What Is The Secret Behind The Success Of "Reply 1994"?

Reaching a double digit rating for a cable drama seemed like an unimaginable feat, but "Reply 1994" keeps breaking records and misconceptions episode by amazing episode.

Apart from its stellar production team composed of director Shin Won Ho and writer Lee Woo Jung, one of the most evident reasons behind the success of the drama "Reply 1994" is the wonderful chemistry among the main cast members.

Go Ara, Jung Woo, Yoo Yeon Suk, Kim Sung Gyun, Son Ho Jun, B1A4's Baro and Tiny G's Dohee play the merry band of college dormers in the highly successful cable drama "Reply 1994", but despite being best friends in the story, putting together the members cast proved to be a difficult task for the team behind the drama.

"I don't recall how many people auditioned because there were so many. I almost threw up at the number of people," shared director Shin Won Ho during a recent press conference.

According to representatives, "The director and writer personally conducted the auditions. They're both perfectionists and it took some time before they could find the perfect actors since they were not looking for someone who is popular."

In addition, they said, "Finding talented but fresh actors was not easy. We needed someone who can speak the dialect and could understand the background of their character."

By taking a leap of faith and casting actors based on their potential rather than experience, the "Reply 1994" team proves to be consistent in producing top quality star from their dramas. At the same time, with the immense success that the drama is receiving, it is clear that their hard work and dedication had paid off.

After finding out how they were casted, who is your favorite "Reply 1994" actor/character and why?