Twinkling Watermelon Episode 2 premiered on September 26, 2023, on tvN network. The K-drama Twinking Watermelon or Sparkling Watermelon (반짝이는 워터멜론) is directed by Son Jong-hyun and written by Jin Soo-Wan. Ryeoun, Choi Hyun-wook, Seol In-ah and Shin Eun-soo will be appearing in the lead roles for the show. The show is expected to have a total of 16 episodes with a runtime of approximately 60 minutes each.
The story centres around a boy who is born and brought up by hearing-impaired parents. He is a model student by day and a gifted musician by night. However, one day he visits a mysterious musical instruments store and travels back in time to 1995. A 15.6 billion won production and supply agreement for the show was signed by production companies Pan Entertainment and Studio Dragon on September 5, 2023. The show takes over tvN’s Monday & Tuesday 8:50 time slot previously occupied by My Lovely Liar.
-Twinkling Watermelon Episode 2 Recap Contains Spoilers-
The episode starts with Eun-gyeol playing the guitar for an audience on the street. But there were three other boys waiting for him and after the performance, they approached him to join their band. However, Eun-gyeol refuses but after much persuasion, he decides to think about it. After giving it much thought, he joins the band but under the condition that his family and school come first.
In another timeline, we see Lee Chan has a crush on a popular cello player from his school. But his friend asks him to stop pursuing her because she comes from an extremely wealthy family. Moreover, she also had a boyfriend who studies medicine. But he does not back down and decides to join a band to impress her.
Later, while Eun-gyeol is practising, he gets a phone call that his father has met with an accident. Upon reaching there he finds his old lady landlord who accidentally bumped into his father. But his father informs the police that it was not the woman who hit him but her son. He also tells the landlord that he knows who set the house on fire and leaves the scene. Later, Eun-gyeol and his father have a conversation which leaves him guilty of lying.
Eun-gyeol goes back to his bandmates and tells them that he cannot be a part of the band anymore. It leads to a heated argument and then he informs them that a fire was caused because of him years ago and he cannot make his family go through it again. He goes back to the guitar shop again and finds a lady to whom he asks about the shop owner. She then invites him inside and gives him the guitar left behind by her father. It leaves him emotional.
He starts to contemplate his decision and realises his love for music. Then he goes back to the practice room and joins the band again. Later, his father goes to the police station again to teach the landlord’s son a lesson but the landlord reveals that Eun-gyeol does drugs and performs in underground shows. He rushes to the concert and finds Eun-gyeol performing. This leads to a heated concersation between them.
Eun-gyeol leaves the scene distraught. He reaches an open field and just when he is about to break his guitar, he notices something weird. He looks up at the sky and sees two moons. As he looks around he finds the same guitar shop. He enters the shop and sells off his guitar. When he steps out he finds himself back in 1995. Moreover, he meets the younger version of his father who can hear and talk perfectely well. The episode ends on that note.
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Twinkling Watermelon Episode 2 Review: Final Thoughts
The new episode offers a new perspective on the lead character. We saw him being the pillar of strength for his family but now we see him getting vulnerable and expressing his needs. It is refreshing to see different dynamics between the other characters as well. However, the pacing remains slow and at times feels like the plot is stagnant. There is not much substance in the story, instead, the same thing is being dragged. It is expected that we see more exciting instances in the upcoming episode.
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