Vinte e Cinco, Vinte e Um (2022)

Probably my favourite k drama

I don't understand how come people seem to hate the ending saying it was rushed. It was pretty much clear Hye Jin wasn't going to end up with Heedo. (Whose daughter wouldn't be able to recognize her own father while seeing his photos from past).
Also the seeds of growing differences could be seen from the start. Hye Jin don't have a graduation degree and he must give his 100% in his job to provide for himself and his family while Heedo already has PTSD from neglectance from his mother choosing her career over her family. Their decision to split was justified. You can see their relationship in contrast with Yu rim and Moon ji yung who were in worst situation than them (literally miles apart for years) but were still able to pull through. Their problems weren't in the way of their compatibility with each other.
Again another complain about people is why wasn't the dad shown. But this story is not about Hee do's husband. This story is about Ye jin and Heedo when they were 25 and 21.
Personally for me the ending is the best thing about the whole show that sets it apart for every other k drama. I was hoping for a 'How I met your mother' kind of ending, that Ye jin and Heedo would end up together after they got old. But again this story is about a distant summer they shared together. You are not the same person you were 20 years ago.

Leia Mais

Overall a Good Show.

Twenty five Twenty One

Kim Tae Ri as Na Hee Do

I have not been exposed to this side of Kim Tae Ri's acting. I especially stayed away from this show because I thought Kime Tae Ti would have a role which was consistent of her past role. Calm, thoughtful, Pleasant and somewhat dormant. Mr. Sunshine, Forest comes to my mind. I liked both the shows. Man O Man was I wrong! Her role and her acting completely different from the other two. I was pleasantly surprised. What a performance! I would say Career Best. I loved each and every scene she was in. I wish i could just make a compilation of just her scenes and rewatch it.


Bona as Go Yu Rim:

I am not familiar with this actress, this is the first I have watched her performance. She was fantastic. Very Talented. She fit the role perfectly. Loved the way she acted throughout the show.


Choi Hyun Wook as Moon Ji Woong

He was great. Very Funny guy. Every Scene he was on was top notch.


Lee Joo Myung as Ji Seung Wan

She was fantastic, I wanted more screen time for her. Whenever she was on screen, things are always interesting. Every scene she was on was rewatchable. I enjoyed her performance very much.

Nam Joo Hyuk as Baek Yi Jin

I liked his name in this show, other than that nothing to write about. Same old same old ML.
His role was insignificant to the story. It looked like this role was forced in to this story.
His performance was just ok. Others regardless of the strength of their role, i felt they brought something to the table. Unfortunately in my opinion he did not. Which was sad. The show would have been much better without this role. Addition by Subtraction. ...Yi Jin role could have been a support role instead of ML.

Story and Screen Play: The story was good. In my opinion, it should have been just about the 4 characters, Kim Tae Ri as Na Hee Do, Lee Joo Myung as Ji Seung Wan, Bona as Go Yu Rim and Choi Hyun Wook as Moon Ji Woong. Although Nam Joo Hyuk as Baek Yi Jin was ok, but his role did not fit. It seemed forced. The story could have been more fun without this character. The show could have spent more time with the other 4 main characters. They were really missed in some parts of the show.

Romantic Story between Hee Do and Yi Jin was again forced, they did not have chemistry at all. The entertainment value of the scenes was lower whenever Kim Tae Ri and Nam Joo Hyuk was on the screen simultaneously. Usually it is other way around whenever the FL and ML is in the screen the value goes up. Choi Hyun Wook as Moon Ji Woong and Bona as Go Yu Rim romance was much more believable and entertaining. Even though they had their own ups and downs, it seemed real and watchable. Whenever they were together in a scene, you did not feel like you need skip those scenes.

Fencing, this part of the story was well written and well presented. It is not easy to direct a sports movie. I am not sure how much research and effort went in to tell this story. It looks like the director and the cast did their home work. Whether they used double or not, every scene looked real and entertaining. Kim Tae Ri and Bona might have gone through some real tough training to be casted in this role.

Friendship: Kim Tae Ri as Na Hee Do, Lee Joo Myung as Ji Seung Wan, Bona as Go Yu Rim and Choi Hyun Wook as Moon Ji Woong Friendship story was well presented to the audience. Their chemistry was awesome. It was very nostalgic whenever they got together and talked about their past experiences.

Overall a very good show. I would just watch this again just for Kim Tae Ri and Lee Joo Myung.

Leia Mais

Spoilers after few sentences(I have given warning when the spoiler starts)

It reminded me of Reply 1988 and Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo because of the nostalgic and sporty aspects. The visual aesthetics and ost were amazing.Its easily one of the best Kdramas of 2022.(Spoiler alert)Now for the ending alot of people are not satisfied with it but I personally liked it.It was bittersweet.We usually don't see such endings in Kdramas but the writers were very brave to choose it.It did not change my love for this series.I would have liked if they ended up together but it conveyed the message that sometimes things just don't workout and its no one's fault.That is what life is.It is not always going to be rainbows and sunshine.

