• Nam Joo Hyuk and Kim Tae Ri Found Out They Already Met Before, But Couldn't Remember It At All

    Kim Tae Ri and Nam Joo Hyuk confessed that they had met before filming the drama. 

    On February 9th, a production presentation for tvN's new Saturday-Sunday drama "Twenty-Five Twenty-One" was held online. Director Jung Ji Hyun, actors Kim Tae Ri, Nam Joo Hyuk, Kim Ji Yeon (Bona), Choi Hyun Wook and Lee Joo Myung attended the meeting.

    "Twenty-Five Twenty-One" is a drama about the romantic story of two people who first met when they were 22 and 18, then again four years later at 25 and 21. The story follows the pure and fierce growth of immature youth and the excitement and difficulties between friendship and love.

    Kim Tae Ri plays Na Hee Do, a professional fencer for the National Fencing team after many twists and turns. Her high school team had to disband due to the IMF financial crisis that struck South Korea in the late 1990s. She is a bold person who doesn’t know how to give up.

    Nam Joo Hyuk plays Baek Yi Jin, the eldest son of a family that was destroyed by the IMF. After he lost all of his money, he became a reporter. In order to maintain his livelihood, he also works part-time at a book rental shop and as a newspaper delivery person.

    On this day, Nam Joo Hyuk said about his first meeting with Kim Ta Ri, "I thought we were meeting for the first time because we were doing a drama together. But to realize we've already met before. We had been filming a commercials together a few years ago. I really thought it was my first time seeing her, too. Thanks to that, I was able to get close to her quickly although I was really surprised". 

    In response, Kim Tae Ri said, "I only remember one advertisement, but found out we have two advertisements taken together. I don't know how neither of us wasn't able to remember", she burst into laughter. 

    Nam Joo Hyuk said, "I said "Nice to meet you" to her, but after that I suddenly remembered (in my memory). I thought I made a mistake", he said. 

    "Twenty-Five Twenty-One" will premiere at 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, on February 12th.

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  • 'Resident Playbook' hits its highest ratings yet — is it Go Youn Jung’s magic or the 'Hospital Playlist' cameos that fans love?

    tvN’s weekend drama “Resident Playbook” is getting more and more love each week — and its latest episode just broke the 5% ratings mark!

    On April 20, episode 4 of Resident Playbook recorded 5.8% average viewership in Seoul (with a peak of 6.5%) and 5.1% nationwide (with a peak of 5.7%), according to Nielsen Korea. This made the show No.1 in its time slot across all cable and general programming channels, including public broadcasters.

    Among tvN’s main target audience — men and women aged 20 to 49 — it also scored high with 2.9% average and 3.3% peak nationwide, showing strong support from younger viewers.

    Fans are now asking: is this the “Go Youn Jung effect” at play, or are viewers tuning in for the emotional storytelling and cameos from Hospital Playlist characters?

    In the latest episode, the rookie residents — Oh Yi Young (Go Youn Jung), Kim Sa Bi (Han Ye Ji), Pyo Nam Kyung (Shin Si Ah), and Eom Jae Il (Kang Yoo Seok) — continued growing closer as teammates and friends. Their emotional ups and downs, along with heartfelt moments between characters, touched the hearts of many.

    One major moment was when Yi Young, dealing with a difficult case, bravely asked Kim Sa Bi for help despite earlier tension between them. The two ended up working together and comforting each other — and viewers were moved to tears.

    Another scene that drew attention was the cameo by Kim Jun Wan (Jung Kyung Ho) from Hospital Playlist, who joined the medical team for a rare case. His appearance brought back nostalgia and added even more depth to the story.

    Fans are loving the mix of emotional healing, growing friendships, and realistic hospital life, calling the show a warm follow-up to the Hospital Playlist universe.

    With ratings rising and buzz building, many are wondering just how high Resident Playbook will climb. New episodes air every Saturday and Sunday at 9:20 PM KST on tvN.

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