| Reply 1988 | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Answer Me 1988 Respond 1988 |
| 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 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90-110 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CJ E&M |
| Release | |
| Original network | tvN |
| Original release | November 6, 2015 – January 16, 2016 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Reply 1994 |
| Followed by | TBA |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 응답하라 1988 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 1988 |
| Revised Romanization | Eungdapara 1988 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŭngdap'ara 1988 |
Reply 1988 (Hangul: 응답하라 1988; RR: Eungdapara 1988) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Hye-ri, Park Bo-gum, Go Kyung-pyo, Ryu Jun-yeol and Lee Dong-hwi. 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. It aired every Friday and Saturday from November 6, 2015, to January 16, 2016, on tvN at 7:50 (KST) for 20 episodes.
Reply 1988 is the third installment of tvN's Reply series. It received both critical and audience acclaim with its finale episode recording an 18.8% nationwide audience share making it the highest rated drama in Korean cable television history.
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. Choi Taek, played by Park Bo-gum, was loosely based on the real-life Go player, Lee Chang-ho.