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Hello Jadoo

Hello Jadoo[1] (Korean: 안녕자두야) is a South Korean manhwa published by cartoonist Lee Bin [ko] in Monthly PARTY [ko] in September 1997. Tooniverse (CJ E&M broadcasting business division) and Atoonz [ko] co-produced an animation series under the same name in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2023, and 2025. The comic is set in Heukseok-dong, Dongjak District, Seoul, South Korea.

Hello Jadoo
안녕자두야
AuthorLee Bin [ko]
PublisherHaksan Publishing
MagazineParty
Original runOctober 23, 1998 – present
Hello Jadoo
GenreComedy-drama
Directed by
  • Son Seok-woo
  • Ko Se-yoon (S1)
Music by
  • Kim Jeong-ah
  • Woo Jin-ho (S1)
  • Park Jin-hyun (S2)–(S5)
  • Yoo Tae-jin (S2)–(S4)
  • Yoon Joo-hyeon (S5)
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes95 + 1 film
Production
Producers
  • Seok Jong-seo (S1–(S3)
  • Lee Jeong-ik (S1), (S3)
  • Lee Jong-hyuk (S2)
  • Seong In-young (S2)
  • Kwon Hye-min (S4)
  • Jeong Hae-gun S4)
  • Mun Ye-won (S5)
Production companies
  • KNUANI (S1)
  • Atoonz (S2)–(S5),
Original release
Network
ReleaseJuly 11, 2011 (2011-07-11) –
April 29, 2023 (2023-04-29)
Hello Jadoo

As of November 12, 2021 more than 31 books were published, along with a supplementary comic titled Mom is Best Friend. In early 2010, a four episode animation series called Hello Jadoo: Mom is Best Friend aired on Tooniverse, but it was not aired on SBS.

Broadcast time

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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
January 18 – April 29, 2023 Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Season 5

Plot

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The story is set in Seoul, South Korea in the 1980s and the 2000s, telling a pleasant and heartwarming story of Jadoo and the people around her.[1]

Characters

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Main characters

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Choi Jadoo (최자두)
Voice actor: Yeo Minjeong
The protagonist of the series, Jadoo is an outgoing and tomboyish 10-year-old girl with a short temper who often finds time for adventures in her life. She is the oldest of all 3 siblings.
Kim Nanhyang (김난향)
Voice actor: Yang Jeonghwa [ko]
Nanhyang is Jadoo's irascible mother who disapproves of Jadoo's antics. Despite loving and caring for all of her children, Nanhyang mostly favors Seunggi and Mimi over Jadoo on a daily basis.
Choi Hodol (최호돌)
Voice actor: Choi Junyoung [ko]
A North Korean refugee from Pyongyang, Hodol is Jadoo's father who works as a manager. Whenever Hodol receives his salary, he spends it on alcohol and gets drunk when he comes home, causing Nanhyang to be angry.
Choi Mimi (최미미)
Voice actor: Jeong Yu-mi [ko]
Mimi is Jadoo's 8-year-old younger sister and the middle child of the family.
Choi Seunggi (최승기)[a]
Voice actor: Kim Hyunji [ko]
Seunggi is Jadoo's 5-year-old younger brother. He is the frequent victim of Jadoo's antics, who often steals money from his allowance savings.

Supporting characters

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Kim Minji (김민지)
Voice actor: Jeong Hyeok [ko]
Nicknamed "Cicada", Minji is Jadoo's outgoing best friend who is the top student in class. She is outgoing, yet aggressive towards Jadoo initially, but warms up to her in later stories. Minji dreams to be a scientist when she grows older.
Lee Yunseok
Voice actor: Kim Youngeun [ko]
Yunseok is the class president who is mischievous and often messes with Jadoo. He has a crush on Jadoo and had tried to confess himself multiple times, but failed due to misunderstanding.
Jang Seonghun [ko]
Voice actor: Jeong Hyewon [ko]
Seonghun is one of Jadoo's classmates who was born as an only child to a wealthy family. He is not athletic and often tries to skip Physical Education classes. Although Seonghun was afraid of Jadoo at first, he fell in love with her due to her cute looks. He has a snail given to him by Jadoo. Seonghun is also rivals with Yunseok as the two both like Jadoo and often compete each other, though they occasionally are friendly to each other.
Kim Seondol "Doldol"
Voice actor: Jeong Yumi [ko]
Nicknamed "Doldol", Seondol is one of Jadoo's classmates who is modeled on the writer's husband, Jeon Hojin, though this applies to the manhwa version of him rather than the anime version of him. Like Seonghun, he comes from a wealthy family, as his father works as a CEO. Seondol is a chubby boy who often teases Jadoo and the two are childhood friends.
Lee Eunhui
Voice actor: Kim Saehae [ko]
Eunhui is one of Jadoo's classmates who likes to be the center of attention and always mocks other students. She has a crush on Sungi and dreams of becoming a singer. Eunhui is frenemies with Jadoo and the two often compete each other.
Yoon Sungi "Ddalgi"
Voice actor: Kim Boyeong [ko]
Nicknamed "Ddalgi"(meaning strawberry in Korean; because the shape of his face looks like a strawberry), Sungi is one of Jadoo's classmates whose parents manage a bakery, as stated in Season 3. He is a timid boy who is artistic and enjoys drawing.
Lee Mija
Voice actor: Kim Boyeong [ko]
Mija is Jadoo's homeroom teacher and is referred to as “Ms. Lee” or “Teacher” by others. She sometimes scolds her, but the other children admire her attitude.

Books

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Below is a listing of all books from the Hello Jadoo series:

Awards

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  • 2004 Today's Our Comics Award
  • 2009 Korea Contents Awards Excellence Award in Comics
  • 2010 Korea Content Grand Prize, Popular Animation Special Award
  • 2010, 2013, 2016 1st Best Contents by The Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • 2010 4th CableTV Awards [ko] Best Picture of the Year Award on the education/children's section[2]
  • 2013 Korea Content Awards, Animation Category Minister of Culture and Tourism Award
  • 2016 Korea Content Awards, Animation Category Minister of Culture and Sports Award
  • Selected as 2018 Excellent Cultural Product (K- ribbon)
  • 2021 Selected as the featured product at the Hi Seoul Awards 2021 by Seoul Business Agency
  • 2021 Korea Toy Association Awards
  • 2023: Confirmed to actively expand overseas as Korea's representative animation in Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Hong Kong, and Thailand

Notes

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  1. ^ Also known as the nickname 'Aegi' (애기, lit. 'baby').

References

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  1. ^ a b Seong-yun, Won (2009-12-28). ""Hello! Jadoo", A Korean animation connecting "Dooly the Little Dinosaur'". PD Journal (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  2. ^ 2010년 케이블TV 방송대상 수상작. KCTA (in Korean). 2010.
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