《请回答1988》为韩国tvN自2015年10月30日起播出的金土连续剧，由《请回答1997》、《请回答1994》制作班底申元浩导演和李祐汀作家再度携手合作。此剧与以往将初恋作为重心的另两部同系列作品不同，将以家族关系和邻里感情作为剧情主轴。而且1988年也是香港电影的巅峰时期，张国荣、周润发等影星在韩国皆具有高知名度，因此也可能被列为剧情素材之一。

2010 film directed by Lee Jeong-beom

For eight years three grandmothers saved their money for a VIP tour packages to Hawaii. The grandmothers have all had difficult experiences and used their dream vacation as a beacon of hope in their lives. The grandmothers then go to the bank to wire their money, but at that moment the bank is held up by robbers. The grandmothers lose their savings and the bank can't offer any assistance. It is at this moment that the grandmothers set off track the robbers down themselves...

2008 South Korean film directed by Yoo Ha