Hello Jadoo

South Korean comic
Hello Jadoo
안녕자두야
AuthorLee Bin [ko]
PublisherHaksan Publishing
MagazineParty
Original runOctober 23, 1998 – present
  • 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 seasons5No. of episodes95 + 1 filmProductionProducers
  • 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 releaseNetwork
  • Tooniverse (S1)–(S4)
  • Seoul Broadcasting System (S5)
ReleaseJuly 11, 2011 (2011-07-11) –
April 29, 2023 (2023-04-29)

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, and 2017. The comic is set in Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

As of June 12, 2019, 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

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

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

Characters

Main characters

Choi Ja-doo (최자두)
Voice actor: Yeo Min-jeong
The protagonist of the series, Ja-doo is an outgoing and tomboyish 10-year-old girl with a short temper. She is the oldest of all 3 siblings.
Kim Nan-hyang (김난향)
Voice actor: Yang Jeong-hwa
Nan-hyang is Ja-doo's irascible mother who disapproves of Ja-doo’s antics.
Choi Ho-dol (최호돌)
Voice actor: Choi Joon-young
A North Korean refugee from Pyongyang, Ho-dol is Ja-doo's father who works as a manager. Whenever Ho-dol receives his salary, he spends it on alcohol and gets drunk when he comes home, causing Nan-hyang to be angry.
Choi Mimi (최미미)
Voice actor: Jeong Yu-mi
Mimi is Ja-doo's 8-year-old younger sister and the middle child of the family.
Choi Seung-ki (최승기)
Voice actor: Kim Hyun-ji
Seung-ki is Ja-doo's 5-year-old younger brother. He is the frequent victim of Ja-doo's antics, who often steals money from his allowance savings.

Supporting characters

Kim Min-ji (김민지)
Voice actor: Jeong Hye-ok
Nicknamed "Cicada", Min-ji is Ja-doo's outgoing best friend who is the top student in class. She is outgoing, yet aggressive towards Ja-doo initially, but warms up to her in later stories. Min-ji dreams to be a scientist when she grows older.
Lee Yoon-seok
Voice actor: Kim Young-eun
Yoon-seok is the class president who is mischievous. He tried to confess himself to Jadoo multiple times, but failed due to a misunderstanding.
Jang Seong-hoon
Voice actor: Jeong Hye-won
Seong-hoon 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 Seong-hoon 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 Ja-doo.
Kim Seon-dol "Dol-dol"
Voice actor: Jeong Yu-mi
Nicknamed "Dol-dol", Seon-dol is one of Ja-doo's classmates who is modeled on the writer's husband, Jeon Ho-jin. Like Seong-hoon, he comes from a wealthy family, as his father works as a CEO.
Lee Eun-hee
Voice actor: Kim Sae-hae
Eun-hee is one of Ja-doo's classmates who likes to be the center of attention and always mocks other students. She has a crush on Soon-gi and dreams of becoming a singer.
Yoon Soon-gi "Ddal-gi"
Voice actor: Kim Bo-yeong
Nicknamed "Ddal-gi"(meaning strawberry in Korean; because the shape of his face looks like a strawberry), Soon-gi is one of Ja-doo's classmates whose parents manage a bakery, as stated in Season 3.
Lee Mi-ja
Voice actor: Kim Bo-yeong
Mi-ja is Ja-doo's homeroom teacher. She sometimes scolds her, but the other children admire her attitude.

