Twinkling Watermelon (반짝이는 워터멜론)

[Production Sponsors: Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, & Korea Creative Content Agency]

[This is a work of fiction. Characters, places, agencies, incidents, organizations, and jobs have no connections to real life. Child actors were safely filmed with a guardian present.]

I don't think he's coming out today.

He's been gone for two weeks.

No, I think he's coming today.

What proof do you have?

He has a pattern.

When a certain date approaches, he says goodbye and disappears.

After that date passes, he returns.

Today's the day.

Is he a werewolf or something?

Does he turn into a wolf at the full moon?

National mock exams.

What? He's in high school?

It's been 30 minutes already.

Let's go.

He's here!

I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

It's okay!

Unfortunately, I think today is my last performance.

- No! - No, it's not.

He always said it was his last, then came back.

Thank you so much for supporting me all this time.

I will remember you for a long time.

He's really milking this.

Crowd pleaser.

People who love to show off don't have actual skills.

I don't think there's anything more to see. Let's go.

Let's go.

I-I found a rare gem.

You can pick up the presents later.

Thank you for everything.

Hey, yo, Mask Man!

I'm going to present you with an offer you cannot refuse.

The Coldplay of the Hongdae indie scene.

I'll give you a chance to audition for the guitarist for the band Spine9.

What do you think?

You're excited, right?

I know it's an offer you cannot refuse-

I'm sorry. I cannot accept.

Wait. Hold on.

How can you be so young and rash?

The Coldplay of Hongdae!

- I said no. - Nope.

Give your no to charity. I take complaints in the form of cash.

Here.

The audition song is track 3.

Take a listen, and practice the guitar riff and the sub-vocals.

If you pass, we'll let you be a member of Spine9.

The audition is on Friday at 6 p.m.!

At the practice studio at Club Spark, the mecca of bands, all right?

I suddenly remembered the most cringeworthy quote of all time.

Music is the only legal drug.

Could I quit it this time?

Could I quit it?

Could I?

That Hunter Lee, I swear, he got an offer and ditched.

Those guys were buttering him up,

his head got bloated like popcorn and ditched, blaming it on me!

Stop fucking around. You're always-

Anyway, if we're going to prepare a team and get back to prime time,

we need a good new member now.

It can't be him.

Why do you think he wears a mask?

He's not confident about his looks.

You really have no eye for beauty.

His eyes get the job done. You can feel the hotness through the mask.

I know he's good-looking. Bet 50,000 won?

Is your offer still valid?

I have my own terms.

First, I can't take off my mask because of personal reasons.

Second, I'll be in 12th grade next year, so I must focus on my studies during exams.

Third, I have a unique family situation.

School comes before music, and family comes before school.

Can I...

still join the band?

What did you just say? What do you want to be?

Choi Se Kyeong's boyfriend.

You're not serious, are you?

At first, I thought I was hallucinating.

Or, maybe I died?

Did I see an angel?

I doubted myself.

But it wasn't, it wasn't.

It wasn't a hallucination.

She is a real goddess.

Hey, brother, I need her information.

You can help me, right?

You have eyes everywhere.

You have more information than the FBI.

Yeah. There's nothing to look into. Give it up.

What! Why?

Why? Why?

You want the truth?

Choi Se Kyeong, 11th grader, cello major at Seowon Arts High School.

It's Choi Se Kyeong!

The boys from nearby schools wait at her school gate, hoping to see her face,

and managers promising her to make her a star, 365 days a year.

My head is filled with thoughts of you, the angel.

Don't you want to be the next Lee Young Ae, Go So Young?

It's tougher to get to her than get into any top school.

You won't be seeing her.

She won't give you any attention.

She doesn't step on dirt.

She takes care of herself. She is talented.

Her schedule puts most celebrities to shame.

School, lessons, practice, group practice, concerts, social events.

There is no room.

Her family? Amazing.

You know what a "prestigious family" means, right?

I know! A family with expensive taste, right?

Wrong. Do you really want to live without front teeth?

Not the right time for a joke.

- Go on. - Her family is wealthy.

Hey. Why do you think a goddess came down to earth?

If you take off your wings and come down to earth,

you can set up wing factories anywhere.

My dear daughter, are you ready for your concert tonight?

I picked out a couple dresses for you.

My choice would be the pink one.

And most importantly,

she already has a boyfriend.

The families have already agreed.

They're basically engaged.

But I'll marry her.

Hey, did you get rose-tinted glasses installed on your eyeballs?

Look, he's good-looking and rich on top of that.

And in med school. And in a band.

You think you can win Dr. McDreamy over here?

Darn!

Do you think he saw us?

I don't know, dude.

Just give it up.

As far as Choi Se Kyeong is concerned, she's untouchable for you.

It's not a wall you can easily climb over...

This bastard actually climbed over the wall.

I know you.

You work at the ice cream shop.

How did you get in here?

Well, I... I... was invited.

You were invited? By who?

The organizer of this party?

Oh! Yes. Over there.

The Chairman of the Board of Seowon Arts High School is the organizer,

and I'm the Chairman's daughter.

Neither of us has any recollection of inviting you.

Who are you?

- Are you a thief? - What?

Who do you take me for?

I invited him.

Se Kyeong, you did?

Why?

Because I don't think we settled up correctly for the ice cream last time.

Follow me. I don't have my wallet on me.

Thank you for helping me out.

I didn't think you would remember me.

Should we speak comfortably? I'm also in 11th grade...

- Stop wasting your life and save your time. - What?

If you stick around longer, you'll become a stalker.

A stalker is a complete failure in life.

That's my honest advice, instead of the ice cream cost.

I'm not a stalker.

You don't know me well yet.

It takes time to become friends...

Do you know how much time, effort, and money goes into wearing this dress

and performing perfectly in front of professors who may become my teachers?

Is it a quiz?

A day? Two days?

Try figuring it out.

Do you think I had time to waste?

Do you think I will in the future?

You're not a machine.

You should take time to play, rest...

You and I live in different worlds.

Didn't you see today?

When you're playing by the pool, I'm networking.

While you build sandcastles, I'm building relationships.

- Your life sounds stuffy. - What?

Stuffy, like you've eaten a hundred sweet potatoes.

You never get your youth back.

So, you should let yourself enjoy...

- Do you like stripes? - Like the soda?

Of course, should we go get some?

No, stripes. As in pattern.

What about it?

Your fly's open.

Oh, my.

- Yoon Dong Jin's band. - Yes.

Did you confirm the changes to the international tour schedule?

We finished our talks with the production company for the tour in Europe.

We temporarily delayed ticket sales opening for North America.

You haven't selected a support act for the opening show?

I made a list focusing on new indie bands, as you requested.

But Yoon Dong Jin rejected all of them.