Reply 1997

a 2012 South Korean television series that centers on the lives of five 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

 

Main cast

• Jung Eun-ji

as 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

as Yoon Yoon-je -

The boy next door, first in his class and the quiet, brooding type.

Yoon-je grew up with Shi-won all his life and as teenagers,

he falls in love with her.

 

 

• Hoya

as Kang Joon-hee -

Yoon-je'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 as 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 as Do Hak-chan -

The army brat who just transferred from Seoul.

He's good at sports and has an enviable collection,

but his one weakness is actual girls.

 

 

• Lee Shi-eon as Bang Sung-jae - The mile-a-minute talker and one-man rumor mill of the group.

• Sung Dong-il as Sung Dong-il - Shi-won's father and a baseball coach of the Busan Seagulls.

• Lee Il-hwa as Lee Il-hwa - Shi-won's mother and a housewife.

• Song Jong-ho as Yoon Tae-woong - A teacher at the high school who turns out to be Yoon-je's brother.

 

 

 

Extended cast

• Noh Ji-yeon as Jang Dan-ji - Moon Hee-joon fangirl
• Jung Kyung-mi as Kyung-mi / "Eun Dokki" - Sechs Kies fangirl
• Sun-ah as Sun-ah / "Eun Gak-ha" - Sechs Kies fangirl