High Kick!

High Kick!
Genre Situation comedy
Created by Chorokbaem Media
Starring Lee Soon-jae
Nah Moon-hee
Jeong Jun-ha
Choi Min-yong
Park Hae-mi
Shin Ji
Kim Hye-seong
Jeong Il-woo
Seo Min-Jeong
Kim Bum
Opening theme Mu Ga Dang "Unstoppable High Kick"
Country of origin South Korea
Language(s) Korean
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 167
Production
Producer(s) Kim Byeong-ook
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel MBC
Original run November 6, 2006 – July 13, 2007
Chronology
Followed by High Kick Through The Roof
External links
Website

High Kick! (거침없이 하이킥; Geochimeopsi Haikik / Kŏch'imŏpsi Haik'ik, literal translation: "High Kick without Hesitation", "Unstoppable High Kick", or "Smooth High Kick") was a popular South Korean situation comedy revolving around the life of the Lee family, taking place in Seoul at the same time as the broadcast (Winter, 2006 - Summer, 2007). The title of the show "High Kick!" has several implications, one of which is the oft-depicted high kicks of Yoon-ho, one of the main characters. The show aired in South Korea from Monday to Friday in sitcom format. Due to its popularity, the show filmed more episodes than were initially planned. Many of the characters starred in commercials and advertisements in Korea. The show's popularity also led to High Kick Through the Roof, which aired in from Fall 2009 to Spring 2010, and High Kick 3: The Counterattack of the Short Leg, which is currently airing.

Contents

Main characters

Lee Soon-jae (이순재, Lee Soon-jae)
The head of the Lee family, he works alongside his daughter-in-law at his Korean medicine hospital. Being the oldest in the family, he can be harsh and strict toward his family members, and thinks only about himself. He always kicks or hits other members of the family. Due to this aggressive behavior, Soon-jae acts as the dictator of the Lee household and no one opposes what he says.
Nah Moon-hee (나문희, Nah Moon-hee)
Soon-jae's wife, she is incredibly strong and has an enormous appetite, which she passes on to Joon-ha. Despite her age, she does all of the cooking and cleaning, and looks after Joon (Min-yong's baby). Since Soon-jae and Hae-Mi often berate and insult her, she often has daydreams of them suffering. Like Min-Yong, she is annoyed by Hae-mi, and would do anything to embarrass her.
Lee Joon-ha (이준하, Jeong Jun-ha)
Son of Soon-jae and Mun-hee. A huge strong man with an enormous appetite, nicknamed as the "Lord of Gluttony". Laid off from the company he was working, 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.
Lee Min-yong (이민용, Choi Min-yong) (Anton)
A late-born son of Soon-jae and Mun-hee, he works as a P. E. teacher at a pungpago where his nephews attend. Min-yong is the opposite of Joon-ha in many terms. Min-yong is a slim man with straight hair, less lazy, more handsome, and employed, but has the nasty attitude toward Soon-jae, while Joon-ha is more like Mun-hee; a plump man with curly hair, very lazy, dumb looking, overweight, and unemployed, but more sympathetic than Min-yong. 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 (박해미, Park Hae-mi)
The wife of Lee Joon-ha. A doctor that works with Lee Soon-jae. Hae-mi was in love with another man before her marriage. Accepting Joon-ha's proposal was to rival the lover who had dumped her, which Joon-ha finds out in one of the episodes. She gave financial support to Soon-jae's hospital when it was near the brink of closing down, and much more popular than Soon-jae as a doctor.
Lee Min-ho (이민호, Kim Hye-sung)
The eldest son of Lee Joon-ha and Park Hae-mi. Being very bright, but physically small and soft, he is often portrayed as a "mama's boy," and always quarreling with his younger brother Yoon-ho, who is in the same class at the pungpago. An easy target to bully due to his weak appearance, while Yoon-ho would simply fight back no matter the odds. The contrast between the two brothers is one of the main themes of the show. At school he sits in the very front of the classroom along with Kim Bum, who has been best friends with him for a long time, and they embrace each other in a sign of friendship.
Lee Yoon-ho (이윤호, Jung Il Woo) 
The youngest son of Lee Joon-ha and Park Hae-mi. He is a tall, strong, and handsome boy known for his high kick. He also narrates the story of the show. He is also a motorcycle maniac. He is very popular among the girls in pungpago, though his grade is low and he sometimes demonstrates his utter ignorance. As one episode disclosed, Yoon-ho was as bright as Min-ho in his childhood, but after riding on the back of motorcycle of a friend of Joon-ha's, he became completely absorbed in fighting and motorcycles; Joon-ha is blamed by Hae-mi for Yoon-ho's bad grades and delinquent behavior. Yoon-ho is often misunderstood and sometimes blamed for things he did not do.
Shin Ji a. k. a. Shin Bong Hee (신지, Shin Ji)
The ex-wife of Lee Min-yong and the mother of Jun. Loves music, and is trying to get a job at a music industry, singing CF songs and taking auditions for musicals. She asked for a divorce from Min-yong, wishing to study abroad in Moscow, but came back to Korea in short time. Min-yong and her take turns in taking care of Jun, though Jun seems to be in the Lee household most of the time presumable due to Shin Ji's busy schedule.
Seo Min-jeong (서민정, Seo Min-jeong)
An English teacher at the pungpagothat Lee Min-yong teaches at, and the homeroom teacher of Min-ho, Yoon-ho, Bum, Chan Seong 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 (김범, Kim Bum)
Lee Min-ho's best friend, desiring to become the proper member of the family. The two boys are very close and care for each other.
Kang Yoo-mi (강유미, Park Min-young)
Lee Min-ho's girlfriend. Very pretty but extremely poor at studies, always getting lowest scores at school. She is also secretly three years older than her schoolmates, but only Kim Bum and Lee Min-yong, her homeroom teacher who doesn't care about that so much, know it.

