Reply 1988
응답하라 1988
“The Wonder Years meets a Seoul cul-de-sac in 1988”
Take a nostalgic trip back to the late 1980s through the lives of five families and their five teenage kids living in a small neighbourhood in Seoul.
Lee Hye-ri
as Sung Deok-sun · LEAD
Lee Hye-ri
Sung Deok-sun
Ryu Jun-yeol
as Kim Jung-hwan · LEAD
Ryu Jun-yeol
Kim Jung-hwan
Park Bo-gum
as Choi Taek · SUPPORTING
Park Bo-gum
Choi Taek
Go Kyung-pyo
as Sung Sun-woo · SUPPORTING
Go Kyung-pyo
Sung Sun-woo
Lee Dong-hwi
as Ryu Dong-ryong · SUPPORTING
Lee Dong-hwi
Ryu Dong-ryong
Ryu Hye-young
as Sung Bo-ra · SUPPORTING
Ryu Hye-young
Sung Bo-ra
Choi Seong-won
as Sung No-eul · SUPPORTING
Choi Seong-won
Sung No-eul
Ahn Jae-hong
as Kim Jung-bong · SUPPORTING
Ahn Jae-hong
Kim Jung-bong
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Quick verdict
Should you watch?
The warmest, most beloved entry in the Reply series.
✓Fans of nostalgic ensemble dramas, found-family stories, and slow-burn first love
✗You want a tight central plot rather than a sprawling slice-of-life
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What is it really about
Five families share a narrow alley in 1988 Seoul, and five teenagers grow up tangled in first loves and lifelong friendships. The hook is a will-they marriage mystery; the soul is the neighborhood itself.
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