@dramaddictally thanks for the weecaap. They really were the best episodes this week. From the fake out ending last week to the joy of spending time with your first love it was all there.

Not impressed with Eungyeol’s brother’s multiple girlfriends especially if he claims to be serious about one of them. Also how low can you go telling your child in mourning to use the grief to add authenticity to her playing. The evil step mother is beyond greedy and cruel.

Very charming, hilarious and endearing episodes! Thanks for the weecap @dramaddictally!

I have never seen such an amusing squabble with hair pulling, kicking and swinging arms. Eun Gyeol swinging both arms in big circles was the most hilarious of the entire scene for me. 🤣 I just love it when father and son are in a scene together.
Of course, lets not forget the non stop bickering and chasing between our unlikely pairing, Eun Gyeol and Eun Yu. This two was so chaotic in their scenes. The students commentary on their running around was on funny.

Eun Gyeol and Chung Ah are the most endearing. I love how EG's so protective of her. I do hope he made a difference on the relationship between the chairman and Chung Ah. Aside from that, he is also a reliable wing man for her. Championing her to be the band's creative force.

While there is huge progress between Yi Chan and Chung Ah. I love how brave she was in confessing her feelings. I love her character the most. Yi Chan's heart is staring to flutter for her and I am all for it. Go win your man, Chung Ah!

I really don't understand why Eun-gyeol and Eun-yoo are in the past. What's their purpose? Because I think if Yi-Chan and Chung-Ah's life wasn't perfect when they were young, they still found each other and started a family.

I'm kinda disapointed that the strong Chung-Ah who cut the painting didn't try to learn sign alone by hiding to her family. Yi-Chan fell in love because of her sign, but signed better than her in this version...

I love Chung-Ah's scenes and her journey with Yi-Chan or Eun-gyeol. I like her artistic side.

I really don't care about the rest of the drama... 😅

I'm Team Eun-gyeol and Eun-yoo. I'm so invested in their enemies-to-lovers romance. To be honest, I had accidentally spoiled myself about "Se-kyung" being a time traveler, so I knew from the get-go that she was Se-kyung's daughter, but instead of being upset over the spoiler, I was jumping for joy at the fact that now I can ship in peace. I couldn't bring myself to ship him with an ajumma, although he still believes that he's falling for Ajumma.

I wish that Eun-yoo had overheard her mom and Eun-gyeol's conversation at her house and had learned about his relationship with her grandfather. When he'd invited adult Se-kyung to watch his band perform ("Ajumma, why didn't you come to my performance? You said you'd bring your daughter."), I wish that Eun-yoo had actually gone that night and witnessed his fight with Dad, then had followed him to La Vida Music store, and that's how she'd time traveled. So my wish was for Eun-yoo to have known who Eun-gyeol was all along.

I can't wait for one of them to find out soon, especially since Master told Eun-gyeol about the helper. I really want Eun-yoo to use a slang word from 2023, which will make him realize that she's a time traveler. Or to mention a current event, which she kind of did by telling Yi-chan to change their festival song because "K-pop (BTS) will top Billboard charts someday." I need Eun-yoo to realize that Eun-gyeol's "seeing the future" perfectly describes her mom.

Both of our OTPs prove that a confession will almost always get your crush to reciprocate your feelings because he or she will start to see you in a different light (Chung-ah confessing to Yi-chan, Eun-gyeol confessing to "Se-kyung," albeit a half-lie). But to the outside world, Eun-gyeol totally looks like he likes Chung-ah by following her around like a puppy and working hard to appease her. I'm surprised that she never suspected it herself.

I know this is hypocritical of me to criticize the voice overs for Dad, Mom, and Eun-ho, yet be grateful that Shin Eun-soo dubs her character because the reason why Chung-ah and Yi-chan's romantic moments give me all the feels is because we hear Shin Eun-soo's voice. I LOVE Eun-ho for telling Eun-gyeol, "Live your life. Let yourself fall in love. Don't waste your youth because of me or our family." This is exactly what Eun-gyeol needs to hear. Our boy deserves happiness too! I refuse to even entertain the possibility of Eun-yoo being Eun-ho's cellist girlfriend.

