Twenty Five Twenty One
스물다섯 스물하나
“A fencing prodigy and a fallen rich kid grow up in the IMF era”
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.
Kim Tae-ri
as Na Hee-do · LEAD
Kim Tae-ri
Na Hee-do
Nam Joo-hyuk
as Baek Yi-jin · LEAD
Nam Joo-hyuk
Baek Yi-jin
Bona
as Ko Yu-rim · SUPPORTING
Bona
Ko Yu-rim
Choi Hyun-wook
as Moon Ji-woong · SUPPORTING
Choi Hyun-wook
Moon Ji-woong
Lee Ju-myoung
as Ji Seung-wan · SUPPORTING
Lee Ju-myoung
Ji Seung-wan
Kim Hye-eun
as Yang Chan-mi · SUPPORTING
Kim Hye-eun
Yang Chan-mi
Choi Myeong-bin
as Kim Min-chae · SUPPORTING
Choi Myeong-bin
Kim Min-chae
Joo Bo-young
as Lee Ye-ji · SUPPORTING
Joo Bo-young
Lee Ye-ji
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Quick verdict
Should you watch?
A luminous, bittersweet coming-of-age romance.
✓Fans of youth romance, nostalgic coming-of-age, and Kim Tae-ri
✗You need a fairy-tale ending — its finale divided viewers
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What is it really about
Amid Korea's late-1990s financial crisis, an irrepressible high-school fencer and a young man whose family was wiped out by the crash find each other. A radiant coming-of-age romance about youth, ambition and the loves that don't last forever.
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