David33

It's a decent feelgood show, but nothing special, and a lot of time it's over the top and cringe.

I work in this industry as a video editor and sound engineer, trust me, I know how these things work. Netflix is just a distributor, nothing more, nothing less. Every Kdrama made in Korea by Korean writers and directors, producers etc. If you think non-Netflix Kdramas doesn't have a formula, you only started watching them last week. EVERY Kdrama has the same formula.

Also, Netflix Kdramas are one of the highest rated dramas, just saying. You can find badly written Kdrama everywhere, not just on Netflix. What you can find on Netflix is like the 5% of all Kdrama.

Lastly: I have to mention this, because it's the biggest truth. People watch a couple of movies or shows on a platform (not just Netflix) and if they don't like it, they blame the platform, and say: "Oh, on this platform everything is crap." You can find 50000 shows and movies on Netflix, you only watched the MAINSTREAM crap, and you're saying Netflix only produce the same crap, while if you do some research and watch something else other than the popular ones, you could find quality shows and movies as well. So, it's not really Netflix's fault, is it?

Most people only watch mainstream shit, but Netflix releasing shows and movies for everyone. Not just 1 genre, that's why you can find crap, but also amazing stuff as well.

Sure, but we could say the same about every Kdrama, it's not just Netflix. They only give the money, they don't create anything. People always blame the company if a show or a movie isn't good enough, but it's all on the writers, the director, and the actors.

What the actual hell was the 12th episode? Young Hwa and Danah are CRAZY, big time, they belong in a mental hospital!🤣

I wouldn't say more unique, just not a typical romcoms. It's really hard to find many that's only available in 3 or 4 countries legally. You can find 9 out of 10 anywhere, basically.

Also, Disney don't release OSTs either.

I think Disney and Amazon as well see that Netflix made Kdramas more mainstream worldwide, and they want to do it as well, but they're not doing it the right way.

I don't like what Disney+ is doing, they should ignore Kdramas. Why? Because they can't do it like Netflix. They never release these dramas weekly, and sometimes even after it's over. Not in Europe, at least. I mean, The Judge from Hell is the prime example. It's only available in like 3 countries.

"Can these chosen siblings work out their feelings with each other, and will romance form between them?"

Yeah, NO, thank you! At first, I was like, finally some drama without a love triangle. I'm so naive.😂

Exactly.

Like I said, after they broke up, they remain friends, that's what you can see in that interview with each other that her daughter watched on YT. I'm pretty sure the title of the video was something like: "ML is the biggest supporter of her." or something like that.

Just because they still in touch doesn't mean she's cheating on her husband.

It's not about fairness, it was obvious from the start they will broke up, because FL is an athlete and ML is a journalist, so they can't reall be together, and technically ML messed up the whole thing, because she always called him, and yes he had massive problem when that 911 happened, but still.

Anyway, like I said, in the present it's clear she doesn't love him anymore, just thinking about her past, and he's the part of that. Nothing wrong with thinking about your past. That's not cheating. Not to mention, she only thinking about it, because of her daughter.

I don't remember that scene, but what thing is for sure, she doesn't have any feeling towards Yijin anymore. When we see her present self, all we can see is that she kinda missing the past because it was fun, like many adults usually saying they're missing being teens, but that's all.

I think I wrote this in my review as well that this drama isn't really about the romance, it's basically a coming-of-age story, nothing more.

BTW, I don't think it's wrong if people still thinking about their first love, it's a cliché, but it's still true that you're never gonna forget it, but that doesn't mean you still love them.

As much as I like Queen of Tears, saying it's The Best Drama is a joke! Sure, it's overhyped and a massive success, but that doesn't equal with quality! The writing was very poor in the last couple of episodes.

This list is weird, honestly, but I'm not surprised. These Awards are usually not about the quality. I know everyone has a different taste, but if you look at these dramas and rate them without bias, I'm not sure any of these could get a nomination for the MAIN Awards!

Nah, 8.4 is a very high score! 1-3 is a GARBAGE, basically. 4-6 is below-average/average score. 7-9 is above average and great. 10 is obviously perfect.

This is how rating works everywhere, but here on MDL, people think 8/10 is a low score. That's why so many dramas are overrated. I don't think I've seen more than 10 drama that has lower score than 5.

Yes, we all have a different taste, BUT, I've seen a LOT, I mean, A LOT of people saying, this and many other drama was disappointing, yet they give 8/10 or even more. That's why I can't take ratings on MDL seriously. People don't know how to rate, so technically it's not about taste.

Usually, that's the case. Many Kdrama fans don't want to give a low score, especially if their faves are in it.

It's not overhyped, but here on MDL is overrated. 8.4 rating is way too much. It's not a bad drama, but it's not better than 6 or 7/10. I felt the same way with Queen of Tears. With these big budget romcoms they always mess up the writing in the second part of the season.

Another overrated drama with potential, but overall, it doesn't offer anything new. It's the same predictable story with different actors.

Yeah, I usually don't say much, just write my reviews, but I had enough of people always care more about the least important things. Don't get me wrong, I love a good romance story and happy ending, but shows like 2521 is not about that.

Only if you start using your brain.😘

The saddest part of this show is that many Kdrama fans only care about the stupid love drama, and who's the father, when the show is 100% about friendships and growing up! I'm never gonna understand why Kdrama fans are obsessed with romance and happy endings.

Also, the ending was not rushed, it has no ending, because you can't finish a real life story! Their lives go on till they die!

If you think the father is Yijin, you didn't listen. Heedo's daughter saw pictures and videos of Yijin. Do you really think she never saw her father as a young kid? If Yijin is her dad, she would know that he's a freakin' reporter!😅

Not to mention, in the 1st episode (I think) Heedo's mom literally said, she met with Yijin a month ago, ergo he's not the father!

People keep saying, it's not that bad, just last episode was rushed etc. No, it's not shit, just average with a really bad writing and so many plot holes and unfinished story. Anyone who watched crime shows, this won't offer anything new. And the writing is actually insulting if you're smart enough. Honestly, like with many Kdrama on this platform, this is just another OVERRATED one.

It's time for people to give real scores, or don't rate anything if you can only give 8-10.