Reply 1994

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Reply 1994
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Promotional poster
Also known as 'Answer Me 1994
Respond 1994'
Genre Romance
Comedy
Written by Lee Woo-jung
Directed by Shin Won-ho
Starring Go Ara
Jung Woo
Yoo Yeon-seok
Kim Sung-kyun
Son Ho-jun
Baro
Min Do-hee
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 21
Production
Producer(s) Lee Myung-han
Release
Original network tvN
Original release October 18 (2013-10-18) –
December 28, 2013 (2013-12-28)
Chronology
Related shows Reply 1997
Reply 1988
External links
Website

Reply 1994 (Hangul: 응답하라 1994; RR: Eungdapara 1994) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Go Ara, Jung Woo, Yoo Yeon-seok, Kim Sung-kyun, Son Ho-jun, Baro, Min Do-hee, Sung Dong-il, and Lee Il-hwa.[1][2] It aired on tvN on Fridays and Saturdays at 21:55 from October 18 to December 28, 2013 for 21 episodes.[3][4] Its final episode garnered an average viewership rating of 11.9%.[5][6]

It was written by Lee Woo-jung and directed by Shin Won-ho, the same team behind the 2012 hit drama Reply 1997.[7][8][9]

Plot

Set in 1994, six university students from various provincial areas of South Korea (Jeolla Province, Chungcheong Province, and Gyeongsang Province) live together at a boarding house in Sinchon, Seoul, which is run by a couple with a daughter named Na-jung.

Like its predecessor, Reply 1997, it follows a non-linear story telling where it shifts between the past in 1994 and the present in 2013, making the viewers guess who will become Na-jung's husband among the male characters.[10]

The series follows the pop culture events that happened between 1994 and the years that follow, including the emergence of seminal K-pop group Seo Taiji and Boys and the Korean Basketball League.[11]

Cast

Main characters (spoilers in characters' names)

Originally from Masan, South Gyeongsang Province, she is majoring in Computer Engineering, has an easygoing personality and is a big fan of basketball player Lee Sang-min.
  • Jung Woo as "Sseureki" (meaning "Garbage" or "Trash") (real name: Kim Jae-joon)
A medical student.[6] He was the best friend of Na-jung's late older brother, and grew up with the Sung siblings. (Hometown: Masan, South Gyeongsang Province)
  • Yoo Yeon-seok as "Chilbong" (meaning "Seven Shut-outs") (real name: Kim Seon-joon)
Although he is only a freshman, he is the number one pitcher of Yonsei University's baseball team. He has a crush on Na-jung.[18] (Hometown: Gangnam, Seoul)
  • Kim Sung-kyun as "Samcheonpo" (referencing his hometown) (real name: Kim Sung-kyun)
He looks much older than he actually is.[19] (Hometown: Samcheonpo, South Gyeongsang Province)
His father is the CEO of the bus company Suncheon Transportation Inc.[20][21] (Hometown: Suncheon, South Jeolla Province)
  • Baro as "Binggeure" (meaning "Smiley"; referencing baseball team Binggrae Eagles) (real name: Kim Dong-joon)
Chilbong's cousin, and Garbage's lowerclassman in school.[22] (Hometown: Goesan, North Chungcheong Province)
A fan of Seo Taiji and Boys. (Hometown: Yeosu, South Jeolla Province)
A coach of the baseball team Seoul Ssangdungi, and Na-jung's father.
She runs a boarding house in Seoul along with her husband Dong-il and daughter Na-jung.

