Douăzeci și Cinci, Douăzeci și Unu (2022)

25 21 is a much loved drama by many.. and I see why now...

A lot of people love this drama, so I had to watch it to see why it's so loved by many...
Story: This drama is beautifully written, usually I don't go for shows involving sports as I usually find them boring to watch and drop them but for this drama I loved it and kept binging episodes without skipping through. I couldn't stop smiling at all of the happy moments and there were times I almost broke down into tears with the sad scenes. The ending was painful to watch as I'm sad the main couple wasn't end game but I'm happy the 2nd couple had their happy ending. I also like the message the writer gave to the viewers by telling them to relish everything such as people, memories, etc. And that it prioritizes different topics such as friendship over romance and the present over the past.
Acting: Kim Tae-Ri and Kim Jihyeon's acting stood out to me the most. Kim Tae Ri did amazing as Na Hee Do, most of the time I forgot she was an adult because she fit her character very well with youthful acting (her tantrums were hilarious to watch and it was so wholesome seeing her so excited over stickers) Kim Jihyeon did incredible acting horribly towards Kim Tae Ri's character and with her sad scenes. I couldn't help having a love-hate relationship with her character. Nam Joo Hyuk and Choi Hyun Wook did well as well their chemistry with the girls were beautiful and made my heart flutter many times!
Music: OSTs were nice, Stardust Love Song and Starlight are a must-have for my KDrama playlist!
Not sure I would rewatch this again cause of how painful the ending with the main couple was to watch, I think watching once is enough for me haha...

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A realistic youth life story

Some of my relatives dropped this serial at the 14th episode, but i continued it until the end. Well it burst out all my tears.. ig

Na Heedo as the main lead here is a very hardworking fencing athlete, she is ready to fight anything for it. It represents the teenager phase of chasing dream and the phase when the path is never flat. However, her journey to success also has some romantic and heartwarming friendship stories. The friendship story is really a thing for me, even at the end of their highschool era when they separate to different ways, they still stick together sometimes. Also Ko Yurim is also an inspiring character. The whole plot would relate to people in their highschool era, 20s fighting for work after college, or some newbie intern workers who are still having hundreds of complaints and mistakes, and it's not a cliché one. But if you only highlight the main lead romance.. i suggest you to watch until the 14th episode :) in my opinion, this drama isn't only about Heedo and Yijin, but also youth spirit and hardworking journey to success.

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One of the best kdrama i've ever watch

Ceritanya realistis, hangat, inspiratif, sekaligus manis. suka banget sama karakter na hee do yang berapi2 dan bersemangat ngegambarin masa muda yang ambisius dan berapi-api sekaligus menginspirasi gue buat selalu bersemangat raih mimpi. Disisi lain ada karakter baek yi jin yang lebih tenang tapi seringkali hilang arah hidup, dimana hal itu relate banget sama kehidupan para young adult yang seringkali bingung nentuin tujuan hidup. Selain dua karakter utama, karakter pendukung lainnya juga menarik, dan punya pesonanya tersendiri. Kadang sifat atau kejadian yang mereka alamin ngingetin kita sama salah satu temen kita, keluarga kita, bahkan diri kita sendiri. Masalah batin tiap karakternya seringkali relate sama beberapa fase hidup gue. I also love the humor, the plot, especially the development character.

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Timing (im)perfeito

Twenty five, Twenty one se tornou um dos doramas que mais amei. eu passei muito tempo enrolando pra começar a ver pois já tinha escutado falar que é uma história triste. resolvi começar a ver após eu e meu namorado termos voltado a namorar e... bem, um pouco depois terminamos e dias depois eu resolvi terminar de ver esse dorama então, é... tá sendo difícil. ainda mais porque me identifico com muitas coisas desse dorama.
no geral, se você tá pensando em assistir: faça! você não vai se arrepender, a história me prendeu do início ao fim, é um dorama bem gostosinho de assistir, os personagens são muito bem elaborados e valeu muito a pena assistir, ainda que eu esteja passando por algo difícil no momento.
gostaria de dizer que: aproveite o hoje, aproveite cada momento com as pessoas que estão ao seu redor. valorize cada momento com elas.
enxergue a vida com um olhar doce, mesmo que o mundo seja cruel as vezes. tenha uma visão positiva sobre as coisas e quando tiver difícil, tente se esforçar um pouco mais pra ver as coisas por um lado positivo. não sabemos o que vai ser do amanhã, hoje estamos aqui mas amanhã não sabemos se nós ou as pessoas que amamos estarão aqui ainda. sendo assim, repito:
aproveite o momento presente.

deixarei aqui algumas frases que mexeram comigo:

“só estamos apaixonados nos momentos bons, mas somos um fardo para o outro nos momentos ruins.”

“mas mãe… foi horrível. a gente não devia ter terminado daquele jeito.

“com tudo isso rolando fica difícil planejar alguma coisa. não tínhamos um futuro.”

“— nunca imaginei que um dia vocês iriam terminar.
— olha depois de um certo ponto eu já imaginava, e a minha imaginação se tornou realidade.”

