TV series
Reply 1988
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 2015-11-06
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 20 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy
- Network
- tvN
- Production
- CJ ENM
- Country
- KR
- Original language
- KO
Cast
- Lee Hye-ri as Sung Deok-sun
- Ryu Jun-yeol as Kim Jung-hwan
- Park Bo-gum as Choi Taek
- Go Kyung-pyo as Sung Sun-woo
- Lee Dong-hwi as Ryu Dong-ryong
- Ryu Hye-young as Sung Bo-ra
- Choi Seong-won as Sung No-eul
- Ahn Jae-hong as Kim Jung-bong
- Kim Seol as Sung Jin-ju
- Sung Dong-il as Sung Dong-il
- Lee Il-hwa as Lee Il-hwa
- Kim Sung-kyun as Kim Sung-kyun
Creators and crew
- Shin Won-ho - Creator
- Lee Woo-jung - Creator
- Lee Myung-han - Executive Producer
- Shin Won-ho - Director
- Lee Woo-jung - Writer
Episodes
Episode 1: Hand in Hand
In 1988 Seoul, Deok-sun spends her days hanging out with childhood friends and practicing her role in the upcoming Olympics opening ceremony.
Episode 2: One Thing You Misunderstood About Me
Choi Taek's latest win calls for a neighborhood celebration. Deok-sun and Dong-il grieve for their loved one's passing in different ways.
Episode 3: The Rich are Innocent, and the Poor are Guilty
Despite her disastrous dance skills, Deok-sun is determined to win a cassette player at a talent show being held during her school retreat.
Episode 4: Can't Help~ing
Deok-sun declares she wants to get into college, Seong-gyun nurses hurt feelings, and Taek deals poorly with losing.
Episode 5: Preparing for Winter
Bo-ra's participation in risky student protests upsets Dong-il. Sun-young wants to show her mother she's doing all right, even when she isn't.
Episode 6: The First Snow is Falling
Taek shoulders heavy pressure as he heads to China for a tournament. Deok-sun writes about experiencing first love, which Jung-hwan happens to read.
Episode 7: To That Person
With Christmas around the corner, everyone picks names for Secret Santa. Jung-hwan notices Deok-sun wants a pair of pink mittens.
Episode 8: One Warm Remark
While the Kim family braces for Jung-bong's heart surgery, Bo-ra runs into relationship trouble, and Deok-sun meets No-eul's girlfriend.
Episode 9: What it Means to Cross the Line
The new year comes with money trouble for Sun-young and a health scare for Moo-sung. Deok-sun gets a glimpse of Taek's life in the spotlight.
Episode 10: Memory
Everyone piles into Bo-ra's car to fetch Dong-ryong after he runs away from home on his birthday. Deok-sun and Taek take a detour on the way back.
Episode 11: Three Prophecies
The moms see a fortuneteller. Jung-hwan grapples with complicated feelings, made worse when Deok-sun and her family temporarily move into his house.
Episode 12: What It Means To Love Someone
Secrets abound as Sun-young keeps news about her part-time job from Sun-woo, who sneaks around with Bo-ra. Moo-sung babysits.
Episode 13: Superman is Back
Il-hwa gets anxious about a lump on her chest before a physical at the hospital. Taek leaves for a big competition in Tokyo.
Episode 14: Don't You Worry
Sun-woo doesn't like that Sun-young and Moo-sung have grown so close. Deok-sun gifts Jung-hwan a pink shirt for his birthday.
Episode 15: Between Love and Friendship
Deok-sun faces a harsh reality check about getting into college. Dong-ryong ends up at the police station. Seong-gyun takes a bad fall.
Episode 16: Life is an Irony (1)
When a TV singing competition rolls into town, Mi-ran and Dong-ryong are eager to audition. Bo-ra moves out to study for the bar exam.
Episode 17: Life is an Irony (2)
As Deok-sun and the boys ponder their futures, the parents discuss their own bygone dreams. Meanwhile, Taek dreams of something sweeter.
Episode 18: Goodbye, My First Love
It's 1994, and the friends are back in town for Taek's birthday. Deok-sun gets stood up for a concert, and Bo-ra agrees to a blind date.
Episode 19: You Did Your Very Best
During a layover in Beijing, Deok-sun makes sure to stop by to take care of Taek. Jung-hwan puts together a touching surprise for Mi-ran.
Episode 20: Goodbye, My Youth. Goodbye, Ssangmundong.
While Sun-woo and Bo-ra set out to change their parents' minds about their relationship, juicy gossip about Taek turns up on the news.
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