Leia Mais

Nam Joo Hyuk is very handsome. He nailed Baek Yijin sooo well n perfectly. His chemistry with Kim Taeri superb. Amazing drama. Looking forward to weekends
Nam Joo Hyuk fighting. 💪💪👍👍❤❤😚😚
The rest of the casts also good . Love the story line, cinematic, scenery so beautifully. The colours are vibrant. Introduction of Baek Yijin wonderful . Ep 2 last 15 mins cried non stop until the end. Songs choice are fantastic. Best k drama so far. Best drama in 2022 . Best couple of 2022. Best actor in 2022. Best actress in 2022. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Leia Mais

Bad storyline

I am currently on episode 4 and I thought that Min Chae is Yi Jin's daughter. As I was curious, I searched for the cast to know about it. But found out she is not his daughter as they do not share the same Surname. And what's more annoying is that Hee Do's husband is not revealed. There is no relation between the present storyline with Older Hee Do and her daughter and the past. This could have just been a random girl finding the diary and reading the story of her seniors at high school instead of bringing a daughter and older Hee Do. Total waste of time and as from episode 4, I see that the story is going nowhere. It's time to drop it

Leia Mais

Twenty-Five Twenty-One is REFRESHING your eyes so far!

Hello blushing sweeties!

Work from home, work from office, work all day and night; there’s almost little to no time for us to step out, refresh and go on a vacation. And this ‘need for some refreshment’ is exactly what some of the Korean drama cinematographers are targeting. Hence, drawing more target audience. Recent example of a beautiful cinematography that completely replenishes your mood, happiness and soothes your eyes is the drama ‘Our Beloved Summer’. And another example would be ‘Twenty-Five Twenty-One’. Most of their scenes are filled with greens, bright sunny mornings, clear skies, peaceful neighbourhoods (yeah! They look peaceful) and all charms of the actors (uff!).

The drama is set in the 90’s but I do not get the 90’s vibes; neither from the locations and cinematography nor from the characters.
This is the first time I am seeing Kim Tae Ri’s (FL-Na Hee Do) acting and I am already a fan. The way she has transformed herself for the character: tone of speaking, her walking style, and even when she stands (mostly she stands like a man) is appreciable. The immaturity and recklessness of an 18-year-old kid has been very well portrayed through her character. Also, she is very ambitious, optimistic, a hard worker and has a very bright smile (aww!).
Nam Ju Hyuk (ML-Baek Yi Jin) as always and as usual is radiant, though his character is someone whose family has gone bankrupt because of IMF establishment and has lost everything. The maturity and the gentleman behaviour of a 22-year-old has been very well portrayed through his character. Though he looks bright on the outside, he is pessimistic on the inside. And that pessimism is something that our FL is going to change.

I need to watch more episodes in order to pass my comments on the rest of the characters.
Besides the main plot, the show is also trying to show the differences in the way an 18-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man think, speak, act and react.

The OST’s of the drama (my, my.) are so damn upbeat, cheerful and motivational that they straight away go to my morning songs playlists because, “such songs plus coffee- what else do I need to wake me up?”.
Only two episodes are down for me. The story seems to be simple so far but you know the 'booms and baams' in the story comes only when the story reaches halfway. So, there is a long way to go to finalize comments about this drama. But I loved it (so far) and will be watching the rest of the episodes shortly.

Thank you for reading my review.
Have a good day/night!

Leia Mais

No spoilers

I like it very much. Only 3 episode but it is mesmerizing. Because it is on air i have to wait one week which is kinda hard but after waiting for a week it is not disappointing me. I think it is worth to watch. I hope the following episodes will also be interesting. ............................ . .....................................,.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍........................................ . .. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Leia Mais

the most sweetest yet amazing, most spirited yet broken series

Okayyy!!!! So this is like my hella first review after watching a hundreds of kdrama, cdrama and even Thai drama✌️😁.... But I just had to write about this one... 😌This is like the most sweetest yet amazing, most spirited yet broken series I have ever watched❤️.... There were many dramas which I fell in love with... But this just hits different💯💯.... The fencing training, the love mashup... Everything just ifta perfect..... 🔥And the mostttt amazing thing about this drama is th storyline and development of the characters as well as the drama😘😍... It's just so heartwarming to watch it every single time.... And while watching this you just can't think of what's the ending gonna be and that's the beauty about it... 💓Only 4 episodes are released till now but they have just took my heart off.. Of you r a kdrama fan you have to watch this one...🔥💯❤️

Leia Mais

Such a nice feeling watching this drama

I find myself absolutely loving dramas which show the slow and steady success of people who want to achieve their dreams, i.e. Start Up, Itaewon Class etc. This drama does exactly that in the most heartfelt, but also heart-jerking way. Definitely would rewatch and gonna miss it when its off air. Love this drama so so much and all actors. I personally wouldn’t say it started off slow, I think every element of the drama is perfect. I find my self analyzing shows nowadays for redundancy or elements that were completely unnecessary but I believe, so far, this drama is executed well. I’m not sure what to expect in the coming episodes ~

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