4.11 - Episode 11 of 25, 21

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 11 of 25, 21, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Kim Tae-ri as Na Hee-do. We discuss:

The beautiful songs during our recap: Your World by Hoseung and When We Was Young by Byeon Dong Wook.
How the relationship between Na Hee-do and Baek Yi-jin is getting deeper.
How Na Hee-do is seeing different sides of Baek Yi-jin, including his life as a student during the concert at the school when Baek Yi-jin wore the school uniform and played Starlight on stage.
How Baek Yi-jin is doing the goofy things you do when you’re in love, including lying to Coach Yang to bring Na Hee-do and Ko Yu-rim to the concert, playing game at the stationery store, and using a pink pencil case at work.
How this was a great episode for Na Hee-do: she’s in love, she’s got a best friend, and she reconciles with her mom.
How Baek Yi-jn is now a full-time sports reporter, covering fencing.
How Na Hee-do and Shin Jae-kyung start to reconcile during the death ceremony for Na Hee-do’s dad.
Jesa, the ceremony honoring ancestors that is practice in Korea.
How Baek Yi-jin is giving Na Hee-do a different perspective on her mom, and helping Moon Ji-woong and Ko Yu-rim get together as a couple.
The K Drama elements we saw in this episode: second couple, food, alcohol, clothing, wrist grab, flowers, fireworks.
Our favorite lines from this episode.
90s fashion, including sweater vests, chokers, cargo pants, wide pants, crop tops, and scrunchies.
The shows we’re watching now, including Weak Hero Class 1, King the Land, and Tune In For Love.

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K Drama Chat is a weekly podcast where we take one Korean (K) Drama each season and and recap and analyze each episode. K Drama Chat is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher.

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