Reply (TV series)

Reply (Korean: 응답하라) is a South Korean anthology television series directed by Shin Won-ho with teleplay by Lee Woo-jung that premiered in 2012 on cable network tvN.[1] It revolves around a group of friends, as the timeline moves back and forth between their past and present selves.[2][3]

Reply
Hangul
응답하라
Hanja
應答하라
Revised RomanizationEungdaphara
McCune–ReischauerŬngdap'ara
Genre
Written by
  • Lee Woo-jung (season 1–3)
  • Lee Sun-hye (season 1)
  • Kim Ran-joo (season 1)
Directed byShin Won-ho
StarringSee below
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes57 + 3 special
Production
Production companies
Release
Original networktvN
Original releaseJuly 24, 2012 (2012-07-24) 
January 16, 2016 (2016-01-16)

The series received acclaim from critics for its performances and soundtrack in addition to being a well-researched production full of humor and heart.[4][5] It has also recorded consistent high audience ratings with Reply 1988 peaking at 18.8% nationwide, making it the (currently fifth) highest rated drama in Korean cable television history.[6][7][8]

Seasons

Season 1: Reply 1997

Set in 1997, the drama centers around a female high school student Shi-won, who idolizes boyband H.O.T. and her 5 high school friends in Busan. As the timeline moves back and forth between their past as 18-year-old high schoolers in 1997 and their present as 33-year-olds at their high school reunion dinner in 2012, one couple will announce that they're getting married.[9]

Season 2: Reply 1994

Set in 1994, six university students from various provincial areas live together at a boarding house in Sinchon, Seoul, run by a couple with a daughter named Na-jung. The timeline moves back and forth between the past in 1994 and the present in 2013, making the viewers guess who will become Na-jung's husband among the male characters.[10] The series follows the pop culture events that happened between 1994 and the years that follow, including the emergence of seminal K-pop group Seo Taiji and Boys and the Korean Basketball League.[11]

Season 3: Reply 1988

Set in the year 1988, it revolves around five friends and their families living in the same neighborhood of Ssangmun-dong, Dobong District, Northern Seoul.[12]

Cast

Reply 1997 leads
Reply 1994 leads
Reply 1988 leads
Actor Season
Reply 1997 Reply 1994 Reply 1988
2012 2013 2015–2016

Principal

Jung Eun-ji checkY checkY1
Seo In-guk checkY checkY1
Hoya checkY checkY1
Shin So-yul checkY checkY1
Eun Ji-won checkY checkY1
Lee Si-eon checkY checkY1
Go Ara checkY checkY1
Jung Woo checkY checkY1
Yoo Yeon-seok checkY
Kim Sung-kyun checkY checkY2
Son Ho-jun checkY
Baro checkY
Min Do-hee checkY
Lee Hye-ri checkY
Park Bo-gum checkY
Go Kyung-pyo checkY
Ryu Jun-yeol checkY
Lee Dong-hwi checkY
Sung Dong-il checkY checkY checkY
Lee Il-hwa checkY checkY checkY
Song Jong-ho checkY
Noh Ji-yeon checkY
Jung Kyung-mi checkY
Kim Sun-ah checkY
Yook Sung-jae checkY
Shin Soo-yeon checkY
Yoon Jong-hoon checkY
Yeon Joon-seok checkY
Ryu Hye-young checkY
Choi Sung-won checkY
Ra Mi-ran checkY
Ahn Jae-hong checkY
Kim Sun-young checkY
Kim Seol checkY
Choi Moo-sung checkY
Yoo Jae-myung checkY
Lee Min-ji checkY
Lee Se-young checkY
Song Young-kyu checkY
Lee Mi-yeon checkY
Kim Joo-hyuk checkY
Jeon Mi-seon checkY
Woo Hyun checkY1
Yong Young-jae checkY
Bae Yoo-ram checkY
Notes
  • 1 Cameo appearance only.
  • 2 Supporting character.

References

  1. "[Oh!쎈 수다①]신원호 "'응팔', 꼴도 보기 싫었지만 끝낼 수 없었죠"(창간 12주년 특집)" (in Korean). M.entertain.naver.com. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  2. "[Oh!쎈 수다③]신원호 "박보검, 그만 좀 연락하길~"(창간 12주년 특집)" (in Korean). M.entertain.naver.com. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  3. "[Oh!쎈 수다②]신원호 "배우들 다 잘 됐는데 '응팔' 저주?"(창간 12주년 특집)" (in Korean). M.entertain.naver.com. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  4. "The Power of Pop Culture in "Reply 1988"". The New Yorker.
  5. 입력 : 2016-10-10 [01:44:25] 수정 : 2016-10-12 [13:15:34]. "부산일보". News20.busan.com. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  6. "'tvN시상식' 진짜 주인공은 나영석·신원호PD" (in Korean). M.entertain.naver.com. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  7. "Reply 1988 Writes Cable Television History". Stoo Asaie.
  8. "January 16, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 18.803%
  9. Sunwoo, Carla (14 July 2012). "New drama to tackle obsessed fans". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. Chung, Ah-young (November 25, 2013). "Going retro". The Korea Times. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  11. "Casting call for sequel of Reply 1997 revealed". The Korea Herald. June 21, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  12. "Reply 1988 ready to captivate viewers". The Korea Times. September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
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