Reply 1997
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Title: 응답하라 1997 / Reply 1997
Chinese Title: 回答1997
Also Known as: Answer to 1997 / Answer Me 1997
Genre: Sitcom
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2012-July-24 to 2012-Sep-18
Air time: Tuesday 23:00 (2 episodes back to back)
Synopsis
This drama will focus on the extreme fan culture that emerged in the 1990s when idol groups took center stage and K-pop was blossoming.
It tells the story of 6 former high school friends from a school in Busan who meet again in 2012 and brings back memories to 1997 when they were still high school students. Moving back and forth between the ’90s and today, the story centers on the life of Sung Si Won (Jung Eun Ji), who idolizes boyband H.O.T. and her 5 high school friends.
Cast
Main Cast
Jung Eun Ji as Sung Si Won
Seo In Guk as Yoon Yoon Je
Shin So Yool as Mo Yoo Jeong
Hoya as Kang Joon Hee
Eun Ji Won as Do Hak chan
Lee Shi Un as Bang Sung Jae
Extended Cast
Sung Dong Il as Sung Dong Il (Shi Won’s father)
- Kang Kyun Sung (강균성) as young Dong Il (ep 9)
Lee Il Hwa as Lee Il Hwa (Shi Won’s mother)
- Park Cho Rong as young Il Hwa (ep 9)
Song Jong Ho as Yoon Dae Woong (Yoon Jae’s brother)
No Ji Yeon (노지연) as Jang Dan Ji
Jung Kyung Mi (정경미) as Kyung Mi / Eun Dok Ki
Kim Sun Ah (김선아) as Sun Ah / Eun Gak Ha
Cameos
Kim Gook Jin as MC of Star Date (ep 1)
Tony Ahn as himself (ep 1, 3)
Kim Ye Won (김예원) as Sung Song Joo (Shi Won’s older sister) (ep 4, 9)
Siwan as ROTC student (ep 4)
Lee Yoon Suk (이윤석) as Lee Dong Gyu (ep 5)
Kim Jong Min (김종민) as doctor (ep 5)
Shin Bong Sun (신봉선) as Busan club H.O.T. president (ep 6)
Choo Min Ki as Chu Shin Soo (ep 8 )
Kim Tae Won (김태원) as karaoke room guest (ep 8 )
Jung Myung Ok (정명옥) as karaoke room guest (ep 8 )
Jung Joo Ri as karaoke room guest (ep 8 )
Park Ji Yoon as Joon Hee’s sixth older sister (ep 8 ) / seventh older sister (ep 10)
Ryu Dam as Lee Dae Ho (ep 8 )
Yoon Bo Mi (윤보미) as young Moon Jung Mi (Yoon Jae’s mother in 1968) (ep 9)
Yang Joon Hyuk (양준혁) as Yoon Joon Hyuk (Yoon Jae’s father in 1968) (ep 9)
Son Jin Yeong as young Joon Hyuk (ep 9)
Kim Ki Wook (김기욱) as cell phone store salesman (ep 9)
Yoon Hyung Bin as Eun Dok Ki’s husband (ep 10)
Yang Se Hyung (양세형) as Eun Gak Ha’s husband (ep 10)
Ahn Young Mi (안영미) as Sechs Kies fanclub president (ep 10)
Kang Yoo Mi as H.O.T. fanclub president (ep 10)
Shin Dong Yup as MC of 1998 Golden Disk Awards (ep 10)
Lee Joo Yeon as Joo Yeon (ep 14, 16)
Lee Sol Ji (이솔지) as Lee Sol Ji (TV program MC) (ep 15)
Go In Bum as Shi Won’s great uncle (ep 15)
G.NA as Choi Jin Ah (Yoon Jae’s blind date) (ep 15)
Bae Da Hae (배다해) as Shi Won’s colleague (ep 16)
Lee Soo Geun (이수근) as hired driver (ep 16)
Production Credits
Director: Shin Won Ho (신원호)
Screenwriter: Lee Sun Hye (이선혜), Kim Ran Joo (김란주)
Episode Title
| Episode | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eighteen |
| 2 | Becoming more and more different |
| 3 | What you see is not everything |
| 4 | Fair play |
| 5 | Life's counterattack |
| 6 | Love makes you do things you’ve never done |
| 7 | Future hopes |
| 8 | D-day |
| 9 | The thread of fate |
| 10 | The reason why I like you |
| 11 | The fairness of relationships |
| 12 | The meaning of hands |
| 13 | Later...no, now |
| 14 | Love Is Ordered by the Heart |
| 15 | While i loved you |
| 16 | The reason why first loves don’t last |
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Average Rating (%) | Peak (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-24 | 1 & 2 | 1.20 | 1.80 |
| 2012-07-31 | 3 & 4 | 1.20 | 1.70 |