Thanks a million for recapping Twinkling Watermelon, @Dramaddictally!

I look forward to this drama every week, I love the youthful energy and chaos it captures and how genuinely funny it is. The fight at the start had me dead especially when eungyeol and yi Chan looked to be dance fighting lol.

Yi Chan and Cheong Ahs scenes have so much chemistry, I love the slow burn respect of their love story, the looks they give to one another, the silent moments and how their scenes feel so sincere, it all heightens their chemistry. Not to mention Hyun wook and eunsoo wonderful acting. It warms my heart how Yi Chan is learning sign, along with Cheong ahs cute love confession drawings. I also appreciate the call back to the fax, it’s little details like that, that really make a story shine. He’s deffo falling for her without realising what a dramatic and unserious character he is lol.

Poor Eungyoel, getting beat up my both his parents lol, I love he’s love for his parents and their interactions.

Just a little shout out to Hyun wook, I think he’s such a charismatic, layered actor at a young age, and the looks he gives Cheong ah, when he’s playing the guitar, I was like wow he’s cool haha.

Also eunsoo, that moment when she was signing at him, I was like she’s very beautiful, I can see why yi Cham fell for her voice at 20. Whatever happens something’s don’t really change in their story, I love that.

Concerning next week that we might get the accident that leads to yi Chan losing his hearing, gearing up for possibly some sad moments but excited to see what the eps brings.

Thank you @dramaddictally for the recap

I really do not care for On Eun Yu's story no matter how pitiful they make it. I am also not enthused by the idea of Eun Gyeol helping Eun Yu overcome her struggles in order for her to help in his so called mission (which we are still not aware about). They could have forged this OTP in the current timeline rather than in the past timeline because it makes no sense for her to find peace in 1995. Her mom's life is not her life and this just feels like a big plot hole for giving importance to Seol In Ha's character.

Can we have more of Chung Ah? She looked so pretty using sign language, even when the camera did not linger on her like it does on On Eun Yu (whenever she flips her hair 🙄🙄). I am eagerly waiting for her scenes and hope she can mend her relationship with her dad and find her birth mom. The "Viva La Vida" message and fax machine communication was cute ❤

Loved Eun Ho's message to Eun Gyeol, but I did not like how they made him a playboy, eventhough the scene was funny.

1. Is it me, or Cheong Ha's scenes feel off sometimes? One day she's destroying her bully's painting and writing letters or notes to her friends. Another day she just hits and kicks Eun Gyeol out for no apparent reason.
If he didn't decide to invade her privacy what was she going to do? Not talk to him forever? She really wasn't going to explain herself?

One second everyone is talking to her in sign language (something she doesn't understand) and the next second everyone is ignoring her, talking with each other while showing her their back.

It's like one minute she tries her best to make people understand her and the next minute she doesn't want to bother to explain something so simple.
One second people are trying to be part of her world and the next second they wouldn't let her in into theirs.

The band practice scene in episode 9 made me so uncomfortable. I was like "don't show her your back!!! Can someone please look at her??".

Maybe it's all intentional, but it just makes me feel confused/uncomfortable.

2. The ahjumma flashback killed me! Hahahaha. But it was nice seeing him all brave and confident again in just one seconds. That kiss was cute. ^^

3. Yi Chan's reaction to Cheong Ha's confession was hilarious. And I really love his signs! That heart was adorable! Maybe that isn't the official sign for "like" but it is my favorite. And I love how he always draws the interrogation mark in the air before asking a question (👉❓).

4. I loved Eun Yu's story in episode 10. I thought that episode was a happy one only for Cheong Ha, Yi Chan and Eun Gyeol. But I think I was mistaken. Of course, we saw her scars and pain, but we also saw hope. I think that we saw Eun Yu's past, present and future in this episode.

