Girls' Generation 1979

Girls' Generation 1979 is a South Korean television series based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Kim Yong-hee. The drama slated for eight episodes with 1970s Daegu as the backdrop. It premiered on KBS2 on September 11, 2017, and aired every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).

Synopsis
Lee Jung-hee is the second daughter of a family who owns a lingerie factory. She leads a group of teenage girls who have chaotic adventures together. She meets Bae Dong-moon through a group date and Dong-moon immediately falls for her. However, Jung-hee has a crush on Son Jin who is a cute looking senior student of a boys school and begins to follow him around to attract his attention.

One day, Park Hye-joo, a transfer student from Seoul, joins their class and becomes the center of attention, creating jealousy and friction among the heroine and her friends. Despite Jung-hee's attention, Son Jin is attracted to Hye-joo. However, Hye-joo has no romantic feelings for Son Jin as she is interested in Joo Young-choon, an ex-gangster now turned local handy-man.

It's the story of their growing friendship, as the heroine and the new girl starts to bond despite their initial rivalry.

There is also a darker side to the story, with a mystery surrounding an increasing number of sexual assaults in the city. And at the local toy factory, female workers begin disappearing one by one.

Main

 * Bona as Lee Jung-hee
 * A girl who is a late bloomer that has a crush on a senior boy from a neighbourhood school.


 * Chae Seo-jin as Park Hye-joo
 * A girl who transferred from Seoul with her father. She is a smart, mature, kindhearted and a pretty girl who is the neighbour of Lee Jung-hee and happens to be in the same class as her in school. She immediately gets the attention of the neighbourhood boys.


 * Seo Young-joo as Bae Dong-moon
 * A typical nerd who is head over heels for Lee Jung-hee and does his best to win her heart.


 * Lee Jong-hyun as Joo Young-choon
 * A former gangster who turned out to be a kindhearted and a reliable handyman in the neighbourhood. He is a hard-worker who does multiple jobs in a local pharmacy, also as a carpenter, mover and a technician to look after his young sister.


 * Yeo Hoe-hyun as Son Jin
 * The popular, cute and handsome guy in town who is the dream guy for many girls at that time. He is the only son of a high-ranking police officer. Despite being the centre of attention of many girls, he has an unrequited crush for Park Hye-joo.


 * Min Do-hee as Shim Ae-sook
 * A bully who is rebellious in school that has family problems.

Jung-hee's family

 * Kwon Hae-hyo as Jung-hee's father
 * Kim Sun-young as Jung-hee's mother
 * Park Ha-na as Hong Do-hwa, Jung-hee's aunt
 * Jo Byeong-kyu as Lee Bong-soo, Jung-hee's brother

Junghyeon Girls' High School

 * In Gyo-jin as Oh Man-sang, Maths teacher
 * Kim Jae-hwa as drill instructor
 * Baek Eun-kyung as Jun Hyun-hee
 * Bang Su-jin as Kim Eon-joo
 * Seo Ye-seul as Soh Eun-ja
 * Kim Su-hyeon as Kim Ki-ryeo
 * Lee Bom as Park Gwi-ja
 * Jo Mi-nyeo as Han Ma-eun

Others

 * Ahn Bo-hyun as Young-choon's friend
 * Jo Duk-hyun as Hye-joo's father
 * Han Geu-rim as Unni #3
 * Jo Ah-in as Joo Aeng-cho, Young-choon's sister
 * Lee Chae-kyung as Son Jin's mother

Production
The first script reading meeting of the cast was held on August 18, 2017, at KBS Annex Building in Yeouido, Seoul.

Ratings

 * In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
 * NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.