Douăzeci și Cinci, Douăzeci și Unu (2022)

OMG GUYS GUYS GUYS!

I loved this drama. Its was very happening....like i kept wondering what was gonna happen next. I also BALLED my eyes out and i am a sucker for emotional dramas soo i absolutely loved it! i like how the leads became friends first then jumped into a romantic relationship. Plus the CHEMISTRY between them was FIRE. Also the camaraderie among female in the show was EPIC. It was ALL SO REAL. It liked Kim Tae Ri's outfits so much. BUT i feel like i didnt get CLOSURE from the ending sadly.Was too invested in this drama and i get the sad ending but maybe they could have dwelled more on how they partly ways but again it can be because i wanted them to end up together. I really want to watch it again but i just CANNOT bring myself to see them go separate ways.LOVED IT!!!

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"Não é um arco-íris, é amor"

2521 acompanha as memórias de um grupo de jovens no final dos anos 90 por meio do diário da protagonista, Na Hee Do, num período em que a Coréia passava por dificuldade, mostrando como um grupo de amigos não deixou que esses empecilhos os impedissem de viver sua juventude ao máximo: criando memórias, se apaixonando, perseguindo seus sonhos e lutando pelo o que acreditavam.

Neste cenário, acompanhamos o nascer de uma amizade entre Hee Do e Yi Jin e o seu posterior amadurecimento em um romance, o desenvolver do relacionamento entre os dois e sua conclusão, tudo enquanto Hee Do persegue o seu sonho de se tornar uma esgrimista profissional e Yi Jin busca se tornar um jornalista de sucesso para ajudar sua família em crise.

Além dos dois protagonistas, o dorama conta com diversos personagens secundários cativantes como a Ko Yurim, rival e inspiração de Hee Do na esgrima, Ji Woong, colega de Hee Do que é apaixonado pela Yurim, e Lee Joo-Myung, melhor amiga de Ji Woong e presidente de classe com senso de justiça aguçado. Os cinco completam um grupo de amigos cheio de vida e sonhos.

Não preciso dizer mais nada, 2521 é um dorama lindo sobre amizade, juventude, correr atrás dos sonhos e não se deixar abalar pelas circunstâncias. Eu ri, chorei, me emocionei, torci pelo casal mesmo sabendo que eles estavam fadados a se separarem no final (isso é contado no primeiro episódio, nem vale com spoiler) e mesmo a sua conclusão agridoce não impediu que ele se tornasse um dos meus doramas favoritos do ano.

Apesar do romance entre Hee Do e Yi Jin receber grande destaque na história, ele não foi o foco principal do dorama, mas sim o desenvolvimento e amadurecimento dos cinco amigos e a sua busca incansável por realizarem seus sonhos e viverem ao máximo sua juventude.

Eu amei amei amei! É um dorama que ficará gravado na memória e para mim já virou um clássico.

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Bittersweet end but still a beautiful story

25 21 was a drama in a weird spot for me. I wanted to watch it but didn't at the same time. I had spoiled myself and checked the spoiler of this drama because I heard that it was a hot topic from fans. It took me a while to decide to watch this drama preparing for what would happen.

My honest opinion is that I very much loved the first 9 episodes of this drama. But the other episodes after when Hee Do and Yu Rim become friends weren't as good as the first 9. They still were good but weren't incredible like the first 9. The drama captures you in with our main characters backstory to connect and root for. Both of our leads have clear goals and issues. Hee Do strives to become passionate with fencing again and also becoming her fencing idol's rival. She has a mother who is a popular busy news anchor that neglects Hee Do leaving her alone a lot. She is not there to support her which leaves their relationship miscommunicated and bickering. Yi Jin wants to bring his family back together one day as they are separated from the times crashing his father's career. He once had it all but now has to start at the bottom alone. Both of the leads become each other's support as they get through these tough times.

