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Reply 1988

Reply 1988
Promotional poster
Hangul
응답하라 1988
Hanja
應答하라 1988
Revised RomanizationEungdaphara 1988
GenreFamily drama
Comedy
Romance
Coming-of-age
Written byLee Woo-jung
Directed byShin Won-ho
StarringLee Hye-ri
Ryu Jun-yeol
Go Kyung-pyo
Park Bo-gum
Lee Dong-hwi
Theme music composerShin Hae-chul
Opening themeTo You (그대에게)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20 + special
Production
ProducerLee Myung-han
Running time90–110 minutes
Production companytvN
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseNovember 6, 2015 (2015-11-06) –
January 16, 2016 (2016-01-16)
Related
Reply 1997
Reply 1994
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Reply 1988 (Korean응답하라 1988) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Hye-ri, Ryu Jun-yeol, Go Kyung-pyo, Park Bo-gum, and Lee Dong-hwi.[1][2][3] Beginning in the year 1988, it revolves around five friends and their families living in the same neighborhood of Ssangmun-dong, Dobong District, Northern Seoul.[4] It aired every Friday and Saturday from November 6, 2015, to January 16, 2016, on tvN for 20 episodes.[5][6]

Reply 1988 is the third installment of tvN's Reply series.[7] It received both critical and audience acclaim with its finale episode recording an 18.8% nationwide audience share, making it the sixth highest rated drama in Korean cable television history and highest rated television drama at the time of airing.[8][9] The series is an example of 1980s nostalgia and initiated the newtro 1980s retro boom in South Korea.[10][11][12]

  1. ^ Kwon, Ji-youn (November 16, 2015). "'Reply 1988' draws big response". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Kim, Jae-heun (November 9, 2015). "Will Reply 1988 inherit success of its previous seasons?". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  3. ^ Jin, Min-ji (May 18, 2015). "Cast confirmed for next Reply drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "Reply 1988 ready to captivate viewers". The Korea Times. September 23, 2015. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Won, Ho-jung (November 8, 2015). "Creators lower expectations for Reply 1988". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "Reply 1988 Producer Says "Mystery Husband" Theme Will Return". News Nate. November 5, 2015. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  7. ^ "The Power of Pop Culture in "Reply 1988"". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "Reply 1988 Writes Cable Television History". Stoo Asaie. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "January 16, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2017. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 18.803%
  10. ^ Retro is new modern, The Korea Times, 29 March 2019. Why are Korea’s Instagram millennials so obsessed with 1980s fashion, TV and music?, Style, (South China Morning Post), 22 April 2019.
  11. ^ The Pleasures of Watching Korean Television from the 1980s, Before K-Drama Went Global. Los Angeles Review of Books. 31 October 2021.
  12. ^ Nostalgic Dramas: Delve into every ‘Reply’ series from 1988 to 1997. Allkpop. 22 July 2024.

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