Underplayed Gems

Reply 1988 (2015)

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Original title
응답하라 1988
Directed by
Shin Won-ho
Genre
melodrama, comedy television series, drama television series
Country
South Korea
Length
1 season, 20 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
8.7 of 10 from 217 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Five childhood friends and their families live in the same Seoul neighborhood during the 1980s. The series follows their everyday lives, friendships, and coming-of-age moments through small joys and challenges.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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