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不意打ちして勝ったあとのナム・ジュヒョクの笑顔がズルい | 二十五、二十一

Mar 09, 2022 (Netflix Japan) - 明るい未来を夢見ることが難しい時代に、必死で夢を追いかける若きフェンシング選手ナ・ヒド(キム・テリ)。

どん底から人生を立て直そうと懸命に働く青年ペク・イジン(ナム・ジュヒョク)。そんな若者たちの挑戦と成長を描くドラマ、『二十五、二十一』。フェンシングに興味を持ったイジンは、ヒドにユニフォームを借りて「勝者の願いを聞く」という条件でヒドに挑みます。初心者のイジンはヒドの大好きな漫画の話題を出して不意打ちを食らわせ、ヒドは負けてしまいます。ズルい手を使ったイジンですが、不意打ちした後の全てを許せてしまいそうなイジンの笑顔の方がもっとズルいです。

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