The series follows the historically and culturally significant events that happened in the country between 1994 and the years that follow , including the emergence of seminal K-pop group Seo Taiji and Boys , the Sampoong Department Store collapse and the birth of the Korean Basketball League . The names of the boys are revealed later , to avoid spoilers . They 're mostly just referred to by their nicknames listed below
Sampoong Department Store collapse
Sampoong Department Store collapse
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