Reply 1997 (응답하라 1997)

H.O.T, the idol of countless teenagers, is having a performance in Seoul right now.

Everyone, we may be unable to continue the performance right now...

We are afraid that there might be an accident during the performance.

We can't live without H.O.T.

There is no way to live happily without H.O.T...

H.O.T. always gives us hope.

When I listen to their music and see their faces, I get cheered up.

The first stage is H.O.T. The song is called "Warrior's Descendant."

Moon Hee Joon, Jang Woo Hyuk, An Seung Ho, Ahn Chil Hyun, Lee Jae Won! I love you H.O.T!

H.O.T! H.O.T! H.O.T! H.O.T!

The age of 18. The adults usually say...

at our age we laugh at the simplest things...

But at that time, we were serious about H.O.T.

If my body can't go back, I'll try to let my spirit leave instead.

Are you ready to see Tony?

What is it?

Did singer "Onion" rank in the Top Ten again last week?

Why do you like those monkey-looking guys...

Dad!

Pocari is here! Pocari!

What did he say? Did he say anything?

Nothing much.

Hello, this is Eun Ji from A Pink.

My character is a girl named Sung Shi Won.

She is very confident and honest about her feelings.

She uses the Busan dialect, which might sound a bit bold,

but she is just a shy girl when she stands in front of Tony.

My character's name is Yoon Yoon Jae.

He is very chic and abrasive in a way.

He is very popular at school,

but he becomes somewhat hasty in front of Shi Won.

I personally think he is very attractive.

This is not the same Eun Ji Won from Sechs Kies that you'd expect.

Hi, I play Do Hak Chan in "Answer Me 1997."

Hak Chan is very masculine and rough, with strong machismo.

His one weakness is that he becomes foolish when he is in front of women.

This is the first time idol star Hoya of Infinite has tried acting.

He is delicate and gentle, unlike typical Busan guys.

There is also a guy named Kang Jun Hee, who keeps secrets.

You guys better be quiet!

And a charismatic math teacher, Tae Woong.

Shi Won's mom Il Hwa, who is in love with the drama "Star in My Heart" and actor Ahn Jae Wook.

You think you can just walk into major leagues?

Shi Won's dad Dong Il, a baseball coach at Lotte Giants.

These are the main characters of "Answer Me 1997."

A transcript arrives at Shi Won's home.

Does this say that she got the lowest score in her class?

Really? Look at this girl.

Our daughter got 48th place out of 48 students!

Shi Won! What are you doing? Come out right now!

While her dad gets angry about her score, Shi Won is too busy with Tony.

Her father thinks she is being stupid.

What?

What are you trying to be?

I want to marry Tony.

What?

This is all because of these monkeys. Hot or hoot or whatever!

Stop! Stop it!

Stop calling them monkeys!

She doesn't care what her father says.

- I got this doll from my fan. - You see? That's mine!

Why is that yours? Why are you so into those stupid guys?

- Dad! - What?

The broadcasting station is being generous letting those monkeys be on TV.

They should be all sent to the army instead.

I said stop calling them monkeys!

First, get off at Dongjak station and catch a cab to go to Hyundai Apartment.

I'm not leaving until I meet Tony.

- I came from Busan! - I came from the States.

Tony, I love you...

Are you ready to meet Tony?

Weren't you into Kangta?

I love you, H.O.T! H.O.T. forever!

Shi Won's love for Tony only gets deeper.

This hair style looks so good on him! How is he so pretty?

Shi Won doesn't have to know.

I heard that you became a man, Yoon Jae!

Stop it!

Sorry, does it hurt that bad? I wouldn't know.

Yoon Jae, I'm so proud you got the best score at school!

All the girls at school like him, but Shi Won does not understand why.

There are so many girls crazy about you.

Stop swearing!

Hey you! Stop hitting on Yoon Jae!

We've been friends since birth.

- Where were you? - I watched "The Contact."

- By yourself? - With Joon Hee.

Together?

Yoon Jae starts worrying about Joon Hee, who seems to be close with Shi Won.

Yoon Jae feels bitter at Joon Hee and Shi Won.

