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This drama has been on my plan to watch list for a long time, but due to recommendations of my friends, I have finally decided to watch it and damn I felt angry on myself that I did not watch it earlier.First of all, I really loved the vibe of reply 1988. The neighbourhood, the friends, the love story and the connection between them all. Every character has had an amazing character development, even the low support characters. We often do not see this, but within this drama everyone had their moment to shine. It is not your typical kdrama, but it is much more and has so much depth.
Secondly, the simplicity of the plotline made me very emotional. We watch a completely normal neighbourhood going through daily life struggles with each other. Many things that happened during the drama are becoming realistic for the viewer and even recognisable. I have been through a whole emotional rollercoaster with these families, the writers did again an amazing job.
As for the romance, this drama managed to create a realistic love story. We did not get your typical rich man/poor girl relationship. Instead, we follow the FL and the possible love interest she encounters. Beside that, all of the five friends (and their parents) will get through a phase of growing up with ups and downs and with love encounters. I sincerely enjoyed the love plotline, during the whole story we get many hints and we can clearly see why our FL ended up with this person.
Lastly, the OST. Damn the OST of this drama hit me, it is light, sweet and has a lovely vibe. Some songs somehow reminded me a bit of meteor garden (Taiwanese version). I have definitely put the ost in my playlist and i still enjoy it. So as a final result, even though eps are around 2 hours, it is even worth rewatching this drama multiple times. So guys, do not hesitate and give it a shot. I will promise you. You will fall in love with it. Let me know your opinions!
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PURE GOLD <3
ahhh what a drama.such a cute drama. Main focus of drama was on FAMILY and FRIENDSHIP.
I Love how they gather and talk about each and every detail of the day, share their happiness and sorrows with eachother. SUPPORT EACHOTHER
Love how they are with eachother in ups and downs. EVERYTHING FEELS SO NATURAL AND REAL.
Each character is AMAZING!!!! Fathers and mothers , how they support their childern, their unconditional love for their kids. CASTING IS PERFECT. <3
Even thou the whole drama is in same setting but still it didn't get bored and I enjoyed it to the end.
There are rare dramas which catch your attention and steals your heart, THIS IS ONE OF THEM. <3
This Drama is PURE GOLD "_" This is my first ever REPLY series and i enjoyed it soooooooo much.
AFTER WATCHING THIS DRAMA I WISH TO HAVE SUCH CUTE,LOVING,SUPPORTIVE AND PURE BESTFRIENDS. THEY WERE NOT FRIENDS , THEY WERE FAMILY <3
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Imagine yourselves returning to your younger days, to the youth you long for once adulthood welcomes you into a newer sense of reality. If you want an escape to that reality and if you want to return to the past via nostalgic feelings, Reply 1988 is a drama that you should watch. This drama is the third installment of the "Reply" series, and like its predecessors, it tackles different stories of family and youth in a certain timeframe. In my opinion, among the three installments, THIS IS THE BEST. Allow me to explain:This drama might have many similarities in terms of its theme and topic to other dramas, but this drama has a different way of presenting the stories of friendship, family, and romance. There are points in the drama that you'll laugh hysterically, then suddenly you'll weep without you noticing your tears are already falling. The drama does not attain to be deep, but it attains to be relatable. It doesn't push you to think very hard, but it pushes you to relate to the emotions of each and everyone of the characters. The story telling is superb for it enabled the viewers to get a clear glimpse of the past and reality without compromising the story. Another thing is that even though most of the contents in the drama speak to the Korean viewers, it enabled overseas fans to feel that nostalgia even if the scales work differently. The story was put up together very well and for that I gave it a 10 out of 10.
Characters and character development? GREAT. Characterization? EXCELLENT. Throughout the drama, the script was able to develop the characters well. It was able to present the struggles, and the innate feelings of the characters with their dialogues and actions. Without bringing out spoilers, I would like to commend the character development of the parents and the four main characters, but unfortunately, I had dilemmas in terms of the character development of the lead girl, Dukseon, for the simple reason that the lack of character build-up intensified the debate regarding the plot (I wouldn't want to expand on it for I might give spoilers unconsciously.) The acting is just so great that it was able to capture the hearts of the viewers. Like what I said awhile ago, the drama appeals to be relatable, and the acting is that key component that made the drama MUCH relatable. ALL OF THE ACTORS DID GREAT that I actually want to commend everyone who acted in the drama. So in terms of the Characters and acting, I would give this drama a 10 out of 10.
The music scoring? Well, I can't find an adjective worthy for its soundtrack and OSTs. The soundtrack of the drama is so reminiscent of the 80's sound and the soundtrack was able to mirror the sounds of Korea during the 80s. It added greatly to the vibes of the drama thus making the drama more nostalgic. It helped in highlighting the emotions in each scene and not only that, the OSTs were so close-knitted to central themes of the drama. Personally, my favorite OST of the drama was "Don't Worry" by Lee Juck, and "Hyehwadong" by Park Bo-ram. I personally loved these OSTs for it enabled me to reminisce the happenings and the emotions that I felt while watching the drama. The music was able to intensify the emotions and it was able to set the mood greatly thus giving it a 10 out of 10 is just righteous.
