to his handsome appearance, he is highly popular on SNS in which he is highly addicted to since his childhood.
Snail Boarding House
Go Doo-shim as Go Yang-hee
Yi-chan's grandmother and the owner of boarding house. Lee Seok-hyung as Jung Bal-san A college student at a boarding house run by Yi-chan's grandmother.
Eun-gyeol's group
Chun Ho-jin as Grandpa Viva
Owner of musical instrument store Viva Music, who is a Eun-gyeol's teacher and mentor. Jung Sang-hoon as master Master of the suspicious musical instrument store Lavida Music. Park Ho-san as Choi Hyeon Owner of used instrument store Baekya Music. Woo Je-yeon as On Ji-hwan A second-year student at Myeongsae University Medical School, vocalist and guitarist for the band 'Golden Mess'.