Are there any good dramas set in 1980? The time period of the flashbacks in Healer (well, the ones not in 1992)? It’s such a fascinating period in history, with the Gwangju Uprising and everything.

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    This isn’t a drama – it’s an MV for 2 songs by a group called SPEED. Ji Changwook, Ha Sukjin and Park Boyoung star (Park Boyoung also features in one of the songs). It’s set during the Gwangju Uprising, but obviously, not focused on it per se. This particular video compiled both MVs into one video.

    https://youtu.be/OedIdAJ6LAM

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    I only know of Answer me 1988. It does address a little bit of current events at the time, like the student demonstration against corruption and the Olympics in Seoul at the time. But it is not action. It is more a coming of age story.

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    I think maybe Sandglass? Also seem to recall that the movie The Attorney deals with the student uprisings and is set in the 80s, but I haven’t seen either of them and might just be misremembering their synopses lol.

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    I’m not sure if Giant is set specifically in the 1980 but I think part of it does cover the ’80’s

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