“eu disse que queria compartilhar tudo com você, tudo mesmo, incluindo sua tristeza e sua alegria.”

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El real coming of age de los dramas coreanos

[Escrito el 20 de junio del 2022, al terminar la serie]

Esta serie me rompió el corazón y al mismo tiempo me lo curó, y así fue muchas veces mientras la veía.

La producción, las actuaciones, la trama, la música, la fotografía. Todo en 2521 es demasiado bueno.

Amé como fueron desarrollando a cada personaje, así como la importancia que le dieron al concepto de la amistad. Es tan genial poder disfrutar de producciones que se encargan de crear personajes femeninas tan empoderadas y valientes, mientras que desarrollan personajes masculinos que abordan su fragilidad y no teman mostrar sus emociones.

En esta serie está tan bien desarrollada la trama que a veces me daba rabia porque, bajo x situación, comprendía los puntos de vista de cada personaje involucrado y era frustrante.

El final me pareció bastante acertado, duele, pero lo puedes comprender porque son situaciones que suceden en la vida real.

Capítulo con el que más lloré: 14.

Pd: igual no me hubiese molestado que el Heedo x Yurim hubiese sido canon.
Pd2: el dolor post 2521 fue demasiado real.

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Twenty-Five Twenty-One is a story about going after your dreams, friendship, love and growing up. Na Hee Do dreams of becoming a professional fencer to rival her idol, Ko Yu Rim. The slightly older Baek Yi Jin has no dreams left and is just struggling to survive. As he supports Hee Do with her fencing ambitions, he’s slowly inspired to go after something better himself.

I loved this so much. I loved the 90s setting, the fencing, the characters and their relationships. The relationship between Hee Do and Yi Jin is so lovely. They really lean on and bring out the best in each other. The relationship between them did feel a little strange when she was still in high school, but it became more natural after she graduated. The relationships between Hee Do and Yu Rim and Yu Rim and Moon Ji Woong are precious as well. At first Yu Rim is antagonistic towards Hee Do, but later on they develop a great friendship. They get each other really well and the way they later unconditionally support each other is gold.

The story builds fairly consistently, with some gutting twists in the second half. The ending is bittersweet and realistic. The last two episodes were way too drawn out though. While they had some very beautiful tearjerking moments, things became too overdramatic and I found myself checking multiple times how much longer they’d take.

All of the actors did amazing. Kim Tae Ri was very loveable and relatable as Na Hee Do. In the beginning I thought her character was kind of obnoxious, but Kim Tae Ri completely won me over with her sincerity. Nam Joo Hyuk, what can I say, just amazing. Baek Yi Jin had the biggest character arc and Nam Joo Hyuk portrayed every step of the journey wonderfully. Bona was great as Ko Yu Rim too, at times so sweet and fragile and at others cruel and cold. I could go on and on.

The one thing I didn’t love about this drama is how the story is framed in the present day. The long present day intro of the first episode almost made me drop it completely. It didn’t add anything, then or later. As a viewer I just found it jarring to be pulled out of the glorious 90s storyline and to be confronted with the Covid nightmare and Hee Do’s annoying daughter. The feeling of nostalgia and the message that youth and the good times etc. are temporary could just as well have been limited to the last episode.

If any of the other things mentioned above speak to you, I would absolutely recommend giving this drama a try.

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Storia di amicizia e primo amore!

Fin dal inizio mi aspettavo una storia d'amore e così è ma è molto di più.La storia racconta più l'amicizia quella vera e innocente pronta ad affrontare tutto e superare ogni avversità.Racconta la vita dietro uno sport come la scherma,i sacrifici,le gioie e i dolori che provano gli atleti.Le due schermartici si odia e si amano e lottano per raggiungere i loro obiettivi.
Poi c'è la storia d'amore che ci mette tanto a nascere nel vero senso e comunque non lo trovata proprio come storia principale.Lei e piccola lui un po' più grande ma la vita l'ha fatto diventare presto adulto,lei è sola con una mamma assente e lui pure tutto solo con la famiglia separata.Si conoscono ,si sostengono prima come amici e poi come coppia ma l'amore non basta quando si allontanano.La loro storia la racconta i diari di lei letti dalla figlia.Sono belli insieme e gli attori sono stati bravissimi.
C'è anche una storia d'amore secondaria molto dolce che avrà un bel happy ending e che ho adorato.
Un drama molto nostalgico che farà sicuramente ricordare a tutti qualche estate di quando si era giovani e ci ha segnati in qualche modo.
Drama commovente e motivante,una piacevole visione.

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nostalgic, funny and emotional

I finished Twenty Five Twenty One in March, but totally forgot to write a review. However, I'm watching the K-drama again because my parents are watching it (I recommended it) so I remembered to write my review.

To start, the story is magnificent, I've never felt so comfortable watching a drama. Even though the ending bothered me, the story itself is very refreshing. The characters are well-built, to the point that I loved them all. Even Ko Yu-rim, who I swore I wouldn't like even if she turned to be a good person, lol look at me now? I love her.

