I’ve been watching recently finished tvN Mon-Tues drama Twinkling Watermelon since it premiered and it has been one of the most consistently satisfying K-dramas in recent memory. Starring Ryeo Un, Choi Hyun Wook, Seol In Ah, and Shin Eun Soo, the drama is like a reverse Hello, Me! time travel with the son going back to the past to meet his then same age dad in high school. It also focuses on the world of the hearing impaired in ways that are sensitive and thoughtful and kudos to so many members of the stuff for acting with such heart using sign language. I really enjoyed this drama from beginning to end even if the whole “stop dad from getting into an accident and becoming deaf” was the red herring time and again, the growth of all the characters and the changing of the trajectory was handled in such a satisfying way. Since this drama wasn’t on my radar it was after watching that I realized the screenwriter is a long time fave of mine who wrote Kill Me, Heal Me, The Moon Embraces the Sun, Seoul Scandal, and Chicago Typewriter. Check this one out if you’re looking for a well-written, well-acted, and expertly directed K-drama that has finished so no risk of a falling off the cliff ending. Bonus points for a bunch of younger comparatively fresh faces than the same folks always being cast to expand the rolodex of up and coming K-drama stars.