Thank you for the news. I didn't get into Reply 1994 (but it's on the list!) but this is cool news. I hope they do something different - with the same heart and fun as the Answer Me series but telling a different kind of story. You can only make so many sequels before the novelty starts to wear off.

Also very happy to hear that TvN is bringing aboard so many talented people. I really do love their programs for the most part and I love that they're carving out little niches in different genres while simultaneously trying new things. I appreciate the freedom they're able to have as a cable channel and I hope they continue to produce quality programs as their stable of talent grows. I just hope they continue to allow them to be creative and innovative and take risks. They do pay off.

Yes, moar, moar, moar! Superwoman Lee Woojung!

And oh yeah, cameos from our favourites Kim Daeju and Na Youngseok please!

I had bittersweet memories of both Answer Me shows. 1997 was great at the beginning but it lagged towards the end, while 1994 was draggy at the beginning, great at the middle and dragged again at the end.

If they're planning on another series like Answer Me, just please ditched the husband mystery concept.

The "A" to this "Q" of what's next can really only have one option..Coming this fall from the team that brought you Answer Me, 1997 (H.O.T Stuff), Answer Me 1994 (It's Shooting Season, Hoops that is)
Is now Answer me, Joseon. Complete with a soundtrack that's sure to take you way, way back, this focuses on one gisaeng's assistant, who must attempt to control her total fangirling over painter Shin Yun Bok. The laughs, da feelz, the assassination attempts.
Also special appearance of Song Dong Il and Lee Il Hwa who play... the exact same roles, this time in charge of gisaeng house. Let the hilarity and nicknames begin!

Either Yoo Yeon-seok or Park Seo-joon in contention for the lead will be fiiiineeeee with me!!

The success of any business is the good treatment of its people. Tvn heads probably trust and give the producers and writers creative freedom in their projects. That said, the PD and writer team need to work well together and have a common objective or else you'll end up with PD or writer walking out in the middle of a drama as we've seen of late.
If the Answer Me team plans to do a third installment, my only request is to not troll us with Who's the Husband? plot. Answer Me 1994 left a bittersweet taste to me mainly because of the toxic environment of the shipping war, it was madness indeed!

I hope they make something as fun as both the previous shows. AM'94 was good but I couldn't get myself to like it as much as it's predecessor. Of course not because my favorite ship sank (pfft, obviously)! Maybe because I tend to incline towards the first part of the series more or because they could have been done with 1994 by reducing it to 20 one-hour episodes instead of adding half-an-hour extra. I hope they eliminate the 'husband mystery' in their new show, I got sick of it after the 16th episode, felt like this was the only thing the show was centered around.

Also, it would be nice if they write the female lead like they had written Sung Shi-Won. She is my favorite female character along with Cheon Song-Yi. I won't mind idols acting this time either because JEJ, Dohee and Bora were really good in their respective roles. After looking at their previous cast ensemble, I'm pretty sure that the makers won't disappoint us with their choice of actors.

For me Answer Me 1997 was 100 times better than Answer Me 1994.

more answer me please. I could watch a million of those series even if they took place in the same years just with a different cast

looking at the comments, it seems that many intl fans like r97 more than r94. but im the only one i guess for liking the sequel way way better than its predecessor. maybe it's because i watched 94 first? the bond between all the characters seem stronger to me and idk man i'm just emotionally connected to all of them and their story not to mention that the casts are hella awesome at playing their roles. eventho i have to agree that they kinda dragged it out especially on the latter.

I throughly enjoyed both Answer me 1997 and Answer me 1994 but if they plan on continuing with the series then i hope they handle the husband mystery properly this time around.It just felt too draggy and that the writers were just yanking the viewers around for heck of it.
And who can forget the S**tstorm that broke out among the kdrama fans in various forums when supporting trash oppa and chilbongie. haha. The emotions kdramas bring about. :)

I'll be sitting this one out - 94 scarred me for life!

Wow! That is so awesome for tvN!

I wish there was more coverage out there on the people behind the scenes such as Na PD and awesome writer Lee Woo-jung. I've been loving the Grandpa/Noona series and a part of the reason I tune in is because I enjoy seeing the snippets of Na PD interacting with the cast. He just seems like a really funny and awesome person! These people are the masterminds and superheros to some of our favorite shows, but (at least on American Google) it's hard to find any information about them at all! So thanks again Dramabeans for sharing this kind of news!

I loved the AM shows, so I would enjoy another one. If they HAVE to do the spouse-guessing thing though, it would be an interesting twist to make a boy be the lead, and have his future wife be the question mark.

I watched answer 1997 first and then answer 1994 after, and I prefer answer 1994, the characters I could connect more and the friendship felt stronger imo.