The ending to this drama is the most talked about whether you were fine with it or hated it. So in short our two leads do not end up together. If I saw this drama when I was couple years younger, I would be on the outrage of why they didn't end up together. But my current self "ducks undercover" was fine with the ending and understood it a bit. They had this friendship or "rainbow" relationship as Hee Do was growing to become a fencer winning gold medals and Yi Jin starting out as a news reporter. When they became more successful and older, their relationship became well romance. Their turning point is when Yi Jin goes to America suddenly to cover the 9/11 attack. He is there alone and suffering from how this news affected people and himself. He then holds his suffering to himself which he stops replying or reading messages from Hee Do. Yi Jin got accepted a job in New York where he will be staying that would lead to their break up. He returns back to Korea and they both break up. Hee Do mentioned that when they became a couple, she wanted to share everything with him including his suffering. He thought her support was burdensome to her. She sees her relationship with Yi Jin as her relationship with her mother now. She waited for her and was let down leaving her alone a lot which Yi Jin is doing now. Also Yi Jin's career path is similar to her mother's too. She doesn't want to experience that kind of relationship again in the future which is a reason to their break up.

I can agree that it was a sad ending for me when they didn't stay as a couple and gotten married. But I don't find their breakup ending to be bad. It does make sense to me. I think I missed some stuff but I couldn't find a reason to support Yi Jin's side. I could only understand it from Hee Do's side on why their relationship had to end. He stopped communicating with her sharing his suffering with her and their schedules were too busy to handle a relationship. I feel like they became a couple at the wrong time when their journey was at it's busiest. Some might say well why couldn't they get back together when she retired from fencing and he was back in Korea? Well he still would be busy now as the news anchor which doesn't fix the issue Hee Do had with him of how he was going to be not there for her like her mother.

Their story is told from a perspective of the present from Hee Do's daughter reading her mother's diary. A couple of episodes in, there are clues that can give away the end game. Her daughter's name is Kim not Baek which is in Yi Jin's name. I don't really like this idea of their story being told from it being in the past. It didn't interest me. It also kind of played viewers into the guessing game of who Hee Do's husband is. Unfortunately or fortunately, they don't show her husband and to me that's ok. I realized her husband that isn't Yi Jin was not a important part of the story. I think the drama would have been fine without it being told in the present from a diary. I can see a bit why they done this so you can feel not as sad when the ending happened assuming you caught on the clues they gave out early on.

The cast was phenomenal. Kim Tae Ri was an excellent choice as Hee Do. Music of the drama was good as well. Would I rewatch it again, surprisingly I would. The story built of how it all happened is worth it even if it's a sad ending. Sometimes dramas go with the sad ending that doesn't make sense but here it does make sense for me. The leads had great chemistry together. Dare I say their chemistry before becoming a couple was better.

My favorite story in the drama was the determination of Hee Do training to win the gold medal and beat Yu Rim. My favorite scene was when Hee Do was congratulated, cheered up, and proud of her by the old folks at the restaurant after she was being called horrible stuff by the public.

Whether you liked the ending or not, I hope you at least admire/enjoyed the story.

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Melhor drama de 2022

Que drama maravilhoso. Prometeram nada e entregaram TUDO.
Comecei sem nenhuma expectativa, tinha ouvido boas críticas mas muitos não gostaram do final. Digo com tranquilidade, é bom do primeiro minuto do primeiro episódio ao último segundo do último.
História bem construída, coerente, personagens que vão crescendo ao longo da trama, boas amizades, boas risadas.
É tudo simplesmente perfeito e feito com carinho e cuidado.
He-doo se tornou minha personagem feminina favorita de TODOS os tempos, dedicada, alegre, aquela pessoa que todos queremos ter ao lado pois enxerga a vida com amor, com positivismo.
Todos os personagens são bem trabalhados, ninguém é deixado de lado.
OST PERFEITA, FOTOGRAFIA SENSACIONAL.
2521 vale cada segundo, cada lágrima, cada risada.

