From Rivalry to Friendship in “Twenty Five Twenty One”

 

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Do you ever feel tired to keep your dreams? Well, many people did. Set up a dream in our life can be challenging. Young people often face some pressures when they try to reach their dreams. Sometimes confusions struck them to move forward. This situation portrayed in the drama ‘Twenty Five Twenty One’. If you want to watch K-Drama that has friendship story but also show many funny moments, this one can entertain you. Na Hee Do, the main character in this drama, shows us the efforts and consistence to reach her goal. Ko Yu Rim, the others characters, is a fencing athlete that gives her best to maintain her position as a national star in fencing. These two people show unique friendship start from cold but then move to the warm side.

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The drama ‘Twenty-Five Twenty-One’ already in 14^th episode but, the story has shown us many life lessons. Especially to the high schooler or adolescence. One of it is try to hold yourself-steadfast. It is very difficult for Na Hee-Do to becomes closer with Ko Yu-Rim, her teammate in fencing. Na Hee-Do is amazed with Ko Yu Rim because she is the gold medalist in fencing and Na Hee-Do wants to get the gold medal like her too but, Ko Yu Rim feels insecure towards Na Hee-Do. This situation makes them doesn’t have a solidarity as a friends and teammates. Even though Ko Yu Rim doesn’t want to be close with Na Hee-Do, still Na Hee-Do respond her with calmness.

The tension between them becomes higher when Na Hee-Do and Ko Yu Rim faced off in the final of women’s fencing at the Asian Games held in Gyeongju. Na Hee-Do effort finally paid off by won the gold medal. Ko Yu-Rim who cried in the podium made the public thought that the result is unfair. Both of them also left the interview with the journalist and had an argument. Na Hee-Do started to feels lonely because no one saw her effort. The situation becomes the door for both of them to accept the reality, understood each other, and move forward. Ko Yu-Rim’s father calm her down by saying not to push herself so hard. While they got punishment for their action, Na Hee-Do found out the reason why Ko Yu Rim tried hard to keep the gold medal. Ko Yu-Rim also realized that Na Hee-Do deserved the medal. Then, their relationship as a friend became better. Both of them tried to open up to each other. They also spend more times together with the others friends too.  

This drama doesn't end yet but there are many things that make us realize a good friendship can start from a bad relationship. With communication and honesty, a friendship can stay longer and close. Sometimes we need to see and think deeply to understand our friends. A good friendship is a relation that go through both happy and hard times. So, the drama "Twenty Five Twenty One” is a good recommendation to watch with your friends!.