
Reply 1988
2015 · TV Series · TV-14 · 90 min · ★ 8.8
In a close-knit Seoul neighborhood in the late 1980s, five families and their teenage kids share everyday joys, worries, and growing pains. As friendships deepen and family bonds are tested, small moments add up to a warm, nostalgic look at youth, community, and the lessons that come with change.
Also known as Respond 1988 · Answer To 1988 · Answer Me 1988
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Details
- Original title
- 응답하라 1988
- Years
- 2015–2016
- Release date
- 2015-11-06
- Network
- tvN
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 8.8/10 (213 votes)
About
If you enjoy warm, character-driven slice-of-life stories about friendship, family, and growing up, this is a great pick, especially if you liked Reply 1994 or Hospital Playlist; Not for you if you want fast plots or short episodes.
Pros: heartfelt nostalgia; lovable ensemble; laugh-cry moments | Cons: long episodes; slow day-to-day pace; some find characters annoying
Themes
- love triangle
- nostalgia
- friendship
- romcom
- romance
- coming of age
- school
- bromance
- go
- 1980s
- mother son relationship
- heartfelt
- +5 more
Cast & crew

Lee Hye-ri
as Sung Deok-sun

Ryu Jun-yeol
as Kim Jung-hwan
- KT
Kim Tae-hun
as Cardiac surgeon
- JH
Jung Hae-in
as Ho-young

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
Directed by Shin Won-ho
Created by Shin Won-ho, Lee Woo-jung
Episodes1 season · 20 episodes
Season 120 episodes
- S1E1Hand in Hand88mTubiNetflix
- S1E2One Thing You Misunderstood About Me89mTubiNetflix
- S1E3The Rich are Innocent, and the Poor are Guilty86mTubiNetflix
- S1E4Can't Help~ing75mTubiNetflix
- S1E5Preparing for Winter90mTubiNetflix
- S1E6The First Snow is Falling81mTubiNetflix
- S1E7To That Person93mTubiNetflix
- S1E8One Warm Remark90mTubiNetflix
- S1E9What it Means to Cross the Line97mTubiNetflix
- S1E10Memory83mTubiNetflix
- S1E11Three Prophecies104mTubiNetflix
- S1E12What It Means To Love Someone96mTubiNetflix
- S1E13Superman is Back99mTubiNetflix
- S1E14Don't You Worry98mTubiNetflix
- S1E15Between Love and Friendship99mTubiNetflix
- S1E16Life is an Irony (1)97mTubiNetflix
- S1E17Life is an Irony (2)110mTubiNetflix
- S1E18Goodbye, My First Love102mTubiNetflix
- S1E19You Did Your Very Best112mTubiNetflix
- S1E20Goodbye, My Youth. Goodbye, Ssangmundong.113mTubiNetflix