K-Drama School – Ep 67: Twenty-Five Twenty-One and Scorpio x Gemini with Sophia Zolan

[Spoiler Alert] In this episode of K-Drama School, Grace discusses the show Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022, Netflix) starring Kim Tae-ri, Nam Joo-hyuk, and WJSN’s Bona written by Kwon Do-eun—the creator of Search WWW. Grace analyzes Twenty-Five Twenty-One as a queer feminist text that celebrates lesbian kinship coded as female friendships. Grace declares Kwon Do-eun as a queer feminist showrunner/auteur, and admires the writer’s choice to focus on female fencing athletes. Grace is a big fan of the fencers’ victory screams. Grace’s guest is Los Angeles-based actress, writer and comedian Sophia Zolan (@sophiazolan Instagram). They discuss creative control, their dreams, how to date without dating apps, horoscopes, Tina Fey and Judd Apatow as career goals, how Hollywood makes TV shows and movies driven by anxiety and stress, getting a Greek citizenship and living in Europe. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit kdramachool.com to learn more.