Reply 1988

Reply 1988 (Korean: 응답하라 1988; RR: Eungdaphara 1988) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Hye-ri, Park Bo-gum, Go Kyung-pyo, Ryu Jun-yeol and Lee Dong-hwi .[1][2][3] Set in the year 1988, it revolves around five friends and their families living in the same neighborhood of Ssangmun-dong, Dobong District, Northern Seoul.[4] It aired every Friday and Saturday from November 6, 2015, to January 16, 2016, on tvN for 20 episodes.[5][6]

Reply 1988
Promotional poster
Genre	Family Comedy Romance
Written by	Lee Woo-jung
Directed by	Shin Won-ho
Starring	Lee Hye-ri Park Bo-gum Go Kyung-pyo Ryu Jun-yeol Lee Dong-hwi
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	20 special
Production
Running time	90–110 minutes
Production company(s)	CJ E&M
Release
Original network	tvN
Original release	November 6, 2015 (2015-11-06) – January 16, 2016 (2016-01-16)
Chronology
Preceded by	Reply 1994
External links
Website

Reply 1988 is the third installment of tvN's Reply series.[7] It received both critical and audience acclaim with its finale episode recording an 18.8% nationwide audience share, making it the fourth highest rated drama in Korean cable television history.[8][9]

Cast

Main

• Lee Hye-ri as Sung Duk-seon/Sung Soo-yeon[10]

The middle child of her family, she is infamously ranked 989th in school and is the only girl in their group of five neighborhood friends.

• Park Bo-gum as Choi Taek[11]

A genius Go player amongst his neighbourhood friends who is mostly quiet and struggles with simple day-to-day tasks.

• Go Kyung-pyo as Sung Sun-woo

A student council president, caring brother and dependable son to his family.

• Ryu Jun-yeol as Kim Jung-hwan

Stoic and sarcastic, but sweet, smart and loves football.

• Lee Dong-hwi as Ryu Dong-ryong

Loves dancing and singing, he is wise beyond his age.

Recurring

Sung family

• Sung Dong-il as Sung Dong-il (Duk-seon's father)
• Lee Il-hwa as Lee Il-hwa (Duk-seon's mother)
• Ryu Hye-young as Sung Bo-ra (Duk-seon's older sister)
• Choi Sung-won as Sung No-eul (Duk-seon's younger brother)

Kim family

• Kim Sung-kyun as Kim Sung-kyun (Jung-hwan's father)
• Ra Mi-ran as Ra Mi-ran (Jung-hwan's mother)
• Ahn Jae-hong as Kim Jung-bong (Jung-hwan's older brother)

Sun-woo family

• Kim Sun-young as Kim Sun-young (Sun-woo's mother)
• Kim Seol as Sung Jin-joo (Sun-woo's little sister)

Neighborhood residents

• Choi Moo-sung as Choi Moo-sung (Taek's father)
• Yoo Jae-myung as Ryu Jae-myung (Dong-ryong's father)

Extended

• Lee Min-ji as Jang Mi-ok (Duk Seon's friend)
• Lee Se-young as Wang Ja-hyun (Duk Seon's friend)
• Song Young Kyu as Sun-young's older brother
• Lee Mi-yeon as adult Sung Duk-seon
• Kim Joo-hyuk as adult Choi Taek
• Jeon Mi-seon as adult Sung Bo-ra
• Woo Hyun as adult Sung No-eul
• Lee Chung-mi as Nam Goong Neul-bo
• Yong Young-jae as director of Korea Baduk Association
• Bae Yoo-ram
• Lee Jin-kwon as Bad student
• Seo Cho-won as (Supporting)
• Park Ah-sung as Student

Special appearances

• Kim Young-ok as Duk Seon's grandmother (ep. 2)
• Jung Won-joong as Dong-il's older brother (ep. 2)
• Kim Su-ro as snack shop owner (ep. 3)
• Lee Moon-se (voice) as radio DJ (ep. 6)
• Park Ji-yoon as TV interviewer (ep. 7)
• Park Jung-min as Bo-ra's boyfriend (ep. 8)
• Kim Tae-hoon as Cardiac surgeon (ep. 8)
• Lee Soo-kyung as Lee Soo-kyung, No-eul's girlfriend (ep. 8)
• Jung Yoo-min as Bo-ra's friend (ep. 8)
• Jung Hae-in as Ho-young, Deok-sun's middle school friend (ep. 13)
• Shin Young-jin as Class President's mother (ep.14)
• Jung Woo as Trash (ep.18)
• Go Ara as Sung Na-Jung (ep.18)

Production

Leads Hyeri and Park Bo-gum in costume at a fan-signing event for the series, February 2016

Reply 1988 marked the third collaboration between director Shin Won-ho, screenwriter Lee Woo-jung and actors Sung Dong-il and Lee Il-hwa after Reply 1997 (2012) and Reply 1994 (2013). Kim Sung-kyun, who co-starred in 1994 also joined the cast. The first script-reading was held on August 2015.[12] Choi Taek, played by Park Bo-gum, was loosely based on the real-life Go player, Lee Chang-ho.[13]

Unlike the previous Reply series, 1988 focused more on filial bond than romance between characters with director Shin saying that most of the story was about family, and only a small fraction was about Duk-seon's love.[14]

Original soundtrack

Like its predecessors, the soundtrack for Reply 1988 also consists of remakes of old songs.

