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.]

What's nanshinjeokja?

Nanshin means servants that disrupts the country.

Jeokja means someone who will point a knife at their parents.

That's what nanshinjeokja means.

Hi. I wonder if you know who I am.

I don't know if this letter will reach you,

but I'll try writing anyway.

Where should I begin?

There's no sound in the world I live in.

So if I close my eyes, the world disappears.

Instead, I only remember this very old memory vividly.

Someone's hands that called my name instead of their voice.

Cheong Ah.

Clear.

Sound.

Mom.

I like you.

I love you.

I had a name then.

I could smile, too.

But...

Cheong Ah. Cheong Ah.

Cheong Ah!

You're Cheong Ah.

I'm the resident teacher who will educate you starting today.

That damn evil lady.

A witch who came to ruin my life.

Pa.

Pa.

Pa!

All I have left was anger then.

Because I lost the language to express myself and my feelings.

Hello.

So embarrassing! I'm so embarrassed!

- Hey! - Gosh, I'm sorry.

The day I first saw you, I was able to laugh my heart out.

The day I saw you for the second time,

I felt my heart beating for the first time.

I'm giving you this free of charge.

Thank you.

You got three vanillas, right?

Starting from the third time, I went to see you myself.

Really? You have a beautiful heart, too.

My heart is also...

I'm sure you didn't notice.

Have a good day.

Bye.

I also...

am in a band!

Choi Se Kyeong.

Want to come to my band's concert later?

If I didn't lend Se Kyeong that T-shirt,

My school is having a festival in a month.

I'll prepare a performance just for you. Make sure to come.

would I be standing in front of you now?

I closed my eyes again.

Because I wanted the world to disappear.

But...

you somehow always show up whenever I'm trapped somewhere.

I'm sorry I bit your hand.

I'm sorry I was mean to you.

Send me a SOS if you need help.

I'm out now, then.

I didn't do that because I hated you.

To be honest...

I wanted to say thank you.

I wanted to thank you for helping and discovering me.

That's why I went to see you.

I wanted to express how I feel somehow. But...

Se Kyeong.

Hi. Long time no see, Yi Chan.

But...

I think I'm too late this time, too.

Wait, Se Kyeong. Wait just a moment. Wait.

What's with you?

I don't know what you're asking because your question is too short.

You said you came back to die.

You said you're still deciding if you should die or not.

You told me not to tell anyone unless I want to die.

You disappeared after threatening me like that.

What's the reason you showed up here yourself?

Oh, my goodness.

The question was that long?

Of course. I'm not bad at understanding-

Stop changing the subject and answer.

It's because of you.

What?

Why are you pretending you didn't hear me? You did.

Because of you, I said.

Hey. Hey!

Hold on.

Right. She can't hear me.

I didn't do it.

I, um...

Hold on.

Because of me?

What do you mean?

It stopped raining.

Answer me. I asked you, what do you mean?

You scared me. Why are you yelling at me?

You told me I wasn't supposed to return.

I was curious what would happen if I didn't listen to you, so I came back. Happy?

Do you look down on Yi Chan that much?

You're not just jumping to conclusion. You're provoking me.

When did I say I look down on him?

You're saying you'd toy with his heart out of curiosity right now.

You said you wanted to die. But you want to have fun, too?

Am I not supposed to have fun?

- What? - Or...

are you telling me to decide quickly if I'll die or not?

- That's not what I'm saying- - If not,

are you telling me to shut up and die quietly since I'll die anyway?

Don't worry.

I'll disappear for you when the time comes.

Are you really the Choi Se Kyeong I know?

Se Kyeong! Choi Se Kyeong!

I am Choi Se Kyeong according to him.

I'm sorry. I made you wait too long.

Not at all. I'm sorry I showed up without notice.

Yi Chan, can we talk for a second?

I-I'll tell Manager real quick and come back.

Sir.

Aren't you leaving?

You won't be childish and butt in or anything, right?

I heard you left to study abroad. What brings you here...

Do I...

So this is what you looked like, Yi Chan.

You're way more handsome than I thought.

A-Are you here to mock me?

No way. The flight is too expensive for that.

I just had a bit of a situation.

What situation?

It seems like no one knows you're back.

Of course not. I came back yesterday.

So far, only you know that I'm back.

Are you back for good?

I don't know. I'm still deciding that.

Why did you come to see me then?

You left without saying a word before.

I wanted to apologize.

I feel guilty that I've been rude to you.

I'm sorry I looked down on you even though I didn't know much about you.

I apologize.

And...

I'd like to learn about you from now on.

Of course, I'll take the bet seriously, too.

Seriously, why isn't he coming?

What did she say? Why did she come?

Why did she come to see you, anyway?

Have you...

been in a relationship?

- A relationship? - Yes.

Well...

of course...

It's okay. I already got your answer.

Your eyes were shaking like crazy.

Poor bastard.

You're a fool who doesn't even know what love is.

You've never been in a relationship. How could you understand

the complex conversation I had with Se Kyeong.

- So she told me- - Forget it.

I'm not curious at all.

Try saying another word.

Hey, boy. Ask me politely one more time.

I might give you the answer.

I know you're actually curious, okay? Come on.

I'm not interested.

I'm not interested at all.

Ha Yi Chan!

Se Kyeong was standing in front of me with her new haircut.

My heart started getting excited first.

I'm serious. I'm serious. I'm serious.

What else can I do? I had to fall in love again.

Hey, hey, hey. So, who does she look like again?

Lee Young Ae?

She used to. Now she looks like Ko So Young.

She used to seep in subtly like an electrolyte drink before.

But now she's like...

a soda that shocks you from within.

What a crazy analogy. Seriously.

Come close.

How could I hold onto Se Kyeong more securely?

Hey, you already have her.

- Really? - Listen carefully.

Women have veins in their hair.

Blood runs through it.

But she cut it short?

It means she cut off her veins.

She's crying bloody tears.

Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?

What do you mean, why? Because of you!

My gosh.

- Because of me? - You said she showed up on her own.

- Yes. - And she apologized for being rude.

She said she wants to get to know you

and she'll take the bet seriously, too. What does that all mean?

I don't know. What does it mean?

She realized how precious you are after leaving.