Series synopsis
High Kick, also known as 거침없이 하이킥 is a South Korean reality talk television series that premiered on MBC on November 6, 2006. It ended on June 26, 2007. It was created by Kim Young-ki, Kim Byeong-wook, Kim Chang-dong. It stars Park Hae-mi, Jeong Jun-ha, Kim Hye-seong and Jung Il-woo.
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. 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 ...
Premise
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. 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 2009-2010, and High Kick 3: The Counterattack of the Short Leg, which aired in 2011-2012.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Park Hae-mi as 朴海美
- Jeong Jun-ha as 李俊河
- Kim Hye-seong as 李敏浩
- Jung Il-woo as 李允浩
- Lee Soon-jae as 李顺才
- Choi Min-yong as 李民勇
- Park Min-young as 姜尤美
- Kim Bum as 金汎
Supporting cast
- Shin Ji as 申智
- Suh Min-jung as 徐敏静
- Na Moon-hee as 罗文姬
- Hwang Chan-sung as 黄灿盛
- Kim Yeong-ok as 李顺才表妹
- Lee Tae-ri as 李顺才(少年)
- Lee Su-na as 李秀娜（开城嫂）
- Song Yoo-an as School Teacher
- Yoon Seo-hyun as Detective Lee
- Clara Lee as 金尹珠
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 182 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 15 | December 28, 2006 | July 20, 2007 |
| Season 1 | 167 | November 6, 2006 | June 26, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | December 28, 2006 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | December 29, 2006 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | February 16, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Soon-jae’s family decides to get their family picture taken to celebrate Joon-ee’s 100th day since birth. But of course things don’t turn out smoothly as they wish! Joon-ee pees on one of them, Soon-jae and Mun-hee fight over the passenger seat, Joon-ee’s parents Min-yong and Shin Ji is occupied quarrelling over their own matter, and Mun-hee and Hae-mi get sensitive over Joon-ha’s hair. Goodness! After all this, the picture is finally taken. However, Soon-jae is not happy about where the picture is hung… and Joon-ha even loses money selling his stock, which adds on to Soon-jae’s grumpy mood. In the meantime, Min-jeong is excited to begin her teaching career as her first day begins at Poong-pa High School. But things turn out to be rough from the beginning because of a pair of weird brothers in her class. |
November 6, 2006 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Lee Yoon-ho, who only cares about his looks, tries to look cool this time riding on a borrowed motorcycle. Min-ho wants to tell mom about it, but decides not to since he’ s afraid of Yoon-ho’s high kick. Meanwhile, Min-yong tries to sneak into the house to get a look at Joon-ee, but is busted by Soon-jae and has to run for his life. Mun-hee, feeling bad for Min-yong, tries to bring him some food from home, but her arm gets disjointed in the act. Eventually, the guys end up having to take care of Joon-ee, since Mun-hee can’t move her arm. |
November 7, 2006 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Again, Soon-jae dozes off since there are not enough patients to see. This is because most of the patients prefer Hae-mi. And to top it off, Soon-jae makes a huge mistake of misdiagnosing a patient’s condition. |
November 8, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 6, 2006 |
| Last aired | June 26, 2007 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 19:45:00 |