Books

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

Volume Release date Subtitle list
Book 1 October 23, 1998
  • 1st episode 《A chart of daily schedule》
  • 2nd episode 《Poo-poo and bath》
  • 3rd episode 《An autumn sports day
  • 4th episode 《Christmas day of baby》
  • 5th episode 《Let's help the poor!》
  • 6th episode 《Fight a match with my mom (1)》
  • 7th episode 《Fight a match with my mom (2)》
  • 8th episode 《Tell me if you like!》
  • 9th episode 《Parents' Day gifts uproar》
  • 10th episode 《My partner》
  • 11th episode 《Mom's vacancy》
  • 12th episode 《Go to my grandmother's house (1)》
  • 13th episode 《Go to my grandmother's house (2)》
  • 14th episode 《Sisters' war》
Book 2 April 22, 1999
  • 15th episode 《Color TV uproar》
  • 16th episode 《Ja-doo's house wintering preparation》
  • 17th episode 《Mom, where is my New Year's money?》
  • 18th episode 《Jean Valjean's First Love (1)》
  • 19th episode 《Jean Valjean's First Love (2)》
  • 20th episode 《A theater tour》
  • 21st episode 《Ja-doo's fruitful(?) winter vacation
  • 22nd episode 《Ja-doo and Freud grandfather》
  • 23rd episode 《Dad, cheer up!》
  • 24th episode 《I like baseball
  • 25th episode 《Let's play the flute together in the bathroom》
Book 3 August 26, 1999
  • 26th episode 《'The Six Million Dollar Man' and 'A little kid of about 600,000 won'》
  • 27th episode 《Dad! He is having an accident!!》
  • 28th episode 《Mom's square cap
  • 29th episode 《Spring has come to the body of Jadoo, too?!》
  • 30th episode 《Is my aunt a spy?》
  • 31st episode 《Chickenpox is coming!》
  • 32nd episode 《He that will steal a pin will steal an ox?!》
  • 33rd episode 《My mom fell in love at dancing?》
  • 34th episode 《My dad is a sparrow hunter》
  • 35th episode 《Don't look at me with sad eyes (1)》
  • 36th episode 《Don't look at me with sad eyes (2)》
  • 37th episode 《My beautiful adulterated food
  • 38th episode 《Childhood curiosity》
  • 39th episode 《Daily study and scholarship room》
Book 4 February 26, 2000
  • 40th episode 《It's so hard to be nice~》
  • 41st episode 《The day when Jadoo was drunk》
  • 42nd episode 《Summer scenery》
  • 43rd episode 《Ramen story》
  • 44th episode 《'Legendary fox with nine tails', 'Thousand years old fox' and 'Beauty without face'...?》
  • 45th episode 《Ja-doo! She is crazed about money again! (1)》
  • 46th episode 《Ja-doo! She is crazed about money again! (2)》
  • 47th episode 《Christmas after 17 years》
  • 48th episode 《Santa Claus is coming~♬》
  • 49th episode 《Gases from burning coal briquettes big event》
  • 50th episode 《Let's knit in winter♡》
  • 51st episode 《My friend cicada
  • 52nd episode 《Mom's folk remedy prescription》
  • 53rd episode 《Pyongyang head-butt》
  • 54th episode 《Strawberry's dream》
  • 55th episode 《It's August, Hangawi~♬》
Book 5 August 24, 2000
  • 56th episode 《Dad! Hold the mouse~!!》
  • 57th episode 《That's probably first love...》
  • 58th episode 《Dad, He is going to be Young-Goo!!》
  • 59th episode 《Mom and Swallow
  • 60th episode 《A family worship day》
  • 61st episode 《Ah, a long-awaited(?) picnic》
  • 62nd episode 《Pogo stick uproar》
  • 63rd episode 《Teacher! Please come back soon~》
  • 64th episode 《I'm left-handed~》
  • 65th episode 《Bye, bear...》
  • 66th episode 《Kim Seon-dol with a poop》
  • 67th episode 《Is Ja-doo a thief?》
  • 68th episode 《Let's eat mixed rice and flour based food!》
  • 69th episode 《We want to have coffee too~》
  • 70th episode 《Beautiful times》
Book 6 September 22, 2001
  • 71st episode 《Ja-doo, poop humiliation again...?》
  • 72nd episode 《Just imagine!!》
  • 73rd episode 《The winter of that year was warm...》
  • 74th episode 《Under the sky without my mom... (1)》
  • 75th episode 《Under the sky without my mom... (2)》