| 2012-08-07 | 5 & 6 | 1.60 | 2.10 |
| 2012-08-14 | 7 & 8 | 3.25 | 4.56 |
| 2012-08-21 | 9 & 10 | 3.00 | 3.80 |
| 2012-08-28 | 11 & 12 | 3.46 | 4.43 |
| 2012-09-04 | 13 & 14 | 3.70 | 4.70 |
| 2012-09-11 | 15 | 4.17 | 5.52 |
| 2012-09-18 | 16 | 7.55 | 9.47 |
Source: TNmS Media Korea
*** Note: This drama is aired on Pay-TV channel which has fewer viewers than Free-TV channels. So, please don’t be surprised with the low rating. ***
Note
The last episode of this drama aired on four cable channels: tvN, OCN, Mnet, and O’live. Therefore, the ratings was combined from these four channels. (Source)
Awards
2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actress (Jung Eun Ji)
Poster
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July 14th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
hope this drama
is good
July 14th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
“an sitcom”? I always thought that the correct form is “a sitcom”.
July 15th, 2012 at 12:40 am
HOYA!!! =P me wan watch!!
July 15th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
yah its “a sitcom”
hope that its g0od
July 15th, 2012 at 11:31 pm
what eun ji won? haha.. congrats for being an actor oppa.. looking forward for this sitcom.. oppa fighting! i’ll always support u!
July 16th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
I hope they will play lots of songs by H.O.T and that the members from the group especially Woo Hyuk and Kangta will make an appearance
July 16th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
anyway, just 8 episode this drama…
July 19th, 2012 at 12:13 am
finaly, there’s a korean sitcom which has short eps… just 8..??!?
hope it’s good..
July 20th, 2012 at 11:50 am
Wow! love eunji! ^^ Hoya~
July 22nd, 2012 at 12:35 am
Omo~~Eunji eonni fighting !! saranghaeyo <3 #CPP (Certified Pink Panda)
July 22nd, 2012 at 2:39 am
this drama is the most anticipating after to the beautiful youuu.. aaaaaa seo in guk and hoya!!! can’t waittttt
July 23rd, 2012 at 4:49 am
I love seon in guk!
July 25th, 2012 at 6:00 am
Watch Online with English, Chinese & Other Subtitle:
http://www.dramastyle.com/drama/Answer-to-1997/
July 26th, 2012 at 4:34 am
wow I am exited
can I have ( SRT ) of this drama? please
July 29th, 2012 at 8:28 pm
me too i really hope that this drama is good moreover i know a bit about H.O.T cause one of the member tony an was one of the MC in oh my school this show was so funny
August 1st, 2012 at 5:01 am
I would like to see this drama
August 2nd, 2012 at 2:42 pm
Hoya is so good at acting along with the rest of the actors and actresses in this drama. Hoya fighting!!!
August 3rd, 2012 at 4:44 am
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August 3rd, 2012 at 1:12 pm
i had watched it, and i think it’s cute xD fall in love with seo in guk
August 5th, 2012 at 3:40 pm
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August 7th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
I’ve read for recap, and it was adorable where we’re flashback into idol crush at 90′s.. So cute and funny.. And it still happen until now with more craziness fans of idols..
August 20th, 2012 at 11:30 am
i love Seo In Guk & EunJi!
August 20th, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Just to inform everyone that the total number of episode is change from 8 to 16…isn’t that great!
August 20th, 2012 at 9:38 pm
I love this show. If it ended at ep 8, I’d be heart broken.
Sincerely hope Si Won will end up with Yoon Jae after all the twists and turns.
August 21st, 2012 at 12:13 pm
Yeah, happy that episodes have been increased. Love the two leads