"When we're together, let's be happy for a while without anyone knowing. This is a secret between us".

tvN "Twenty-Five Twenty-One" Kim Tae Ri and Nam Joo Hyuk colored the small screen with emotion by delivering the refreshing and touching method of comfort only for young people.

The second episode of tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama "Twenty-Five Twenty-One", which aired at 9:10 p.m. on February 13th, ranked first in the same time slot, including cable and general TV ratings, with an average of 8.9% in the Seoul metropolitan area, up to 10.1%, and 8.4% nationwide. In addition, tvN target male and female viewership ratings of 2049 also ranked first in the same time zone, including cables and general flights, with an average of 4.2% in the metropolitan area, a maximum of 4.9% in the country.(Based on paid platforms integrated with cables, IPTV, and satellites / provided by Nielsen Korea)

Meanwhile, “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. The leads in the drama are Kim Tae Ri, Nam Joo Hyuk, WJSN’s Bona, Choi Hyun Wook, and Lee Ju Myeong.

After the broadcast, viewers commented, “The color of ‘Twenty-Five Twenty-One’ is truly unprecedented! It’s so nostalgic, as if someone carefully edited it with paint”, “If you make the word youth into a person, it would be just like Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-hyuk! I'm completely obsessed with it”, “Oh my gosh… it’s so much fun. In 1998, I was also 18 years old, so my sympathy is even stronger!!”, “Because of Na Hee Do and Baek Yi Jin, who look at each other and smile brightly, the clown ascends to heaven without me knowing!”

Meanwhile, the third episode of tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama "Twenty-Five Twenty-One" will air at 9:10 p.m. on the 19th (Saturday).

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Actress Gong Hyo Jin recently opened up about how difficult it was to film her drama When the Stars Gossip, which aired on tvN and ended last February.

On April 20, Gong Hyo Jin uploaded a new video on her YouTube channel For Now Gong Hyo Jin, where she talked honestly about the experience.

She shared, “Everything about making this drama felt new.” She continued, “I wondered, ‘Do they really have to film this far in advance?’ Some parts needed two years of post-production. The story was also very difficult, and I thought viewers might have a hard time understanding it.”

Gong Hyo Jin revealed that almost the entire drama took place in space. “To be honest, except for one episode out of 16, everything was set in space,” she said. “Filming the zero-gravity scenes took so much time. Just one episode took over two months to film.”

She added that the filming process was physically hard too. “If I was filming for 15 hours while hanging on wires, half of that time I was literally in the air,” she explained. “My blood wouldn’t circulate properly, and I had to shout, ‘Please let me down!’ It’s crazy that I did this for a whole year.”

Even with all the struggles, Gong Hyo Jin still found meaning in the experience. “Of course the actors worked hard, but I think the staff suffered even more,” she said. “After it all ended, I felt like I really worked hard too.” Then she laughed and added, “I don’t think anyone will dare to make a space drama for a while.”

When the Stars Gossip was a 50 billion won project with a high budget. It told the story of Boss Eve (played by Gong Hyo Jin), who works at a zero-gravity space station, and Gong Ryong, a mysterious man with a secret mission.

However, the drama didn’t do well. Many viewers criticized the confusing plot and poor CGI. The space bed scenes in the early episodes were also mocked and caused many people to stop watching. The last episode, where Eve dies after giving birth, was especially criticized.

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