4.1. Se Kyeong became one of those Sky Castle/Penthouse parents. I liked her 18 version, I really did. I liked her and felt bad for her. But that's only for the young Se Kyeong.

Knowing her story doesn't change anything. Abuse is abuse. She's no different from Cheong Ha's stepmother. One hits the kid with her hands, and the other one hits the kid with her mouth.

4.2. Hearing what Se Kyeong used to say to Eun Yu was terrifying. And watching Eun Yu breaking down and having a panic attack was really heartbreaking.

That took me by surprise, tbh. I guess I had totally forgotten about EY's initial plan and why she went to 1995.

4.3. However, after her conversation with Eun Gyeol and the band rehearsal, I could visualize a future for her.
Maybe it started as an excuse to hang out with the boys, but I think photography and design will actually become her path.

And I think her connection with this band will help her give music another meaning in her life. This is just the beginning of her healing process.

The man from the phone keeps telling Eun Gyeol he shouldn't obsess over his parents. I think that goes for Eun Yu too. This trip is for her. She's supposed to find herself,...

I look forward to this show every week and can't wait for the next episode. I find mind myself impatient with scenes with Eun-yoo. I don't dislike her or the pairing I just want mother of the Eungyeol with his parents and of course Yi Chan and Chung Ah together.

“This is when the adorable starts to happen”.
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This is my summary for this week episodes: adorable.
Yi Chan and Chung-ah are the cutest and most precious couple in town.
Their scenes together are my favorite and I'm so happy as her now she has a fax (thanks, Eun-gyeol!) to send messages and drawings to Yi Chan.

The other main couple is funny to watch but I'm not so invested in them.

Twinkling Watermelon make me log in back to DB after 3 years. I'm obsessed with this drama.

This week episodes are my favorites so far, ep 9 makes me laughing so like crazy while ep 10 makes me giggling like a fool because of the cuteness the two couples exhibit. Both couples have significant progress but I'm more excited to see how 2Eun relationship develop. I'm one of few people who is more invested in 2Eun than Chan-Cheong because I'm just sucker for Enemy-to-Lover trope and i feel like no matter how the past changed the parents will still end up together, otherwise Eun Gyeol will not be born and this kind of ending doesn't match the drama genre. Oh wait, maybe I shouldn't be that optimistic after watching that vampire drama! Anyway, seeing the writer's track record I have hope.
Regarding 2Eun, there is uncertainty especially because Eun Yu is suspected to be Eun Gyeol's hyung's girlfriend. Tough I'm more inclined to think that she isn't. I'm also curious about how and when they will find out that both of them are from future. Will we see it next week or will the writer drag it a bit longer to create some angst between them.

After the conversation Eun Gyeol had with the Master, I think the main reason he got transported to the past isn't to help his young parents but to help himself realize that he is allowed to take the burdens off his shoulder and have his own twinkling youth too. Same with Eun Yu, It's to help her get out of that suicidal thoughts and enjoy her youth.
I'm glad Cheog-Ah start to open up to people and now have some people on her side. She deserve her own sparkling youth too.

Oh I love how the drama keeps showing that Yi Chan and Eun Gyeol are indeed father and son through their gestures, like the way they sleep and eat. Now I notice that angry Eun Gyeol also vent like Yi Chan.

Ryeo Un is really good here. Not only in acting, he sing well too and it seems he learned to play guitar for this drama and of course the sign language too. I'm always impressed with how many korean actors are multi talented and willing to learn new things for a role. I'm contemplating on to start Doctor Prisoner, 365 Repeat the Year and Homemade Love Story because he is in these. Are these good?

This week's episodes were absolutely enjoyable. Sparks are finally starting to fly between Chung Ah- Yi Chan couple and they are super cute together.

