Hello Jadoo

Hello Jadoo (안녕자두야) is a South Korean manhwa published by cartoonist Lee Bin in "Monthly PARTY" in September 1997. Tooniverse (CJ E&M broadcasting business division) and Atoonz 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.

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.

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:

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
 * 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