Hello Jadoo
Hello Jadoo[1] is a comic that South Korean cartoonist Lee Bin has published in 《Monthly PARTY》 since September 1997. Based on this comics, Tooniverse (CJ E&M broadcasting business division) and Atoonz co-produced animation of the same name in 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2017. It is a slightly adapted work based on the real memories of cartoonist Lee Bin, whose writing period was mainly 1979 (widely from 1978 to the early 1980s). The background is set to Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea.
Hello Jadoo | |
Genre | Drama, Comedy |
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Manga | |
Written by | Lee Bin |
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Magazine | Party |
Original run | October 23, 1998 – present |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Son Seok-woo, Ko Se-yoon |
Produced by | Lee Jeong-ik, Seok Jong-seo |
Music by | Kim Jeong-ah, Woo Jin-ho |
Studio | KNUANI, Atoonz, Disney Channel and HTV3 Dream Tv |
Original network | Tooniverse |
Original run | July 18, 2011 – December 12
October 1, 2020 - October 2 2020 – present |
Episodes | 20 |
Anime television series | |
Hello Jadoo 2 | |
Directed by | Son Seok-woo |
Produced by | Seok Jong-seo, Lee Jong-hyuk, Seong In-young |
Music by | Kim Jeong-ah, Park Jin-hyun, Yoo Tae-jin |
Studio | Atoonz, Tooniverse |
Original network | Tooniverse Disney Channel HTV 3 Dream Tv |
Original run | September 19, 2012 – February 6, 2013 April 16, 2014 - October 1 2020 – May 16, 2014 |
Episodes | 30 |
Anime television series | |
Hello Jadoo: Special | |
Directed by | Son Seok-woo |
Produced by | Seok Jong-seo, Lee Jeong-ik |
Music by | Kim Jeong-ah, Park Jin-hyun, Yoo Tae-jin |
Studio | Atoonz, Tooniverse |
Original network | Tooniverse |
Original run | November 9, 2015 – February 1, 2016 |
Episodes | 13 |
Anime television series | |
Hello Jadoo: Jadoo & Friends | |
Directed by | Son Seok-woo |
Produced by | Kwon Hye-min, Jeong Hae-gun |
Music by | Kim Jeong-ah, Park Jin-hyun, Yoo Tae-jin |
Studio | Atoonz |
Original network | Tooniverse |
Original run | Cartoon Network November 2, 2017-PresentNovember 26, 2017 – April 1, 2018 |
Episodes | 16 |
The early part of this comics depicts Korea's 1980s, and the latter part of this comics depicts Korea's 2000s. The episodes of Ja-doo, her family and friends bring nostalgia and memories of the past to many adult viewers in Korea. It is also showed that Korea has been influenced by cultural globalization over time in comics.[2]
On June 12, 2019, up to 31 books were published, along with a supplementary story comics titled 《Mom is Best Friend》. In early 2010, a four-episode animation called 《Hello Jadoo - Mom is Best Friend》 was aired on Tooniverse, but it was not aired on SBS. Animation has also been exported to Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, because it is popular regardless of gender or age in Korea.[2]
Broadcast Time
Broadcasting channel | Broadcasting period | Broadcasting time | Broadcasting season | Broadcasting quantity |
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SBS TV | July 18, 2011 - December 13, 2011 | Monday, Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Season 1 | 30 minutes |
May 23, 2012 - August 8, 2012 | Tuesday, Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | |||
September 19, 2012 - April 26, 2013 | Season 2 | |||
November 9, 2015 - April 18, 2016 | Monday from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Season 3 | ||
November 25, 2017 - April 1, 2018 | Sunday from 7:10 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. | Season 4 |
Plot[1]
Set in the ordinary family and its days from 1978 to the early 1980s in Korea, it tells the pleasant, heartwarming story of five families: a tomboy girl Choi Ja-doo, a drunk father Choi Ho-dol, a Scrooge mother, Kim Nan Hyang, and a smart sister Choi Mi-mi and a mischievous brother Choi Seung-ki and teacher Lee Mi Ja and teachers Jo Yong Pal . The story of shrewd and loving Jadoo with family and friends gives viewers cute fun and laughter.
Character
Main character
- Choi Ja-doo
- Voice actor: Yeo Min Jeong
- A 10-year-old tomboy who is the main protagonist of the series. She is the eldest of all 3 siblings.
- Gim Nan-hyang
- Voice actor: Yang Jeong-hwa
- Ja-doo's mom she from Gyeonggi Korea and the main antagonist of the series. She always yelling Ja-doo for been injured all over the place everytime she went out to play. Her favorite child is Baby but despite that, she love all 3 siblings.
- Choi Ho-dol
- Voice actor: Choi Joon Young
- Ja-doo's dad and a North Korean refugee from Pyongyang. He work as a manager but every time he receive the salary, he spend mostly on drinking and got drunking every time he come home, which make Ja-doo's mom angry.
