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Reply 1997
GenreRomance, Comedy, Teen
Created byShin Won-ho
Rhee Myung-han
Written byLee Woo-jung
Lee Sun-hye
Kim Ran-joo
Directed byShin Won-ho
StarringJung Eun-ji
Seo In-guk
Hoya
Shin So-yool
Eun Ji-won
Lee Shi-un
Sung Dong-il
Lee Il-hwa
Song Jong-ho
ComposerKim Han-jo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes16
Production
Production locationSouth Korea
CinematographyOh Jae-ho
Bae Young-soo
Running timeTuesdays 23:00 (KST)
Original release
NetworktvN
Release24 July (2012-07-24) –
18 September 2012 (2012-09-18)

Answer Me 1997 (Korean: 응답하라 1997; RR: Eungdabhara 1997; also known as Reply 1997) is a 2012 South Korean television series that centers on the lives of five 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 coming-of-age drama also examines 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.[1][2][3]

It aired on cable channel tvN in 16 episodes (14 30-minute episodes aired back-to-back over a period of 7 weeks,[4] 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[5]). The show garnered praise from audiences and critics for being well-researched, refreshing, genuine, and full of humor and heart.

Cast and characters

Main cast

  • Jung Eun-ji as Sung Shi-won - She's the ultimate fangirl who lives for boyband H.O.T.. Shi-won is last place in her class and has her head firmly in the clouds (when her exasperated father asks what she’s going to be when she grows up, her totally heartfelt answer: "I’m going to be Tony oppa's wife!"), but she’s also forthright and sassy.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
  • Seo In-guk as Yoon Yoon-jae - The boy next door, first in his class and the quiet, brooding type. Yoon-jae's grown up with Shi-won all his life and as teenagers, he falls in love with her.[6][14][15][16][17][18][19]
  • Hoya as Kang Joon-hee - Yoon-jae’s best friend, who suddenly starts to spend a lot of time with Shi-won. Joon-hee is gentle and sweet, loves to dance and harbors a secret.[6][20][21][22][23]
  • Shin So-yool as Mo Yoo-jung - Shi-won's best friend. Yoo-jung is known for falling in love at the drop of a hat. Every day it’s someone new, whether idols or real boys.[6][24]
  • Eun Ji-won as Do Hak-chan - The army brat who just transferred from Seoul. He's good at sports and has an enviable porn collection, but his one weakness is actual girls.[6][25][26][27][28]
  • Lee Shi-un as Bang Sung-jae - The mile-a-minute talker and one-man rumor mill of the group.[6][29][30]
  • Sung Dong-il as Sung Dong-il - Shi-won's father and a baseball coach of the Busan Seagulls.
  • Lee Il-hwa as Lee Il-hwa - Shi-won's mother and a housewife.
  • Song Jong-ho as Yoon Tae-woong - A teacher at the high school who turns out to be Yoon-jae's brother.[31]

Extended cast

Cameos

  • Tony Ahn as himself (ep 1, 3, 6)[32][33]
  • Kim Guk-jin as himself (ep 1)
  • Kim Ye-won as Sung Song-joo (ep 3, 4, 9)
  • Moon Hee-joon as himself (voice) (ep 3)
  • Siwan as ROTC chatmate (ep 4)
  • Lee Yoon-suk as Gyu-gaeng, bungeoppang vendor (ep 5)
  • Kim Jong-min as driver in car accident (ep 5)
  • Shin Bong-sun as Busan H.O.T. fanclub president (ep 6)
  • Jung Joo-ri as noraebang customer (ep 8)
  • Jung Myung-ok as noraebang customer (ep 8)
  • Kim Tae-won as noraebang customer (ep 8)
  • Choo Min-ki as Choo Shin-soo (ep 8)
  • Ryu Dam as Lee Dae-ho (ep 8)
  • Park Cho-rong as young Il-hwa in 1968 (ep 9)
  • Kang Kyun-sung as young Dong-il in 1968 (ep 9)
  • Yoon Bo-mi as young Jung-mi in 1968 (ep 9)
  • Son Jin-young as young Joon-hyuk in 1968 (ep 9)
  • Yang Joon-hyuk as Yoon Joon-hyuk, Yoon-jae's father (ep 9)
  • Lee Yeon-kyung as Moon Jung-mi, Yoon-jae's mother (ep 9)
  • Kim Ki-wook as cellphone store salesman (ep 9)
  • Shin Young-il as announcer (voice)
  • Park Ji-yoon as Joon-hee's sixth older sister at noraebang (ep 8) / seventh older sister at pojangmacha (ep 10)
  • Yoon Hyung-bin as Eun Gak-ha's husband (ep 10)
  • Yang Sae-hyung as Eun Dokki's husband (ep 10)
  • Ahn Young-mi as Sechs Kies fanclub president (ep 10)
  • Kang Yumi as H.O.T. fanclub president (ep 10)
  • Kim Dae-ju as PD with megaphone (ep 10)
  • Shin Dong-yup as MC of the 1998 Golden Disk Awards (voice) (ep 10)
  • Lee Jooyeon as doctor (ep 14) and Tae Woong's wife (ep 16)
  • Go In-bum as Dong-il's uncle (ep 15)
  • G.NA as blind date (ep 15)