  • 76th episode 《Mom! Buy me a bed, too~!!》
  • 77th episode 《A strange and ominous flower-viewing
  • 78th episode 《What happened to Seung-ki?》
  • 79th episode 《A huge fandom of girls》
  • 80th episode 《Blackout training?》
  • 81st episode 《The ghost of a well
Book 7 September 24, 2002
  • 82nd episode 《Mission: Impossible!!―Summer vacation homework!!》
  • 83rd episode 《Ja-doo's house is damaged by the flood!!》
  • 84th episode 《OLD IS BUT GOOD IS》
  • 85th episode 《Nickname
  • 86th episode 《Memories of Ondol Room》
  • 87th episode 《This time, Grandma?!!》
  • 88th episode 《When I go flower picking...》
  • 89th episode 《A telephone story》
  • 90th episode 《Let's play soccer!!》
  • 91st episode 《Mom! Please say it~!》
  • 92nd episode 《A stormy summer vacation
Book 8 October 15, 2003
  • 93rd episode 《The eve of the new semester
  • 94th episode 《Did you see it or didn't you?》
  • 95th episode 《Let's catch louses!》
  • 96th episode 《Mi-mi's Spring》
  • 97th episode 《A child who lives in a well
  • 98th episode 《25 years ago... a day on a summer day》
  • 99th episode 《Chuseok Ghost story(?)》
  • 100th episode 《Watch out for revenge of bees!!》
  • 101st episode 《Winter is here!》
  • 102nd episode 《The toilet in the room(?)》
  • 103rd episode 《The future world(?)》
  • Special episode 《Find what I've lost...》
Book 9 April 25, 2005
Book 10 April 8, 2006
  • 116th episode 《The best gift》
  • 117th episode 《Ja-doo... She becomes a game addict!!》
  • 118th episode 《Mom and chick
  • 119th episode 《The ghost of my grandfather》
  • 120th episode 《Mom VS. Dad》
  • 121st episode 《Fashion 80's》
  • 122nd episode 《The smell I like?》
  • 123rd episode 《Why did Ja-doo become Chunhyang?》
  • 124th episode 《Where is my friend's house?》
  • 125th episode 《<Mission: Impossible!!> Watch my New Year's money!! (1)》
  • 126th episode 《<Mission: Impossible!!> Watch my New Year's money!! (2)》
  • 127th episode 《Private lesson that everybody else does(?)》
Book 11 April 15, 2007
  • 128th episode 《'Fool' Young-gil》
  • 129th episode 《A 10-year-old kiss》
  • 130th episode 《I want a dimple♡》
  • 131st episode 《My youngest brother》
  • 132nd episode 《Blessed wardrobe
  • 133rd episode 《Ja-doo's troupe!! enthusiastic performance!!》
  • 134th episode 《Why did I want to wear glasses so much then?》
  • 135th episode 《A New Year's wish》
  • 136th episode 《Who is Valentine's Chocolate going to?》
  • 137th episode 《A day of sham illness
  • 138th episode 《A briquette girl》
  • 139th episode 《A memory of poverty
Book 12 September 15, 2008
  • 140th episode 《Mom's treasure》
  • 141st episode 《A bean sprouts thief》
  • 142nd episode 《It's so hard to color my nails with balsam!》
  • 143rd episode 《Dreams(?) come true!!!》
  • 144th episode 《Walk in someone's shoes(易地思之)》
  • 145th episode 《You should eat your food evenly!!》
  • 146th episode 《Rollerskating field of Memories》
  • 147th episode 《I want to put on makeup, too♡》
  • 148th episode 《I hate milk!!》
  • 149th episode 《Ask your sisters~♡》
  • 150th episode 《Give me my leg (2)》
  • 151st episode 《My first friend》
Book 13 May 15, 2009
  • 152nd episode 《Dad's gift》
  • 153rd episode 《Bye... mom...!! (1)》
  • 154th episode 《Bye... mom...!! (2)》
  • 155th episode 《Mom's apple
  • 156th episode 《A tragic autumn picnic (1)》
  • 157th episode 《A tragic autumn picnic (2)》
  • 158th episode 《What's the end of saving...?》
  • 159th episode 《You, In the Fantasy》
  • 160th episode 《Strange story (1)》
  • 161st episode 《Strange story (2)》
  • 162nd episode 《Christmas theatre uproar》
  • 163rd episode 《A cash child》
Book 14 June 15, 2010
  • 164th episode 《Love triangle (1)》
  • 165th episode 《Love triangle (2)》
  • 166th episode 《Today is the day!!》
  • 167th episode 《Summering is so painful(?)》
