I luuuuuuurves this show. At this point I don't care who's going to end up together (kinda). I just want this show to never end.

I've been really wanting to watch this do you know if it is subbed anywhere?

Ahhh, so happy to hear it's such a ratings hit. I LOOOOOVE it!

first? love this show!!!! and Jo Eun-ji and Seo In-gook are so cute I hope their characters end up togheter

Super happy for the cast and staff! Seems like tvN can do no wrong this year...

But her name is Jung EunJi, not Jo. I adore the confession made by Seo In Guk of how he had developed feelings for EunJi in real life during filming, even though I'm sure he only confessed to generate buzz for the drama.

What's better is a couple of the cast members, like EunJi and Hoya, are actually from Busan and have real accents. Unlike Haeundae Lovers where SoYeon, for example, are faking satoori.

YAY!! Because I love this show, it makes me so happy to know that it's being given love in the native country as well.

I know I'll love it, wen I marathon it at the end of its run.

On another note, I love the Busan accent. I think its cute.

This drama is cute and fresh,you know!, i'm not korean,but when i watch this show i see lots of things that are usual and same in every nationality,so i love watching it and i enjoy it a lot,thank you so much;-)

Will you continue recapping this drama? I hope you do... Please.. Please.. Please..Btw, thank you for the recaps from ep1-6. Much appreciated! :)

Her name is actually Jung Eun Ji hehe ..

Awesome news! This show deserve the attention it's getting I wish subs would come out faster though

This drama .... ugh you can't help but love it for how close to real it is. Reminds me of my younger days *sigh*

please give me recap the episodes 7&8 as soon as posible because I LOVE THIS DRAMA so much...thank u.

i RARELY watch shows, even if i 'mark' them to watch, just due to time commitment and the fact that dramabeans has just such good summaries :). Very once in awhile i will read summaries and THEN watch an episode here and there, just to see what i miss.

Not only am i watching this show, i have LOLed and cried out loud throughout it AND i want to watch it before i read the summaries (a huge rarity for me).

I started watching Arang and the Magistrate as well because of my love for Shin Mina, but honestly the added bonus of actually watching the show instead of just reading summaries is not as great as Answer Me 1997.

I haven't been watching this drama, but it's on my radar. I'm glad to hear it's doing well though because I want the cable companies to keep airing dramas. Some of the better dramas I watched this year were from cable (i.e. Queen In Hyun's Man, Padam Padam, Kimchi Family, Flower Boy Ramen Shop). It's always nice to have more dramas to choose from.

BEST SHOW AIRING.

Wow! The ratings are impressive and Answer Me 1997 deserved it. I'm still at episode 5 and 6 but totally enjoying it more than any other drama I'm currently watching. :D

Fighting!

Thanks for posting! I'm so glad this show is getting the attention it deserves, and it was great to hear your thoughts.

I am so confused! I thought there were only 8 episodes! Grrrr....school is starting soon and I need to focus!! But instill adore the show even though there are still 8 more episodes!!!! Grrrrr

Thanks so much for this, I was fearful that this show ended at 8 episodes. Does anyone know the final episode count for this drama?

Would it be possible to request earlier Answer Me 1997 articles be retroactively tagged with the "Answer Me 1997" tag?

Sometimes I wish to refer back to them, but sadly the articles are not readily available via the lovely EunJi avatar under Recapped Series.

A huge THANKS if the tag can be added!! ^^

http://www.dramabeans.com/2012/07/character-introductions-for-answer-me-1997/

http://www.dramabeans.com/2012/05/answer-to-1997-starts-filming-adds-to-cast/

http://www.dramabeans.com/2012/05/eun-ji-won-stars-in-new-sitcom/

I beg to differ :) The best drama airing right now is May Queen. I just watched the first episode and was highly impressed. I see 30% ratings in store for this drama~~

Anyhow, 3.25% ratings!! Wow!! That's almost as high as under performing over-the-air dramas (Heartstrings, Love Rain). Is every single woman in their teens/twenties/thirties watching this drama or something?

yes!!!!! this show is amazing! even though i'm not familiar with 90's kpop, i think about the BSB and NSync rivalry of the late 90's and my teenage years of yore :)
Reply 1997 fighting!!!!!

Thank you!

men, my love for TvN keeps growing, when I hear a drama is on their network, I have to at least try one epi and this one is not disappointing so far.

