Miniseries · tvN
Twinkling Watermelon
One's youth is like twinkling watermelons. It is just there to shine.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ryeoun
Ha Eun-gyeol
16 eps
Choi Hyun-wook
Ha Yi-chan
16 eps
Seol In-a
Choi Se-gyeong / On Eun-yu
16 eps
Shin Eun-soo
Yoon Chung-ah
16 eps
Choi Won-young
Eun-gyeol's Father
16 eps
Seo Young-hee
Eun-gyeol's Mother
16 eps
Jung Sang-hoon
Master
16 eps
Cheon Ho-jin
Grandpa Viva
16 eps
Goh Doo-shim
Go Yang-hee
16 eps
Kim Joo-ryoung
Im Ji-mi
16 eps
Bong Jae-hyun
Ha Eun-ho
16 eps
Koo Jun-hoe
Koo Jun-hyeong
16 eps
Ahn Do-gyu
Oh Ma-joo
16 eps
Yoon Jae-chan
Kang Hyun-yul
16 eps
Lee Ha-min
Lee Si-guk
16 eps
Lee Su-chan
No Se-bum
16 eps
Kim Tae-woo
Yoon Gun-hyung
16 eps
Kwon Do-hyung
Yoon Ju-yeop
16 eps
Lee Soo-min
Yoon Sang-a
16 eps
Lee Suk-hyeong
Jung Bal-san
16 eps
Lee So-yeon
Adult Choi Se-gyeong
16 eps
Park Ho-san
Choi Hyun
16 eps
Yeon Oh
Jung Ji-oh
16 eps
Oh Hee-jun
On Ji-hwan
16 eps
Han Min
Bae Soo-tak
16 eps
Kim Jun-hyung
Yoon Dong-jin
16 eps
Oh Hyun-kyung
Shin A-young
16 eps
Jung Hyeon-jun
Ha Eun-gyeol (Young)
1 eps
Cho Yeo-joon
Ha Eun-ho (Child)
1 eps
Jung Yong-ju
Jung Do-Jin
2 eps
Jeon Seok-chan
[The Day owner]
2 eps
Do Geon-wu
Gang member
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Twinkling Watermelon actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Twinkling Watermelon reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 16 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202316 episodes
9.8IMDbEun-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.
Best episode · S01E01 Passion Is Born
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Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kim Hee-yeolProducer
- Yoo Beom-sangProducer
Writing
- Jin Soo-wanWriter
Direction
- Son Jeong-hyeonDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Rakuten VikiStreaming
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