  • 168th episode 《Mom! Please protect my privacy!!》
  • 169th episode 《A dream to gain weight(?)》
  • 170th episode 《Take responsibility!!》
  • 171st episode 《Is my mom a ghost?》
  • 172nd episode 《Unfounded fears(起人憂天)》
  • 173rd episode 《Don't freeze, don't die, it'll resurrect.》
  • 174th episode 《I wish I had an older brother...》
  • 175th episode 《Mom's favorite?》
Book 15 June 30, 2011
  • 176th episode 《The father we want (1)》
  • 177th episode 《The father we want (2)》
  • 178th episode 《The anti-war(反戰) movement of Mi-mi》
  • 179th episode 《I don't want my mom to come to school!!》
  • 180th episode 《Look at the ground and walk~!!》
  • 181st episode 《On how to correct my habit of eating only what I want...》
  • 182nd episode 《Poverty~ Please bye!!》
  • 183rd episode 《Memories of Cheese
  • 184th episode 《Mom and Dad's Wedding Day uproar (1)》
  • 185th episode 《Mom and Dad's Wedding Day uproar (2)》
  • 186th episode 《Changing briquettes is too difficult...!》
Book 16 April 30, 2012
  • 187th episode 《The Interpreter of My Love!! (1)》
  • 188th episode 《The Interpreter of My Love!! (2)》
  • 189th episode 《An uninvited guest》
  • 190th episode 《It's good for your health!》
  • 191st episode 《You fell in love with me♡》
  • 192nd episode 《A wrong encounter (1)》
  • 193rd episode 《A wrong encounter (2)》
  • 194th episode 《LUCKY BOY》
  • 195th episode 《A counterattack on Cheonggukjang
  • 196th episode 《A child without shoes》
  • 197th episode 《The Taming of the Shrew
Book 17 September 19, 2012
  • 198th episode 《Scorched rice and Ddongpal (1)》
  • 199th episode 《Scorched rice and Ddongpal (1)》
  • 200th episode 《Watch out for physical examination days~!》
  • 201st episode 《Mom's part time job
  • 202nd episode 《The glory of my family
  • 203rd episode 《Is Seung-ki 'Mondo Cane'...?》
  • 204th episode 《Don't practice physical fitness test~!》
  • 205th episode 《There may be blue and better blue(?)》
  • 206th episode 《Legend of buffet!!》
  • 207th episode 《A story of Baekgoo》
  • 208th episode(Special episode) 《The reason why she collects Ddakji
Book 18 March 20, 2013
Book 19 September 30, 2013
  • 220th episode 《'If you listen to your mom well, you will get rice cakes even in your sleep.'...? (1)》
  • 221st episode 《'If you listen to your mom well, you will get rice cakes even in your sleep.'...? (2)》
  • 222nd episode 《Popularity vote》
  • 223rd episode 《Are Ja-doo and Mi-mi the same?》
  • 224th episode 《Tteok-bokki War》
  • 225th episode 《Environmental beautification is 'making a united effort to help a person'~!!》
  • 226th episode 《Only one bite!》
  • 227th episode 《Blue Monday escape》
  • 228th episode 《A kind Mr. Ho-dol
  • 229th episode 《I wish I were tall...!!》
Book 20 March 24, 2014
  • 230th episode 《Who is my husband in future?》
  • 231st episode 《Mom, part time job again!!》
  • 232nd episode 《Ja-doo Keller and Mi-ja Sullivan
  • 233rd episode 《Vagabond》
  • 234th episode 《You are so busted!》
  • 235th episode 《Insect collecting》
  • 236th episode 《Well begun is half done!》
  • 237th episode 《A stormy singing contest (1)》
  • 238th episode 《A stormy singing contest (2)》
  • 239th episode 《Who is my manitto(secret angel)?》
  • 240th episode(Special episode) 《WOULD YOU LIKE 'Tteok-bokki'...?》
Book 21 November 25, 2014
  • 241st episode 《The spring of a tree frog
  • 242nd episode 《Trouble kingdom (subtitle: Broken)》
  • 243rd episode 《Like Usain Bolt!》
  • 244th episode 《I need my room!》
  • 245th episode 《Do you like something cute?》
  • 246th episode 《Dad VS. Ja-doo》
  • 247th episode 《24 Hours...》
  • 248th episode 《Like dandelion spores...》
  • 249th episode 《My neck is sprained!》
  • 250th episode 《Let me introduce my dad's girlfriend!》
  • 251st episode 《HOME SWEET HOME♡》