I love the bond between the bandmates. They might have quite different personalities & interests but they make a great team together. ( Also, the Watermelon name finally made its debut 😅)

I really love the 90's vibe from the drama ( it's not very apparent, but the setting feels wholesome & sometimes makes me want to visit the 90's era ,too )

As this is my 1st time travel drama, I have no idea how the story will play out nor does the story make much sense. But I still cherish it for it's heartfelt moments, radiant energy of youth & our adorable dorks.

Eungyeol and Eunyu running around trees reminds me of a Bollywood movie song!!!

My favorite line of this review is that Eun Gyeol is not a quitter, I laughed at that because it is true. That is why he is stubbornly trying to "fix" his father's hearing, not realizing his father is happy, just the way he is. The Viva La Vida shop owner told him to have fun, but he isn't listening. Play in a band with your dad, fall in love, and be a happy teenager, that is all, sigh but alas he is no quitter, so we still have a drama. I am enjoying this drama so much and the 2 episodes were so cute.

I haven't watched ep 10 yet. One thing I'm confused is how Segyeong has this memories that she tells her daughter about her first love. Didn't she went abroad to study and never came back? I am really thinking it is the male lead (not yichan) who is her first love but how? They barely talk based on what they've shown in the episodes.

I'm with those who are enthusiastic about this show. I don't usually like watching high school romances, maybe partly because I didn't have one, but also because I know from my much more recent children's experience that there is a lot of foolish sturm and drang that it is very hard to take seriously as an adult, even in a fictional setting. But in this one we know that Yi-chan and and became a loving husband and wife, and that Eun Gyeol and Eun Yoo need this love to sort out complicated feelings about their family. But also, I really am enjoying the music angle. In fact, speaking of that, I have two questions:

1. I didn’t recognize the two songs this week—either the serenade that Eun Gyeol sang to Eun Yoo, OR the song the band played. Does anyone know those?

2. Finally, the song I know called Watermelon Sugar is 2019 one by Harry Styles, which, according to Styles, is about, ahem, female sexual satisfaction. There must be another reference that the show is making, right? Or is this a joke from the writer?

I still think Eun Yoo is the weakest link. Nothing with her plot makes much sense to me. Maybe it's because Eun Gyeol met Se Kyung in the past? Se Kyung said her life was twinkling as it should be until he showed up (or at least that's the inference that could be made since that was said over voiceover during their meeting). She also seemed annoyed when Yi Chan & Eun Gyeol did the impromptu jam session, not even remotely charmed or impressed. She even said she hated bands (or something like that). Maybe meeting Eun Gyeol and him accidentally referring to her birth father, hastened her move to the US?

Se Kyeong was a bit of an ice princess before but geez, how could they make her into such a frustrating mother? Why did she have to turn into her mother when she knew how her own parents made her feel? Sigh, Se Kyung is just a damaged and hurt person and she pushed her daughter into following a similar path. It's sad.

Actually, this reminds me a bit of The [Good] Bad Mother because everyone (or at least most people here) kept saying how abusive & toxic the mother was which made them hate and not care about her yet I didn't completely see her that way. Same thing here; people just keep mentioning how terrible Se Kyeong is as a mother and while I get it, I don't think that's the point the show is trying to make with them. Especially if compared with the other parental figures features.

We were so close to Eun Gyeong possibly figuring Eun Yu was a fellow 21st century kid! Ahh!

But the Viva La Vida theme making its way into the characters' lives was cool to me. Further solidifying my thought that the whole point of this journey to the past is not to fix or changes things but to get a better appreciation and understanding of the parents.

Seeing how often Yi Chan is looked down on because of his lack of parents or seeing how determined he was in his goals (whether it's wooing Se Kyung or deciding to forego college to earn money to get a restaurant for his grandma) inform the father he is and why he had had enough of backing down (such as being firm about bringing charges against the landlady's son), why he so proud of his kids academic accomplishments (considering his grandma wanted that for him). Alone, the way the dad has been portrayed works (who wouldn't be proud of their kids being good students & athletes) but adding the disability and some of his backstory fleshes it out more. Same with Cheong Ah and the way she is as a mom.

