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[ About Answer Me 1997 ]
Reply 1997 (응답하라 1997, Eungdabhara 1997, Answer Me 1997) is a 2012 South Korean television series that centers on the lives of six 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.
It originally aired live on cable channel tvN in 16 episodes (14 30-minute episodes aired back-to-back over a period of 7 weeks, 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). But due to its popularity, the 15th and 16th episodes were also aired simultaneously on Mnet, OCN, O'live, Ongamenet and OnStyle. The last episode recorded the highest ratings at the time for a Korean cable drama, and the series has garnered praise from audiences and critics for being well-researched, refreshing, genuine, and full of humor and heart.
Jung Eun-ji
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.
Seo In-guk
Yoon Yoon-jae The boy next door, first in his class and the quiet, brooding type. Yoon-jae grew up with Shi-won all his life and as teenagers, he falls in love with her.
Hoya
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.
Shin So-yul
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.
Eun Ji-won
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.
Lee Shi Un
Bang Sung-jae The mile-a-minute talker and one-man rumor mill of the group.
Sung Dong-il
Sung Dong-il Shi-won's father and a baseball coach of the Busan Seagulls.
Lee Il-hwa
Lee Il-hwa Shi-won's mother and a housewife.
Song Jong-ho
Yoon Tae-woong A teacher at the high school who turns out to be Yoon-jae's brother.
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