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Watch this drama asap
So I watched the show while it was airing and only now am writing a review? Seems odd but I had to. I was unable to think about this drama without crying for a long time so I needed the time to calm down and piece my thoughts together. So here I am, finally reviewing my favourite show of all time.Story:
This drama is incredibly well written and every thing that happens makes sense in the world of 2521. HeeDo and YiJin are our female and male leads, both having different backgrounds and ways of thinking about the world. They mirror and oppose each other perfectly. The story is that in the future, HeeDos daughter is looking back at her moms past through her diaries. We see HeeDo as she meets YiJin, as she works incredibly hard to get where she wants to go. But the drama does give us YiJin solo moments so we as the viewers know things that HeeDo does not but also are given the chance to connect with YiJin as he works to rebuild his family. I also want to clarify the age thing. HeeDo, in Korean age , is an adult when we first meet her. She is 18 Korean age so she is an adult. They don't begin to date until she is 19/20(I can't quite remember) Korean age but she was always an adult. Plus the friendships in this drama were so sweet and wholesome
Acting:
Phenomenal on all fronts, each of them did an excellent job. No complaints.
Soundtrack:
I already preordered the ost, need I say more?
Rewatchability:
For me, never. This drama tore my heart out and I can't watch it again but for you, who probably won't sob for 30 minutes after watching the final episode like I did, it is definitely rewatchable.
Overall:
Please watch this. It is so good
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Dis Drama Will always be in my Heart Forever ❤️
If you are ready to accept the reality..go watch tis showOne of my fav kdrama till date.
This drama brings into light the reality adults must face as they grow up.
Drama is about a girl in her teenage striving to achieve her goal. On her journey she meets many people who influences, comforts and cheers her.
This story gives us an insight on friendship . I personally liked the way friendship was showed in this movie.
Nothing stays with us forever...all we have to do is enjoy the moment to the fullest
This drama is about friendship ❤️, love, relationship , student- teacher relations
Follow ur dream...there is nothing tht can stop you ! The protagonist of this story is an inspiration for everyone .
She is a brilliant fencer nd her life gives us lessons on achieving goals, self love .
Watch the show and u won't regret if you are a kdrama fan
The cast nd crew of this drama is sooo perfect tht we might not be able to imagine any other characters instead of the original one.
25 21❤️❤️❤️ will stay in everyone's heart forever
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it was like the lana dell rey's 'young and beautiful' song. it was lovely, and a little bit sad.
this drama made me happy and sad. i really loved the connection between baek yi jin and na hee do. they lived the love, happiness, youth, stresses, sadness and many other feelings. and i liked ko yu rim, moon ji woong, ji seung wan. i liked their frienship group. they were young and beautiful. i really upset about the na hee do and baek yi jin's love story's end. because it was not complete. but still, i am happy for them. because they created a wonderful story. also i am in love with the ost. guysss please listen...Was this review helpful to you?
EMOTIONAL FOR SURE!
I loved every episode but the last two. I tried to watch the last two but all I could do is cry. I mean big girl tears. I had to get that out of way.Watching almost every single episode, I was impressed with what love looked like from the beginning to the end of it. Every emotion in my body came through, my smiles, my laughter, my sadness, and in the end, my tears. The main leads did not die... let me start there. The two main leads Kim Tae Ri and Nam Joo Hyuk were amazing and I look forward to watching more of their acting skills in other Dramas. Not all love stories have a happy ending and I wished this story for the two characters did. I loved fencing, I am a fan of sword dancing, and love martial arts with swords. So those visuals for me were perfect and it also reminded me of Jimin of BTS. I thank everyone to was part of this drama team. Hopefully, the writers will change the ending.
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2521....
Fist I should say this drama is super cool. Even I have watched so many dramas I didn't want to write a review cuz I watched them only for entertain my self. The reason why I forced my self to write a review for this drama is this is beyond that entertainment level. This is really a slice of life. I was curious what is the meaning of this drama name before I watched. 2521 means how they facing to there lives at the ages of Yi jin is 25 and Hee do is 21.As everyone wants to see at the end that Hee do and Yi Jin should be with eachother, but Can they live happily? Exactly they can't. There paths not cross anymore, so they should move on. That's what they want to show with this drama. Goal of this drama as I think is "How should get correct decisions in realtime although how hard they". From this I gained ideas about friendship, love and life goals.