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Un k-drama de très haute qualité

Dès le premier épisode on est aspiré dans l'histoire et attaché aux personnages. Casting et acting exceptionnel. Des acteurs connus et moins connus mais dont leur jeu nous fait oublier leurs personnages précédents. Une production et réalisation habiles qui nous entraînent aisément dans la chronologie des événements qui s'étendent de 1998 a aujourdhui. A l'instar de la vie, on est bousculé par plusieurs émotions fortes ;du rire aux larmes, en passant par la déception, l'amour, la fierté, la colère, l'injustice, ...
La force du drama est le personnage féminin principal qui fait preuve de bcp de force, de résilience, 🌈d'authenticité , de naturel,... avec une intensité qui donne une légèreté a la série qui sinon serait trop mélodramatique à mon goût 😉 sa personnalité éclatante et spontanée détonne avec ce que nous avons l'habitude de voir et cela fait du bien.

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A dor e a delícia de 2521!

A história é profunda, intensa e muito bem construída ao longo dos episódios. Você acompanha de perto toda a evolução e amadurecimento de cada um dos personagens, mais do que isso, você se vê torcendo e vibrando por cada conquista, cada momento de felicidade deles e claro, chorando, ou no mínimo, com o coração apertado por cada decepção que lhes acontece. O drama foi perfeito em vários aspectos, como: caracterização, passagem de tempo, fotografia, OST, atuação, construção de personagens, o realismo e capricho no roteiro - destaque para a ideia de desenvolver o enredo através do diário da Na Hee Do. Enquanto assistíamos, era como se nós estivéssemos lendo este diário. O otimismo de Na Hee Do, a resiliência de Baek Yi Jin, a perseverança de Go Yu Rim, a coragem de Ji Seung Wan e a obstinação de Moon Ji Woong, são qualidades e lições que sempre me lembrarei. 🌈

Mas e o final?

Sim, eu também fiquei inconformada e triste (mesmo sabendo desta possibilidade desde o início). Tem um lado meu que diz: Incrível, provavalmente na vida real este seria mesmo o destino de Na Hee Do e Baek Yi Jin, e por essa perspectiva, a roteirista e o diretor foram brilhantes. Nos mostraram com maestria o que muitas vezes acontece nesta fase da vida, a distância de amigos e relacionamentos que até então achávamos que seriam eternos. Mas queríamos este final? Não! Queríamos e merecíamos um final fantástico para esses personagens após tantos obstáculos. Então doeu... Eu termino essa resenha com um sentimento agridoce. Foram 15 episódios fantásticos, um dorama que passa muitas mensagens lindas e um final difícil de assimilar, um final que para sempre será lembrado com um aperto no coração. Quem é o pai de Choi Myung Bin? O que aconteceu, e como está Baek Yi Jin nos dias de hoje?Infelizmente as repostas para essas perguntas, assim como o nosso sonhado final "feliz", ficarão apenas na nossa imaginação!

Para mais resenhas, te convido a conhecer meu perfil no IG. <3

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I loved it, but…

This was a great show but I felt they left a lot on the table. There is still more story to tell imo, especially in the present day setting.

It’s interesting that the ML gave up on their relationship , whereas the 2ML did not give up his relationship with the 2FL. The contrast between their two decisions could have been addressed more. The ML didn’t have to take the job in NYC. They should have stressed that career move was essentially and he had no real choice but to stay there. Him staying in NYC just felt like a plot device over a logical decision.

I’d love to know more about the FL’s father. Did he divorce the mother b/c he found out the FL settled for him and never fell out of love with the ML?

Why does the daughter know nothing about her mother’s childhood friends? It would have been interesting to see the daughter try to reunite the old gang for her mother.

Again, a great show, but this is a show that probably needed four more episodes.

