Reply 1988 (2015)

"A-Teen" and "Reply 1988" share several similarities:

1. **Youthful Focus**: Both dramas center around the lives of teenagers and young adults, exploring their friendships, romantic relationships, and personal growth during their formative years.

2. **Nostalgic Elements**: "Reply 1988" is set in the late 1980s and evokes nostalgia for that era, while "A-Teen" captures the everyday experiences of contemporary high school students, creating a sense of nostalgia for the high school years.

3. **Strong Friendships**: Both series highlight the importance of friendships and the dynamics within friend groups. They showcase how these relationships influence the characters' lives and development.

4. **Coming-of-Age Themes**: Both dramas focus on the coming-of-age journey, dealing with themes such as self-discovery, love, and the challenges of growing up.

These similarities make both dramas relatable and engaging for viewers interested in stories about youth, personal development, and the impact of friendships and romance.

"Unforgettable" is set in 90s but shows how main characters are living in modern world. Like "Reply 1988", it's all about childhood friends which lived in a small village, and their first love and dreams.
Also, "Unforgettable" actors are really good. I could say as good as "Reply 1988". And, of course, in both you could hear old times music. Don't know about you, but I really love listening to korean music from 70s to 90s.

Strong bond between friends similar to reply 1988, both dramas are focused on family relations and romance is not the main focus, both are funny, parents are also friends and they all live in same neighborhood.

Recommending this only for the warmth this drama leaves you with. My mister generates warmth after completing it, so does reply 1988. This drama will show how relationships were, how the korean culture was in 1988 and how families in a neighbourhood take care of each other!!

While the premises are very different, the feel of it was similar.

You have the "life back then" aspect of it; you get to experience how life was back in 1998 in Taiwan. You also have the family and friend aspect of it; you get to see the friendships developing and turning into more, as well as the relationship with the family improving. As well as the heartfelt feelings between the leads, the patience and the love.

That being said, 1988 is purely a "slice of life" drama vs. Someday also has a time travel element, as well as a murder mystery added to it.

Both of these dramas are excellent, and highly recommended.

First set in high school with old school technology. Although On Your Wedding Day is not set as far back as Reply 1988.
Also first love, more than first loves, realistic moments of choices and decisions we make on our journey of life.

Totally, these two have the same vibe. Combination of friendships, family, slice of life, and the right amount of romance put together. Youth vs Elderly. If you love Dear My Friends, you definitely can't miss Reply88, ever.

Our Youth is, basically, a remake albeit with many differences. Anyway, I think Reply 1988 is much better

All of the Reply series and You Are the Apple of My Eye have that certain nostalgic factor; they're all beautiful, hilarious, clever, coming-of-age stories. You can't help but grow attached to the cast as you experience several moments with them--from their school years, to their first heart breaks, all the way up until they're finally adults and working their butts off. These stories both have a slight melancholic feel, precisely because of how eerily relatable and realistic the challenges they face seem to be.

I think if you enjoyed watching Reply 1988, you'll especially love You Are the Apple of My Eye and the similar message that it tries to convey. I think You Are the Apply of My Eye is just slightly more light-hearted and has a more crude humor

They are both told around funny and precious families.
Also let's just say the love lines have some similarities.

Both are about a young adult's coming of age during tumultous years in their country's history. The nostalgic vibe is strong in both dramas.

They both have comedic values in them and it involves the story and the budding romance between two childhood friends. It also portrays the process of how the childhood friends grow from not-too-successful to successful in their career paths. The similiarity between the girl main character is seen as they are both strong and rash. Although reply 1988 focuses on family values more than romantic relationships, Fight For My Way also presents the moral of family in throughout the drama. There are many other similarities between these two dramas.

In both dramas, family and friends are the sole focus here. Don't be put off with What Happens to My Family's number of episodes (there's only 53 one hour each). WHTMF will make you laugh, cry, smile, and value the importance of family just like Reply 1988. Like Reply 1988, the romance for WHTMF is well balanced out and not the sole focus. Only difference is that 1988 has the husband hunt while WHTMF doesn't. I highly recommend both if you're interested in one or the other. Actually, please do watch both, you won't regret it :D

"Youth Over Flowers: Africa" actually star the male leads of "Reply 1988." To get a better sense of how the four men showcase their acting skills, watching "Reply 1988" is a great starter! From then, you get a chance to see their personalities in real life through this reality show.

Both of them are a slice-of-life kind of dramas. Age of youth focuses on 5 girls and college life, whereas Reply 1988 focuses on the children growing up (and experiencing their first love) as well as the family members. Both are slow paced, and detail orientated. It is definitely the smallest things that touch you the most. The music is also subtle and fitting. Characters in both shows have a lot of depth and show a lot of character growth.
Many life lessons to learn in both.
Overall the pace, genre, direction/cinematography (revealing details a bit at a time), music and feel of the two shows are similar.