Updated: November 14, 2023
Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean drama, Twinkling Watermelon (2023):
Episode 1
- “Snow is cold but its sound warms your heart?” – Eun Gyeol’s mom
- “Dad, if Eunho and I were both in danger, which one of us would you save first?” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“I cried because of the song. The song made me feel sad. It felt like the song was talking to me.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “Once you master the song, your life will change.” – Mr. Viva
- “Don’t feed your enemy. If you feed people like them, all they will do is poop out of their mouths.” – Mr. Viva
- “They’re not humans. They don’t understand. But instruments are different. The guitar is nothing like them.” – Mr. Viva
“You could say major chords sound happy, while minor chords sound sad and gloomy.” – Mr. Viva
“Major and minor chords must coexist harmoniously for a song to sound delightful and complete. The same goes for life. Experiencing hardships and joyful moments help you build your dazzling life.” – Mr. Viva
- “Eun Gyeol, you’re the voice that connects the family to the world. You’re our angel.” – Mr. Ha
- “Just say it and stop making my heart pound.” – Ha Yi Chan
“You connect the world filled with sounds with the world of silence, using your voice and hands. And at times, like you through music.” – Mr. Viva
Episode 2
- “Can I really quit music?” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “Don’t waste your life away. You should use your time wisely.” – Choi Se Gyeong
“When you’re busy playing, I’m busy networking. When you’re building sandcastles, I’m building connections.” – Choi Se Gyeong
- “Your life is FAH. Your life is frustrating as heck.” – Ha Yi Chan
- “You can never get back your youth. You need to let loose and have some fun here and there.” – Ha Yi Chan
- “Do you like stripes? Your fly is open.” – Choi Se Gyeong
“It’s become a deep scar. It wasn’t forgotten. It’s become a forbidden topic.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“What’s the right answer? Living a life that makes my heart beat. Living a life as a trophy for my father. Whichever I choose, my heart aches because of the other option I didn’t choose.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “I want to do music. I like music. I like performing on stage.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “This is the real me. You might not like who I am. But the guy on stage tonight was the real me.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“I don’t want to live as your trophy anymore. I’m not your interpreter. I’m not a fire alarm or an angel. I’m just me.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
Episodes 3-4
- “My name is Ha Yi Chan. I’m 18 years old now. My life is twinkling to the fullest.” – Ha Yi Chan
- “Choi Se Gyeong. My queen. My muse.” – Ha Yi Chan
“I’m making the band just for you and putting on the concert just for you, too. Besides, there will be a spot, just for you.” – Ha Yi Chan
“A boy in love can sometimes have superpowers.” – Se Gyeong’s driver
“I thought I knew a lot about my parents, but I was wrong. I thought I knew enough about them, so I never made an effort to learn more.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “My own worries always came first. My problems always took precedence over all else.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “Being considerate isn’t always a good thing. Because being considerate with a sense of superiority can hurt someone’s self-esteem.”
“My days must twinkle as radiantly as possible. I’ll do everything I can. Be it love or the band. I’ll do everything that will make my life twinkle.” – Ha Yi Chan
Episode 5
“So this is how it feels not to hear any sounds. It feels like sinking into a deep ocean.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“I will give you the best band as a present. I will make your youth twinkle just like your wish.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “You saved my life many times in your previous life.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “If you speak from your heart, it’ll also answer from the heart.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “You talk to it using your fingers and it answers in sounds. In a way, it’s like sign language.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “Technique isn’t important. Your sincerity is what matters.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“If the listeners can feel your emotions and sincerity, you know you’re making great music.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
Episodes 6-7
“The world where I live in is devoid of sound. So when I close my eyes like this, the whole world disappears.” – Yoon Chung Ah
- “On the day I first saw you, I got to laugh heartily for the first time in a long while.” – Yoon Chung Ah
- “The second time I saw you, I felt the sound of my heartbeat for the first time ever.” – Yoon Chung Ah
“As you know, a gem must shine all the time. The moment it loses its sparkle, it’s value will plummet.” – On Eun Yu
“I was loved only briefly when she needed to show off or put on a show. I was mostly locked up in my jewelry box.” – On Eun Yu
- “Don’t be so kind. You don’t know that too much kindness can hurt someone.” – Yoon Chung Ah
- “You smiled for the first time.” – Ha Yi Chan
- “He called my name.” – Yoon Chung Ah
“I want him to shine. First, on stage. Then, in life.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
Episodes 8-10
“My parents were deaf, too. Despite that, they were cheerful, healthy, and overly happy because they could communicate with their eyes, their hearts, and their hands.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“Taking away the ability to speak is the same as taking away their world. It’s equivalent to colonizing someone’s soul.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“I want to give back the world to your daughter. So she won’t be lonely like an isolated island anymore. So she won’t be discriminated for her difference.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“Can you throw the ball only to me? I’m very confident that I can catch it well. Even if I get hit by the ball because you threw it carelessly, I’ll be fine. I’m confident I won’t lose the ball even if I’m in pain. I know I won’t let anyone take it from me, and I’m confident I’d get it back even if I were to lose it. So can you throw it only to me?” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“Don’t waste your youth because of me or the family, because you can never get back your youth. Let yourself twinkle while you can. Do things that make your heart flutter.” – Ha Eunho
- “Embarrassing memories are precious too, you see.” – Choi Se Gyeong
