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Twenty Five Twenty One Spoiler: Will Nam Joo Hyuk's Character Baek Yi Jin Die in K-Drama?


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Twenty Five Twenty One actor Nam Joo Hyuk answered the question of whether Baek Yi Jin would die in the series’ finale.

The tvN K-drama Twenty Five Twenty One brought romance to another level by offering a unique plotline to viewers. The series tells the story of Na Hee Do, a member of Seonjung Girls’ High School’s fencing team that eventually disbanded. After transferring to Taeyang High School, she becomes a member of the National Fencing Team and eventually meets Baek Yi Jin.

As the story unfolds in its first 14 episodes, many viewers started speculating whether Nam Joo Hyuk’s character, Baek Yi Jin, would die in the end.

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Will Baek Yi Jin Die in Twenty Five Twenty One?

On MANAGEMENT SOOP Official YouTube Channel, Nam Joo Hyuk appeared to take a journalist exam for Baek Yi Jin. He also answered questions about the K-drama and commented on the speculations about his character’s death.

"Dear viewers of 'Twenty Five Twenty One,' I can say now, that I got so many calls, asking why I die. I don't know why people try so hard to kill me. I think there were evil forces (evil forces plotting to kill Baek Yi Jin). Stop it,” he said. “I think the remaining episodes will be fun to watch and I will be able to show you a lot of different sides. Please stay excited and please keep watching until the end."

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In the drama, Baek Yi Jin came from a chaebol family that eventually announced their company’s bankruptcy during the IMF crisis. He moves out to have to rebuild his life, but he keeps on dealing with debt collectors at all times.

Amid those talks, Nam Joo Hyuk spoke candidly about Twenty Five Twenty One, helping him make people look forward to his next projects in the next 10 years. He added that he wants to be remembered as an actor who worked hard in his career.

Na Hee Do Married Someone Else, Theory Suggests

While Nam Joo Hyuk refused to comment on his character’s future, eagle-eyed fans noticed that Na Hee Do’s daughter, Kim Min Chae, is not Baek Yi Jin’s daughter.

When the character reads her mother’s diary, she finds a photo of the main characters and asks her grandmother who Baek Yi Jin is. With that, fans started speculating that Kim Min Chae’s father is not Baek Yi Jin. Meanwhile, other suggested that Na Hee Do and Baek Yi Jin only filed for divorce and married someone else.

Viewers can only confirm which theory is true once Twenty One Twenty Five airs its last episode this week.

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