Douăzeci și Cinci, Douăzeci și Unu (2022)

approaching perfection and giving insights into choosing a hero's side.

The movie is simple, telling the story of an idol and her success in reaching the point where she has reached the same level as her idol in an era where the pressures of the economic situation are in decline and it affects every character differently. The movie combines storytelling perfectly and flawlessly. The story is told in a way that cuts back and forth between past and present scenes. In a step-by-step and amazing way, the characters in the movie that stand out are the heroines who act perfectly. Credit must also be given to the screenwriter. that tricks the audience back and forth and teasing and tempting you to think accordingly Tricking people into misunderstandings until the end.

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I just can't describe howmuch i loved this drama....
The characters...
Na hee do .... She's just awesome
Baek yi jin .... Cutie pie
Thier love story..... How the love build up ..how they started to know each other..became so much for each other...
Thier first kiss...
Second one😩😩
But....
THE END
made me cry the most..
I cried for the whole episode..it was so heart breaking...
I wanted a happy ending for them when I watched their breakup .. but as the episode ended i realised ...yup it was a happy ending...
Not to talk about the group ....😩😩
Their friendship...
All three were also so awesome...
Altogether...
School life, love , friendship, rainbow, no need of a name for relationship, dreams, sacrifice, struggle,,. I just loved this drama ...so much...
After a very long time some drama made this big impact on me ... And it's just totally added to my very selective favourite list....
And yup...this drama made me cry the most
I will not recommend it to anyone ,so that their hearts can be healthy 💞🤌😩

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High on nostalgia

Twenty-Five Twenty- One is more about the journey than the destination itself. It's about two people who propel each other forward during difficult times and get each other to a better place in their individual journeys rather than focusing on being together ❤️ it has a beautiful message on individual growth in relationships and the joy relationships bring to our lives even when they're momentary. And sprinkled on that is the magic of nostalgia ✨️ I'm not from Korea and it still took me back to a time of innocence and when internet was still fairly new.
TFTO has great characters, and very talented actors who do them justice. Both the leads have great chemistry and I really enjoyed watching them on screen together. I also really enjoyed their friends, coach, and others. Fencing is obviously at the center of the show, and the creators make sure that it's the focus till the very end unlike some other shows where the FL's dream and profession is quickly forgotten as the show progresses.
What didn't work for me is that the show is mostly set in one stage of the characters' lives, it sort of gets stuck in high school. The later part of their lives is rushed through in last 3- 4 episodes. So the show premise and title is deceptive in a way, because it made me think that it'll capture the lead characters' lives in different stages. So like another comment here stated it really wouldn't have mattered if the daughter and older FL weren't there. I found the FL very engaging and it would have been great to see her life in her 30s, some more of her marriage and motherhood. I also didn't buy the ending. It didn't seem like a natural course of their relationship although I believed in the sentiment behind it, that you can't have everything but you can preserve the beauty of the moments. But, their relationship had been shown to be so strong early on that it seemed a little forced that it ended the way it did.
Overall, of course this is a great show, very well made, and showcases the best of its lead actors. But, don't expect too much from the ending. Go in thinking of it as high school sport drama with some flashback and you'll come out happy 😊

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O melhor dorama coreano existente

Sem dúvida, é o melhor dorama coreano que já assisti. Completo em todos os quesitos de uma excelente série, uma história impecável de lutas, vitórias e derrotas, quebra da quarta parede, cheia de altos e baixos, emoção à flor da pele, personagens cheios de camadas e complexidades, intensos e apaixonantes em tantos níveis, mesmo em seus defeitos, em suas vacilações (e "queremos vacilar", quem assistiu, entenderá!), na linguagem visual que nada de braçada na estética das polaroids e dos Tokusatsus.
A única série que vi que tanto o romance como a amizade tem o mesmo peso e importância, um enredo cheio de curiosidades e muito bem retratado sobre o universo da Coreia nos anos 90, além de adentrar sem medo na vida profissional do esporte da esgrima e do jornalismo. Não cai nos clichês da rivalidade feminina ou do "felizes para sempre", não subestima a inteligência de quem o assiste.
"Vinte e cinco, Vinte e um" é uma série feita com muito carinho e entrega, se destaca nos mínimos detalhes, na cronologia, roteiro, figurinos, maquiagem, nas entrelinhas, na vida dos millennials que ansiavam pelo novo volume do quadrinho favorito, na crise que moldou os cidadãos de forma permanente, nos olhares que falam mais que palavras, nos ambientes escolhidos a dedo, na fotografia e direção.
Nada escapa aos roteiristas, não há furos, é tudo muito bem entrelaçado, as particularidades da ficção com eventos que de fato ocorreram no mundo real, tudo casando de forma excepcional à trama criada e à protagonista apaixonante que é a Hee Do.
"Vinte e cinco, Vinte e um" não é sobre começo, meio e fim, não é uma história de um lado só, é um retrato muito vívido, cheio de alegria, intensidades de emoções, inconsequências, falhas, juventudade que parece eterna e infalível, um passado que permeia o presente, contrasta e adiciona um verdadeiro carrossel de registros da vida, pura e simplesmente como ela é.

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It has a special place in my heart

To be honest I waited quiet a while before writing this review because it's completely: 1-to get over it, 2- to only point out some things. So here is my confused review that can't express half of what I could say:

First, the story is about so much more than love. Their is friendship of course, with a group of friends I really laughed with with all their adventures and stories;
the passion of the main character for her sport and the tension they could create in matches, we felt her passion, her despair, her pure joy, she lived her sport and we lived through her, being excited and anxious with her;
the feel of the 80-90's period and all the historical events being brought up, really adding something. We can feel the world changing and the characters growing with it, a coming-of age story where we see the evolution and different path the chance can push you to take, it was both refreshing and melancholic in a certain way.
Also of course (but I'll still say it) all of the characters were so lovable and everything kept you interested. It's not one of those drama were you only wait for the characters you like to get screen time, nor one of those were the second lead is only here to revitalize the story when the lead couple becomes boring, no. Here, at least for me, all the characters had something to add and we were happy to see all of them on screen. They also had a good development so we were watching them live and accomplish, not only be the same with an objective that had to fulfill (being the best friend, having a heartbreak, being poor, things like that that doesn't define a person but are sometimes used as the sole characterization of characters)
Do I need to say the chemistry was perfect and the moments between the leads both cute and funny? Well they were, and the main reason is because it is slow burn. REAL slow burn. Meaning they don't have a reason to be together and fake their live until they make it. Here it's more about getting to know each other perfectly, feeling fluttery bit by bit then this sensations growing into live, the love kept secret, etc, all the steps for the spectator to really enjoy every bit of their story. After getting really close and even after becoming a couple, it didn't become flat and lose the cuteness of the beginning. I followed every step with the up most attention and investment. They unquestionably became one of my favourite couple.
However, even though I found the end obviously good and even poetic in a certain aspect it broke me. I was so moved after finishing the series because I was so invested in it. I really feel like I watched something great and I have this emptiness not only from having finished a series I love and missing the feels and atmosphere but also the quite realistic anxiety that I may not feel so much with other drama because 25 21 was objectively incredibly good.
(Well I ended up writing a lot haha)
Anyway if you haven't had a chance yet or hesitate to watch it, do it. You will not regret it :)

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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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