I'm a huge fan of time travel stories, loving every bit of this drama. but one thing that annoys me a bit is how our two travellers spend so much time together, bickering, and talking a lot, but never once notice how their vocabulary might have diff slang than the rest?

It's so frustrating; I always have thoughts while I'm watching but by the time the recap is up, I've forgotten what I wanted to say.

One of the things that came to mind after sending my last comment was the stepmother. Is she one of the worst parents I've seen in a Kdrama? Is she worse because the person involved is disabled and she's actively alienating her for selfish reasons? But then the Chairman is also complicit because he could have OBVIOUSLY just gotten Cheong Ah a private tutor or sent her away but instead he let her just be a voiceless ghost who roams the house because he cares more about his image than her. Him looking wistfully at a childhood family picture of her with mom doesn't change that. Same with him watching her happily using her fax machine (though it is lucky that she happens to have Yi Chan & Eun Yu to expand her social circle so she has a reason to use it and the father can see it)

And you're telling me the Chairman has NO suspicions that Cheong Ah is bullied or abused? Those are some interesting blinders he has on especially after he walked in on Eun Gyeong yelling about revealing it.

I don't want or need a redemption arc for the Chairman; I would be totally fine with Cheong Ah still having nothing to do with any of those people but I get the feeling this is one of the things that may be changed when Eun Gyeong goes back to the future. He'll realize that he's now known as a member of that family.

Thank you so much for the recap! I love this set of episodes, and I'm so glad the drama is going strong even now. I'm dreading the festival. The purpose of the drama isn't to prevent Yi-chan's accident. And while I know he goes on to live a fulfilling life full of love even after the accident, it must have been really hard for him to go from hearing to not hearing. The adjustment would have taken years.

On the bright side- LOL at the on-the-nose "Wrongful Encounter" Kim Gun-mo song during that hair-pulling fight. The students had that school must be having the best time. They got to see the serenade, followed by a public confession, followed by a fight, followed by the teachers chasing down the students...and then the whole Eun-yoo chasing down Eun-gyeol all over the school.

I love how Chung-ah can be a moody teenager too, and Eun-gyeol's cry of despair - " why are mom and dad doing this to me?!"

And LOL at the famous college guitarist showing up and the band having to change their name to avoid being tied to accidentally scamming him. I'm glad because I could not remember the original name.

I think the most beautiful thing that happened in this week eps was when Eun-yu and Yi-chan both dispelled Chung-ah's father's backward belief that arming his deaf daughter with sign language would only make her disability more visible. I love how those two, with their limited knowledge of sign language and determination to have meaningful interaction with Chung-ah moved her enough to want to learn it so she can make friends.

However cliche it was, it was still nice to see that Chung-ah's father only needed someone to open his eyes to the reality of his daughter's life and what she wanted out of that life. That fax machine was a lovely gesture of reconciliation and I love that she immediately used it to communicate with her new friends. (I also love the fact that she was a painter, which enabled her to say lots of things at once through her cute drawings.)

I guess I'm right after all, about this mystical journey being a way to give the lost youth back to our time-travelers. Both of them have their core issues rooted in their relationship with their respective parents, and this journey was a way for them to set themselves apart from their parents' histories. I was also right apparently in Eun-yu's matchmaking attempt being a singular distraction for her from a deeper issue, which we finally saw in full this week.

I still love the expected brand of obliviousness from teenager when it came to feelings. Yi-chan was definitely very interested in Chung-ah already, but it would probably take his brain a few more eps before he understood his changed heart (not that his attraction towards Se-kyung was that deep to begin with). Same as Eun-gyeol and Eun-yu who was definitely attracted to each other. I'm still waiting for a time when one of them let it slip that they came from a different time, I need them to have a deeper conversation about their respective "mission". They are probably going to unlock some new answer if they put their heads together.