Twenty-Five Twenty-One Review (2022): Is It Worth Watching?

Is Twenty-Five Twenty-One worth watching?

Yes — Twenty-Five Twenty-One is worth watching, holding a 90% Critic Score and 91% Audience Score on Celluloid. Its 87% Celluloid Score averages five independent sources: critic percentage, audience percentage, Metascore (80), IMDb (8.6/10) and aggregated fan rating (88%).

Created by Kwon Do-eun, Twenty-Five Twenty-One ran 1 season, 16 episodes on Netflix in Korean, from South Korea. Twenty-Five Twenty-One has ended, so you can watch the complete story without waiting on a renewal.

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.

Critics consensus: 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. The cast is led by Kim Tae-ri, Nam Joo-hyuk, Bona, Choi Hyun-wook, Lee Joo-myung.

How many seasons of Twenty-Five Twenty-One are there, and where do I start?

Twenty-Five Twenty-One has 1 season, 16 episodes, and there is no reason to start anywhere but the first episode. At 1 season, 16 episodes, it is a single-season commitment you can finish in a week. The series page breaks the 87% Celluloid Score into its five sources so you can see exactly where critics and audiences disagree before committing.

Where can I watch Twenty-Five Twenty-One?

Twenty-Five Twenty-One is carried by Netflix, though rights are licensed by territory and change often. Check the Netflix hub for everything else on the same service, and the series page for the regions where Celluloid has confirmed availability.

What should I watch after Twenty-Five Twenty-One?

If it lands, try My Mister (93%), When Life Gives You Tangerines (93%), Reply 1988 (92%) next — same shelf, comparable scores. You can also browse all romance series, everything from South Korea, or the year it premiered.