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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 Romanization | Eungdaphara |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŭngdap'ara |
| Genre | |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Shin Won-ho |
| Starring | See below |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 57 + 3 special |
| Production | |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | July 24, 2012 – January 16, 2016 |
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 sixth) highest rated drama in Korean cable television history.[6][7][8]
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]
Reply 1997 leads
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Reply 1988 leads
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| Actor | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reply 1997 | Reply 1994 | Reply 1988 | |
| 2012 | 2013 | 2015–2016 | |
Principal | |||
| Jung Eun-ji |  |
1 |
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| Seo In-guk | |
1 |
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| Hoya | |
1 |
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| Shin So-yul | |
1 |
|
| Eun Ji-won | |
1 |
|
| Lee Si-eon | |
1 |
|
| Go Ara | |
1 | |
| Jung Woo | |
1 | |
| Yoo Yeon-seok | |
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| Kim Sung-kyun | |
2 | |
| Son Ho-jun | |
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| Baro | |
||
| Min Do-hee | |
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| Lee Hye-ri | | ||
| Park Bo-gum | | ||
| Go Kyung-pyo | | ||
| Ryu Jun-yeol | | ||
| Lee Dong-hwi |
| ||
| Sung Dong-il | |
|
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| Lee Il-hwa | |
|
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| Song Jong-ho | |
||
| Noh Ji-yeon | |
||
| Jung Kyung-mi | |
||
| Kim Sun-ah | |
||
| Yook Sung-jae | |
||
| Shin Soo-yeon | |
||
| Yoon Jong-hoon | |
||
| Yeon Joon-seok | |
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| Ryu Hye-young | | ||
| Choi Sung-won | | ||
| Ra Mi-ran | | ||
| Ahn Jae-hong | | ||
| Kim Sun-young | | ||
| Kim Seol | | ||
| Choi Moo-sung | | ||
| Yoo Jae-myung | | ||
| Lee Min-ji | | ||
| Lee Se-young | | ||
| Song Young-kyu | | ||
| Lee Mi-yeon | | ||
| Kim Joo-hyuk | | ||
| Jeon Mi-seon | | ||
| Woo Hyun | 1 | ||
| Yong Young-jae | | ||
| Bae Yoo-ram | | ||
- Notes
- 1 Cameo appearance only.
- 2 Supporting character.
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