Answer Me 1997 aka Reply 1997 Overview ~응답하라 1997

Hi Everyone!
    Grace here and I'm back to give you a K-Drama update. Recently I just finished one of my new favorite dramas, Answer Me 1997. This idol studded show has Eunji from APink, Hoya from Infinite,  Seo In Guk, and Eun Ji Won from the 90s boy band Sechs Kies.
    This show follows the life of Sung Shi Won (Eunji) and Yoon Yoon Jae (Seo In Guk) as they discover who they are, their passions, and about love. But who are these characters that you grow to love sooooooooo much?

Sung Shi Won- (Eunji)

    Shi Won is quite clueless throughout the show, but is firm in her beliefs. She is a H.O.T fan girl in the truest sense of the word. Although she is last in her class, her ultimate life goal is to marry "Tony Oppa" She learns throughout the show the difference between love and infatuation.

Yoon Yoon Jae- (Seo In Guk)

    Yoon Jae is the "cool guy" tortured, brooding artist type. He is top in his class and has know Shi Won his entire life, there parents being best friends before his died in an accident. As Yoon Jae grows up he falls in love with the ever clueless Shi Won.

Mo Yoo Jung- (Shin So Yul)

   Yoo Jung is the hopeless flirt of the group and also Shi Won's best friend. She easily goes from guy to guy, but she is a dedicated and loyal friend to Shi Won throughout the entire show. Not even the fan feud of H.O.T and Sechs Kies can break them up.

Kang Joon Hee- (Hoya)

    Joon Hee is Yoon Jae;s sensitive best friend who unconditionally sticks with him through thick and thin. Although he has a secret that he grows to accept more and more throughout the show that really tugs on the heartstrings.

Do Hak Chan- ( Eun Ji Won)

     Hak Chan is a transfer student from Seoul, and is in theory an "expert" when it comes to girls, but put him in real life and he becomes a toddler again not sure how to act or respond to any girl. In the show we see how he matures from boy to man.

Bang Sung Jae- (Lee Si Yeon)

    This guy know whats happening and is the talker of the group. He gets the low down on new student Hak Chan and adds him into their group. 

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    This story starts by showing us 15 years as the group meets for a reunion. Everyone is their and the gist of the show is trying to figure out who has fallen in love, and who is married. It is a guessing game that is only answered in the last episode (HALLELUJAH). You see how everyone grows up into their own person and through flash backs, we see how they have progressed. Everyone forms such good friendships that last through their high school days to the present. It gives a good perspective of how when we are younger the things that are important to us then, aren't anymore. It leaves everyone with one last question. How did you spend your 90s or childhood? It calls us to remember the yesteryear's of being a kid again.

Thoughts:

    This show is a legit ADDICTION. Don't be fooled. Originally going into it, I wasn't expecting to marathon it as much as I did, but 4 days later and a Busan accent in every phrase of Korean I say, I realized just how wrong I was. Once you hit ep. 10, you seriously have to have the worlds best self control to not marathon for 7 hours to find out how it all turns out. For me, I decided at 3:30 am that is was probably best to sleep before a full day of school. It is such an amazing show that it went straight to the top of my Holy Grail K-Drama list after 3 episodes.

    It's safe to say that I love this show. While it did come out 3 years ago, it is a must watch. If it isn't on your drama list yet, get yourself a pen and some paper. It's only 16 episodes, so the initial commitment isn't as serious. (Don't even get me started on those really long K-Dramas). I love you all so much and I hope that you enjoyed this brief overview of Reply 1997. I first found out about this show from one of my unni's, so Seulah thank you!! I hope you all check it out too,

Gracie