It’s always interesting watching something that drags the feels from deep within and reminds you that you are human. In a recent kdrama that finished I watched just such a drama that did that and more as it took me on a rollercoaster of emotions as it covered an interesting scenario and taught some very curious life lessons on the way while tugging at the heart strings and I must say I enjoyed every minute of it.
Twenty again is something I would classify as a mature drama as it dives into the interesting plot of a woman in her late thirties who decides to go to college for various reasons, one of them being that she is diagnosed with a terminal illness, or at least she thinks she is for a little while there in the beginning of the story.
Now with only that to go on the story sounds somewhat heavy and almost too serious for a good afternoon binge session, but it actually isn’t as the comedy and acting of the show puts a spin on things with the way they deliver everything and despite expectation you’ll find yourself drawn into quite a pleasant story that, though it starts a bit slow there in the beginning, picks up rhythm and flow as it unfolds quite hilariously along the way as our protagonist decides to live the way she wants and slowly begins coming out of a very closed shell she had been living in that had been created by a suffocating marriage.
The story is captivating as you follow the teen mom, Ha No Ra, who has grown to be a dependent woman who barely knows much about the world around her. It’s quite fascinating as you get to watch her come out of her closed shell as she interacts with the world that has been kept from her by her narcissistic husband, Kim Woo-Chul.
The character development that can be observed as you watch her step out into the world and reconnect with it is very noteworthy. What is also very intriguing to watch is the people around her that become confused by her actions as she begins to change from the docile individual they thought she was to new person she now feels it’s okay to be again. It’s especially interesting to see how the husband, who is having an affair, reacts after the change as he finds himself falling in love with her all over again.
Along with the self-discovery there also gets thrown in a cute little romance between Ha No-Ra and Cha Hyun-Suk, a friend from her school days who secretly had a crush on her before she ran off with Kim Woo-Chul. The two bring a lot of comedic relief to the show and the cute factor explodes with his obsessiveness over how much he frets over Ha No-Ra but convinces himself he doesn’t want to. His conflicting states make for highly entertaining scenes and very cliché outcomes as he pursues her. It is truly adorable.
Overall the show is very enlightening and filled with life lessons that would benefit anyone who is willing to listen and the story is well written and enjoyable to follow as you find yourself growing attached to Ha No-Ra’s journey and rooting for Cha Hyun-Suk all the way as things progress between the two. I will definitely say I enjoyed watching the show and would recommend it to anyone looking for a heartwarming story to fill the days and give a brief cry here or there.
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