Ratings

Episode Broadcast date Title TNmS ratings[34]
Average Rating (%) Peak (%)
01
2012-07-24
Eighteen
1.20
1.80
02
Becoming More and More Different
03
2012-07-31
What You See Is Not Everything
1.20
1.70
04
Fair Play
05
2012-08-07
Life's Counterattack
1.60
2.10
06
Love Makes You Do Things You Didn't Do Before
07
2012-08-14
Future Hopes
3.25
4.56
08
D-Day
09
2012-08-21
The Thread of Fate
3.00
3.80
10
The Reason I Like You
11
2012-08-28
The Definition of Relationships
3.46
4.43
12
The Meaning of a Hand
13
2012-09-04
Next Time... No, Now
3.70
4.70
14
The Heart Is What Makes You Love
15
2012-09-11
While You Were Loving
4.17
5.52
16
2012-09-18
Why First Loves Don't Work Out
7.55
9.47

Reception

The TV series 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),[35][36] it premiered to little hype.[37][38][39][40][41] 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).[42][43][44][45][46][47]

With Korean cable shows generally considered successful if they hit 1%, Answer Me 1997 took cable ratings by storm,[48][49] and received an immense amount of attention and critical praise. The show has been credited for its laser-sharp attention to detail, re-creating the late ’90s with an accuracy that has fans singing its praises.[50][51][52][53] Endless pop culture references are packed into every minute of the show, with little pop culture easter eggs hidden in scenes, callbacks to the trends of the day, and cameos that are in-jokes.[42][54][55][56]

With majority of Korean dramas shot in the capital Seoul, another of the show’s charms is its Busan setting, which is treated in a matter-of-fact way as a locale. The realism is aided by the fact that much of the principal cast is actually from the region, who speak with authentic Gyeongsang dialect. The dialogue also uses time-specific, location-specific slang.[42][57][58]

But '90s nostalgia and meticulous attention to detail is only part of the show's appeal.[59] Fans were also intrigued by the clues which the 2012 scenes dropped at regular intervals about who ends up together,[60][61] as well as the episodes' subtle twists.[42][62] And its smart, witty way of addressing the growing pains of its adolescent cast makes it just as relevant in the present as it was back in the late-’90s setting of its primary plot. Audiences have lauded the show's intimacy and realism, with a sincerity that connects with people — even those outside that particular generation.[42][50]

Soundtrack

The '90s-set drama doesn’t have an original soundtrack of its own since a huge aspect of the show’s mood is set with era-specific music, one of its defining characteristics.[63][64] So as a thank you to the fans of the show, lead actors Jung Eun-ji and Seo In-guk recorded a 2-part mini OST called Love Story.[65] Seo was the first season winner of the music audition program Superstar K, and Jung is the main vocalist of K-pop girl group A Pink.[66] Their duet in Part 1 was a remake of 1990s idol group Cool’s "All for You."[56][67][68][69] Their duet in Part 2 is a remake of "Still, Our Love Continues," from the soundtrack of 1999 film Love Wind Love Song.[70]

The two singles topped the charts of online music sites including Gaon Single Chart and Billboard's K-Pop Hot 100,[71][72][73][74] and Jung and Seo gave a live performance on Mnet's M! Countdown on September 6, 2012.[75][76]

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