Supporting characters

Guest and cameo appearances

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  • Moon Kyung-eun as himself (ep 1)
  • Woo Ji-won as himself (ep 1)
  • Kim Hoon as himself (ep 1)
  • Hong Seok-cheon as ROTC cadet (ep 2)
  • Na Young-seok as Yonsei student boarder (ep 2)[23]
  • Huh Kyung-young as interrogatory student boarder (ep 2)
  • Woohee (Dal Shabet) as Ha Hee-ra[24]
  • Kim Min-young as Lee Soon-ja (ep 2)
  • Kim Kwang-kyu as Na Chang-seok, Sseureki's professor at the university hospital (ep 5)
  • Kim Jong-min (Koyote) as doctor (ep 5)
  • Lee Jooyeon (After School) as medical student Lee Joo-won (ep 5)
  • Kim Jung-min as himself (ep 5)
  • NC.A as Ssuk-ssuk's girlfriend in 2013 (ep 6)[25]
  • Park Kyung-ri (Nine Muses) as one of Na-jung's friends on the group date (ep 7)
  • Park Min-ha (Nine Muses) as one of Na-jung's friends on the group date (ep 7)
  • Lee Hye-min (Nine Muses) as one of Na-jung's friends on the group date (ep 7)
  • Lee Yoo-joon as one of Sseureki's friends on the group date (ep 7)
  • Ji Seung-hyun as one of Sseureki's friends on the group date (ep 7)
  • Yang Ki-won as one of Sseureki's friends on the group date (ep 7)
  • Lee Kyung-shil as Dong-il's first love (ep 8)
  • Jung Sung-ho as songwriter (ep 9)
  • Lee Jung-eun as Samcheonpo's mother (ep 10)
  • Choi Deok-moon as Kim Yoon-shik, Samcheonpo's father (ep 10)
  • Jo Yang-ja as Samcheonpo's grandmother (ep 10)
  • Kim Han-jong as Samcheonpo's drunk neighbor (ep 10)
  • Kim In-seo as Haitai's crush (ep 11)
  • Kim Byung-choon as Jung Man-ho, Dong-il's friend (ep 12)
  • Jo Jae-yoon as Kim Jae-young (ep 12)
  • Kim Won-hae as Sseureki's father (ep 12, 21)
  • Seo Yoo-ri as Joo-kyung, Sseureki's first love (ep 12)
  • Kim Min-jong as himself (ep 13)
  • Choi Jong-hoon as sergeant (ep 14)
  • Kim Seul-gie as Sseureki's cousin (ep 14-15)[26]
  • Song Min-ji as Min-jung, Sseureki's coworker (ep 16-17, 20)
  • Yoon Jin-yi as Jin-yi/"Die Die" (ep 16-17)
  • Jung Eun-ji (A Pink) as Sung Shi-won (ep 16-17, 21)
  • Seo In-guk as Yoon Yoon-jae (ep 16-17, 21)
  • Hoya (Infinite) as Kang Joon-hee (ep 16)
  • Lee Si-eon as Bang Sung-jae (ep 16)
  • Shin So-yul as Mo Yoo-jung (ep 16)
  • Eun Ji-won as Do Hak-chan (ep 17)
  • Kim Jae-kyung (Rainbow) as "Yonsei's Jun Ji-hyun" (ep 18)
  • Go Woo-ri (Rainbow) as "Yonsei's Uhm Jung-hwa" (ep 18)
  • Jun Hyun-moo as Haitai's junior (ep 18)
  • Yoon Min-soo as married man (ep 18)
  • Yoon Seo as Ae-jung (ep 18-19)
  • Jung Yu-mi as girl who bumps into Chilbong (ep 21)

Production

Director Shin Won-ho and writer Lee Woo-jung had originally planned for their previous TV series to be set in 1994, which was the year they entered college (Shin studied chemical engineering at Seoul National University). But they decided to change the year to 1997 after casting Sechs Kies member Eun Ji-won, since H.O.T. and Sechs Kies fandom was at its peak that year, which made an interesting juxtaposition to the failing Korean economy during the IMF crisis.[27]

Shin and Lee felt there was enough material for another series, and in a bid to replicate Reply 1997's success, cable channel tvN announced a "sequel" or "second season" in April 2013.[28][29] Shin said, "The stories about people moving to Seoul are full of unpredictable incidents."[30]

Despite the same writer and director, and the casting of Sung Dong-il and Lee Il-hwa, Reply 1994 is not a prequel of Reply 1997; it uses the same concept of coming-of-age drama combined with 1990s nostalgia, but with a completely new plot and characters.[31]

A novelization was published in January 17, 2014.[32]

