Hopefully this drama will be as awesome as Answer Me 1997.....

I just started watching A.M. 1997 and currently on ep 15, have not seen the ending yet so no spoilers! And, this is a really great news because even if I have not finish this series, i'm already craving for a second season!!!

this change in name and plot direction does not bode well with me . . . it seems so random (and lame) after the perfection of answer me 1997. but i have no problem waiting and hoping for the best.

This "article" is misleading. The makers recently mentioned that they were developing ideas for the second season and that basketball was one possible idea that was suggested.

I kind of wish they weren't calling this a sequel to Answer Me 1997, but they kept everything else the same. Then at least the comparisons wouldn't be quite so obvious. I just don't think the exact magic of Answer Me 1997 can be replicated, but I really liked the people behind the show, so I'm looking forward to this show, but I know I'll struggle to not compare it to Answer Me 1997

I have faith in this team after putting out Answer Me 1997 so I'm not too worried.

Honestly I love basketball, so I'm down for it. Not much basketball dramas from korea I'm aware of.

Haha, that 1994 is my birthdate xD That is really embarrassing! I don't know anything about that time period so it will be really interesting to watch, hopefully it will be as good as 1997. I don't get why it's about basketball but I have faith in the production team *fingers crossed*

I like basketball and am a *eherm* "child" of the '90's, so this should be interesting!

Doesn't anyone remember the basketball craze between Yonsei and Korea U back then? It might work~

i'd have to believe whatever they give me—in 1994 i was pretty young and probably too young to retain any pop culture memories outside of disney animations. although i will admit that i was definitely an incredibly late bloomer when it came to media consumption! probably not until my second or third year in high school that i actively started taking an interest in such things, in an effort to try and be more "tuned in." i'm definitely clueless about most pop culture events that happened before 2005—i know a lot, now, but i have no personal memories of any.

which is why i think it took me a bit longer to appreciate reply 1997. it was chock-full of nostalgic references that i could only (very) dimly relate to, but it was a show so full of heart that i ended up loving it pretty dearly and pretending i too had lived through that time. i'd probably have even less, if anything, to relate to with the 1994 version, but it doesn't make me any less eager for it.

i just fervently hope i love the 1994 cast as much as i loved the 1997 one. i don't give a shoot for whether they use big name or no name actors, though i'd love to see some fresh, talented faces.

I was 5 years old in 1994 so anything pop culture that I have been exposed to that time has now been reduced into blurry haze. In my hometown, which is way far from my country's capital city, households were just slowly beginning to switch from black-and-white to colored TVs. If there were pop culture references in Answer Me 1997 that I couldn't relate to, I think this one would be even more foreign to me.

But I still think Answer Me 1997 didn't only rely on its references to be charming. There was so much heart in that story that transcended beyond age and cultural differences that even non-Korean fans and 2000-something kids have been able to relate.

So at the end of the day, no matter what era in pop culture they choose, I hope the same group of people churns out a story that is entirely different but as amazing as Answer Me 1997.

Ah, this makes me want to watch it all over again.

My eyes went like 0_o when I saw 'Basketball Extravaganza'. But I know worse dramas with better names. Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to the drama, as long as they keep up with the awesome team behind Reply 1997 and hire good actors.

lol, that will be so nostalgic for me. xd 1994 is my birth year, and then december as well. xd well, I didn't recognize much of 1997 anyway, so that shouldn't be a reason to not watch this drama! ;) (Though I'm not to excited about the basketball part....)

what basket ball ?? i even don't know how to play basket ball and what happen on that time. so blind with this basketball thing

it sounds no interesting for me

I'll watch !

I like basketball. I like watching basketball. Do i like to watch k-dramas about basketball...? Hmm. That is the question to be asked.

OMG I LOVED THAT "LAST MATCH" DRAMA!! I even remember the theme song and everything!!

I'm excited that the male leads are going to wear shorter shorts to play basketball. Bring on the great bums.

I like sports dramas, so looking forward to this one! My Korean friend said Slam Dunk was really popular when she was younger (the time setting of this drama is the same time when she was a teenager), so this type of basketball storyline will probably be nostalgic to people of her generation. Can't wait to see who will be casted!

I wasn't even born yet in 1994. O.o But Answer Me 1997 worked for me despite the time period it was set in, so maybe this will too. :D

I loved all of the references in Answer Me 1997 because i remembered them, so i'm curious to see what they have in 1994 that I remember. For all i know, 1994 Korea was vastly different to 1994 Australia so it wouldn't matter if I remembered it or not, lol. Although, 1997 Korea wasn't that different to 1997 Australia, so there's no reason why 1994 would be.

I'm sure they're going to make heaps of references to Slam Dunk... Cos that's all I talked about with my mates!!!

Hanamichi FTW!

Yay! In dramaland landed a huge Slam Dunk (manga/anime and doujinshi) fan. And she is just excellent at what she is doing. At least I hope she'll do another great job with 1994. Crossing fingers ^v^

Well I'm hoping for idols no matter whether they've just debuted, especially the ones from 2012. To be honest, I think I'm about to write a fanfic if this sequel is taking longer than it is supposed to be. If I can say that I don't mind nostalgia-on-the-90s feeling though I'm only a teenager for now, then I will be grateful to be SO OLD RIGHT NOW. :) But first, they need casting though we know the cast from season 1 won't be coming back since season 1 has ended on the right note (meaning no continuation; just good ending). My prediction of casting: 1. SISTAR's maknae, Dasom, may be likely to be the female lead but I prefer her being the female ver. of Yoon Yoon-jae; 2. Not BtoB for they're filming Mnet drama though the other 3 can be potential suitors in season 2; 3. CNBLUE member who is enthusiastic in basketball: It would be Yonghwa but he's casted in The Heirs; so my 2nd option would be Minhyuk since he can pull off a high school student's look though the last drama he starred in as a drop-out college student. So yeah. That's that. TQ