Who said casting Kim Tae-ri to play the role of a teenager was unreasonable? (Twenty-Five Twenty-One)

Let’s learn about the reason why Kim Tae-ri was cast to play the role of a teenager in “Twenty-Five Twenty-One”.

The past two weeks have been an empty period for Korean dramas. As the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics were held, terrestrial broadcasters stopped airing dramas during major evening hours. In the meantime, a number of new dramas have started on cable channels such as tvN and JTBC, and these works could debut relatively easily in the absence of terrestrial drama competitors.

One of them is “Twenty-Five Twenty-One“. The work arouses warmth and excitement by returning to the youth of people in their 30s and 40s. The interest of the memorable props and settings that evoke the late 1990s during the IMF period is strong, and the well-placed comical settings also add flavor to the drama.

Above all, the fun of this drama comes from Kim Tae-ri‘s hard carry. It seemed a bit unreasonable before the broadcast that Kim Tae-ri in her 30s was playing the role of a teenager, but when you look at the absolute weight of Kim Tae-ri‘s Na Hee-do in <Twenty-Five Twenty-One>, you will understand. When dramas about youth become poor, the biggest reason is that the acting is unstable and clumsy. Kim Tae-ri‘s teenage acting seems to be a good choice, considering that the actress who took on the role of young Na Hee-do does not come to mind among actors in their 10s and 20s.

It’s a bit unfortunate that the main characters, who are difficult to get to know each other in reality, are all connected in a relationship. It is one of the problems that is not improved for the efficiency of the development even though it is repeated banally in Korean dramas.

However, “Twenty-Five Twenty-One” is a drama that makes viewers curious about the future story. It is a work that is expected to be competitive enough to fight with terrestrial dramas and entertainment shows that will resume next week.