Ratings

Episode Original airdate Title AGB Nielsen ratings[33]
Average rating Peak rating
1 October 18, 2013 "Seoul Person"
(서울 사람)		 2.6% 3.8%
2 October 19, 2013 "We're All Strangers"
(우린 모두 조금 낯선 사람들)		 2.3% 3.2%
3 October 25, 2013 "A New Generation's Love"
(신인류의 사랑)		 3.0% 3.8%
4 October 26, 2013 "Lies"
(거짓말)		 4.2% 5.6%
5 November 1, 2013 "Words I Can't Bear to Say"
(차마 하기 힘든 말)		 4.7% 5.8%
6 November 2, 2013 "Introduction to Gift-Giving"
(선물학 개론)		 5.8% 6.9%
7 November 8, 2013 "The Summer of That Year"
(그 해 여름)		 6.2% 7.3%
8 November 9, 2013 "A Moment's Decision Can Change Your Life Forever"
(순간의 선택이 평생을 좌우합니다)		 7.1% 8.6%
9 November 15, 2013 "So, the Thing I Want to Say Is..."
(그러니까, 내가 하고 싶은 말은)		 8.1% 9.8%
10 November 16, 2013 "It Might Be the Last"
(어쩌면 마지막일지도 모를)		 8.8% 10.0%
11 November 23, 2013 "The Only Way to End an Unrequited Love"
(짝사랑을 끝내는 단 한 가지 방법)		 9.3% 10.6%
12 November 29, 2013 "The Miracle That Will Happen to Us"
(우리에게 일어날 기적)		 9.2% 11.8%
13 November 30, 2013 "The 10,000-Hour Rule"
(1만 시간의 법칙)		 9.6% 11.5%
14 December 6, 2013 "The People Who Changed Me, Part 1"
(나를 변화시킨 사람들 I)		 9.3% 11.8%
15 December 7, 2013 "The People Who Changed Me, Part 2"
(나를 변화시킨 사람들 II)		 8.1% 10.6%
16 December 13, 2013 "Love, Fear Part 1: Reply 1997"
(사랑, 두려움; 응답하라 1997 I)		 8.3% 10.1%
17 December 14, 2013 "Love, Fear Part 2: Reply 1997"
(사랑, 두려움; 응답하라 1997 II)		 8.3% 10.6%
18 December 20, 2013 "Should I Tell You Again That I Love You?"
(다시 사랑한다 말할까)		 8.7% 10.9%
19 December 21, 2013 "Do You Believe in Fate?"
(운명을 믿으세요?)		 9.2% 11.8%
20 December 27, 2013 "The Beginning of the End"
(끝의 시작)		 10.1%' 12.4%
21 December 28, 2013 "To the Nineties"
(90년대에게)		 11.9% 14.3%

Note: This drama airs on cable channel / pay TV which has a relatively small audience compared to free-to-air TV / public broadcasters (KBS, MBC, SBS, and EBS).

Original soundtrack

Soundtracks for the drama consist of re-arranged popular Korean songs from the nineties. All re-arranged songs are well received by Korean general public and top various Korean music charts.

OST Part 1

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Seoul, here (서울 이곳은)" (Roy Kim) Kim Soon-gun Jang Cheol-woong 4:24
2. "Seoul, here (서울 이곳은) (Acoustic ver.)" (Roy Kim) Kim Soon-gun Jang Cheol-woong 2:35
3. "Seoul, here (서울 이곳은) (Acoustic guitar ver.)"     Jang Cheol-woong 2:35
Total length:
 9:34

OST Part 2

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "To You (너에게)" (Sung Si-kyung) Seo Taiji Seo Taiji 3:50
2. "To You (너에게) (Inst.)"     Seo Taiji 3:50
Total length:
 7:40

OST Part 3

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "With You (그대와 함께)" (B1A4) Son Ji-chang Seo Young-jin 3:11
2. "With You (그대와 함께) (Inst.)"     Seo Young-jin 3:11
Total length:
 6:22

OST Part 4

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "You, I Cannot Have (가질 수 없는 너)" (Hi.ni) Jeong Eun-kyung Jeong Si-ro 2:54
2. "You, I Cannot Have (가질 수 없는 너) (Acoustic ver.)" (Hi.ni) Jeong Eun-kyung Jeong Si-ro 2:54
3. "You, I Cannot Have (가질 수 없는 너) (Inst.)"     Jeong Si-ro 2:54
Total length:
 8:02

OST Part 5

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Happy Me (행복한 나를)" (Kim Ye-rim) Yoo Yoo-jin Park Geun-tae 4:12
2. "Happy Me (행복한 나를) (Inst.)"     Park Geun-tae 4:12
Total length:
 8:24

OST Part 6

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Parting for Me (날 위한 이별)" (Dia) Park Ju-yeon Kim Hyeong-seok 5:06
2. "Parting for Me (날 위한 이별) (Inst.)"     Kim Hyeong-seok 5:06
Total length:
 10:12

OST Part 7

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Only Feeling You (너만을 느끼며)" (Jung Woo, Yoo Yeon-seok, Son Ho-jun) Jiwoo Seo Young-jin 3:50
2. "Only Feeling You (너만을 느끼며) (Inst.)"        

