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Twenty-Five Twenty-One

Created by Kwon Do-eun · 2022 ·

Short answer

Is Twenty-Five Twenty-One worth watching?

Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022) earns an 86% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Kwon Do-eun; stream on Netflix. See how the score is built.

86%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Four-input score + separate audience snapshot

90/100Editorial Rating
91%Audience · excluded
80Metascore
8.6IMDb /10
88%Fan Score
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Seasons
1 · 16 episodes
Age rating
TV-14 (US) · PG (UK) · R (Indonesia) · PG (Australia) · 14+ (Canada)
Platform
Netflix
Original network
tvN
Streaming
Netflix
Cast
Kim Tae-ri, Nam Joo-hyuk, Bona, Choi Hyun-wook, Lee Joo-myung
Country
South Korea
Language
Korean

Also known as 스물다섯 스물하나 Veinticinco, veintiuno Vinte e Cinco, Vinte e Um 二十五、二十一 Venticinque e ventuno ยี่สิบห้า ยี่สิบเอ็ด Tuổi Hai Lăm, Tuổi Hai Mốt

Twenty-Five Twenty-One season guide

Twenty-Five Twenty-One has 1 season and 16 episodes , and it has ended (2022). Season and episode data from TMDB.

Seasons of Twenty-Five Twenty-One with episode counts and premiere dates
SeasonEpisodesPremiered
Season 1 16

Where to watch Twenty-Five Twenty-One

Twenty-Five Twenty-One is available on Netflix — regional notes: Netflix in the United States; Netflix in the United Kingdom; Netflix in Indonesia. Catalog platform tag: Netflix.

Where to watch Twenty-Five Twenty-One by country

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India Netflix
Indonesia Netflix
Japan Netflix
Malaysia Netflix
Nigeria Netflix
Pakistan Netflix
Philippines Netflix
South Africa Netflix
South Korea Netflix, TVING
Thailand Netflix
Turkey Netflix
United Arab Emirates Netflix
United Kingdom Netflix
United States Netflix

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Is Twenty-Five Twenty-One worth watching?

Yes — Twenty-Five Twenty-One earns an 86% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Kwon Do-eun and streaming on Netflix.

Celluloid Verdict

Kim Tae-ri is a force of nature and the friendship writing is superb — a coming-of-age story about ambition, timing and what youth costs that hurts more the further you get from it.

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What is Twenty-Five Twenty-One about?

The 1997 financial crisis dissolves Na Hee-do's high-school fencing team and Baek Yi-jin's family fortune in the same season. She transfers schools to keep chasing a national title under the rival she idolises; he falls from chaebol son to rental-shop clerk to sports reporter. Over five years the two circle each other as rivals, confidants and first loves, while the country rebuilds and the distance between twenty-five and twenty-one keeps changing shape.

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Critic Reviews

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Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022) Review: Youth at Full Lunge

Twenty-Five Twenty-One is a Korean coming-of-age drama about a teenage fencer and a ruined heir, lit up by Kim Tae-ri's ferocious, funny lead performance.

Yes. It is one of the best Korean youth dramas of its decade, ideal for viewers who want sport, friendship and first love told with real ache as well as warmth.

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Twenty-Five Twenty-One: frequently asked questions

Seasons, episodes, where to stream, the cast and whether Twenty-Five Twenty-One is worth your time.

Yes — Twenty-Five Twenty-One earns an 86% Celluloid Score (Recommended), from editorial 90%, Metascore 80/100, IMDb 8.6/10, TMDB fan 88%. Audience snapshot is separate (91%). Kim Tae-ri is a force of nature and the friendship writing is superb — a coming-of-age story about ambition, timing and what youth costs that hurts more the further you get from it.