- “Having a crush on someone is a valuable experience, too, like your first love.” – Choi Se Gyeong
“Life didn’t have to be perfect for it to shine. It’s the little moments that make your life twinkle, and happiness is what you experience when those moments come together.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“Can I really let myself twinkle from time to time? Can I let myself follow my heart from time to time? Would my world really not come crashing down?” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “Today’s temperature, humidity level, ambience, and the whole universe wish you a wonderful day.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “They say people look alike when they’re in love.” – Choi Se Gyeong
- “You own your feelings and I own mine.” – Yoon Chung Ah
- “Can we be friends?” – Yoon Chung Ah
- “I did get to see her up close. She looked pretty.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“They say a crisis is an opportunity. Let’s start anew in the new space with the new name.” – Ha Yi Chan
“If you push the wall, it becomes a bridge. If you fall somewhere, there will be a hidden treasure.” – Ha Yi Chan
“Everyone just goes on with their lives while giving meaning to their lives or trying to find meaning. They do their best to rationalize their lives.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“You don’t have to try so hard to be impressive. Continuing to live is already a great feat.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
Episodes 11-12
“I came from the future. I’m your son from the future. You’re my dad.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“I was always lonely. I felt lonely and isolated as if I were stuck on an island by myself and couldn’t join the world where my family was living. But you see, I now have a chance to live in the same world as you do. I want to seize this opportunity.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“I want to keep playing music with you like we’re doing now and see you listen to my music.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “The guilt from knowing I’m safe when you’re not and feeling that I shouldn’t be happy when you’re not. I wanted to let go of such guilt.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “There’s nothing I hate more than being abandoned.” – Choi Se Gyeong
- “I’m done being the girl who is only loved when she is needed or useful. I don’t want to be anyone’s trophy, war booty, or accessory.” – Choi Se Gyeong
“Today, I can’t twinkle like you.” – Yoon Chung Ah
“Music isn’t something you listen to just by ear. Music is something you can feel with your eyes, mind, and heart.” – Ha Yi Chan
- “It feels as if I swallowed something wrong. It’s frustrating. When I forced myself to swallow it, it stung. It aches.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “That’s love.” – Mr. Viva
“Why are you crying here all alone? You’re breaking my heart.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“I’ll make it work. I’ll do whatever it takes to help you find your way back. But stay here with me now. Stay with me.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“You said we were from two different worlds, right? But I don’t care. I don’t care who you are.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
Episodes 13-14
“I’ll do my best to find a way, but I will slow it down as much as possible. That way, I’ll get to spend more time with you.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“Although I lost the bet, thanks to you, I have a great story.” – Ha Yi Chan
“There’s no scale that can measure who’s hurting more, and there’s no one who can judge that. No one has the right to judge others’ pain, and we have no duty to have it acknowledged by others.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “If you’re hurting, just accept it. Only you know how much you’re hurting.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
- “From time to time, I hope I can be your prescription. Instead of those pills, I wish to be your bestfriend.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“When your life can twinkle again on its own, I hope it twinkles as radiantly as possible.” – Ha Eun Gyeol
“I can’t hear your voice but I see it. I can feel it. You shine the brightest when you’re doing music.” – Yoon Chung Ah
- “The moment you give up, it’s game over.” – Ha Yi Chan
- “I have never been loved by my parents. So I might not know how to love my own children. That scares me.” – Ha Yi Chan
Episode 15
“Everyone has their own life. Isn’t it bad manners to impose like this on other people?” – Mr. Jonathan
“If you really want to express something, you will find a way. And if you want to express more, you just need to learn how to do it.” – Ha Yi Chan
“I’m dedicating this song to my radiant youth.” – Ha Yi Chan
“Looking back, I realized that this song wasn’t the only thing you helped me complete. When I wanted something, when I felt like I lacked something, when I was in despair, and even at my most radiant moments, you were always there with me.” – Ha Yi Chan
“You lied that you were my son. But you know what? For some reason, I felt as though you were like my father. Even though I have never experienced a father’s love, I got to experience something similar thanks to you.” – Ha Yi Chan
“Son, thank you. But in my next life, I’ll be born as your father.” – Ha Yi Chan
Episode 16
“If it is a new heart that you need, I will give you mine. If you need new eyes, I will give you both of my eyes.” – Ms. Go
- “Put down the burden already. It’s not your burden to carry. You forced yourself to take on the burden.” – On Eun Yu
- “No one can live your life for you.” – On Eun Yu
“Accidents are just accidents. I will be miserable for some time now. But I won’t be in despair, thinking my life is ruined.” – Ha Yi Chan
“Here’s a thing about life. It may not give you everything you want. But it does hide a small present for you from time to time. I hope you can endure the cruel hardship life throws your way. So you can receive the present life has tucked away.” – Mr. Viva
“Life is filled with all kinds of metaphors. Interpretation is solely up to the receiver. There are no right answers.” – Mr. Viva
“Viva la vida. Long live life!” – Mr. Viva
Genre: Coming-of-age, Time travel, Fantasy
Synopsis: A male student suddenly time travels through a musical instrument and encounters a mysterious girl and a younger version of his father. There, he forms a band with other mysterious youths.
No of episodes: 16
Cast: Ryeoun, Choi Hyun-wook, Seol Inah, Shin Eun-soo
Screenwriter: Jin Soo Wan
Director: Son Jung Hyun
Network: tvN
Streaming platform: Viu, Viki
Date: September 25, 2023
Subtitle translation: Viu
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