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Twenty Five Twenty One
2022
· TV Show
· 70 min episodes
· 1 season
A+
MEANRANK
90/100
Every rating
In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life. At 22 and 18, they say each other's names for the first time, at 25 and 21, they fall in love.
Details
- Director
- Kim Seung-ho
- Created by
- Jung Jee-hyun, Kwon Do-eun
- Studio
- Hwa&Dam Pictures, Studio Dragon
- Released
- 12 February 2022
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episode length
- 70 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 16 across 1 season
- Awards
- 5 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 17 →5 wins from 17 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| APAN Star Awards 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Tae-ri | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2022 | Best New Actor | Choi Hyun-wook | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2022 | Best Original Soundtrack | DK ( Seventeen ) — "Go!" | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2022 | Best Original Soundtrack | Jihyo ( Twice ) — "Stardust Love Song" | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2022 | Best Original Soundtrack | Taeil ( NCT ) — "Starlight" | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2022 | Popularity Star Award, actress | Kim Tae-ri | Nominee |
| Asia Contents Awards 2022 | New Comer – Actor | Choi Hyun-wook | Nominee |
| Asian Academy Creative Awards 2022 | Best Drama Series | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | Winner |
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Baeksang Arts Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Kim Tae-ri | Winner |
| Most Popular Actress | Kim Tae-ri | Winner |
| Best Drama | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Choi Hyun-wook | Nominee |
Korea Drama Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best New Actress | Kim Ji-yeon | Winner |
| Best Director | Jung Ji-hyun | Nominee |
| Best Drama | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | Nominee |
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Tae-ri | Nominee |
Asian Academy Creative Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Drama Series | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | Winner |
Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence Award, actress | Kim Ji-yeon | Winner |
APAN Star Awards
6 nominations
| Best New Actor | Choi Hyun-wook | Nominee |
| Best Original Soundtrack | DK ( Seventeen ) — "Go!" | Nominee |
| Best Original Soundtrack | Jihyo ( Twice ) — "Stardust Love Song" | Nominee |
| Best Original Soundtrack | Taeil ( NCT ) — "Starlight" | Nominee |
| Popularity Star Award, actress | Kim Tae-ri | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Tae-ri | Nominee |
Asia Contents Awards
1 nomination
| New Comer – Actor | Choi Hyun-wook | Nominee |