Reply 1988

Also known as Eung-dab-ha-ra 1988

2015 South Korean television series

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★ 8.8

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.

Aired: 2015–2016
Seasons: 1 · 20 episodes
Status: Ended
Created by: Shin Won-ho, Lee Woo-jung
Network: tvN
Genres: Comedy

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Key facts

Also known as: Answer Me 1988
Hangul: 응답하라 1988
Hanja: 應答하라 1988
Rr: Eungdaphara 1988
Mr: Ŭngdaphara 1988
Genre: Slice-of-life Family drama Coming-of-age
Written by: Lee Woo-jung
Directed by: Shin Won-ho
Starring: See full list below
Theme music composer: Shin Hae-chul
Opening theme: "To You" ( 그대에게 )
Country of origin: South Korea
Original language: Korean
Number span no of episodes: 20 + special
Producer: Lee Myung-han
Running time: 90–110 minutes
Production company: tvN
Network: tvN

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Wikidata facts

Official website: tvn.cjenm.com/ko/reply1988

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number of episodes: 20
number of seasons: 1
title: 응답하라 1988
start time: 2015-11-06
end time: 2016-01-16
social media followers: 148736
Commons category: Reply 1988

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Reply 1988 (Korean: 응답하라 1988) is a South Korean television series and the third installment of the Reply anthology series. Set in the 1980s when South Korea underwent major political and economic changes, it revolves around five friends and their families living in the same neighborhood in Seoul. It aired every Friday and Saturday from November 6, 2015 to January 16, 2016 on tvN spanning 20 episodes.

The series received widespread critical and audience acclaim with its finale episode recording an 18.8% nationwide audience share, making it the highest rated drama in Korean cable television history at the time of airing. It became a cultural phenomenon initiating the newtro boom in South Korea and is often called a "National Drama". Regarded as a television masterpiece by the BBC, it is credited with ushering in South Korea's cable television era, increasing realistic and nostalgic media domestically, and popularizing Korean drama internationally.