Twenty-five Twenty-one is a "coming-of-age" Korean Drama produced by TVN.
The drama immediately caught the attention of the audience, even before it started airing. It gained notice, seeing that Nam Joohyuk will be one of the cast members, but it was the overall concept of the story that makes it the best of best.
From the very first episode, Twenty-five Twenty-one lives up to its hype, as the drama piques the interest of the viewers with its interesting storyline. It is loved by many fans and still across different social media platforms.
Here Are The 5 Reasons Why Twenty-Five Twenty-One Is The Best K-drama Of 2022, According To Fans.
"Is full house volume 14 out?" |
1. The '90s Feel
This drama was one of those "1998" K-Dramas that really gives the viewers a different feeling of nostalgia and bring them back to the past.
It depicts the lives of people living back in time. Throughout the series, they show old-fashioned devices, including pager, telephone, castte tapes, phone booth, computers and television, that people back in days, were using to communicate. The drama also revealed the system of Broadcasting whereas, a reporter needs to use a telephone to perform their "on-air" reporting.
'90s shows set like "20th Century Girl", "Ditto" and "Seoul Vibes" became a thing again in the K-Drama world, thanks to Twenty-five Twenty-one.
"En garde ! prêts ? allez !" |
2. Sports-related
If you're interested in, or perhaps, invloved in the field of sports, you will definitely enjoy this one!
The drama revolves around the world of a Fencer, Na Heedo, who aspires to become a member of the national team and to become Ko Yurim's rival in the field of Fencing. Not only does it show the behind-the-scenes life of an Athlete, it also teaches strategies in playing sports that can be applied in real-life situations.
Sports themed K-Dramas, like Twenty-five Twenty-one, are truly one of the, if not the, best K-Drama theme to ever exist in the K-Drama world.
"Why do i feel like this moment will last forever?" |
3. Friendship
This series will teach you a lot about friendship.
Throughout the series, various methods of developing a friendship, ranging from "rivals-friends" to "classmates-friends" to "neighborhood-friends" were shown. The characters' bond, closeness, non-toxic, genuine relationship, and how they treat each other are some of the reasons the viewers are loving it. You can feel the connection and emotions they put in whenever they talk and interact.
Twenty-five Twenty-one is literally one of the best dramas that has a "friendship" genre on it. It was truly exceptional and heartwarming.
"The summer belongs to us!" |
4. Youthfulness
The importance of valuing teenage life was being conveyed in this series and reminds some of the viewers in their youth days.
The drama depicted the lives of five young individuals. Each of them has their own personality and sense of humor. They also have each other's dreams and goals to pursue: Na Heedo wants to be Ko Yurim's rival, Baek Yijin wants to lift his family out of poverty, Ko Yurim wants to give her parents a good life, Seungwan studies hard all the time because she finds life boring, and Jiwoong wants to start his own clothing business.
For some people, being a teenager is unquestionably the best stage of life. We faced difficulties, met new people, and reflected on ourselves, and Twenty-five Twenty-one, on the other hand, did justice and conveyed the message really well.
"Everyone told me to quit fencing, but i didn't. Why? Because i still find it so much fun." |
5. Skills and Passion
Not only it discusses sports and friendship, but it also talks about the difficulties and hardships of pursuing your dreams.
Na Heedo is a determined fencer who was inspired by Ko Yurim, a gold medalist. Every Friday, Heedo visits the fencing studio to see Ko Yurim, whom she greatly admires. She was so hungry and inspired that she went to the world of Ko Yurim and quickly became her fencing rival.
One of the purpose of this series is to encourage the young people to showcase their skills and to not quit whenever encountering difficulties and failures. It also conveys that 'Those failures will take you to the best place where you'll imrpove and grow more as a person.'
"Those losses were blocks to build yourself stairs leading up" – Baek Yijin (Twenty-five Twenty-one)
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