I want to say people who still watch this you need to have so many tissue papers with you. Cuz this is sooo emotional....
-Good things-
The way they understood each other without ruining their lives.
Friends were with each other until the end.
How they achieved their goals, specially Yi jin.
-Bad things-
The ending part, there should be Hee do's husband without only showing her daughter.
All the things I've include how I felt about this drama and not everyone feel like this. 2521 is something best for life. Every character did their best for the drama. Cheers!
If someone asked, do you rewatch this? My answer is 'Definitely' cuz I love this drama that much 💜
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Mature and real drama
It heals you, and then crushes you in pieces.The story is real life. I saw myself in every character in different moments. I learned so much with them, I laughed and I cried so hard. What a masterpiece. There's so many thing that were really incredible in this drama: the chemistry between the main couple, the acting of Kim Tae-ri is profound, the music, and the development of each character.
The end is very difficult to watch, but it made sense for me that Hee-do and Yi-jin went in different paths, but it hurted me so much. That's why it's like real life.
"In this world there anren't many things that we can do as we want". - Hee-do, Twenty Five Twenty One
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A beautiful story, start to finish
I just finished this drama last night. I had been putting it off since I first started my foray into K dramas about a year ago after hearing of how devastating the ending was. I want to just say that the show absolutely lives up to the hype. This is one of those dramas where after the end your left both full and empty at the same time because you don’t know what you’re going to do to fill that gap in your life that the show occupied. It was a beautiful, poignant coming of age story about life, going after your dreams, falling in love for the first time, and having your heart broken. While the ending was not your typical K drama ending, it was absolutely something we were prepared for from episode one and an ending that I believe to be the most fitting and satisfying. I would say that it absolutely was still a happy ending, despite what other people have said. Besides, I don’t really believe that the romance between the two leads was the main focus of the show anyway. I don’t regret waiting as long as I did to watch the show, because I think that this is not an ending I would have appreciated as much 8-12 months ago as much as I do now. With all of that said, I absolutely recommend giving the show a try to anyone who is on the fence. I was hooked from start to finish!P.S. One of the most impressive aspects of this series, however, is its remarkable OST. This show probably has the best OST of any that I have ever seen
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Its just not a drama its everything means everything..(Little bit spoilers, WORTH WATCHING)
This is the most beautiful, meaningful & one of my most favourite kdrama.This drama is all about love, friendship, support, goal, ups and down, everything.. The storyline, dialogues, casting, acting, ost, background music, cinematography everything's top notch.
This love story is about having right person but wrong timing and the relationship that will last forever even not didn't end up together.
It's not about having good times together as well as facing hard time together.
At the end all remains are the memories but that memories u didn't want to be fade out.
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Be prepared for a emotional rollercoaster ride through a very realistic and logical plot!
Just completed the drama today and am currently feeling so empty after watching such a "emotional rollercoaster ride-like drama"... Honestly I won't say the ending is bad or what, I'd say it's a rather down to earth and realistic ending given the time period it was set in for the story.A lot of viewers kept spreading unfounded rumors that Baek Yi Jin "committed suicide" due to growing depression symptoms but please watch closely in the scenes... He is not dead because if he did, it would have been a big news and Na Hee Do's daughter who read the diary would have known as well when she searched him up on the internet. In fact, it was implied in one scene when Hee Do encourage him to receive therapy when he's in the US showing that Baek Yi Jin wasn't aware he was showing depression symptoms... The moment he realized his mental issues and finally knowing why they should break up is when he cried and told Hee Do shall not put each other through suffering anymore. The current Baek Yi Jin is more like someone who is living in the memories of the diary.
I think it's a very true reflection of our lives and the society. I cried a lot when Yu Rim and Hee Do prepared a cake for the two friends who quitted school on the same day telling them it's a fresh start to their new live instead of what our society always telling young people like them that there is no future once they gave up what they have to been doing.
Highly recommended to watch and I really love all the casts' chemistry and the completeness of this story!
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It gives us a sentimental values above all...
1. GENRE — it's kinda slice of life drama which balances romance, sports, comedy and i bet tragedy. 🥲 it's a show that gives off warm feeling and where you can literally relate with every character bcos they represent all the natural encounters that youth experiences once in their life.
