Reply 1997
| Reply 1997 | |
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Promotional poster with Jung Eun-ji
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| Also known as | Answer Me 1997 Respond 1997 |
| Genre |
Romance Comedy Teen |
| Created by |
Shin Won-ho Rhee Myung-han |
| Written by |
Lee Woo-jung Lee Sun-hye Kim Ran-joo |
| Directed by | Shin Won-ho |
| Starring |
Jung Eun-ji Seo In-guk Eun Ji-won Shin So-yul Hoya Lee Si-eon |
| Composer(s) | Kim Han-jo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Oh Jae-ho Bae Young-soo |
| Running time | 30-60 min |
| Production company(s) | CJ E&M |
| Distributor | tvN |
| Release | |
| Original network | tvN |
| Original release | 24 July – 18 September 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Reply 1994 Reply 1988 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Reply 1997 (Hangul: 응답하라 1997; RR: Eungdapara 1997) is a 2012 South Korean television series that centers on the lives of six 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. The first installment of the Reply series, it also portrayed the extreme fan culture that emerged in the 1990s when first generation idol groups such as H.O.T. and Sechs Kies took center stage and K-pop was just blossoming.
The last episode recorded the highest ratings at the time for a Korean cable drama, and the series has garnered praise from audiences and critics for being well-researched, refreshing, genuine, and full of humor and heart.
The series originally aired live on cable channel tvN in 16 episodes (14 30-minute episodes aired back-to-back over a period of 7 weeks, with the last 2 episodes aired separately and lasting 1 hour each due to the amount of material the staff didn't want to edit out). However, due to its popularity, the 15th and 16th episodes were also aired simultaneously on Mnet, OCN, O'live, Ongamenet and OnStyle.
This drama served as the acting debut of Jung Eun-ji.
Average Rating
The TV serial mostly consisted of idol singers with scant acting experience, and apart from the meta casting of Sechs Kies member Eun Ji-won (who previously worked with director Shin Won-ho and the writing staff on variety show 1 Night & 2 Days), it premiered to little hype. But with strong word of mouth, it soon gained recognition as a high-quality production with a distinct sense of identity, becoming a buzz-worthy "syndrome" show (Korean slang meaning, a real hit with an ardent fanbase).
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