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BEST SHOW EVER

i love this show so much ive rewatched it and sobbed just as much, its literally such a good show, i will never forget this show because its sooo gooodd

the ost is incredible too like its just so peaceful but works with the show as well, as well as also being great music to listen to in free time 🔥🔥

i would recommend 2521 to anyone because its child friendly as well, and its just such a sweet story.

although the main storyline is romance, there are many other parts of the show that can make the show more interesting for those who may not be the biggest fam of love stories/romance

overall such a good show and would recommend to anyone because i know youll like it 😻😻

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My drama of the Year

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Last time in the K-drama study, I talked about Joy's decent drama Once Upon a Small Town. Today I'll be telling you my drama of the year, which took over my whole year. I'll also be talking about my drama journey of 2022 and what I'll be checking out next year. I'm excited to announce the drama that took over my year since it took me a while to pick it up. Now let's jump into the post.
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Drama Journey 2022:
January started the year with me finishing up the drama Snowdrop which was still airing since it came out last year in December. By February, I started watching Twenty-five Twenty-one and Business Proposal, the first new drama of 2022 for me to watch. Of the two, Twenty-five Twenty-one was more attractive with its story. May was the first month I took a break from watching dramas while waiting for Café Minamdang to start airing, but I will say I didn't enjoy watching it much. July picked things back with Today's webtoon began airing as Café Minamdang was still airing. I fell in love with Today's Webtoon as Sejeong played her character wonderfully. Now with Café Minamdang ending, September came around with Today's Webtoon coming to a close and Once Upon a Small Town which aired three episodes a week until it ended at the end of September.

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Drama of the Year:
Todays, Webtoon and Twenty-Five Twenty-One both battled it out for Drama of the year. After listening to OSTS, watching clips, and reading the two blogs I created. It was challenging picking the year's drama since both dramas were enjoyable. So now, after thinking about it for a while, the show that took over my 2022 was Twenty-Five Twenty-One. Twenty-Five Twenty-One took over my year because of the story and characters. I loved the female lead Na Hee-do who made me continue watching the show. The characters in this show kept making this show even better. One moment I enjoyed was watching the Fencing moments, which kept things interesting. This coming-of-age story was a fun one to watch as we got to see the characters grow up. The OSTs helped bring the show to life, as I always listened to them. I'm glad Twenty-Five Twenty-One took over my year, as it was one of my favorite shows this year.

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Shows I'm checking out next year:
A Time Called You (Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Fantasy drama is supposed to air next year, but there is no release date for the show, so I have to keep my eye out for it. However, the story made me want to check it out, so when it drops, I'll be checking it out and reviewing it for you guys.)

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Ask The Start (Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi) doesn't have a release date yet, so I need to keep an eye out for that, but Lee Min Ho and the Story made me want t check this show out. I'm hoping this rom-com is enjoyable since there are supposed to be sci-fi elements thrown into the drama. So once this show comes out, I['ll start taking notes so I can review it once it ends.)

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Joseon Lawyer (Historical, Law, Romance, Drama is coming out on March 17th of next year and will be the next show for me t write a review. After enjoying Bona in Twenty-Five Twenty-One, I'd like to see how she will do in a Historical drama. I'm a big fan of Historical dramas, but I'm giving this one a try to see if that genre will grow on me.)

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Uncanny Counter season 2 (The sequel to the popular drama Uncanny Counter might be dropping next year, so I have to keep my eye out for it since I'm excited to see what they will do with the Sequal. I enjoyed the original drama as it had a few moments that could've improved. I'm hoping it improves the show a little bit, but I'll have to see whenever it comes out)

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Thanks, everyone, for reading my drama reviews for 2022. I'm excited to deliver some new ones for you in 2023. I can't wait to hear all the beautiful OSTs that dramas will bring to the table. I'd like to see which drama takes of my 2023 as I'll be doing this end-of-the-year drama blog again. If no new drama drops in January or February that I want to watch, I'll see you all. After watching Joseon Lawyer, which starts Bona. Have a great rest of your day; this has been the K-drama Study for 2022. See you all next year.
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one of the best ever dramas made

ep16:

no tears were left at the end of ep16. incredibly talented the writer to have us smiling for the future them after having us bawling in the beginning, the end and everywhere in between with their past goodbyes.

well, that was indeed a journey. the friendship is literally the best part of it. hee do's friendship with yijin , with yurim and the rest. each different, each special.

although a part of me wanted to know what the rest of them where doing in the present day, and maybe see a glimpse of minchae's father - but really, that's a different story to tell. a different chapter in life. 2521 was their best of youth.

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