it’s officially 10:30 am, september 17 in korea, which makes today the 32nd anniversary of the 1988 olympics, which were held in seoul. MEANING… today is my favorite character, sung deoksun’s birthday!!

i don’t really know why i love reply 1988 SO MUCH that i think about it this often— maybe it’s because the show made ssangmun-dong and that year so full of heart and such a happy place that i miss watching it so much, i really felt like i’d lived with the characters after that. i just got super excited today (and am now listening to hand in hand by koreana to commemorate the olympics 😎)

anyway, deoksun is my absolute favorite character i’ve seen in a drama. she’s very kind, made me laugh like crazy, and she’s so relatable. there’s also something about her character that makes my heart ache— she’s not the brightest at school, she’s poor, she has boy troubles, and is the middle child. i teared up when she cried, because there’s just something about her that makes me want to always root for her. many people also complain that her character in later episodes didn’t show her feelings abt the husband situation, which i totally get (and am also STILL heartbroken abt my second lead who is my fave male character in a drama T_T), but you have to remember that she’s still young and unsure how she’d feel. in the end, reply 1988 does have a few flaws (like deoksun), but the show is so warm and wholehearted (also like deoksun) that i wish i could watch it all again for the first time and relive those precious moments again.

uri deoksunnie, 생일 축하해 ! 🙂

ps. today would also be sung sun woo’s birthday!!