Gave in to temptation and watched ep 1 then stopped right there, not gonna repeat the same mistake i made with Japanese 'rich man poor woman' and 'sprout' cuz now am literally having the shakes waiting for upcoming episodes! Am more of the post Big Bang idol era fan but even i can tell H.O.T must have been living up to their name back then, plus av seen Tony Ahn in RM and he is...well HOT!

Aww, so glad that it's gaining so much recognition and popularity! I can't say anything about its nostalgic appeal, seeing as I'd barely learnt how to talk in 1997, but the show definitely has heart and is really relateable - and has the CUTEST LOVE TRIANGLE EVER.

I hope this show blows up (in a good way). Almost everyone is an amazing actor, especially Eunji. I would have NEVER known it was her first time acting because she's such a natural. All other shows and script writers should learn from this show, because this show is amazing, and it keeps on bring twists and turns that you would never expect to see.

what i love about this show besides the incredible chemistry of the cast, the depictions of normal human beings, the trend of the day and most especially how a lot of people can actually relate to it.. for koreans a lot but for international fans some parts maybe like me for instance. for example, the depiction of teen age life: the seemingly complicating treatment of matters that are very trivial for adults. I also love that its not makjang-ish and over glamorous like some of the kdramas Ive watch int he past which tends to get overwhelming in some moments. And also given the fact that most of the lead cast is not that crazy popular well except eun ji won makes me feel comfortable watching them.

twist to twist the twist - yes please!
it breaks my heart, and then fills it up again.

so cute! might that be a picture of them in college days in the BTS video, with the different uniform?

OMG. I love this show so much! T^T
I love the tone of the drama! It's both funny at times and then heartfelt at others. But the show really makes you fall in love with the characters and the relationships that have with each other. I seriously haven't watched a drama that so heart warming in a long time <3

GAHHHHH!! I love it!

Loving this show so much, love the cast, writers and director. The accent is wonderful on the ears i could listen to them forever. Mwaaah!!!!

Words cannot describe how much I love this show!!! It's definitely the closest a drama has come to PERFECT. hahahhahaha... You could not have described my frustration to the twist to the twist any better... ANSWER ME 1997!!! I wanna knowwwww!!

Loving this show and Arang and the Magistrate! So glad finally something else to love since QIHM.

Love this gem! This shows making me falling in love with all the characters.

After watching the last 4 episodes, I started to have an urge wanting to watch how Shi-won went through her university life, her first job hunting, her first time spending a night with her man, her wedding, discovery of her pregnancy... I want to watch how she went through all these with her friends and family. It will make my day if they decide to have a second season with the same cast!

By the way, I am hoping Yoon-jae is Shi-won's husband - that poor guy is suffering too much!!! Finger crossed! Also I feel sorry for Joon Hee - hoping him to have an awesome boyfriend better than Yoon-jae!

urgh!!!! Tell me who will end up together already!!!! Been rewatching the first 8 episodes over and over to find clues!!!! So frustrated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Busan Saturi~<3! I've been a fan of non-Seoul dialects for at least the past year after watching Ha JiWon in Haeundae (which wasn't a spectacular movie but I loved the accent) and after watching Padam Padam and King 2 Hearts. I hope non-Seoul settings (and their cooresponding saturi) become a new norm in kdramaland~ <3

I really wish we have faster subs for this drama, which is awesome...seriously on the top of my list lately.

I'm so happy for tvN.

AM1997 has joined "Joseon X-Files" and INR2012 on my list of best/favorite shows.

While I like the humor in AM1997, it's more situational humor than one based on witty/snappy dialogue (which I prefer), but the comedy elements here are just an added element to what really carries the show, its heart.

From the small moments like a glance here and there to the big ones - this show really knows how to tug at your heart (not at all artificial, forced or sappy like in so many K-dramas - ahem, "Big", RTP. SG, etc.).

And while AM1997 has certain K-drama elements, such as a storyline which includes an accident and a disease, they are done so well that there is absolutely no rolling of the eyes here.

Not at all "cookie-cutter" like in so many K-dramas, being fresh and original in how they were handled - esp. the reveals, which made them so powerful (like a punch in the gut), whereas most K-dramas telegraph these things so one can see them coming from a mile away (which totally ruins any emotional impact where one ends up laughing at how bad it was done instead of feeling the emotion one is supposed to feel).

The fact that AM1997 also has a "mystery" element is just the icing on the cake.

This show has a lot of heart and originality. Frankly it's great for tVN. Hopefully the other cable producers will follow suit and make good quality shows for us to watch! I'm all for more great drama! Bring 'em on! The more the merrier.