Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 11 of 25, 21, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Kim Tae-ri as Na Hee-do  and Nam Joo-hyuk as Baek Yi-jin. 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.

References

• What is a Korean jesa ceremony?
• 90s Fashion for Women
• 90s Korean Street Fashion Is Making A Comeback