- Choi Mi-mi
- Voice actor: Jeong Yu-mi
- Ja-doo's 8-year-old sister and the middle child of the family. She is more girlier and prettier than Ja-doo.
- Choi Seung-ki "Baby"
- Voice actor: Kim Hyun-ji
- Ja-doo 5-year-old brother and youngest of the family. He is someone who lives neatly and is irritating at something dirty. He mostly got bullied by Ja-doo and Mi-mi because he have a lot of money by saving monthly-pocket money which they sometime will steal from him.
Special character
- Kim Min-ji
- Voice actor: Jeong Hye-ok
- Ja-doo's best friend and she's particularly interested in her best friend, Ja-doo. She is an out-going girl and a master of painting, study and poetry so she is one of the best student in Ja-doo's class. In the past, Min-ji was actually transferred to school when she was a sophomore. Her nickname is cicada and she was confined to her home every day. So there was a rumor that she was a strange child, and Ja-doo, who found it interesting, went to her house. She was wary of Ja-doo at first, but in the end they became as close as they are now. When Min-ji become an adult, she become a scientist.
- Lee Yoon-seok
- Voice actor: Kim Young-eun
- He is the class president of Ja-doo's class, and he does a lot of mischief to Ja-doo. He often quarrels with Ja-doo, but in reality he has a crush with Ja-doo immensely. He tried to confess himself to Ja-doo, but failed due to the misunderstanding of Ja-doo. He is a rival to Seong-hoon, who also likes Ja-doo.
- Jang Seong-hoon
- Voice actor: Jeong Hye-won
- He is a new schoolboy in Ja-doo's class, and he looks quite like a beautiful girl. He is the only child of a rich family whose have butler serves. He is not very athletic, so he often rests in PE class. Although he was afraid of Ja-doo at first, he fell in love with her for her cute looks. He is raising a snail that Ja-doo gave him.
- Kim Seon-dol "Dol-dol"
- Voice actor: Jeong Yu-mi
- He is a fat boy in the Ja-doo's class who likes to eat. He has the nickname "Doldol", and his father is a capitalist, so his house is rich. In fact, he is a character modeled on the writer's husband, Jeon Ho-jin.
- Lee Eun-hui
- Voice actor: Kim Sae-hae
- Ja-doo's classmate and a rival with Ja-doo. She like to be the center of attention and always mocking Ja-doo and others for fun. But despite all that, Eun-hui has a crush on Soon-gi and sometime helping Ja-doo if they both have the same issue. When Eun-hui become an adult, she become a famous superstar.
- Yoon Soon-gi "Ddal-gi"
- Voice actor: Kim Bo-yeong
- He have a nickname is "Ddal-gi" and is often referred to as this nickname instead of his real name. He is Ja-doo's classmate and his parent run a bakery (in season 3).
- Lee Mi-ja
- Voice actor: Kim Bo-yeong
- Ja-doo's homeroom teacher. Her from North Korea She sometimes scolds Ja-doo, but is respected by children for her good personality. However, in the second phase of the 14th episode 《Is Ja-doo a real predictor?》, she showed a paradox at the end. And she was also in charge of the class when she was a sophomore in the first phase of the 7th episode 《Tell Me If You Like It!》.
Book[3]
Volume | Release date | Subtitle list |
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Book 1 | October 23, 1998 |
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Book 2 | April 22, 1999 |
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Book 3 | August 26, 1999 |
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Book 4 | February 26, 2000 |
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Book 5 | August 24, 2000 |
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Book 6 | September 22, 2001 |
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Book 7 | September 24, 2002 |
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Book 8 | October 15, 2003 |
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Book 9 | April 25, 2005 |
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Book 10 | April 8, 2006 |
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Book 11 | April 15, 2007 |
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Book 12 | September 15, 2008 |
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Book 13 | May 15, 2009 |
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Book 14 | June 15, 2010 |
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Book 15 | June 30, 2011 |
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Book 16 | April 30, 2012 |
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Book 17 | September 19, 2012 |
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Book 18 | March 20, 2013 |
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Book 19 | September 30, 2013 |
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Book 20 | March 24, 2014 |
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Book 21 | November 25, 2014 |
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Book 22 | June 25, 2015 |
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Book 23 | December 25, 2015 |
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Book 24 | May 25, 2016 |
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Book 25 | November 21, 2016 |
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Book 26 | April 25, 2017 |
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Book 27 | October 25, 2017 |
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Book 28 | February 25, 2018 |
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Book 29 | September 28, 2018 |
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Awards
- 2010 4th CableTV Awards Best Picture of the Year Award on the education/children’s section[4]
External links
References
- Seong-yun, Won (2009-12-28). "'Hello! Jadoo', A Korean animation connecting 'Dooly the Little Dinosaur'". PD저널 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- "안녕 자두야". 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean). 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- "안녕 자두야의 부제 목록", 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean), 2018-03-16, retrieved 2019-12-23
- "2010년 케이블TV 방송대상 수상작". KCTA (in Korean). 2010.