OST Part 8

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Start (시작)" (Go Ara) Oh Dong-jun Oh Dong-jun  
2. "Start (시작) (Inst.)"     Oh Dong-jun  

Reply 1994 Director's Cut OST

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Seoul, here (서울 이곳은)" (Roy Kim) Kim Soon-gun Jang Cheol-woong 4:24
2. "To You (너에게)" (Sung Si-kyung) Seo Taiji Seo Taiji 3:50
3. "With You (그대와 함께)" (B1A4) Son Ji-chang Seo Young-jin 3:11
4. "You, I Cannot Have (가질 수 없는 너)" (Hi.ni) Jeong Eun-kyung Jeong Si-ro 2:54
5. "Happy Me (행복한 나를)" (Kim Ye-rim) Yoo Yoo-jin Park Geun-tae 4:12
6. "Parting for Me (날 위한 이별)" (Dia) Park Ju-yeon Kim Hyeong-seok 5:06
7. "Only Feeling You (너만을 느끼며)" (Jung Woo, Yoo Yeon-seok, Son Ho-jun) Jiwoo Seo Young-jin 3:50
8. "Start (시작)" (Go Ara) Oh Dong-jun Oh Dong-jun  
9. "Fate (운명)" (Kim Sung-kyun, Min Do-hee) Cho Byeong-seok Cho Byeong-seok  
10. "Seoul, here (서울 이곳은) (Acoustic ver.)" (Roy Kim) Kim Soon-gun Jang Cheol-woong 2:35
11. "You, I Cannot Have (가질 수 없는 너) (Acoustic ver.)" (Hi.ni) Jeong Eun-kyung Jeong Si-ro 2:54
12. "To You (너에게) (Inst.)"     Seo Taiji 3:50
13. "Happy Me (행복한 나를) (Inst.)"     Park Geun-tae 4:12
14. "Seoul, here (서울 이곳은) (Acoustic guitar ver.)"     Jang Cheol-woong 2:35

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 8th Cable TV Broadcasting Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Reply 1994 Won
50th Baeksang Arts Awards[34] Best TV Drama Reply 1994 Nominated
Best Director (TV) Shin Won-ho Nominated
Best Screenplay (TV) Lee Woo-jung Nominated
Best Actress (TV) Go Ara Nominated
Best New Actor (TV) Jung Woo Won
Kim Sung-kyun Nominated
Best New Actress (TV) Min Do-hee Nominated
Most Popular Actor (TV) Jung Woo Nominated
Yoo Yeon-seok Nominated
Kim Sung-kyun Nominated
Most Popular Actress (TV) Go Ara Nominated
Min Do-hee Nominated
Best OST Seoul, Here - Roy Kim Nominated
To You - Sung Si-kyung Nominated
9th Seoul International Drama Awards People's Choice Actor Jung Woo Nominated
People's Choice Actress Go Ara Nominated
7th Korea Drama Awards[35] Best Production Director Shin Won-ho Won
Best Screenplay Lee Woo-jung Nominated
Best New Actor Son Ho-jun Nominated
Best New Actress Min Do-hee Won
Best Couple Kim Sung-kyun and Min Do-hee Won
6th MelOn Music Awards Best OST Only Feeling You - Jung Woo, Yoo Yeon-seok & Son Ho-jun Nominated
3rd APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Jung Woo Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Go Ara Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Sung Dong-il Nominated
Best New Actor Son Ho-jun Won
Best New Actress Min Do-hee Nominated
16th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best OST Happy Me - Lim Kim Nominated

International broadcast

It aired in Thailand on Workpoint TV beginning June 14, 2014.[36]

It aired in the Philippines on IBC 13, coming soon.

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