Remember the days when you used to record your favorite song on the cassette and hear it on walkman? Well, if you are a 90’s kid then for sure. Days were different back then when we fought with our siblings to play Mario and Contra. From requesting songs at radio stations to play marbles with friends; we have lived a wonderful life. If you want to remember those days then here we are sharing top retro Korean dramas for 90’s kids.

Reply 1988 (2015)

Network: tvN

Episodes: 20

Genre: Retro, Friendship, Romance, Comedy, Family

Cast: Hyeri, Park Bo Gum Ryoo Joon-Yeol, Go Kyung-Pyo, Lee Dong-Hwi, Ryoo Hye-Young

Synopsis: Set in 1988, the story is about five friends living in the same neighbourhood. Sung Duk-Sun (Hyeri) is from a poor background and very bad at studies. Her elder sister Sung Bo-Ra (Ryoo Hye-Young) is a very bright girl who studies at Seoul National University. She is a rude girl and everybody is scared of her. Jung-Hwan (Ryoo Joon-Yeol) is a topper in the class and crazy about soccer. Sung Sun-Woo (Go Kyung-Pyo) lives with her mother and younger sister. He is a model student and a very kind-hearted person. Dong-Ryong (Lee Dong-Hwi) has a very funny personality and always hangs out with his friends. His father is the dean of the school but he still has poor academic scores. Choi Taek (Park Bo-Gum) is a famous Go player. He is also known as God of Go. But except for the game, he is very bad at other things.

Go Back Couple (2017)

Network: KBS2

Episodes: 12

Genre: Time Travel, Romance, Comedy

Cast: Jang Na-Ra, Son Ho-Jun, Han Bo-Reum, Jang Ki-Youg, Heo Jeong-Min, Lee Yi-Kyung, Cho Hye-Jung

Synopsis: Go back couple is a drama about a married couple Ma Jin-Joo and Choi Ban-Do. They were a couple from the college days and then got married. Due to some circumstances, they both regret their marriage and filed for divorce. Suddenly, the couple time travels to the day when they met for the first time. This is a romantic-comedy-drama along with some good emotional scenes.

Reply 1997 (2012)

Network: tvN

Episodes: 16

Genre: School, Friendship, Comedy, Romance

Cast: Jung Eun-Ji, Seo In-Guk, Shin So-Yul, Hoya , Eun Ji-Won, Lee Shi-Un

Synopsis: Sung Shi-Won (Jung Eun-Ji) is a high-school girl and a big fan of the H.O.T  K-Pop boy-band. She is crazy about Tony Oppa. She is a sassy girl and very bad at studies. Yoon Yoon-Jae (Seo In-Guk) is the childhood friend of Shi-Won. Kang Joon-Hee (Hoya) is a classmate of Yoon-Jae and also his best friend. Do Hak-Chan (Eun Ji-Won) is a transfer student and good at sports but unable to interact with girls. Mo Yoo-Jung (Shin So-Yul) is the best friend of Sung Shi-Won.  This is one the top Retro Korean Dramas for 90’s kids.

Life On Mars (2018)

Network: OCN

Episodes:16

Genre: Time-Travel, Investigation, Crime, Comedy

Cast: Jung Kyoung-Ho, Park Sung-Woong, Ko Ah-Sung, Oh Dae-Hwan, Noh Jong-Hyun

Synopsis: This is one of the best time-travel dramas. The story is about Jan Tae-Joo (Jung Kyoung-Ho) who leads the crime investigation team. While investigating the case, he got into an accident. When he woke up; he time-travelled to 1988. He is appointed as a detective and solves the cases. Kang Dong-Cheol (Park Sung-Woong), Yoon Na-Young (Ko Ah-Sung), Jo Nam-Sik (Noh Jong-Hyun) and Lee Yong-Gi (Oh Dae-Hwan) work at the same police department.

Reply 1994 (2013)

Network: tvN

Episodes: 21

Genre: Friends, Comedy, Romance, Drama

Cast: Go Ara, Yoo Yeon-Seok, Jung Woo, Kim Sung-Kyun, Son Ho-Jun, Min Do-Hee, Baro

Synopsis: Sung Dong-Il and Lee Il-Hwa are a married couple and run a boarding house. Their daughter Sung Na-Jung (Go Ara) is a university student. Seureki (Jung Woo) is a medical student. Chilbong (Yoo Yeon-Seok) is a famous pitcher of Yonsei University’s baseball team. Jo Yoon-Jin (Min Do Hee) is a fan of Seo Taiji and Boys group. Binggeure (Baro) is the cousin of Chilbong. Haitai (Son Ho-Jun) is a country boy and his father is the CEO of Suncheon Transportation Inc.

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