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PD Shin Won Ho to Produce 10th Year Anniversary Special for Answer Me 1988 with Entire Cast Returning Except for Ryu Jun Yeol Due to Scheduling Conflict

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The beauty of the Answer Me/Reply series of three K-dramas was the family, the romance, the nostalgia, and the evoking of memories in the passage of time. So looking back it’s wild that 2012-2015 may have been THE heyday for K-dramas in terms of sheer quality when PD Shin Won Ho went back-to-back-to-back with Answer Me 1997, then Answer Me … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum in Talks for Next Drama and Also Brings Back Answer Me 1988 OTP Throwback with Hyeri Backstage at the 2025 Baeksang

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The cast of Answer Me 1988 is/was very close and in the past would get together from time to time in the intervening 10 years since the drama aired. I say was now because two costars dated and then broke up so not sure if the full group hangouts be happening go forward. But I rarely saw leads Park Bo … Continue reading →

Poll of Current 2021 Korean College Students Rank the Best Answer Me Dramas – First Half of 1994, 1998, 1997, Second Half of 1994 in that Order

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Next year in 2022 will be the 10th anniversary of the start of the Answer Me (Reply) series, it’s when Answer Me 1997 premiered in September of 2012. The other two premiered shortly thereafter with Answer Me 1994 and then Answer Me 1988. This week a poll of current college students, which would make them in late elementary school when … Continue reading →

K-netizens Ponder: If You Can Be an Iconic Female K-drama Character for One Month, Whose Life Would You Want to Live?

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Oh this is a good one, and I totally know who would be just a blast to live as for one month! K-netizens have circulated a post that shares ten famous/popular/well-known K-drama female lead characters and asked “which female lead’s life would you want to life if its just for one month?” I love the one month qualified because it’s … Continue reading →

Watch an Entire Drama Love Story in One Picture: A Visual Homage to Some of the Best K-romances

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This post doesn’t need any editorializing, and really just needs to be viewed and savored. A talented and oh so generous K-netizen (doing the drama gods service!) created a one picture image for some of the most popular and beloved K-drama romances in the last two decades that captures the beginning and end. It’s called “Watch an entire K-drama in … Continue reading →

tvN Holds Vote on Favorite Network K-drama for its 15th Anniversary Including Hits Vincenzo, Crash Landing on You, Misaeng, Goblin, Answer Me 1988 and Many More Nominees

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Well this is going to be interesting to see which drama wins, whether it’s quality or motivated by fan mobilization to get out the vote. tvN is partnering with TVing to run a vote (click here) for the audiences’ favorite K-drama in the network’s 15 year span. Running down the list there are SOOOOOO MANY entertaining and well made dramas, … Continue reading →

Entire Answer Me 1988 Main Cast Reunite to Hang Out and Three Adorably Rock a Love Triangle Look

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Okay, someone HAD TO have sent out a dress code otherwise how the heck is three out of six wearing couples tee, albeit in a love triangle look ahahaha. The perfect precious main cast of six from the hit K-drama Answer Me 1988 hung out recently and posted the pictures on their SNS, making me wonder just how much this … Continue reading →

US Time Magazine May 2020 Article List 10 Best K-drama Dramas to Watch on Netflix Including Crash Landing on You, Itaewon Class, Kingdom, Mr. Sunshine and More

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Even influential US news magazine Time is getting on the K-drama train, and timing is about a good as any for the medium to get broader exposure thanks to “Netflix and Chill” being the sole source of visual entertainment for the last two months in many countries around the world. Time magazine this week posted an article listing the best … Continue reading →

Netizens Dig Up Ryu Jun Yeol’s Adorable Grousing During Youth Over Flowers that Park Bo Gum Stole His Wife in Answer Me 1988

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I loved Answer Me 1988 but was never in the shipping wars, nor did I become a rabid Ryu Jun Yeol fan afterwards as many folks I know did. He did a fantastic job playing a truly well written role but I didn’t parlay that beyond the drama, but many of his fans got to continue getting to know him … Continue reading →

Answer Me 1988’s Hyeri and Ryu Jun Yeol Confirmed to be Dating in Real Life

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The reel to real romances in K-ent typically are about fan shipping dreams from a K-drama fictional romance coming true in real life. That means it’s usually leads who play the OTP in the drama hence the fans who loved their onscreen romantic story line extend that to real life hopes of love. But real life is not a K-drama … Continue reading →

C-ent Under Fire For Remaking Hit Korean Shows Without Licensing After SARFT Ban

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There is shady and there is flat out a violation of intellectual property rights. Sadly the Chinese government is basically allowing a black market sweep of hit Korean shows after it imposed an unofficially announced but officially in place screw tightening on Hallyu entertainment after the South Korean government went ahead and installed the THAAD missile defense system last year. … Continue reading →

China’s Sohu Holds 2nd Golden Kimchee Awards with Moon Lovers and Uncontrollably Fond Picked as Worst K-dramas of 2016

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China’s Sohu streaming portal, one of the largest and also the bidding winner in getting exclusive streaming rights to many of the high profile K-dramas of 2016, held a hilarious and pretty on point awards ceremony of its own this week. The portal released an awards video of the 2nd Annual Golden Kimchee Awards celebrating and chastising the best and worst … Continue reading →

Descendants of the Sun Only K-drama to Make Google’s Top 10 of Most Searched Shows in 2016

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This has actually been a good year for dramas, starting off with a major hit in tvN‘s Answer Me 1988 and ending now with Goblin on the same network. In between there has been a handful of hits as well, and the biggest one goes to KBS for the smashing success of Descendants of the Sun. The drama is far … Continue reading →