4.7 - Episode 7 of 25, 21

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 7 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 songs we featured in this episode: Match by Lim Ha Young and Understand by Lim Seung Bum
• Na Hee-do’s origin story, how she got introduced to fencing, and why her dad means so much to her
• How Na Hee-do’s dad taught her that skills don’t improve in a straight line, but rather in a stair step fashion
• Na Hee-do’s gold medal win against Ko Yu-rim at the Asian Game
• How both Na Hee-do and Ko Yu-rim both feel like they were robbed at the Asian Games
• How the press takes advantage of the controversy and fans the flames of public opinion against Na Hee-do
• How and why Baek Yi-jin tracks down Alan Smith to get an interview about his call that gave Na Hee-do the gold medal
• How Ko Yu-rim now has a rival in Na Hee-do
• The strained relationship between Na Hee-do and her mom
• The K Drama elements we saw in this episode: food, alcohol, clothing and triangles
• The amazing Bona who plays Ko Yu-rim
• The Korean last names that are often mispronounced: Kim, Park, Choi, Lee and Jung
• The Japanese keiretsu
• The Glory and why Sung Hee is obsessed with the show

References

• The Korean last names we always mispronounce