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Hello, My Twenties!
A pastel-hued slice-of-life dramedy brimming with tender vulnerability, unfolding like a protective patchwork quilt warm on the outside yet fraying along jagged edges of hidden trauma.
Hello, My Twenties!
Hello, My Twenties!

청춘시대

"College students close cohabitation."

22 July 2016 — 07 October 2017 South Korea 2 season 26 episode Ended 7.2 (135)

Cast: Han Ye-ri, Han Seung-yeon, Park Eun-bin, Shin Hyun-soo, Son Seung-won

Drama Comedy Hidden Trauma, Guilt & Catharsis Female Solidarity & Found Family Economic Precarity & Class Inequality Identity Formation, Self-Perception & Societal Masks Romance, Toxic Relationships & Healing from Abuse

Hello, My Twenties! — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

나만 참는 줄 알았다. 나만 불편한 줄 알았다. 말하지 않아도 알아줄 줄 알았다. 하지만 말하지 않으면 아무도 모른다.
— Yoo Eun-jae

Context

Eun-jae's opening internal monologue in Season 1, Episode 1 after erupting at her roommates over passive-aggressive grievances.

Meaning

Introduces the series' core premise: silence breeds resentment, while communication fosters connection.

나는 특별한 것을 꿈꿨다. 하지만 세상은 평범해지는 것조차 너무나 힘든 곳이었다.
— Yoon Jin-myung

Context

Jin-myung reflects in Season 1, Episode 3 on the exhaustion of juggling multiple part-time jobs.

Meaning

Captures the reality of the contemporary Korean youth crisis, redefining success simply as achieving ordinary stability.

너는 내가 얼마나 부러웠을까. 나는 네가 얼마나 미웠을까.
— Kang Yi-na

Context

Yi-na's realization in Season 1, Episode 5 regarding her complex friction and shared dynamic with Jin-myung.

Meaning

Marks a major turning point in friendship, highlighting that mutual jealousy often masks deep vulnerability and admiration.

거짓말은 화장 같은 것이다. 민낯을 가리기 위해 바르는 파운데이션처럼.
— Song Ji-won

Context

Ji-won reflects on her habit of making up stories in Season 2, Episode 3.

Meaning

Reflects on the psychological mechanisms behind storytelling and exaggeration, foreshadowing deeper psychological repression carried since childhood.

우리는 저마다의 사정이 있다. 겉으로 보이는 게 다가 아니다.
— Jung Ye-eun

Context

Ye-eun's concluding insight in Season 1, Episode 12.

Meaning

Serves as the philosophical summation of the season, acknowledging that everyone conceals private battles behind everyday social personas.

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