Answer 1997 is more loved maybe because fans are younger - and they can connect to fan culture, one thing I just can't.

Plus some dislike answer 1994 because they refused to see major hints that the lead female had only one person in my and heart and it wasn't Chilbong.

Hmm, maybe this time around, can we return to the 30 min format? And for god's sakes, can we PLEASE just leave behind the first love fetish this writer seems to have? First loves are not some holy sacred thing that /have/ to work out every time.

I'm all for a Reply part three. I'm actually kind of interested in seeing a genderbend for this -- a male main character and a guess who's the wife. Then again, that might actually end with more fanwars than the previous two installments and I don't know if I can put up with that another time...

Yayyayyayyayyayyayayayayayayayaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!!!!
I just finished marathoning Reply 1997/1994
i reeeeaaallllyyyyy hope there will be a third one i loved 1994 so so so so much (Garbage Oppa <3)

Very much liked both 1997 and 1994, but overall, the story line and characters were better in 1994 (the whole crazy fandom thing in 1997 was just too much) along w/ more humor, while 1997 had the more heart-breaking emotional moments/scenes.

Loved dad & mom in both, but they had more to do/were more critical in 1994 (since they were parents of a high school kid, instead of a college kid) due to the storyline regarding health, etc.

Yeah, both had some pacing issues but pretty much every drama has that issue and the excellent writing/dialogue and acting more than made up for it.

Wouldn't mind seeing another round of AM, but maybe PD Shin should do something else 1st before coming back to that.

Not surprised that top talent are drawn to tvN; being a cable network, the PDs/writers have so much more freedom - which is why most of the best American TV shows of recent have also been cable shows (HBO, AMC, etc.).

I think if they made another Answer Me show, they shouldn't continue the husband game. That gets old after a while, and it almost ruined AM 1994 for me.
Hopefully they put something fresh and interesting that won't bore the viewers, and they decided with a more reasonable timing for the show (AM 1997 had 30-minute episodes, while AM 1994 had 1hr30 minute episodes), I think it wouldn't be too short or too long if they had the show at exactly 1 hr.

No more Answer Me series, please. They better make a brand new series. I love Answer Me 1997 because it was so fresh and unique when I watch it. And while I like Answer Me 1994, the whole who-is-the-husband thing is very tiring and they dragged it too long. Well then, if they still want to make the new Answer Me series (but I still think it's better if they make a new series), ditch the whole who-is-the-husband thing!

NO MORE WILL THEY OR WON'T THEY PLEASE please

Personally I want one more Answer Me sequel starting with 2000 then I want them to move on to something else, then when we least expect it say 10/15 years from now I want them to come back with one final Answer Me sequel bringing all three families together.

Never had any desire to watch Answer Me series.

Daebak... Can't wait! They made me such fans so even if they filmed the cast reading phonebooks... I WILL WATCH! Hahaha...

And that aside... CAMEOS... Please... I need cameos of AM 1997 and AM 1994!

Yay...I suppose. Answer me team is amazingly talented and I really do trust in their creative capabilities. But the question is, are they going to repeat the same mistakes as with AM1994? That show had so much potential but was ruined (for me) because of excessive product placement and dragged out love triangle. I loved AM1997 to bits, but the sequel left me feel cheated (and no, I was not a Chilbong shipper). I will definitely check this new drama out, but if I see one more round of “guess the husband” game I am out. Well, not out, but most likely I will not start watching before the last episode airs.

tvN is just taking over. Lee Woo-jung is just awesome with what she's done as a writer. I bet the main networks want her bad but she has more freedom to be bold with her writing on a cable network.

tVN has to be my favourite K-drama network. It's amazing and I feel it's breaking away from the cliche genres and dramas. I mean, if you watch Kdramas for a while, like a few months you you notice the trend in which the drama plays itself- which gets really annoying at time. I honestly feel that tVN dramas are the only dramas I can marathon back to back without taking a break. I can just go on watching them and be totally awed. tVN fighting!

I wish this wonder team would work with stars such as Kim Soo Hyun..or IU. I bet that would be an awesome drama :) Great production + well-known korean stars! IT'LL BE CHALLENGING!!

I know this post is super later, but if anyone sees this, I heard that the Answer Me franchise is getting an American remake (to be produced by FOX) called Answer me 1999 Can anyone confirm this??

I enjoyed both series, i hope they cont. with reply series but they definetly have to drop the who's the husband angle and why the hell do all the main girls end up with a guy that they considered like a brother? That needs to be ditched. I suggest having a 13 yr old be the narrator and telling the story of how their parents got together and we have to guess who their parents are. By mid season it can be revealed and it can look at the years in which the child was raise comedic of course. I think that would be interesting it should star lee couple.