Part 1

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original Singer	Length
1.	"Youth (청춘) (Rock Ver.)" (Kim Feel)	Kim Chang-wan	Kim Chang-wan	Sanulrim	4:27
2.	"Youth (청춘) (feat. Kim Chang-wan)" (Kim Feel)	Kim Chang-wan	Kim Chang-wan	Sanulrim	3:40

Part 2

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original Singer	Length
1.	"Don't Worry Dear (걱정말아요 그대)" (Lee Juck)	Jeon In-gwon	Jeon In-gwon	Jeon In-gwon	3:51

Part 3

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original Singer	Length
1.	"A Little Girl (소녀)" (Oh Hyuk)	Lee Young-hoon	Lee Young-hoon	Lee Moon-sae	3:33

Part 4

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original Singer	Length
1.	"Hyehwa-dong (or Ssangmun-dong) (혜화동 (혹은 쌍문동))" (Park Bo-ram)	Kim Chang-ki	Kim Chang-ki	Zoo	4:22

Part 5

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original Singer	Length
1.	"All I Have to Give You Is Love (네게 줄 수 있는건 오직 사랑뿐)" (December)	Ji Geun-sik	Ji Geun-sik	Byun Jin Sub	3:31

Part 6

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original Singer	Length
1.	"Violet Fragrance (보라빛향기)" (Wable)	Kang Susie	Yoon Sang	Kang Susie	3:44

Part 7

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original Singer	Length
1.	"Together (함께)" (Noel)	Do Yoon-kyung	Park Kwang-hyun	Park Kwang-hyun	4:33

Part 8

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original Singer	Length
1.	"Everyday With You (매일 그대와)" (Sojin (Girl's Day))	Choi Sung-won	Choi Sung-won	Deulgukhwa	3:16

Part 9

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original Singer	Length
1.	"As Time Goes By (세월이 가면)" (Kihyun)	Choi Myung-sub	Choi Gwi-sub	Choi Ho-sub	3:49

Part 10

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original Singer	Length
1.	"Let's Forget It (이젠 잊기로 해요 )" (Yeo-eun (Melody Day))	Lee Jang-hee	Lee Jang-hee	Kim Wan-sun	3:58

Part 11

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original Singer	Length
1.	"기억날 그날이 와도" (NC.A)	Oh Tae-ho	Oh Tae-ho	Hong Song-min	3:45

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Title	Average audience share
			AGB Nielsen[15]		TNmS[16]
			Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide
1	November 6, 2015	Hand in Hand	6.118% [17]	6.509% [18]	6.5%
2	November 7, 2015	The One Thing You're Mistaken About Me	6.600%[19]	7.600%[20]	6.7%
3	November 13, 2015	Not Guilty If You're Rich, Guilty If You're Poor	7.777%[21]	8.697%[22]	8.6%
4	November 14, 2015	Can't help ~ing	7.800%[23]	8.600%[24]	8.0%
5	November 20, 2015	Ready for Winter	10.145%[25]	10.282%[26]	9.6%
6	November 21, 2015	The First Snow Is Coming	8.900%[27]	9.800%[28]	8.8%
7	November 27, 2015	To You	10.200%[29]	11.200%[30]	10.2%
8	November 28, 2015	One Warm Word	10.900%[31]	11.100%[32]	10.7%
9	December 4, 2015	Crossing The Line	11.563%[33]	11.861%[34]	10.2%
10	December 5, 2015	Memory	13.365%[35]	13.793%[36]	12.5%
11	December 11, 2015	Three Different Prophecies	12.228%[37]	11.772%[38]	12.3%
12	December 12, 2015	Loving Someone Means	13.060%[39]	13.046%[40]	11.8%
13	December 18, 2015	Superman Has Returned	12.858%[41]	13.277%[42]	12.2%
14	December 19, 2015	Don't Worry, Dear	15.133%[43]	16.082%[44]	13.2%
15	December 25, 2015	Between Love and Friendship	15.192%[45]	16.834%[46]	13.6%
16	December 26, 2015	Life is Ironic – 1	15.372%[47]	15.771%[48]	12.6%
17	January 8, 2016	Life is Ironic – 2	15.472%[49]	16.005%[50]	15.5%
18	January 9, 2016	Goodbye, My First Love	17.191%[51]	18.615%[52]	16.2%
19	January 15, 2016	You Did Your Best	17.597%[53]	19.368%[54]	17.9%
20	January 16, 2016	Goodbye, Youth Goodbye, Ssangmun-dong	18.803%[55]	19.421%[56]	18.4%
Average			12.314%	12.982%	11.775%
0	October 30, 2015	Guide	2.996%	–	–
Special	January 2, 2016	Behind	7.021%	–	6.7%

