Twenty Years Old (2014)

Nowadays short Korean dramas seem to be in trend and they seem to be themed on youth. I watched this thinking it would be similar to Adolescence Medley but it turned out to be better. It was a very light watch and filled with sweetness. It was almost like sugar, candies and rainbows.

I didn't know that Ki Kwang could act this well. He was really charming and made himself believable as him (since he played himself here). I've never the main actress before but she was too cute for words. I usually have a problem with girls behaving like eight-year-olds but this girl was too likable. She didn't annoy me at all. Her chemistry with Ki Kwang was explosive. Their romance was wonderful and oh my- the kisses!! It wasn't just one or two open-eyed ones, there were many cute ones.

A few parts of the drama towards the end felt dragged to me so that's the reason I'm docking off a point. It wasn't perfect. It's just a feel-good kind of a story with solid puppy love!

This drama is fairly short with the length of a movie and that makes it an easy watch. It's something to watch with a bowl of popcorn in your hand while you sit in your PJs on a lazy Sunday. Go watch it now! You will not regret it.

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I have been looking forward to it for a while now and I'm glad I finally got around to watching it.
It was nice, it made me cringed and almost made me puke due to the over endearing cuteness of these two...

All in all what I like about it is the story, somewhat believable if it was less dramatic but at the same time it was cute which didn't make me hate it.
I really wish they made it a real drama to make it longer because it was an amazing watch.

Another thing I liked is the natural skin ship of the main characters. It reminded me so much of Coffee Prince and the kisses, OMG how I love the kisses...not saying anything more but it was really good.

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Although it is short, the story is presented really well.
Its cute and fairly casual.
I really liked the storyline, if you are a fan of Ki Kwang then you will love this!
Nothing really dragged, but I think its partly because its really short!
It isn't a type of drama that you will get bored with, more like you want to watch it again.


There isn't much to dislike about this drama...
Oh yeah, its really funny! I watched this on a school night and I couldn't stop giggling. In the morning my parents were angry because I was giggling too much and apparently they couldn't go to sleep! XD

Anyways, overall it was very cute and sweet! The songs were nice and enjoyable.

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I've been looking for a drama that I really want to watch but unfortunately I could not find any.. except this one. I'd started to watch a few drama but could not finished them. And now, I can easily say that : 'this is the one that I've been looking for'

When I think about the story, ok it is not a masterpiece but it was fictionalized such perfectly that you want to watch it again and again.

Acting was great, too. I've never watched any dramas of the actors'/actresses' but surprisingly they all were good. It was not exaggerated at all. It was like, all of time are cut out of their roles in the drama.

Now, I'm listening one of the songs from the drama : Beast - On Rainy Days. And it is soooo good. But apart from that song I can't say that ... song is good, too. Because I don't remember another songs but I can easily say that they are not bad.

To sum up, watch this drama! Let me assure you, you won't be disappointed. Besides, it has just 4 episodes and every episode is 20 minutes longs. There is nothing to loose not even the time.

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When "20's" was first announced, I remember just skimming over the information. The only reason I paid any attention to it at first was because Kikwang was in here- otherwise the news would have slipped my mind. Then there was an article about this drama on my favorite blog- and then Viki kept on advertising it, so how could I resist?
Story: "Twenty Years Old" touts itself as a bit of coming-of-age story, but at barely two episodes long, this is less of a growing-up story and more of a fluffy romance- the type of cute you wanted from all the drams you watched, but never got due to random plot mechanisms. If I had to guess, about 60% of this story is random cute, and the other 40% makes a valiant effort at the aforementioned growing up. The lack of actual substance would annoy me- if it wasn't for the fact that Lee Da In and Kikwang are absolutely *adorable* together. Seriously. They're ridiculously cute. The supporting characters- like Ga Young and Hye Rim's schoolmates, were charming and interesting to watch- even if their screen time was next to nothing.
Something that kind of irked me was the story format. The director really overused the reverse-time format here, so if you don't keep up with the time in the first two episodes, it's *really* easy to get lost. I'm going to let it slide because this was a mobile drama, so experimenting with the format is a given. Other than that, the directing was actually really great- full of really interesting camera shots and gorgeous cinematography.
Acting: While I wouldn't say Kikwang and Lee Da In are amazing off the bat, they do have a lot of potential. If they work on their acting, they could definitely go places. Kim Hye Ji was also really nice in her role- again, not amazing, but she can get there. Hye Rim's school sunbaes were also portrayed by good actors, so I can't say that there was any bad actors.
Music: There really wasn't all that much music in here- except for a few random BEAST songs or an instrumental or two.
Rewatch Value: I guess it depends. I would probably rewatch "20's" after being horribly burned by some other drama's main couple, but I don't really see myself rewatching "Twenty Years Old" just for the heck of it. Maybe I will?
Overall: Ridiculously cute, but I find it hard to remember anything beyond that. Maybe you will like it better than I did?

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A short, quirky and sweet series that has both tears and laughter.

Each episode, being about 22-25 minutes, breezes by, making it a very light and breezy show to watch. Of course, B2ST is heavily featured, Kikwang being the male lead in this show. It is interesting to learn about the difficulties idols face in their dating lives. Your dedicated fans can be your biggest assets and your biggest enemies too, no? Idols are built up to be 100% dedicated to their fans and their music, but they are people too, with the need for love and relationships in their lives. Also, the all-important first love concept is featured too.

Lee Da In puts in a fairly likable performance as the beleaguered commoner girl. Kikwang doesn't feature as heavily so I can't say much about his acting, and his character doesn't carry the emotional weight that Lee Da In's character has to.

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