Reply 1988 Episode 17
Added 2025-04-05 14:00:02 +0000 UTC"Life is Ironic (Part 2)"
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The scene where Bora’s mom gives only the crab legs to her husband but saves the meaty body part just for Bora was so adorable. She gave Bora the body, the part with the most meat and flavor… that’s a mother’s love, right there. The subtitles weren’t very kind. 📍Sunwoo got into medical school with a full scholarship that covers all six years. 📍 If you look at the banner hanging in the alley, you’ll see that Jungbong didn’t just get into college—he got into the prestigious law school at Sungkyunkwan University.
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2025-04-06 08:46:51 +0000 UTCLet me explain why Bora decided to break up with Sunwoo. In the early days of their relationship, Bora often participated in student protests against the military dictatorship. Because of this, her name was blacklisted by the police. Even though she was attending the Department of Education at Seoul National University, she couldn’t become a public school teacher due to her record. So, she was essentially forced to give up on the teacher certification exam and instead started studying accounting and worked part-time jobs. However, when a new president came into office, people like Bora—who had opposed the previous regime—were removed from the blacklist. Do you remember? Around the time Bora was working at the accounting firm, her family had just finished paying off her father’s debt, and their financial situation became a bit more stable. That’s when she gave gifts to her parents, quit her part-time job after just a month, and began studying to become a lawyer. During her time working at the accounting firm, Bora once spoke with Sunwoo at a food stall near their neighborhood. Sunwoo asked her, “Why not take the CPA exam instead of working part-time?” Bora replied, “The CPA exam is extremely difficult. It takes years of studying, and I can’t do both—dating and studying. If I start preparing for the exam, we’ll have to break up.” Bora is the kind of person who needs to focus on one thing at a time. Especially when it comes to her future and her goals, she seems like a perfectionist who’s strict with herself. When she started studying for the bar exam before officially moving out, she often studied at the library. Over time, she noticed how Sunwoo would frequently wait for her, and she began to feel guilty. She couldn’t stand the idea of Sunwoo sacrificing more for her. Bora is the type of person who would rather give more than take—she can’t bear feeling like a burden. That’s also why receiving the necklace—Sunwoo’s father’s keepsake—felt like too much. She knew she couldn’t return the same amount of love or care at that moment. There’s one more reason. After Bora’s parents told her they’d support her fully as she prepared for the bar exam, there was a moment that changed her. One day, Deokseon asked their parents for money to sign up for a study room, and Noeul asked for new sneakers. But the parents said it was difficult at the moment and promised to cover those expenses next month. Bora overheard this conversation while putting on her shoes, and the expression on her face showed the weight of being the eldest daughter in the family. Bora loved Sunwoo, but it seems she believed that, more than her love life, it was time to focus on her future and repay the support and trust her parents had shown her. Even after she moved out, she didn’t break up with Sunwoo right away. But when she looked at the necklace he gave her, she finally made the decision to let him go.
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2025-04-06 08:20:32 +0000 UTCHyeri and Junyeol did not date immediately after the show,...they were friends first for a few years, until she was like 23 years old. She was too young when they shot Reply 88
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2025-04-05 22:08:47 +0000 UTC
