Nam Joo-hyuk shook the hearts of women with his role in “Twenty-five, Twenty-one.”
Actor Nam Joo-hyuk is making a legendary character in tvN’s Saturday-Sunday drama “Twenty-five Twenty-one.” Nam Joo-hyuk, who has become the “everyone’s first love” with his warm-hearting visuals, excitement-inspiring eyes, and warm smile, is receiving enthusiastic response from viewers.
Nam Joo-hyuk, who plays Baek Yi-jin in “Twenty-five, Twenty-one,” is realistically depicting the worries and frustrations of an unstable young man who is collapsed and hurt by the overwhelming reality, starting with responsible efforts to save his family which got into a crisis because of the IMF.
At the beginning of the drama, Nam Joo-hyuk expressed the various emotions he had as Na Hee-do’s (Kim Tae-ri) friendly neighborhood friend and the loneliness of a 22-year-old youth tired of the harsh reality. In particular, his calm confession in front of the debtor, “I will never be happy, I will never be happy at any moment,” was enough to touch the hearts of viewers.
If Na Hee-do looks like a lively comic book character, Baek Yi-jin reminds people of a light novel character. Nam Joo-hyuk convincingly depicts Baek Yi-jin‘s light emotions, enriching the character’s narrative.
Nam Joo-hyuk, who overcame the difficult situation and passed the reporter exam to become a reporter, doubled his romantic charm with a more mature side. The sweet words spoken casually by him are stealing fangirls’ hearts despite no obvious touch or dramatic situations.
In particular, at the ending of the 8th episode, he said, “It’s love. I’m in love with you, Na Hee-do. I don’t need a rainbow,” making viewers’ hearts flutter.
Nam Joo-hyuk became the icon of first love through “Twenty-five, Twenty-one.” Although he has a handsome face and stable acting skills, he has not had a representative work that has led to a great success. In his previous work “Start-up,” he did not receive much attention compared to the sub-lead Kim Seon-ho, and in “Dazzling,” he also did not draw much attention compared to Han Ji-min and Kim Hye-ja.
At the end of his 20s, Nam Joo-hyuk bloomed through his role in “Twenty-five, Twenty-one.” With the drama’s ratings surpassing 10%, let’s look forward to Baek Yi-Jin’s growth drawn by Nam Joo-hyuk in the future episodes.
