What if Back to the Future had a baby with a K-pop origin story and that baby learned sign language?
9.774 minSeason 1 • Episode 16
LatestYi-chan gets hit by a car and loses his hearing. Master tells Eun-gyeol to go back to his time, but he refuses, determined to catch the guy who hit Yi-chan. Se-gyeong convinces Eun-gyeol to return to 2023, and when he finally does, a completely different life awaits him.
A CODA (child of deaf adult) student born with a gift for music crash lands at an unfamiliar place after time traveling through a suspicious music shop. There, he forms the band Watermelon Sugar with other mysterious youths.
Acting
Ryeoun plays dual timelines with devastating precision
Writing
Deaf family dynamics portrayed with rare authenticity
Score
Original band performances that actually slap
Creators
Jin Soo-wan, Son Jeong-hyeon
Ryeoun
Ha Eun-gyeol
Choi Hyun-wook
Ha Yi-chan
Seol In-a
Choi Se-gyeong / On Eun-yu
Shin Eun-soo
Yoon Chung-ah
Choi Won-young
Eun-gyeol's Father
Seo Young-hee
Eun-gyeol's Mother
Jung Sang-hoon
Master
Cheon Ho-jin
Grandpa Viva
Goh Doo-shim
Go Yang-hee
Kim Joo-ryoung
Im Ji-mi
Bong Jae-hyun
Ha Eun-ho
Koo Jun-hoe
Koo Jun-hyeong
Ahn Do-gyu
Oh Ma-joo
Yoon Jae-chan
Kang Hyun-yul
Lee Ha-min
Lee Si-guk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series marked a milestone for Korean television by featuring extensive Korean Sign Language with deaf actors in major roles, including Seo Young-hee's performance.
The fictional band name Watermelon Sugar deliberately references Harry Styles while the 1995 setting pays homage to the real Korean band craze of that era.
KR