You're here?

My little girl, are you dating someone?

No, we are just friends.

How can a boy and a girl be friends?

Why not? Here is the example.

She's going to drive me crazy.

You don't seem okay. Why don't you go to the hospital?

When will you grow up?

Don't bother me. I'm busy now.

When will Shi Won discover how he feels about her?

Then one day...

Yoon Yoon Jae's rival finally has come.

This is a new student from Seoul.

A new good-looking boy came to the school!

I enjoyed playing baseball and basketball in Seoul.

My name is Do Hak Chan, and I came to Busan because my father is serving in the army.

If you want to know who Hak Chan is...

You know what "Spark" is?

He has all the issues of the magazine "Spark." And all of "Hot Wind."

He also has thousands of manga videos.

He can show you any variety of genres.

You know genre, right?

Uniform, Western, everything.

Where is he? Let's find him!

Hak Chan is admired by all the boys.

But, Hak Chan has one shocking, fatal weakness.

Wow, your eyelashes are so long! Can I touch them?

He becomes a complete idiot around girls.

He is usually not like this....

Are you being shy?

- I have something to tell you. - I'm listening.

Look at me.

This morning, I...

Today...

Yoo Jung asked me out.

I heard.

Do you want me to date her?

Why do you ask me?

Do you want me to date her?

Do you?

15 years later, there's an alumni meeting in Seoul.

Now 33 years old, these friends finally reunite.

One, Two, Three

At this meeting, one couple announces that they are getting married.

We liked H.O.T, we fell in love for the first time, and we laughed and cried together.

A period everyone goes through, but remains unforgettable.1997.

Confirm...

Up next is the making of "Answer Me 1997," and a very special announcement.

Man, you tried really hard.

You look so ugly!

Now begins the making of "Answer Me 1997."

Is it like "Video World?"

That was so awkward!

It's a competition. Who leaves?

I really was a fan of H.O.T.

I'm so nervous to meet them here.

There weren't these many yellow balloons for Sechs Kies back then.

There were way more white balloons for H.O.T.

If there were less balloons than I expected, I felt a little disappointed.

People wear the uniform of their favorite sports teams,

and I always wore the costume for my favorite idol.

1997 was a while ago so there are many different kinds of costumes.

- How old were you when H.O.T. debuted? - Four.

When the music starts, please scream in support.

It's easy being a fan these days, right?

We used to stay up all night at Jae Il Bank.

Eun Ji, are you tired?

One, Two, Three!

Grab the last piece and...

The last page was always hard to cut out.

When H.O.T. and Sechs Kies are on either side...

I studied Korean by reading fan fiction.

Fan fiction? H.O.T. fan fiction was really popular.

Some of them were even printed out like official books.

I didn't read them, but I heard that it was really popular among fans.

Attention! Bow!

Tell her to stop fixing her makeup.

You want to die?

- We're still friends. - Yes, we're professionals.

See you later!

There were a lot of really dramatic events.

I was living in a house with a very high fence, and my fans jumped over it.

Even burglars couldn't do that.

My fans would watch me while I was sleeping.

I'm so nervous to meet Tony.

She resembles my fans back in 1997.

- Tony! - It was just like that!

Tony, I love you...

Do it as if you are dancing.

- Do you know what Tamagotchi is? - Yes, I played it a lot in primary school.

- I'll take care of you. - What a good Tamagotchi.

Are you guys Lee Eui Jung and Bada?

In 1997, Baby V.O.X. and Bada made this hairstyle popular.

The key point is the part in the middle and this part that looks like an antenna.

I cut my bangs this much.

Just for the program.

- You look beautiful! - Really?

1004! Who is this?

I used a beeper briefly in primary school. Cell phones came out right after I bought it.

So I got a clam shell cellphone after a beeper.

Goal!

Is it ready?

I'm sorry.

I only did soccer.

Hoya, can you do it?

Nice shot!

Your shot is better than Eun Ji Won.

Is Seo Tae Woong going to the NBA?

He's not going to the NBA.

Oh, Choi Chi Su is going to the NBA.