Full House (South Korean TV series)

This article is about the South Korean television series. For the American television series of the same name that ran from 1987-95, see Full House.
Full House
Promotional poster
Genre
Based onFull House
by Won Soo-yeon
Written byMin Hyo-jung
Directed byPyo Min-soo
Starring
Theme music composerDestiny 운명 WHY (와이)
ComposerLee Kyung-seob
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerKim Jong-sik (KBS)
ProducersJung Sung-hyo
Park Chang-sik
Lee Ho-seong
Production locations
EditorKim Jung-woo
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyKim Jong-hak Production
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseJuly 14 (2004-07-14) –
September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02)
Related

Full House (Korean: 풀하우스) is a 2004 South Korean television series starring Rain, Song Hye-kyo, Han Eun-jung, and Kim Sung-soo. Based on the manhwa Full House by Won Soo-yeon, the romantic comedy series aired on KBS2 on Monday and Friday at 21:50 (KST) for 16 episodes from July 14 to September 2, 2004.

Considered a pioneer of the "romantic comedy" genre in Korean drama, the drama was a great success in Asia and helped propel the Korean Wave.

Synopsis

Han Ji-eun (Song Hye-kyo), an aspiring writer, lives in a house called Full House built by her late father. One day, her two best friends tricked her into believing that she has won a free vacation. While Ji-eun is away, they sell her house. On the plane, she meets a famous actor named Lee Young-jae (Rain). The couple slowly becomes acquaintances during her vacation, and when Ji-eun returns, she discovers that her house has been sold to him.

Although Ji-eun and Young-jae do not along with each other due to their opposing habits, they agree to live with each other. At first, Ji-eun works as his maid to buy her house back. However, the couple later enters into a contract marriage as Young-jae wants to make his crush, Kang Hye-won (Han Eun-jung), jealous. Complications arise as Ji-eun and Young-jae become attracted to each other.

Cast

  • Rain as Lee Young-jae
A popular Korean actor. Despite seeming to be egotistical and stubborn, he cares deeply for his friends very much. Young-jae possesses secret unrequited feelings for his childhood friend, Hye-won, but later falls in love with Ji-eun. He has a fragile relationship with his father, who is a doctor.
An optimistic and cheerful aspiring writer who lives in Full House, which she inherited from her parents. She ends up marrying Young-jae under a contract marriage to keep the house and falls in love with him.
A close family friend of Young-jae who has known him since childhood. Working as a fashion designer, she also designs most of Young-jae's clothes. With her wealth and looks, Hye-won is accustomed to attention from men, but has ever only loved Yoo Min-hyuk. She is selfish and manipulative, and attempts to hold on to Min-hyuk and Young-jae at the same time.
A playboy who is rich and smart, but remains detached from people due to his busy lifestyle. He is close friends with Young-jae, who confides in him his feelings for Han Ji-eun. Min-hyuk is a director of a large media company. He develops feelings for Han Ji-eun, and tries to get her to like him. Eventually, he sees that she can love no one but Lee Young-jae.

Filming locations

The location of the titled house, Full House, is a house built specially for the series. It is located in the Gwangyeok-si area of Incheon, near Incheon International Airport, and is a ten-minute boat ride from Sammok Harbor. The house, made mostly of wood, cost approximately US$1 million to build. Nearby sightseeing locations include Jogak (sculpture) Park on Modo Island; a bridge connects these two islands.[1]

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen
Nationwide Seoul
1 July 14, 2004 25.4% (1st) 25.9% (1st)
2 July 15, 2004 28.5% (1st) 29.2% (1st)
3 July 21, 2004 31.4% (1st) 32.1% (1st)
4 July 22, 2004 34.1% (1st) 35.2% (1st)
5 July 28, 2004 36.8% (1st) 37.7% (1st)
6 July 29, 2004 38.9% (1st) 40.0% (1st)
7 August 4, 2004 39.6% (1st) 40.4% (1st)
8 August 5, 2004 39.9% (1st) 40.7% (1st)
9 August 11, 2004 40.2% (1st) 40.9% (1st)
10 August 12, 2004 40.5% (1st) 41.3% (1st)
11 August 18, 2004 41.0% (1st) 42.0% (1st)
12 August 19, 2004 41.6% (1st) 42.1% (1st)
13 August 25, 2004 41.4% (1st) 42.0% (1st)
14 August 26, 2004 41.5% (1st) 42.1% (1st)
15 September 1, 2004 41.4% (1st) 42.2% (1st)
16 September 2, 2004 42.0% (1st)
Average 37.8% 38.5%

Musical theatre

A musical theatre production of Full House was staged at the Hongik Art Center beginning April 11, 2014. Yang Yo-seob and Leo (VIXX) alternate in the role of Lee Young-jae, while Jung Eun-ji and Joo alternate in the role of Han Ji-eun.[2][3][4] Also starring were UJi (Bestie), Kim San-ho, Seo Ha-joon, and Kwak Sun-young.[5]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ "Korean TV Drama: Full House". Korea Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. ^ Kim, Ji-soo (5 March 2014). "Beast's Yang Yo-seob grabs musical lead". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  3. ^ Kim, Hee-eun (6 March 2014). "Yo-seob joins new musical". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. ^ Lee, Na-rae (3 May 2014). "[Interview] Singer Joo Returns as Musical Actress in 'Full House'". Mwave. CJ E&M Corp. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  5. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (5 March 2014). "B2ST Yang Yo Seop, A Pink Jung Eun Ji, VIXX Leo, Joo, and More to Star in Musical 'Full House'". Mwave. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Winners at the 2004 KBS Drama Awards". Korea Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
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