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Twenty Five Twenty One

Original title: Seumuldaseot seumulhana
  • TV Series
  • 2022
  • TV-14
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
20K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,506
64
Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-hyuk in Twenty Five Twenty One (2022)
In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life.
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In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life. At 22 and 18, they say each other's names for th... Read allIn a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life. At 22 and 18, they say each other's names for the first time, at 25 and 21, they fall in love.In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life. At 22 and 18, they say each other's names for the first time, at 25 and 21, they fall in love.

  • Stars
    • Kim Tae-ri
    • Nam Joo-hyuk
    • Kim Ji-yeon
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,506
    64
    • Stars
      • Kim Tae-ri
      • Nam Joo-hyuk
      • Kim Ji-yeon
    • 222User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Episodes16

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    Kim Tae-ri
    Kim Tae-ri
    • Na Hee-do
    • 2022
    Nam Joo-hyuk
    Nam Joo-hyuk
    • Baek Yi-jin
    • 2022
    Kim Ji-yeon
    Kim Ji-yeon
    • Ko Yu-rim
    • 2022
    Choi Hyun-wook
    Choi Hyun-wook
    • Moon Ji-woong
    • 2022
    Lee Joo-myung
    Lee Joo-myung
    • Ji Seung-wan
    • 2022
    Seo Jae-hee
    Seo Jae-hee
    • Sin Jae-gyeong
    • 2022
    Choi Myung-bin
    Choi Myung-bin
    • Kim Min-chae
    • 2022
    Victoria Grace
    Victoria Grace
    • Ko Yu-Rim
    • 2022
    Esther K. Chae
    Esther K. Chae
    • Shin Jae-Kyung
    • 2022
    Anzu Lawson
    Anzu Lawson
    • Hee-Doh (41)
    • 2022
    Kate Marley
    Kate Marley
    • Ji Seung-Wan
    • 2022
    Kim Hye-Eun
    Kim Hye-Eun
    • Coach Yang Chan-mi
    • 2022
    Vivian Lu
    Vivian Lu
    • Lee Da-Seul
    • 2022
    Heo Ji-na
    • Ko Yoo-rim's Mother
    • 2022
    Mia Akemi Brown
    Mia Akemi Brown
    • Kim Min-Chae
    • 2022
    Jully Lee
    Jully Lee
    • Coach Yang Chan-Mi
    • 2022
    Sanyee Yuan
    Sanyee Yuan
    • Ye-Ji
    • 2022
    Kendall Quiniano
    Kendall Quiniano
    • Hee-Do
    • 2022
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews222

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    10Watashiwanayaa

    Soothing, Refreshing, Inspiring, Life's struggling

    What else do u need to watch a drama !? This series a full package of everything u want!! And the cinematography of this series is extra plus point which make me hooked up with this series!! The starting of this drama was in a unusual way which was interesting to draw our attention..then the plot was totally like boom... this is what u were waiting for to watch!!

    Beck Yi Jin's struggles between dropping dream and choosing responsibility and Na Hee Do's determination for her game and the friendship of 5 struggling students in their early 20 nothing could be more better than this amazing plot !! After a long time Netflix brought us something worthy of watching

    Enjoy watching 25/21.
    9pranayjalvi

    Enjoy the time, till it lasts

    Twenty-Five Twenty-One is one of those series that has tropes of other romantic K-Dramas, but is more concerned with characters and story revolving around them, rather than meet-cutes and overbearing romance.

    Twenty-Five Twenty-One is a show About aspirations, conundrums that young people often face as they try and figure out who they are and what they want their life to be; the pressure to have certain ambitions and a life plan mapped out ahead of you.

    Kim Tae Ri as Hee-Do was amazing as the main lead, comical yet mature at times, jolly yet serious about her ambition. That makes her a well written character. Although I do think that there should have been more backstory for Baek Yi Jin since he is the male lead and we heard a number of times about his part, but didn't actually encountered even once.

    The story was well developed, even with the supporting characters and the constant shift between in the chronology was well maintained. Twenty Five Twenty One is a show that combines many elements such as romance, drama with comedy but above all a coming-of-age story. It's a story of youth that sees life in various colours and makes us believe that certain things may not be forever, but it should be enjoyed until it lasts..

    My Rating : 9.5/10.
    10kvraaah

    The sweet and refreshing representation of young love

    This show was a bloody masterpiece - the characterisations, the aesthetics, the writing, the storytelling techniques... all of it was incredible. It's nostalgic and heartwarming yet portrays the mundane nature of reality and how youth simply drifts away, which I find to be the saddest portrayal of all. I cried throughout the entirety of the last episode. Genuienly beautiful and thoroughly enjoyable: I highly recommend everyone to watch Twenty-Five Twenty-One!
    9alaningle7

    So I got to smile today

    A young girl tired of learning ballet and angry with her mother goes to stay with her grandmother and whilst there she begins to read her mothers diaries from her youth. Her mother was a successful fencer who competed in the olympics and the main core of the series is her mothers rise and her relationships with those around her. It is an interesting story where whilst pursuing her fencing career she is estranged from her mother and is attracted to a man four years her senior who's parents have gone bankrupt and he is struggling both financially and emotionally. Initially they help each other as friends and provide each other strength and support for them both to do well but overtime the feelings become much deeper. Lots of interesting side characters and the secondary story of the daughter realising the struggles and heartbreak her mother went through is well done as most children forget that their parents were once young and irresponsible. A really enjoyable series which is well directed paced and superbly acted by the entire cast.
    10plainlyally

    First love

    For some reason ..whenever I watch a new episode of Twenty Five Twenty One..I find myself checking how long I still have left till it ends..not because I'm bored ..but to see how much more of its goodness I still have time to enjoy..it's that precious!

    A beautiful series with wholesome characters that deserve the world ! It fuels some nostalgia and makes you revisit those sentimental times of your first love.. It has one of the most gorgeous scenery..every frame feels like it's taken from a Ghibli movie!

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    • Trivia
      Both Kim Tae-ri and Kim Ji-yeon took fencing lessons in order to prepare for their roles. Tae-ri especially later on expressed in an interview how she fell in love with the sport.
    • Goofs
      A modern-looking fencing score is used throughout the series, which takes place in the late 1990s.
    • Crazy credits
      The opening and closing credits are set to look like the show, true to the year it takes place in, is made in the 1990s.
    • Soundtracks
      Starlight
      Performed by Moon Taeil

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    • Release date
      • February 12, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Netflix
      • Official Site (South Korea)
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Tuổi Hai Lăm, Tuổi Hai Mốt
    • Production companies
      • Hwa and Dam Pictures
      • Studio Dragon
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 10m(70 min)
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1080i(HDTV)

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