The drama is easy to watch, and the drama is that drama that'll give a lasting impression to its viewers. This is the kind of drama that you would like to watch again and again. Unfortunately, for someone who has many things to do in life, it'll be hard to watch this drama again due to its length. Because of that reason, I gave it a 9 out of 10 in terms of its rewatch value.
The Reply series has been a great series ever since it was created. I'm not saying that 1997 and 1994 weren't great, it's just that 1988 was more superior in my opinion. I'm so glad that I gave this drama a huge chunk of my time and I promise you, you won't regret watching this drama :D.
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Be prepared to cry and and laught and just have a goid time.
If you are considering watching it but aren't sure then just do it. It's such a beautifully written story and it follows the life of the neighborhood. I'm not generally the type of cry while watching things. but I cried multiple times thoughtout the shows. It n9t necessarily sad but it fills be with much much nostalgia and memories. I genuinely enjoyed every bit of it from the cinematography, to the music, to the the characters. My favorites thing however had to the quotes. The talk about general life experiences, but it hits so close to home because of how reliable they are. You are able to live through the characters and there is a understanding that comes with that. I sae myslef in several characters and that made me emotional. the parts I did see and the parts I wasn't able to see. The only word I can use to describe it right now is beautiful. It is just so beautiful. It makes me want to go back in the past and relive my own memoriesWas this review helpful to you?
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Story focus is on the families and their very loving relationship with each and every one in their neighborhood block. That's the biggest heart of this show that you cannot find on any Korean drama to date. It makes you wish you grew up in such a loving block. The lessons imparted in this show are very real. It's a show that both kids and parents can enjoy, and learn from.
Music: The songs chosen for this drama are perfect! Even the nostalgic, popular English songs from the 80s gave the show additional heart.
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realistic drama
one of my favorite dramas!!! its enjoyable to watch, every episode also funny and makes me cry at the same time, whether its sad or touching ones.I really can relate with Deoksun's position, thats why whenever she treated unfairly just because she's the middle child or barely complain, I can feel it :") Bo Ra might be annoying at first, but she has her good side too as big sister.
every family has their own stories and all of it made me cry successfully. my only complain is that they didn't put much story for Dong-Ryong :( he's the most funny person in the squad but he always feel lonely and I feel unsatisfied with his story.
it's a shame that Jung Pal not ended up together with his crush, but it was his fault for not confess directly and holding too much. triangle love is always hard especially if your rival is the one that closest to you.. I'm just glad they didn't make Jung Pal died here lol
the cast, the story, the OST all are good. I would never bored watching this over and over. recommended.
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Wonderful start, however it started to drag towards the end.
This series is truly special. It’s unlike the other kdramas I’ve watched and felt immersive in the time period. There were so many touches to the set design, soundtrack, and 1980s events written in that made it feel truly set in 1988-1989 (and beyond). The acting was wonderful, DS/SY is a wonderful female lead, and the chemistry between the cast was so great.It’s extremely hard to get me invested in a romance in general, especially one between teenagers. So, I went into this knowing that was going to be the weakest aspect for me. I enjoyed the family and friend relationships most of all, and I do feel like that makes up enough of the show to interest even those like me that find a lot of those too trope-y and predictable.
I started to really feel the 1 hour+ runtimes around episode 16 or so. Once we start to get into the kids prepping for college fully and Bo-ra making choices about her future, it felt just a tiny bit aimless. If you’re looking for a slice of life-ish type story and you were actually alive during this time period, you may still enjoy sitting with the story as it builds to its ending. For me, I plan to finish it someday but eventually ended up looking up the ending and dropping it on episode 18.
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I am a bit frustrated by seeing a person with everything got the girl
I am a bit frustrated after seeing this series, from beginning till 10th episode, I was rooting for this series plus cast and overall atmosphere it provided. But when the love story gradually moved towards park Bo gum, I literally hated this series, from beginning we saw jung hwan cared for the girl, he helped her, loved her, took umbrella for her, goes to Mcdonald, but what happens at end, he didn't get girl.In my opinion, he was male lead but as show progressed writers did a fucked up job by not giving him girl.
I didn't belive how drama unfolded in later stages.
In beginning when 2015s deok husband was shown he was sincerely jung hwan but what they did was played with emotion of someone like me who just wanted him to end with girl.
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The story is cute, the chemistry is right but it drags soooooo much and the side stories gets annoying at one point.
If you're in for a family drama then go for it. But if you're in for some romance then look elsewhere. The main love story of the actual main leads is like 0.5% of the drama (I'm not exaggerating) the romance between the parents takes more screen time!
I admit, it's an incredibly cute 0.5%, but the lack of screen time is depressing as hell!
The cast are funny and lovely, but again, this drama could've done extremely well as a regular 16 eps drama.
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