Book 22 June 25, 2015
  • 252nd episode 《The best revenge》
  • 253rd episode 《Hunting in late summer heat》
  • 254th episode 《Friendship between dog and cat
  • 255th episode 《The reason... why you can't do it》
  • 256th episode 《I want to be a Girl Scout, too!》
  • 257th episode 《Men's Season
  • 258th episode 《Family's Embarrassing Secret》
  • 259th episode 《My love Sundae♡》
  • 260th episode 《Christmas with my friends♡》
  • 261st episode 《Dad's No Smoking (1)》
  • 262nd episode 《Dad's No Smoking (2)》
Book 23 December 25, 2015
  • 263rd episode 《Don't come to my house!》
  • 264th episode 《Min-ji GOT TALENT
  • 265th episode 《Ja-doo's ghost story (subtitle: Is Ja-doo a man?)》
  • 266th episode 《Mi-mi's playing house》
  • 267th episode 《Get the salt~!》
  • 268th episode 《You've got it all wrong》
  • 269th episode 《No 'Bullying'!》
  • 270th episode 《I like specter
  • 271st episode 《My friend, Bayaba (1)》
  • 272nd episode 《My friend, Bayaba (2)》
  • 273rd episode 《Your habits》
Book 24 May 25, 2016
  • 274th episode 《Silent Killer
  • 275th episode 《Extremely disgusting → Extremely good feeling》
  • 276th episode 《My mom has two faces》
  • 277th episode 《The prince of wart
  • 278th episode 《Let's love our language
  • 279th episode 《My mom is a fortune-teller》
  • 280th episode 《Where on earth did the story come from?》
  • 281st episode 《My older sister and I》
  • 282nd episode 《You can't stop them at all》
  • 283rd episode 《The cane... How many times have you been hit...?》
  • 284th episode 《Who ate all that tuna?》
Book 25 November 21, 2016
  • 285th episode "Buckwheat jelly and Glutinous rice cake!"
  • 286th episode "Salted baby octopus on Valentine's Day♥"
  • 287th episode 《The law of beggars》
  • 288th episode 《What's your blood type?》
  • 289th episode 《A son and a Daughter》
  • 290th episode 《Please accept a gift》
  • 291st episode 《A girl of all envy》
  • 292nd episode 《Who's the real language destroyer?》
  • 293rd episode 《I had a ghost dream
  • 294th episode 《If you keep something too long, it will X》
Book 26 April 25, 2017
Book 27 October 25, 2017
  • 305th episode 《The Revenge of New Year's Day
  • 306th episode 《I'm a natural》
  • 307th episode 《The dream of big fish (1)》
  • 308th episode 《The dream of big fish (2)》
  • 309th episode 《Doldol~ let's lose some weight》
  • 310th episode 《Butterfly effect (1)》
  • 311st episode 《Butterfly effect (2)》
  • 312nd episode 《My hobby is collecting stamps
  • 313rd episode 《What Happened in Mt. Dalma (1)》
  • 314th episode 《What Happened in Mt. Dalma (2)》
Book 28 February 25, 2018
  • 315th episode 《The reason why mom can't sleep》
  • 316th episode 《The team project of betrayal》
  • 317th episode 《How to Avoid the Heat》
  • 318th episode 《Another friendship》
  • 319th episode 《Devil's talent》
  • 320th episode 《My uncle is an impregnable man》
  • 321st episode 《The Last Leaf (1)》
  • 322nd episode 《The Last Leaf (2)》
  • 323rd episode 《A Cute Thief ♡ A Pretty Thief》
  • 324th episode 《The battle of poverty
Book 29 September 28, 2018
  • 325th episode 《What do you want to be when you grow up?》
  • 326th episode 《Never-ending diet
  • 327th episode 《Love is moving》
  • 328th episode 《The Girls We Love (1)》
  • 329th episode 《The Girls We Love (2)》
  • 330th episode 《Dad's drinking habits》
  • 331st episode 《Funny pajamas party》
  • 332nd episode 《Tell me your grotesque food》
  • 333rd episode 《Let's go get mugwort~♬》
  • 334th episode 《Strange heredity

Awards

  • 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 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

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "2010년 케이블TV 방송대상 수상작". KCTA (in Korean). 2010.
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