2013
21 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
University students from across Korea share a boarding house in Seoul during 1994, while a future-flashback teases which of the men the central female character…
If you loved Reply 1988's ensemble where every character earns their screen time, Reply 1994 delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — nostalgia and family — is the same. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.
2012
16 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
Six friends navigate high school in Busan in 1997 — the height of the first K-pop idol wave — while a flash-forward wedding reveals that one of the men in the g…
If you loved Reply 1988's ensemble where every character earns their screen time, Reply 1997 delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — nostalgia and friendship — is the same. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.
2008
25 eps
J.C. Staff / Crunchyroll
Romance Comedy Drama
Ryuuji Takasu has a terrifying face that makes everyone think he's a delinquent; he's actually the gentlest person in school. Taiga Aisaka is tiny and easily ov…
Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.
2020
18 eps
JTBC
Romance Fantasy Comedy
A middle-aged man on the verge of divorce wakes up 18 again and must decide if he wants to reclaim his past.…
Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.
2024
16 eps
JTBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Two childhood best friends who went separate ways reconnect in adulthood and discover their feelings run deeper than friendship.…
Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.