10 K-Dramas Like Reply 1988 to Watch in December 2023

"Lovers in Bloom" (2017)

This series follows the life of a young widow working as a police officer in a small neighborhood police station, as she navigates the challenges of raising her daughter alone while finding love again in an unexpected place.

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"Reply 1994" (2013)

Set in the 1990s, this heartwarming series centers around a group of college students living together in a boarding house in Seoul, exploring their lives, loves, and the cultural shifts of that era.

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"Reply 1997" (2012)

Focused on a group of high school friends in Busan, this nostalgic series revisits the 1990s, capturing the zeitgeist of the time through the lens of young love, K-pop fandom, and the journey to adulthood.

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"Youth of May" (2021)

Set against the backdrop of the Gwangju Uprising in May 1980, this series tells a tragic love story between a medical student and a nurse, highlighting the impact of historical events on ordinary lives.

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"Girls' Generation 1979" (2017)

Set in the late 1970s in Daegu, this coming-of-age drama follows the lives of high school girls, depicting their friendships, family dynamics, and first loves in a rapidly changing world.

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"Life on Mars" (2018)

A contemporary police detective finds himself mysteriously transported back to the 1980s, where he must solve crimes in a different era while figuring out how to return to his own time.

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"Miss Korea" (2013-2014)

In 1997, amidst the IMF crisis, a group of former high school classmates work together to transform an ordinary elevator girl into Miss Korea, hoping to save their failing cosmetic company.

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"Signal" (2016)

A walkie-talkie allows a detective from 2000 to communicate with a cold case profiler in 2015, enabling them to solve crimes together across time, but also leading to unintended consequences.

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"Autumn in My Heart" (2000)

A heartbreaking story of two siblings, separated in childhood due to a hospital error, who reunite years later and fall in love without knowing their true relationship, leading to a tragic yet touching romance.

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"When My Love Blooms" (2020)

The series depicts the rekindled love between two former university sweethearts who meet again in their 40s, juxtaposing their youthful dreams with their present realities and past regrets.

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