This was PERFECTION. While I gotta say that most of you guys won't agree with me, I -as a 90's kid- know exactly what kind of feelings are necessary to fully understand this drama. Many of you guys are in your teenage years. While I'm only 20 years old, it might seem to appear as a 'back in my days'-speech, but I can't help it! Since I grew up with many things taken from the 90's, I can refer to many things which happened in Reply 97. Story: Simple, but awesome. You really get a great view on the slowly modernized way of Koreans raising their kids. The possibilities to go from A to B where limited as heck -at last in comparison to our train and subway systems nowadays- and I can still remember the issues I had as a kid trying to cut down some of the old video tapes in order to get rid of the commercials of my recordings. As you can see, nostalgia is going for most of us on while watching this drama. Most importantly though to me is the fact of mentioning a topic which is still a no go in Korea. Being homosexual. While I have some homosexual friends -some of them being Korean- I was quite happy that the script writers didn't stop themselves from mentioning this quite important aspect in everybody's lives. Acting: I loved Eunji and Seo In Guk the most. Well not particularly because they've been the main couple, but it's just that they had some great chemistry going on between each other. Other than that I still can't get over the fact Lee Shi Un (Bang Sung Jae) was played by a 30 year old guy while Hoya is only 23 years old. Meaning: Impressive acting! Music: What can you say about the music? Being a devoted fan myself, I can't rate it low, nor can I give it a 10. Everybody's taste is different, so since this was a story about idols and stuff back in the days it's better to say nothing than criticizing or praising it endlessly. Rewatch Value: HECK YEA! The thing about romantic dramas/slice of life dramas in general is that they aren't like crime or mystery series: You can actually predict the ending and if not it's just a minor surprise compared with crime series. I find it quite difficult to re-watch a crime/mystery serie while knowing the whole background of it. You spoiler yourself, BIG TIME, while slice of life dramas are just trying to catch the zeitgeist at a certain time. Overall: 10. Obviously. While I didn't mind Reply94, I think that Reply97 met everybody's expectations perfectly, since you saw many old fashioned styles, devices and so on.. Recommended for those who want to kind of gasp some nostalgic kind of view on a time they've never experienced before, while being entertained.