# Hello Jadoo

Hello Jadoo (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 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

| 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 |
| SBS TV | May 23, 2012 - August 8, 2012 | Tuesday, Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Season 1 | 30 minutes |
| SBS TV | September 19, 2012 - April 26, 2013 | Tuesday, Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Season 2 | 30 minutes |
| SBS TV | November 9, 2015 - April 18, 2016 | Monday from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Season 3 | 30 minutes |
| SBS TV | November 25, 2017 - April 1, 2018 | Sunday from 7:10 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. | Season 4 | 30 minutes |

## 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.

## 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
    The main antagonist of the series, Nan-hyang is Ja-doo's irascible mother who disapproves of Ja-doo’s antics. Despite loving and caring for all of her children, Nan-hyang mostly favor Seung-ki and Mimi over Ja-doo in daily basis.
    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 has a crush on Ja-doo and had tried to confess himself multiple times, but failed due to 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 Ja-doo 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:

## 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
* 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