Minor characters

Gaeseong-daek (개성댁, Lee Su-na)
Nah Mun-hee's best friend. Currently jailed in prison for murdering her sister. Escaped from prison and fled to Mun-hee's house many times but each time Soon-jae turned her in.
Yum Seung-hyun (염승현, Yum Seung-hyun)
Another classmate of Min-ho and Yoon-ho and the rival of Yoon-ho. In the later episodes, he even competes with Yoon-ho for Seo Min-jeong's attention.
Hwang Chan sung ( 황찬성, Chansung)
A friend of Yum seung-hyun, One of Yoon-ho rival & trouble maker in pungpa high school, but after being betrayed by seung-hyun he became yoon-ho friends .
Jun (준, 고채민, Go Chae-Min)
Min-yong and Shin Ji's infant child. At the very beginning of the show, the grown-up Jun appears as an astronaut. Can be seen in nearly every episode in a few scenes but never does anything apart from sleeping or just crying.
Na Hae-mi (나해미, Na Hye-mi)
A classmate of Yoo-mi, transferred from a different school in the later episodes (starting from Episode 116). She chases Yoon-ho around, publicly broadcasts herself as Yoon-ho's girlfriend, lies to him for drawing his attention, and deeply annoys him.
Nurse Yoo and Nurse Park
Two staff members who work at Soon-jae's hospital and act as his secretaries somewhat. Yoo is younger than Park and nothing much is portrayed about her except working at the reception desk.
Yoo-mi's parents
Yoo-mi's father is a somewhat mysterious man with a hidden agenda. He eventually dies, apparently shot in the chest and found by Min-yong on one stormy night. It is revealed that he worked as an agent for North Korea but changed sides, which led him to being hunted by his former comrades, who later killed him.
Hong Sun-chang (홍순창, Hong Sun-chang) 
Vice Principal of Pungpago. He is extremely sarcastic.
Lee Seo-hyun (이서현, Yoon Seo-hyun) (Detective Lee) 
He is a detective and is usually seen handling the cases behind Yumi's family. He also has a crush on Shinji.
Seo Joo-hyun (서주현, No Joo-hyun) 
Seo Min Jeong's father. He is opposed of the relationship between Min-yong and Min-jung.
Han Yung-Min (한영민, Seo Hyun) 
Han Yung-Min is part of the staff in a musical Shinji played in. He has a crush on Shinji even though he is younger than her, they go out for a short period of time.

Special appearances (Cameo Characters)

Jeong Jin-yeong (정진영, Jeong Jin-yeong) 
Chicken Carrier
Ivy (아이비, Ivy) 
Special Patient
Yoon Seong Ho (윤성호, Yoon Seong Ho) 
Jun Ha's Friend
Jun(준,서경석, Seo Kyeog-seok) 
25 years old as an adult Jun.
Kim Mi Ryuh(김미려, Kim Mi Ryuh) 
Min Jeong's Friend. Her Crush: Yun-ho.
Yoon Gi Won (윤기원, Yoon Gi Won) 
Special P.E. Teacher at Pungpago.
타블로(타블로, Tablo) 
Special Teacher at Pungpago. His Crush: Min Jeong.
Cho Won Seok (조원석, Cho Won Seok) 
A person trying to Casting Shin Ji.

O.S.T (Original Sound Track)

Unstoppable High Kick OST Part 1

  1. Unstoppable High Kick - Moo Ga dang
  2. Love U Love U - Moo Ga dang
  3. Why Is It - Moo Ga dang
  4. Sambuja Song - Moo Ga dang

Unstoppable High Kick OST Part 2

  1. Love to ride - Lee Gyeong Mi
  2. In place - Lee Eun Ju

Unstoppable High Kick OST Special Edition

  1. Love to ride (Full Ver) - Lee Gyeong Mi

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