| Reply 1994 | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Answer Me 1994 |
| Hangul | 응답하라 1994 |
| Hanja | 應答하라 1994 |
| RR | Eungdaphara 1994 |
| MR | Ŭngdaphara 1994 |
| Genre | Romance Comedy |
| Written by | Lee Woo-jung Kim Ran-ju |
| Directed by | Shin Won-ho |
| Starring | Go Ara Jung Woo Yoo Yeon-seok Kim Sung-kyun Son Ho-jun Cha Sun-woo Min Do-hee Sung Dong-il Lee Il-hwa |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kathleen Herles Chris Gifford |
| Producer | Lee Myung-han |
| Running time | 60–90 minutes |
| Production company | tvN |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | October 18 – December 28, 2013 |
| Related | |
| Reply 1997 Reply 1988 | |
Reply 1994 (Korean: 응답하라 1994) is a 2013 South Korean television series and the second installment of the Reply anthology series. It stars Go Ara, Jung Woo, Yoo Yeon-seok, Kim Sung-kyun, Son Ho-jun, Cha Sun-woo, Min Do-hee, Sung Dong-il, and Lee Il-hwa. Set in 1994, it follows six university students who live together at a boarding house in Sinchon, Seoul. It aired on tvN from October 18 to December 28, 2013 for 21 episodes.
Written by Lee Woo-jung and directed by Shin Won-ho, it is one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history with its final episode garnering an average viewership rating of 11.509%.
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 Sung Na-jung (Go Ara). It follows a nonlinear 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.
The series covers the historical and cultural events that happened in the country in 1994 and the years that followed, including the emergence of seminal K-pop group Seo Taiji and Boys, the Sampoong Department Store collapse and the birth of the Korean Basketball League. The names of the boys are revealed later, to avoid spoilers. They're mostly just referred to by their nicknames listed below.
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.
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.[unreliable source?] Shin said, "The stories about people moving to Seoul are full of unpredictable incidents."
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. A novelization was published on January 17, 2014.
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 topped various Korean music charts.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Seoul, here (서울 이곳은)" | Kim Soon-gun | Jang Cheol-woong | Roy Kim | 4:24 |
| 2. | "Seoul, Here (서울 이곳은) (Acoustic ver.)" | 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 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To You (너에게)" | Seo Taiji | Seo Taiji | Sung Si-kyung | 3:50 |
| 2. | "To You (너에게) (Inst.)" | Seo Taiji | 3:50 | ||
| Total length: | 7:40 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "With You (그대와 함께)" | Son Ji-chang | Seo Young-jin | B1A4 | 3:11 |
| 2. | "With You (그대와 함께) (Inst.)" | Seo Young-jin | 3:11 | ||
| Total length: | 6:22 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You, I Cannot Have (가질 수 없는 너)" | Jeong Eun-kyung | Jeong Si-ro | Hi.ni | 2:54 |
| 2. | "You, I Cannot Have (가질 수 없는 너) (Acoustic ver.)" | Jeong Eun-kyung | Jeong Si-ro | Hi.ni | 2:54 |
| 3. | "You, I Cannot Have (가질 수 없는 너) (Inst.)" | Jeong Si-ro | 2:54 | ||
| Total length: | 8:02 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Happy Me (행복한 나를)" | Yoo Yoo-jin | Park Geun-tae | Lim Kim | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Happy Me (행복한 나를) (Inst.)" | Park Geun-tae | 4:12 | ||
| Total length: | 8:24 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Parting for Me (날 위한 이별)" | Park Ju-yeon | Kim Hyeong-seok | Dia | 5:06 |
| 2. | "Parting for Me (날 위한 이별) (Inst.)" | Kim Hyeong-seok | 5:06 | ||
| Total length: | 10:12 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Only Feeling You (너만을 느끼며)" | Jiwoo | Seo Young-jin | Jung Woo, Yoo Yeon-seok, Son Ho-jun | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Only Feeling You (너만을 느끼며) (Inst.)" |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Start (시작)" | Oh Dong-jun | Oh Dong-jun | Go Ara | |
| 2. | "Start (시작) (Inst.)" | Oh Dong-jun |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Seoul, Here (서울 이곳은)" | Kim Soon-gun | Jang Cheol-woong | Roy Kim | 4:24 |
| 2. | "To You (너에게)" | Seo Taiji | Seo Taiji | Sung Si-kyung | 3:50 |
| 3. | "With You (그대와 함께)" | Son Ji-chang | Seo Young-jin | B1A4 | 3:11 |
| 4. | "You, I Cannot Have (가질 수 없는 너)" | Jeong Eun-kyung | Jeong Si-ro | Hi.ni | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Happy Me (행복한 나를)" | Yoo Yoo-jin | Park Geun-tae | Lim Kim | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Parting for Me (날 위한 이별)" | Park Ju-yeon | Kim Hyeong-seok | Dia | 5:06 |
| 7. | "Only Feeling You (너만을 느끼며)" | Jiwoo | Seo Young-jin | Jung Woo, Yoo Yeon-seok, Son Ho-jun | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Start (시작)" | Oh Dong-jun | Oh Dong-jun | Go Ara | |
