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High Kick!
(
Korean
:
거침없이 하이킥
;
RR
:
Geochimeopsi Haikik
; lit. "High Kick without Hesitation" or "Unstoppable High Kick") was a South Korean
situation comedy
revolving around the life of the Lee family.
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[2]
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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
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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
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- Lee Soon-jae
as Lee Soon-jae,
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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
- 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
.
- 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,
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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
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- 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
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- ^
Credited as Lee Min-ho.
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Credited as Lee Sung-min.
Original soundtrack
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- 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
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- It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from May 21, 2007, to January 8, 2008.
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- It aired in Vietnam on
HTV3
called
Gia đinh la s? 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
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- In Vietnam, the series was adapted by đi?n Quan Media & Entertainment to be produced in 2016. The first episode was on air on every Monday through Thursday, beginning from January 18, 2017.
References
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Hong Soo-hyun, Lee Ho-jeong (January 15, 2007).
"Sitcom maestro has the right formula for laughter unlimited"
.
Korea JoongAng Daily
via
Hancinema
. Retrieved
May 29,
2013
.
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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
.
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Kim, Tae-jong (February 6, 2007).
"TV Sitcom Wins Over Viewers With Unconventional Characters"
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The Korea Times
via
Hancinema
. Retrieved
May 29,
2013
.
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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
.
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"Internet Generation Discovers Pre-TV Age Actor"
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The Chosun Ilbo
. January 26, 2007
. Retrieved
May 29,
2013
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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
.
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"Newlywed Seo Min-jung to Retire from Acting"
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The Chosun Ilbo
. August 27, 2007
. Retrieved
May 29,
2013
.
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"韓流No.1 チャンネル-KNTV"
.
External links
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