Reply (TV series)
| Reply | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Answer Me Respond |
| Genre |
Coming-of-age Comedy Romance Family |
| Written by | Lee Woo-jung |
| Directed by | Shin Won-ho |
| Starring |
Jung Eun-ji Seo In-guk Go Ara Jung Woo Lee Hyeri Park Bo-gum Sung Dong-il Lee Il-hwa |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 57 |
| Production company(s) | CJ E&M, tvN |
| Distributor | Studio Dragon |
| Release | |
| Original network | tvN |
| Original release | July 24, 2012 – January 16, 2016 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 응답하라 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Eungdapara |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŭngdap'ara |
Reply (Hangul: 응답하라; RR: Eungdapara) 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. It revolves around a group of friends, as the timeline moves back and forth between their past and present selves.
The series received acclaim from critics for its performances and soundtrack in addition to being a well-researched production full of humor and heart. It has also recorded consistent high audience ratings with Reply 1988 peaking at 18.8% nationwide, making it the highest rated drama in Korean cable television history.
Set in the 1990's, 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, where one couple will announce that they're getting married.
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. 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.
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.
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