| 9. | "Fate (운명)" | Cho Byeong-seok | Cho Byeong-seok | Kim Sung-kyun, Min Do-hee | |
| 10. | "Seoul, Here (서울 이곳은) (Acoustic ver.)" | Kim Soon-gun | Jang Cheol-woong | Roy Kim | 2:35 |
| 11. | "You, I Cannot Have (가질 수 없는 너) (Acoustic ver.)" | Jeong Eun-kyung | Jeong Si-ro | Hi.ni | 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 |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | October 18, 2013 | Seoul Person | 2.858% | 3.137% |
| 2 | October 19, 2013 | We're All Strangers | 2.264% | 2.491% |
| 3 | October 25, 2013 | A New Generation's Love | 3.185% | 3.528% |
| 4 | October 26, 2013 | Lies | 4.020% | 4.449% |
| 5 | November 1, 2013 | Words I Can't Bear to Say | 4.778% | 4.932% |
| 6 | November 2, 2013 | Introduction to Gift-Giving | 5.698% | 5.789% |
| 7 | November 8, 2013 | The Summer of That Year | 5.991% | 5.631% |
| 8 | November 9, 2013 | A Moment's Decision Can Change Your Life Forever | 7.242% | 7.100% |
| 9 | November 15, 2013 | So, the Thing I Want to Say Is... | 8.090% | 7.782% |
| 10 | November 16, 2013 | It Might Be the Last | 8.719% | 9.244% |
| 11 | November 23, 2013 | The Only Way to End an Unrequited Love | 9.071% | 9.008% |
| 12 | November 29, 2013 | The Miracle That Will Happen to Us | 9.046% | 9.810% |
| 13 | November 30, 2013 | The 10,000-Hour Rule | 9.228% | 9.573% |
| 14 | December 6, 2013 | The People Who Changed Me, Part 1 | 9.241% | 8.676% |
| 15 | December 7, 2013 | The People Who Changed Me, Part 2 | 8.067% | 8.031% |
| 16 | December 13, 2013 | Love, Fear Part 1: Reply 1997 | 8.068% | 7.769% |
| 17 | December 14, 2013 | Love, Fear Part 2: Reply 1997 | 7.892% | 8.509% |
| 18 | December 20, 2013 | Should I Tell You Again That I Love You? | 8.258% | 8.046% |
| 19 | December 21, 2013 | Do You Believe in Fate? | 9.064% | 9.800% |
| 20 | December 27, 2013 | The Beginning of the End | 9.670% | 10.464% |
| 21 | December 28, 2013 | To the Nineties | 11.509% | 11.962% |
| Average | 7.128% | 7.297% | ||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8th Cable TV Broadcasting Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Reply 1994 | Won |
| 50th Baeksang Arts Awards | 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 | 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 | |
| 2016 | tvN10 Awards | Best Actor | Sung Dong-il | Nominated |
| Special Acting Award | Won | |||
| Best Content Award, Drama | Reply 1994 | Won | ||
| Made in tvN, Actor in Drama | Jung Woo | Nominated | ||
| Made in tvN, Actress in Drama | Go Ara | Nominated | ||
| Scene-Stealer Award, Actress | Lee Il-hwa | Nominated | ||
| Best Kiss Award | Jung Woo and Go Ara | Nominated |
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 11.509%
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1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 3.185%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 3.528%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 4.020%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 4.449%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 4.778%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 4.932%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 5.698%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 5.789%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 5.991%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 5.631%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 7.242%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 7.100%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 8.090%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 7.782%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 8.719%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 9.244%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 9.071%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 9.008%
2nd (tvN) 응답하라1994 9.046%
2nd (tvN) 응답하라1994 9.810%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 9.228%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 9.573%
2nd (tvN) 응답하라1994 9.241%
2nd (tvN) 응답하라1994 8.676%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 8.067%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 8.031%
2nd (tvN) 응답하라1994 8.068%
2nd (tvN) 응답하라1994 7.769%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 7.892%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 8.509%
2nd (tvN) 응답하라1994 8.258%
2nd (tvN) 응답하라1994 8.046%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 9.064%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 9.800%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 9.670%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 10.464%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 11.509%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 11.962%