2. PLOT — set on the year 1998, this drama gives off historical and retro vibes which would definitely brings you nostalgia and an exact amount of refreshing energy. 2521 also revolves around the beautiful friendship between five youth, how they pursue their dreams, surpassed their struggles, how they become each other's support system and how their friendship evolves into something more.
3. CINEMATOGRAPHY — this drama features aesthetic and relaxing sceneries, warm tones and very pleasing in the eyes settings! certainly an add-to-bucket-list destinations!
4. ACTORS — the actors are all brilliant in portraying their own character! high-caliber talents that would make you sooOOO invested and simped! watching this drama would make you immensely absorbed by how good the actors are in playing the unique personality of their characters. (yijin, the walking green flag. heedo, the very extra and persevering fencing prodigy. seungwan, the intelligent and quirky homeroom president. yurim, the charismatic fencing gold medalist. jiwoong, the pretty boy who does pretty things!) together, they are so chaotic yet powerful. literally a squad goals! <33
5. LINES — striking, comforting and timely exchanged of lines between characters are present!!! VERY QUOTABLE SCENARIOS AHEAD, ISTG!!! 😭
6. CHEMISTRY — pURFECT chemistry between the male and female leads, check!!!! honestly didn't expect the nam joo hyuk and kim taeri pairing but they complement each other so well, I'M IN TEARS 😭 the second leads has the same great chemistry as well! in short, perfect pairings so true!!!
7. OSTS — although 2521 is just in it's 4th episode, the first few osts featured were already so gooood. (especially starlight by taeil 🥺) it suits with every scenes shown in the drama and it would definitely make you listen to it countless times.
ISTG, THIS SHOW IS ANOTHER HEALING DRAMA IN THE MAKING. Y'ALL SHOULD WATCH THIS IF YOU NEED A NICE BREATHER FROM YOUR DEMANDING LIFE! WATCH #TwentyFiveTwentyOne
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what does happy ending mean to you?
So far, my favorite k-drama of the year. As an avid fan of Kim Taeri, this is another refreshing role of Kim Taeri that moved me. But before I start talking about how much I love her as Na Heedo, I will talk some other aspects of the drama first.I found the show a bit slow and draggy at certain places but nevertheless it really kept me expecting what’s next. Overall chemistry between the casts feels pretty good. The story is well built and balanced perfectly with comedy, romance and dramatic events. I’m not history nerd so I’m not sure if the props used in the drama are accurate to details but they really won that nostalgic factor for me, another point would be incorporating big cultural events that happened back then into the drama.
Now moving onto characters, most of them are created really well, I especially enjoyed the friendship between Na Heedo and Ko Yurim as much as I enjoyed the romance between Baek Yijin and Heedo. Kim Taeri’s portrayal of Na Heedo is very youthful and energetic, which takes audiences with her to witness the struggles and happiness Na Heedo went through in very lovely way. I cried and laughed a lot in most parts. My favorite was when Heedo and Ko Yurim had a dramatic fight at the press when she won her first gold, as an audience, I want to sympathize with heedo but later learning about yurim’s struggles, i couldn’t hate her either and in fact grows to sympathize with her. That kind of balance is achieved in 2521. Nam Joohyuk’s portrayal as Yijin was also quite good. I didn’t have much opinion on him before but this drama really proved that he can do well.
And finally, the ending. I don’t understand why people call this sad ending or bad ending, I think it’s realistic and achieves what the story wants to tell; youth also ends one day. I’m aware people think they kind of broke up really fast and their romance part was rushed, however the drama clearly foreshadows how the two aren’t meant to be since the very beginning. All in all, I love the portrayal of friendship and sportsmanship here. I think I won’t look at the fencers the same way again.
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True slice of life drama
If you hope to witness a love story, be it sad or happy, this k-drama may not be for you. While romance is present there, the story does not revolve around it. In fact, viewers might be left disappointed in the end, provided they focus only on romantic scenes. On the contrary, for those who succeed in grasping the bigger picture watching experience likely will end up being wholesome:)To put it simply, though, 25/21 is hilarious, cute, inspiring, tearful, nostalgic and swooning.
+Things to think about during/after watching:
*Every generation welcomes new technologies, while also hearing about geopolitical threats and environmental problems; ultimately, the world d o e s n o t change.
* 'Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened'
*Parents are main characters in their life, too:)
*What makes relationships work? (an allusion to two couples that had different outcomes in the drama)
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