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my pov for this drama
I just want to tell that if you love time travelling drama.. it's for you.. like me.. I was waiting for something Good.. for some time travelling thing.. in starting all the childhood story and then.. his struggle not to let them know know about his music love was heart touching and when he mat his younger version of father.. that time drama and all things directing it in a good direction for a great drama..as drama continues he got to know about his father and his struggles. it's a good point to show that our parents has a past to and we are not only one who's struggling here.. I love that part. the more drama went towards it's end the more it got complicated for me because 'I don't want to end it now' is what I felt and at the same time 'okay.. so you have to do this.. you can do this' was in my mind too.
the lessons they gave us through this drama.. form every episode.. is just great.. I learn from this drama is that.. somethings are unavoidable. it will happens no matter how hard you try to stop them.. the more you know the more you want to stop it.. so... better let it happens in more good ways.. less traumatic way..
and one thing for sure.. everything in this world happens has meaning behind it.. like his father stopped him to enter in the music industry because he suffered and don't want his child to felt the same pain.. he was being protective toward his child.. that's all.. and at the same point his child thought the his father is controlling him.. everyone have their own pov so.. if have any misunderstanding.. just talk with them and slove it out..
music of this drama was.. mind blowing.. the lyrics.. voice and all.. was so great.. even after it's over I can't let it out of me..
and the comedy they put in this drama was.. just at another level ...
so.. what I'm telling is.. I recommend this drama to everyone around me.. worth watching and even re-watching it was not a bad choice đđđ
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Só tornou facilmente minha série favorita
O apego que senti com essa sĂ©rie nĂŁo acontece com frequĂȘncia comigo. A Ășltima vez que fiquei tĂŁo apaixonada por uma histĂłria assim foi quando assisti 2521, e isso me gerou alguns traumas (rs). Coração quentinho do começo ao fim, muitas mensagens bonitas, atores incrĂveis e cenas cativantes. Amei! Vale todo o hype e todo o tempo investido.A histĂłria da famĂlia Ă© tĂŁo bonita e o final Ă© de derreter qualquer coração. Ă legal pensarmos no quanto as vezes pensamos que conhecemos nossos pais quando na verdade existem diversos aspectos da histĂłria deles que nĂŁo fazemos ideia.
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The korean nostalgia dramas always slay
I started this drama because of choi hyun wook and the setting of the drama. this drama is set in 1995. and with various other dramas set in the this period which were really good sparked my interest! this drama differs as it doesn't only portray the 90's . its beepers , radio shows , music but also the question of life. the drama's tagline can be viva la vida which is uttered by the characters quite often. it means long live life! and that is so amazing . because we are always running behind something and forget to live. we see the characters in dilemma while deciding what to do with their life . essentially ha eun gyeol time travels to 1995 and tries to stop an accident but through this time travel he meets his parents when they were young and ends up seeing them in different life. he is CODA which makes him feel distant from his family sometimes. but he heals with the time travel. there is so much depth in story as we chung ah's character who starts enjoying life and communicating while meeting loved ones. this one is for the heartbroken 25 21 fans as in this drama we get two love stories though this drama can be sad at some point it is a must watch !!Was this review helpful to you?
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Loved Loved
Kids will be kidsâŠ. I loved twinkling watermelon. It was a great drama drama that made me cry laugh and get angry. I was a little upset that he did try to stop his fatherâs accident, but his father ended up still deaf, but I did like the fact that he didnât pity yourself because his son came and kind of changed his perspective on what happened to him. I do like the fact that the mother of the male lead did men her relationship with her father and the future did somehow change, so that was nice that the whole drama wasnât for nothing.Was this review helpful to you?
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I might collect pointers of my previous comments and write a better review tomorrow (said 8 months ago)this filled my days with sparkle when i needed it the most, thank you writernim for not creating another repetitive, i mean, thank you for creating a beautiful experience and remind me of the reason i love kdramas
Itâs heartbreaking , I need to continue in a world without anymore watermelon sugar
This was like a healing medicine in my worst times this year, 16 days of a beautiful warm hug
Iâm always disappointed in dramas I look forward to but Iâm always pleasantly surprised by dramas Iâm not looking forward to
Easily num1 drama of 2023 for me and will definitely be in my ult tops along with their characters
I would say the perfectness of it all, is too much
Their sadness and life made them who they were, eungyeol was so empathetic and in tune to peopleâs emotions cuz of his upbringing
Though yes, he suffered and carried too much burden but he grew into an amazing person
But then again, life sucks so might as well get a beautifully wrapped up drama, and yes I hate sad endings so give me all the rainbow sugar and twinkles of the world in my drama, happy happy happy
Iâd like eungyeol to ârememberâ his new life, Iâd also like to see how eunyoâs changed and Iâd love to see those 28 years of growth and hard work
And Iâd want to see their reunion
Yechan went to the same university, so Iâd guess after highscool ended cheongah or even her dad, brought yechan to the same university
All in all, lifeâs a journey, everyone has their own and everyone has the same âweightâ, my life isnât harder than yours, itâs not a competition. Every hardship has the same equal effect and one must understand how others are going through the same
Burdening oneself with otherâs hardships isnât the answer but not acknowledging them is as bad
I'll add the rest as ep reviews
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100% watch this if you havent
Itâs been a while since I watched a serie that had me hooked. After finishing this series I noticed that there were some scenes or plot twists that shouldve been fairly obvious and easy to figure out but for some reason I could never manage to guess just what would happen nextđ. I finished this serie in less than 2 days, I pulled an all nighter to finish but it was honestly worth it in the end. I started this serie because of an edit I saw on tiktok and I really didnt expect to like it this much. Iâm definetly rewatching this soon.Was this review helpful to you?
