K-Dramas Like Reply 1997
Loved Reply 1997 (2012), tvN, and want more with the same feel? It is known for high school, 1990s and first love. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.
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Fight for My Way
쌈 마이웨이
Dong Man once dreamed of becoming a fighter, and his childhood friend Ae Ra of becoming a TV anchor, but life has led them to very ordinary jobs.
Same feel: Friends To Lovers, First Love, Comedy, Romance
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A Love Other Than Yours
너 말고 다른 연애
Ten years into their relationship, Namgoong Ho and Lee Mi-do have built a life together — until feelings neither of them expected start pulling at the seams.
Same feel: Love Square, Romance
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Welcome to Waikiki
으라차차 와이키키
Three friends who have never had much luck, an aspiring film director, an eccentric actor and a lazy writer, open a small guesthouse in Itaewon to fund their dream movie.
Same feel: Friends To Lovers, Bromance, Life, Comedy
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Way Back Love
내가 죽기 일주일 전
Hui Wan is twenty-four and has lost her will to live. Then her childhood friend and first love, Ram U, appears in front of her. He died four years ago and is now a grim reaper.
Same feel: Friends To Lovers, First Love, Romance
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Would You Marry Me?
우주메리미
Kim U Ju, the sole son and fourth-generation heir of Myungsoondang—South Korea’s oldest and most prestigious bakery—has lived his entire life preparing to uphold its 80-year…
Same feel: Love Square, Comedy, Romance
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Spirit Fingers
스피릿 핑거스!
Song U Yeon is a quiet, awkward high school student who blends into the background and lives a life that feels dull and uneventful.
Same feel: High School, First Love, Comedy, Romance
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Through the Darkness
악의 마음을 읽는 자들
Seoul in the 1990s is being shaken by a series of brutal, apparently random attacks, and the police have nothing.
Same feel: 1990s
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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
역도요정 김복주
A story of love and dreams between three young potential athletes: weightlifter Kim Book Joo, swimmer Jung Joon Hyung, rhythmic-gymnast Song Shi Ho, and the nutritionist Jung Jae…
Same feel: Friends To Lovers, First Love, Romance
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The Worst of Evil
최악의 악
In 1990s Seoul, a young police officer goes undercover to break a gang that is pushing a new drug across the city.
Same feel: 1990s
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Touch Your Heart
진심이 닿다
Yun Seo is a popular actress better known for her looks than her acting, and a scandal involving a chaebol heir sends her career into a nosedive.
Same feel: First Love, Comedy, Romance
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About Reply 1997
In 1997, Shi Won is a high school fan of a famous boy band, and she and her five friends in Busan share everything. See the full page, cast and where to watch →
Questions about dramas like Reply 1997
What are the best dramas like Reply 1997?
Our top picks are Fight for My Way, A Love Other Than Yours, Welcome to Waikiki, followed by Way Back Love. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as high school, 1990s and first love, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.
Where can I watch Reply 1997?
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