“Twenty-five Twenty-one” actress Lee Joo-myung shared, “I liked the ending of Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-hyuk’s breakup because it was realistic”
New actress Lee Joo-myung commented on the ending of “Twenty-five Twenty-one”.
Lee Joo-myung talked about tvN’s Saturday-Sunday drama “Twenty-five Twenty-one” (written by Kwon Do-eun, directed by Jung Ji-hyun) in an online interview with Sports Chosun on the afternoon of April 13th.
The viewers gave mixed responses about the ending of “Twenty-five Twenty-one”. Some accepted the breakup of Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-hyuk because it was “realistic”, but the majority of audiences expressed disappointment.
In response, Lee Joo-myung said, “The viewers’ opinions were divided. When I received the script, I really liked the ending because it was realistic. I said I was impressed by the scene of the conversation between Hee-do and Yi-jin in episode 16. But I like it even more because it was so realistic. Of course, many people think it would have been better if the drama ended with a happy ending or a different one. I think the writer left an open door for the ending. Considering the drama as a story about our youth’s love and freshness since it’s a coming-of-age drama rather than trying to match with such endings, I cried a lot in reality. I also asked other actors. I suddenly cried while reading quickly through the script in the middle of the filming and they asked me, ‘Did you cry?’. I’m a realist so I just thought, ‘Have I ever had such an experience?’. I think the story was realistic. To me, it was a good ending”.
“Twenty-five Twenty-one” is a drama that tells about the love and youth of a man and a woman who met amidst the crisis that occurred in 1998. It ended with episode 16, which aired on April 4th, and recorded the highest nationwide viewership of 11.5% (based on Nielsen Korea’s data). Lee Joo-myung played Ji Seung-wan, a class president and the No.1 student at Taeyang High School. She received favorable reviews for portraying the strong friendship of Ji Seung-wan and her childhood friend Moon Ji-woong (Choi Hyun-wook) and showing great teamwork with Baek Yi-jin (Nam Joo-hyuk), Na Hee-do (Kim Tae-ri), and Ko Yu-rim (Bona). Her new relationship with Baek Yi-hyun (Kang Hoon) in the final episode also drew keen attention from the viewers.