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Everything is a 10/10
Everything is a 10/10I love how serious and cute at the same time the actors are. Love te leads chemistry and the plot line. It has been a while since I could honestly say I love this show. The music is fascinating and I am in love with the color palette of this movie. The director better not break my herat and give a sad endinv because then it will be more sad than the 2521 ending. The leands and secon leads have chemistrywith each other and I really hope we will get two happy endings................................................................................
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A lose Korean adaptation of Back to the Future
It has very similar tones and style to Back to the future with the story and the male protagonist, but I like that the characters feel like they represent young people well from that time period and even though he meets his parents in the past when they're young, at times it doesn't feel too strange or awkwardly executed.Was this review helpful to you?
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Too many plots
First of all the things I liked about this drama:âthe Ha family before the time-travel
âportrayal of deaf people and their struggles
âCheong-Ah as a character
âEun Gyeol as a child and teen
âthe relationship between Eun Gyeol and Choi Hyun before the time-travel
Now to the things I did not like. They tried to put in as much plots, subplots and storylines as possible to make it shiny, the problem was though, that the quality dropped because of it. It's like trying to learn 5 languages... you will be mediocre at all of them instead of choosing one and using it perfectly instead. So what was this drama trying to be? A story about a boy who is a CODA? A story about music, passion, teenage dreams? A time-travel story?
After choosing that, they again had to choose on which character they wanted to go with. Eun Gyeol? Lee Chan? Cheong-Ah or even Eun Yoo? It was all over the place and like that, the story was half-heartedly executed. And even with all those plots, subplots and storylines... it was still boring. It was predictable and not a special drama to remember in the future.
There were characters without a real purpose and who did not even get introduced properly, like the people who would dine at grandmas. And then there was Eun Gyeol who I felt like was carrying the whole drama. The screenwriters must have realized this too because in the last 2 episodes, his character got cheesier and out of character lines.
The characterization of Lee Chan was not the best either and he was one of the main leads. In his old form, he is way different character-wise and this is not something that can be explained with age or trauma. Old and young Lee Chan were 2 completely different people and I couldn't put them together. Also the casting of Choi Hyun/master. All 3 actors were so different from eachother... it was just not good.
The ending was not executed well either. Eun Gyeol and Eun Yu arrived in the present and it had no consequences. The parents didn't recognize Eun Gyeol and Eun Gyeol himself got all his memories from his first life. It just felt like lazy writing.
I was trying to find reasons to love this more, but sadly I couldn't.
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A touching comforting story without those typical overly dramatic annoying kdrama scenes
Iâm the type of person who often skips a lot when watching kdramas that are overly dramatic. Reply 1988, Hospital playlists are amongst those I barely skip any scenes. Now Twinkling Watermelon is added to my top list of dramas that I watch through the whole thing. And Ryeoun, where do I even start⊠I fell in love with him, I admire his talents, from playing the guitar to portraying the complicated emotions and even the ability to use sign language comfortably and fluently. Watching him was such a joy to my heart. When I watch the behind the scenes series, it amazes me even more to find out how hard heâs been practising playing guitar. Heâs going to make it big one day, hopefully very soon.Was this review helpful to you?
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A Breezy Time Travel Romance
Time travel romances seem to be in trend and joining the foray is tvNâs latest offering âTwinkling Watermelonâ. If you are wondering about the title (as Iâm), maybe it is a mere connotation to the storyline which sparkles with youthfulness and has varied tones of friendship/love. Starring Ryeoun, Choi Hyun Wook, Seol In Ah, Shin Eun Soo in the lead roles, the drama premiered to high expectations and certainly it was worth the hype. The first two episodes set up the premise decently while introducing intriguing characters as well as the time travel element which pops up randomly. The storytelling is little out of place and at times without context (when they randomly switch between two timeframes), but the chemistry between the characters is reckoning and it manages to tide over those discrepancies. For now, Iâm invested in this drama simply because the storyline is interesting and Iâm hoping for some solid character development in the future episodes.Read the complete article here-
https://kcdramamusings.wordpress.com/2023/09/27/twinkling-watermelon-first-impressions/
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