Hello Jadoo

Hello Jadoo[1] is a South Korean comics that 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 an animation series under 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
GenreDrama, Comedy
Manga
Written byLee Bin
Published byHaksan Publishing Co., Ltd.
MagazineParty
Original runOctober 23, 1998 – present
Anime television series
Directed bySon Seok-woo, Ko Se-yoon
Produced byLee Jeong-ik, Seok Jong-seo
Music byKim Jeong-ah, Woo Jin-ho
StudioKNUANI
Original networkTooniverse
Original run July 18, 2011 – December 12, 2011
Episodes20
Anime television series
Hello Jadoo 2
Directed bySon Seok-woo
Produced bySeok Jong-seo, Lee Jong-hyuk, Seong In-young
Music byKim Jeong-ah, Park Jin-hyun, Yoo Tae-jin
StudioAtoonz
Original networkTooniverse
Original run September 19, 2012 – February 6, 2013
Episodes30
Anime television series
Hello Jadoo: Special
Directed bySon Seok-woo
Produced bySeok Jong-seo, Lee Jeong-ik
Music byKim Jeong-ah, Park Jin-hyun, Yoo Tae-jin
StudioAtoonz
Original networkTooniverse
Original run November 9, 2015 – February 1, 2016
Episodes13
Anime film
Theatrical Cut - Hello Jadoo
Directed bySon Seok-woo
Written byJo Min-joo
StudioAtoonz
ReleasedMay 4, 2016 (2016-05-04)
Runtime74 minutes
Anime television series
Hello Jadoo: Jadoo & Friends
Directed bySon Seok-woo
Produced byKwon Hye-min, Jeong Hae-gun
Music byKim Jeong-ah, Park Jin-hyun, Yoo Tae-jin
StudioAtoonz
Original networkTooniverse
Original run November 26, 2017 – April 1, 2018
Episodes16

The incipient of this comics depicts Korea in the 1980s, whilst the latter part of this comics showcases the country'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 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. This animation has also been exported to Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other various countries due to its popularity in Korea regardless of gender or age.[2]

Broadcast Time
Broadcasting channel Broadcasting period Broadcasting time Broadcasting season Broadcasting quantity
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]

The story is based in Seoul, South Korea in the 1980's and the 2000's, telling a pleasant, heartwarming story of a typical Korean family: a shrewd tomboy girl Choi Ja-doo, a drunk father Choi Ho-dol, a scroogey mother Kim Nan Hyang, a smart sister Choi Mi-mi and a mischievous brother Choi Seung-ki.

Main characters
Choi Ja-doo
Voice actor: Yeo Min-jeong
An outgoing 10-year-old tomboy who is the protagonist of the series. She is the eldest of all 3 siblings, and likes to make trouble everywhere she goes.
Lee Nan-hyang
Voice actor: Yang Jeong-hwa
Ja-doo's irascible mom. She was born in Gyeonggi, South Korea and is considered the antagonist of the series. She always scolds Ja-doo for being a troublemaker. Her favorite child is the baby brother, Choi Seung-ki, but nevertheless, she loves all of her 3 children.
Choi Ho-dol
Voice actor: Choi Joon Young
Ja-doo's dad and a North Korean refugee from Pyongyang. He works as a manager but every time he receives his salary, he spends mostly on drinking and gets drunk everytime he comes home, which makes Ja-doo's mom infuriated.
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 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 gets bullied and ridiculed by Ja-doo and Mi-mi because he have a lot of money by saving monthly-pocket money which they sometimes will steal from him.

Special characters
Kim Min-ji
Voice actor: Jeong Hye-ok
Ja-doo's best friend. She is an out-going girl and a master of painting, study and poetry so she is one of the top-achieving students in class. In the past, Min-ji was actually transferred to Jadoo's school when she was a sophomore. Her nickname is cicada and she was reclusive and stayed at home all day. There was a rumor that she was a strange child, and Ja-doo visited to her house out of curiosity. She was wary and aggressive towards Ja-doo at first, but consequently became as close as they are now. When Min-ji becomes an adult, she become a scientist.
Lee Yoon-seok
Voice actor: Kim Young-eun
He is the class president of Jadoo's class, and does a lot of mischief to Ja-doo. He often quarrels with Jadoo, but in reality he has a crush on Ja-doo. He tried to confess himself to Jadoo multiple times, but failed on account of Jadoo's misunderstanding. He is a rival to Seonghoon, who also likes Jadoo.
Jang Seong-hoon
Voice actor: Jeong Hye-won
He is a new schoolboy in Jadoo's class. He is the only child of a wealthy family. He is not very athletic, so he often rests in PE class. Although he was afraid of Jadoo at first, he fell in love with her for her cute looks. He is raising a snail that Jadoo gave him.
Kim Seon-dol "Dol-dol"
Voice actor: Jeong Yu-mi
He is a classmate in Jadoo's class who likes to eat. He is predominantly referred to as "Doldol" and his father is a CEO of a small business, thus making his family is extremely wealthy. In fact, he is a character modeled on the writer's husband, Jeon Ho-jin.
Lee Eun-hui
Voice actor: Kim Sae-hae
Jadoo's classmate and a rival of her. She likes to be the center of attention and always mocks Ja-doo and others for fun. But despite all that, Eun-hui has a crush on Soon-gi (Ddal-gi) and sometime helping Ja-doo if they both have the same issues. She becomes a famous superstar when grown up.
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 parents run a bakery (in season 3).
Lee Mi-ja
Voice actor: Kim Bo-yeong
Ja-doo's homeroom teacher. She sometimes scolds Ja-doo, but is respected amongst 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]

Awards
  • 2010 4th CableTV Awards Best Picture of the Year Award on the education/children’s section[4]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "안녕 자두야". 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean). 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  3. "안녕 자두야의 부제 목록", 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean), 2018-03-16, retrieved 2019-12-23
  4. "2010년 케이블TV 방송대상 수상작". KCTA (in Korean). 2010.
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