Despite the chilly weather, over 1,000 people on Monday gathered at a school in Seoul to receive autographs from the cast members of popular drama “Reply 1988.”Hyeri of Girl’s Day, Ryu Jun-yeol, Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Dong-hui, Park Bo-gum, Ahn Jae-hong, Choi Sung-won, Lee Min-ji and Lee Se-young arrived at Jeongeui Girl’s High School in Ssangmun-dong, Seoul, at 12:30 p.m. on Monday.

Only the first 100 fans were able to receive the autographs. According to reports, the fans who received the autographs had waited at the high school since Sunday afternoon. “Thank you so much for coming, both people waiting in the front and back,” said Ryu. “It’s sad that people in the back (could not receive the autographs) but we will meet again.”

“I didn’t know this many people would come,” said Park and thanked the fans. The cast members had promised fans earlier that if the drama reached 18 percent viewership nationwide, they would wear 1988 outfits and hold a fan-signing event in Ssangmun-dong, where the drama was set. The drama received 19.6 percent viewership ratings for the last episode that was aired in January.

The drama production crew did not confirm the exact date and timing of the event until Monday morning. However, the details had already spread online the day before and some fans stayed at the school from Sunday evening. By Ahn Sung-mi ()Related article: ‘Reply 1988’ stars to hold autograph session