The actors are amazing, they played their roles with magnificence. I really enjoyed getting to know Nam Joo-hyuk (Baek Yi-jin) and Kim Tae-ri (Na Hee-Do). They are so funny together, they made a great duo (and couple, but too bad they didn't ended up together haha ???).
Choi Hyun-wook, whom I already knew, had a cool role, but I think his character (Moon Ji-ung) didn't get enough screen time... or a bigger impact. Lee Joo-myung (Ji Seung-wang) had a big impact until the middle of the K-drama, but right after the case with the professor, she was pushed aside (in my opinion).

Ending the review about the story, I hated the fact that they didn't show how each one (except Na Hee-do) from the quintet ended up after the years passed. I was really looking forward to find out how they were years later and who Na Hee-do married, but we were left with a question mark, since they didn't show it. (I don't know why, for me there's no reason ?)


Now, the OST and soundtrack. Wow. Flawless, wonderful, incredible. I've never loved the soundtrack of a K-drama so much to the point that I saved the playlist on my Spotify.

To conclude, I really wish everyone who watches K-dramas would give Twenty Five Twenty One a chance. It took me 2 years to watch it and I regret taking so long. Watch it, it's really good and emotional

*Plus, an extra

this phrase made me CRYYYY MY EYES OUUUUT I PROMISE

"That's my definition of our relationship. Also known as a rainbow. Wait, you said it wasn't a rainbow. You still haven't said what it was if not a rainbow."
"Love. It's love. I love you, Hee-do. I don't need a rainbow."

DAAAAAAAMN BAEK YI-JIN MARRY MEEEEEEEE?

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Must watch!

This is one of the best slice of life drama. I saw that many people complain about the ending but according to me it was a good one. Don't avoid watching this drama just because you don't get the ending that you wanted because this drama has a lot of life lessons. This has become one of my comfort drama. If you are planning to watch and you are unsure whether to watch it or not then I would ask you to watch till episode 3. If you didn't like it then maybe this is not the genre you are looking for. Anyways I'm gonna rewatch it again when I need some comfort or motivation.

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Sometimes life gets in the way, and there's nothing you can do but keep living.

Oh i loved this drama SO much, it has definitely become my favorite show EVER. There’s so much to say I think I would have been able to analyze every single episode individually and still write several paragraphs for each one.

This drama is a celebration of friendship, of love, of passion, of trying your best… and its SO well done I don't think I have a single bad thing to say about it. I was completely hooked from the very first episode and it's completely amazing from beginning to end. If I could only ever recommend one show to everyone I’m pretty sure this one would take the win I mean everyone NEEDS to watch it idcc. And I have to admit, when I realized it was set (for the most part) in the 90s I thought I wasn’t gonna be a fan for some stupid reason but the cinematography HELLO???? Oh my god it was so good. AND THE MUSIC… Oh the music. Such a great OST. Same goes for the fact that it’s so centered around fencing, which I knew nothing about nor was interested in learning about; I thought that would make it harder for me to get into the show, but I was proved wrong really fast.

This drama also has what I think is the best written romance I personally have ever seen in a drama (probably in any show I’ve ever watched) like oh my god Heedo and Yijin… my heart hurts for them. They loved each other SO MUCH and they never stopped loving each other but life got in their way and tbh I will never forgive life for that. Their story i just so… I don’t even have the words to explain man, you just have to watch it idk. The way they were always there for each other even if they weren’t physically together for literal months living on voicemails like… god. And the way that just hearing each other’s voices and words of encouragement helped them to keep fighting and never give up was so endearing. I feel like I could write and entire book on this two. BUT ALSO Yurim’s and Jiwoong’s relationship was so freaking sweet I’m so happy that Jiwoong didn’t let Yurim just give up on them and that I got to see them together until the very end, I loved them so so so much. AND THE WAY HE PROPOSED it was so cute.

Heedo’s character… woah. Literally woah. She’s so strong and amazing and she was clueless and childish and just a fool a lot of the time too but that only made her all the more endearing and admirable idk. Her decision and perseverance woah… She tried so hard and she went after her dreams no matter what and she made it and idec that she’s fictional you can’t help but be proud of her.

Literally every character in this drama is freaking amazing. I am not gonna stop and write about each one cause this is getting long enough already but i just LOVED them so much. Them as a friend group just <333 absolutely loved the found family trope in there. There were so many iconic moments like the beach outfits??? I was obsessed they looked SO cool and the amount of fun they had there… woah. AND THE TUNNEL oh my god the edits about the tunnel that I’ve seen on tiktok I want to bawl my eyes out. I am going to miss them so much, seriously.

I don’t know, everything about this drama was just beyond perfect, I smiled like a fool during many of the episodes, every episode I watched felt like the best one so far (now that I’ve really finished the show though, I think the beach one has to be my absolute favorite ep) and even tough there were sad moments it just made me so happy to see everyone overcome difficulties and do their best at life. And it’s the way that I wanted to just go ahead and start rewatching it when I had just finished it… I am going to miss it so much. However, I don’t think a season 2 would do it for me, I don’t know, I get why some people would be disappointed, but I think the ending was perfect as it was.

Overall a 10/10, I highly recommend watching.

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