Twinkling Watermelon Episode 4 premiered on October 3, 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.
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-Twinkling Watermelon Episode 4 Recap Contains Spoilers-
The episode starts with a look inside the life of Se-Kyung. She started off as a child actor who worked on various projects and was complimented for her talent. However, her life took a turn when her mother fell into severe depression over losing her younger daughter. Se-kyung decided to learn the cello to please her mother and dedicated herself to the craft.
Eun-gyeol comes across Se-kyung at school and addresses her formally to which she is caught by surprise. He then remembers that she is the same lady who gave her the guitar his former teacher. When he asks him about her father she is shocked and asks how he knows her father. She is left utterly annoyed at the conversation and leaves the scene as soon as possible.
Yi-chan reaches the scene and watches Se-Kyung walk away. Eun-gyeol continues to follow him everywhere and ultimately reaches the infamous hotel. When he is getting scolded by his grandmother, Eun-gyeol comes to his rescue and shows himself as his new tutor and promises to help him with his studies. They both start to bond slowly.
The next day, Eun-gyeol reaches Yi-chan’s school and goes inside the band room. When he sees the guitar he starts to play it and the sound goes outside the room. Yi-chan hears the music coming from the music room and goes inside but no one is there. When he sets out to find the guitarist, Eun-gyeol stops him and forces him to attend his classes.
When Yi-chan goes to the ice cream shop to continue his part-time job, he receives a ticket to a concert and along with it is a letter from Se-Kyung. But the concert is over when he finally reaches the venue. He calls out to Se-kyung and she tells him that she did not invite him. Suddenly the lead vocalist of the band invites him to sing and Eun-gyeol also joins him. They sing a song and the crows cheers for them loudly.
They both leave the scene and when they are returning, Yi-chan is about to meet with an accident but Eun-gyeol saves him at the right time. However, he remembers his father telling him that he met with an argument when he was in 11th grade and Eun-gyeol worries that his actions changed the future.
Twinkling Watermelon Episode 4 Review: Final Thoughts
The episode yet again has little to no story or substance. The littlest interaction and scene are being dragged to fill in the time slot. Moreover, the characters so far are showing no development whatsoever. The plot is constantly struggling to move forward but keeps looping back to where they started. The main characters are more annoying than likeable with their inability to read the room and comprehend the simplest situation. It gets frustrating at how clueless the characters are being portrayed to be.
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