• This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
• The series set a record by receiving over 200 million cumulative views within a month of its official online premiere in China.[57]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2016	16th Top Chinese Music Awards	Best International Artist	Park Bo-gum	Won
	52nd Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Drama	Reply 1988	Nominated
		Best Director	Shin Won-ho	Won
		Best Actress	Ra Mi-ran	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Ryu Jun-yeol	Won
			Ahn Jae-hong	Nominated
			Lee Dong-hwi	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Ryu Hye-young	Nominated
			Lee Hye-ri	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Lee Woo-jung	Nominated
	4th Annual DramaFever Awards	Best Rising Star	Park Bo-gum	Won	[58]
		Best Kiss	Park Bo-gum & Lee Hye-ri	Won
	11th Seoul International Drama Awards	Best Miniseries	Reply 1988	Nominated
	5th APAN Star Awards	Best Director	Shin Won-ho	Won	[59]
		Best Supporting Actor	Choi Moo-sung	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Kim Sun-young	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Park Bo-gum	Won
		Best New Actress	Lee Hye-ri	Won
	9th Korea Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor	Park Bo-gum	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Ahn Jae-hong	Nominated
			Lee Dong-hwi	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Lee Hye-ri	Nominated
		Best Original Soundtrack	Lee Juck ("Don't Worry Dear")	Nominated
	tvN10 Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang), Drama	Reply 1988	Won	[60]
		Best Content Award, Drama		Won
		Best Actor	Sung Dong-il	Nominated
		Special Acting Award		Won
		Asia Star Award	Park Bo-gum	Won
		Rising Star Award, Actor	Ryu Jun-yeol	Won
		Rising Star Award, Actress	Lee Hye-ri	Won
		Scene-Stealer, Actor	Kim Sung-kyun	Won
			Lee Dong-hwi	Nominated
		Scene-Stealer, Actress	Ra Mi-ran	Won
			Kim Sun-young	Nominated
			Lee Il-hwa	Nominated
			Ryu Hye-young	Nominated
		Made in tvN, Actor in Drama	Park Bo-gum	Nominated
			Ryu Jun-yeol	Nominated
		Made in tvN, Actress in Drama	Lee Hye-ri	Nominated
		Two Star Award	Go Kyung-pyo	Nominated
		Best Kiss	Park Bo-gum & Lee Hye-ri	Nominated
	8th Melon Music Awards	Best OST	Oh Hyuk ("A Little Girl")	Nominated
	18th Mnet Asian Music Awards		Lee Juck ("Don't Worry Dear")	Won	[61]
	1st Asia Artist Awards	Best Rookie Award, Actor	Ryu Jun-yeol	Won
		Asia Star Award, Actor	Park Bo-gum	Won	[62]

References

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4. "Reply 1988 ready to captivate viewers". The Korea Times. September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
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9. "January 16, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 18.803%
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11. ""Reply 1988" Finalizes its Cbast with Hyeri & Park Bo-gum ★ Ryu Hye-young & Go Kyung-pyo". The Fact.
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17. "November 6, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 6.118%
18. "November 6, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 6.509%
19. "November 7, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 6.600%
20. "November 7, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 7.600%
21. "November 13, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 7.777%
22. "November 13, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 8.697%
23. "November 14, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 7.800%
24. "November 14, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 8.600%
25. "November 20, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 10.145%
26. "November 20, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 10.282%
27. "November 21, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 8.900%
28. "November 21, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 9.800%
29. "November 27, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 10.200%
30. "November 27, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 11.200%
31. "November 28, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 10.900%
32. "November 28, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 11.100%
33. "December 4, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 11.563%
34. "December 4, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 11.861%
35. "December 5, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 13.365%
36. "December 5, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 13.793%
37. "December 11, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 12.228%
38. "December 11, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 11.772%
39. "December 12, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 13.060%
40. "December 12, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 13.046%
41. "December 18, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 12.858%
42. "December 18, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 13.277%
43. "December 19, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 15.133%
44. "December 19, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 16.082%
45. "December 25, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 15.192%
46. "December 25, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 16.834%
47. "December 26, 2015 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 15.372%
48. "December 26, 2015 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 15.771%
49. "January 8, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 15.472%
50. "January 8, 2016 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 16.005%
51. "January 9, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 17.191%
52. "January 9, 2016 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 18.615%
53. "January 15, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 17.597%
54. "January 15, 2016 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 19.368%
55. "January 16, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 18.803%
56. "January 16, 2016 Seoul Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 19.421%
57. "K-drama 'Reply 1988' sweeps 200 million views in China". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
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61. "[2016MAMA] 이적, '응팔-걱정말아요그대' 베스트OST 수상 (feat.권혁수)". Naver.
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External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Reply 1988 at HanCinema
• Reply 1988 on IMDb