High Kick!
| High Kick! | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Created by | Kim Byeong-wook |
| Written by | Song Jae-jeong Lee Young-chul Lee So-jeong Choi Jeong-hyeon Bang Bong-won |
| Directed by | Kim Byeong-wook Kim Chang-dong Kim Young-ki |
| Starring | Lee Soon-jae Na Moon-hee Jeong Jun-ha Choi Min-yong Park Hae-mi Shin Ji Kim Hye-seong Jung Il-woo Seo Min-jung Park Min-young Kim Bum |
| Opening theme | "Unstoppable High Kick" by Moogadang |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 167 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Chung Eui-chan Jeong Wang-gyo |
| Producers | Kim Ki-bum Kim Gwan-gil Jung Yong-wook Kim Young-gyu |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Chorokbaem Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC |
| Release | November 6, 2006 – July 13, 2007 |
| Related | |
| High Kick! | |
| Hangul | 거침없이 하이킥 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Geochimeopsi Haikik |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kŏch'imŏpsi Haik'ik |
High Kick! (Korean: 거침없이 하이킥; lit. "High Kick without Hesitation" or "Unstoppable High Kick") was a South Korean situation comedy revolving around the life of the Lee family.[1][2][3][4] It aired in South Korea from Monday through Friday, in sitcom format.
The show led to the sequels High Kick Through the Roof, which aired in 2009–2010, and High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged, which aired in 2011–2012.
Characters
[edit]There's a fact that almost all of the character's name is their actor/actress real name - some of the characters just change their last name.
Main
[edit]- Lee Soon-jae as Lee Soon-jae,[5] the head of the Lee family, who works alongside his daughter-in-law at his Korean medicine hospital. He graduated Medical school and read Acupuncture and Moxibustion as specialties. The oldest in the family, he can be strict and aggressive toward his family members, and thinks only about himself. In flashback scene, He used to be Moon-hee's master
- Lee Tae-ri[a] as young Lee Soon-jae
- Na Moon-hee as Na Moon-hee, Soon-jae's wife. She does all of the cooking and cleaning, and looks after Joon (Min-yong's baby). In flashback scene, she used to serve Sunjae's family as maid
- Jeong Jun-ha as Lee Jun-ha, son of Soon-jae and Moon-hee, a huge man with an enormous appetite. Laid off from his job, he spends his time at home as an unsuccessful investor and depends on the earnings of his wife, who is the main doctor at his father's hospital.
- Choi Min-yong as Lee Min-yong, the late-born son of Soon-jae and Moon-hee, who graduated Normal College and became PE teacher at Pungpa High School where his nephews attend. Returning to his parents house after a short-lived marriage with Shin Ji, he lives in an expanded and modified storeroom upstairs, which is connected with the main house with a firemen's pole.
- Park Hae-mi as Park Hae-mi,[6] the wife of Lee Joon-ha, she is a Traditional Korean Medicine doctor that works with Lee Soon-jae. In flashback she married Lee Junha to seek revenge after her breakup with her boyfriend.
- Kim Hye-seong as Lee Min-ho, the eldest and smart son of Lee Joon-ha and Park Hae-mi.
- Jung Il-woo as Lee Yoon-ho, the youngest son of Lee Joon-ha and Park Hae-mi, who narrates the story of the show.
- Shin Ji as Shin Ji a.k.a. Shin Bong-hee, an unemployed small-time singer. Lee Min-yong's former wife and the mother of Joon who wants to study music in Russia but was conned. She and Hae-mi are not in good terms.
- Seo Min-jung as Seo Min-jung,[7] a clumsy English teacher at Pungpa High School, and the homeroom teacher of Min-ho, Yoon-ho, Bum, Chan-sung and Seung-hyun. She rented the apartment that Min-yong and Shin Ji used to live in, and lives there with Shin Ji after her return from the short and unsuccessful attempt to study in Moscow.
- Kim Bum as Kim Bum, Lee Min-ho's best friend, who desires to become a member of the family.
- Park Min-young as Kang Yoo-mi, an unintelligent girlfriend of Lee Min-Ho, daughter of Hae-mi's friend.
Minor
[edit]- Lee Su-na as Lee Su-na a.k.a. Gaeseong-daek and Lee Yu-na, Na Moon-hee's best friend, currently in prison for murdering her sister.
- Yeom Seung-hyun as Yeom Seung-hyun, another classmate of Min-ho and Yoon-ho, and the rival of Yoon-ho.
- Hwang Chan-sung as Hwang Chan-sung, Yum Seung-hyun's friend and one of Yoon-ho's rivals. He later befriends Yunho.
- Go Chae-min as Lee Jun, Min-yong and Shin Ji's infant child.
- Na Hye-mi as Na Hye-mi, a classmate of Yoo-mi, transferred from a different school in later episodes.
- Jeong Shin-woo as Nurse Yu
- Park Seung-chan as Nurse Park
- Hong Sun-chang as Hong Sun-chang, the sarcastic Vice Principal of Pungpa High School.
- Yoon Seo-hyun as Lee Seo-hyun, a detective.
- Roh Joo-hyun as Seo Joo-hyun, Seo Min-jung's father.
- Seo Hyun as Han Young-min, a member of the staff in a musical Shin Ji played in.
- Jo Yeon-hee as Yoga instructor
- Clara Lee[b] as Kim Yoon-joo (ep. 64)
- Park Chanyeol as High school student (ep. 71)
- Jo Young-min as Yoon-ho
- Kim Hee-jung as Min-ho's crush (ep. 164)
Notes
[edit]Original soundtrack
[edit]- Part 1
- Unstoppable High Kick - Moogadang
- Love U Like U - Moogadang
- Why Is It - Moogadang
- Sambuja Song - Moogadang
- Part 2
- Love to Ride - Lee Gyeong-mi
- In Place - Lee Eun-ju
- Special edition
- Love to Ride (Full Ver) - Lee Gyeong-mi
International broadcast
[edit]- It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from May 21, 2007, to January 8, 2008.[8]
- It aired in Vietnam on HTV3 called Gia đình là số 1 from November 11, 2009.
- It aired in the Philippines on TV5 beginning April 5, 2010. Chicosci song Diamond Shotgun was used as the theme song of the series.
Adaptation
[edit]- In Vietnam, the series was adapted by Điền Quân Media & Entertainment to be produced in 2016. The first episode was on air on every Monday through Thursday, beginning from January 18, 2017.
References
[edit]- ^ Hong Soo-hyun; Lee Ho-jeong (January 15, 2007). "Sitcom maestro has the right formula for laughter unlimited". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ Chun, Su-jin (January 30, 2007). "TV Review: Happy? Watch High Kick and ask again". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Kim, Tae-jong (February 6, 2007). "TV Sitcom Wins Over Viewers With Unconventional Characters". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ Kang, Hye-ran (July 25, 2007). "Director keeps sitcoms all in the family". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Internet Generation Discovers Pre-TV Age Actor". The Chosun Ilbo. January 26, 2007. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ Yang, Sung-hee (August 8, 2007). "A high kick into top gear for a new star". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Newlywed Seo Min-jung to Retire from Acting". The Chosun Ilbo. August 27, 2007. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ "韓流No.1 チャンネル-KNTV". Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
External links
[edit]- High Kick! official MBC website (in Korean)
- High Kick! at MBC Global Media
- High Kick! at HanCinema
- High Kick! at IMDb