Hello Jadoo () is a South Korean manhwa published by cartoonist in in September 1997. Tooniverse (CJ E&M broadcasting business division) and co-produced an animation series under the same name in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2023, and 2025. The comic is set in Heukseok-dong, Dongjak District, 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 channelBroadcasting periodBroadcasting timeBroadcasting seasonBroadcasting quantitySBS TVJuly 18, 2011 – December 13, 2011Monday, Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Season 130 minutesMay 23, 2012 – August 8, 2012Tuesday, Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.September 19, 2012 – April 23, 2013Season 2November 9, 2015 – April 18, 2016Monday from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.Season 3November 26, 2017 – April 1, 2018Sunday from 7:10 a.m. to 7:40 a.m.Season 4January 18 – April 26, 2023Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.Season 5January 8 – May 7, 2025Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Season 6
Plot The story is set in Seoul, South Korea in the 1980s and the 2000s, telling a pleasant and heartwarming story of Jadoo and the people around her.
Characters Main characters Choi Jadoo () Voice actor: Yeo Minjeong The protagonist of the series, Jadoo is an outgoing and tomboyish 10-year-old girl with a short temper who often finds time for adventures in her life. She is the oldest of all 3 siblings.
Kim Nanhyang () Voice actor: Nanhyang is Jadoo's irascible mother who disapproves of Jadoo's antics. Despite loving and caring for all of her children, Nanhyang mostly favors Seunggi and Mimi over Jadoo on a daily basis.
Choi Hodol () Voice actor: A North Korean refugee from Pyongyang, Hodol is Jadoo's father who works as a manager. Whenever Hodol receives his salary, he spends it on alcohol and gets drunk when he comes home, causing Nanhyang to be angry. In manhwa season 1 volume 4, he's nicknamed as "Choi Jusa" (최주사) because of his addiction to alcoholism.
Choi Mimi () Voice actor: Mimi is Jadoo's 8-year-old younger sister and the middle child of the family.
Choi Seunggi () Voice actor: Seunggi is Jadoo's 5-year-old younger brother. He is the frequent victim of Jadoo's antics, who often steals money from his allowance savings.
Supporting characters Kim Minji () Voice actor: Nicknamed "Cicada", Minji is Jadoo's outgoing best friend who is the top student in class. She is outgoing, yet aggressive towards Jadoo initially, but warms up to her in later stories. Minji dreams to be a scientist when she grows older.
Lee Yunseok () Voice actor: Yunseok is the class president who is mischievous and often messes with Jadoo. He has a crush on Jadoo and had tried to confess himself multiple times, but failed due to misunderstanding.
() Voice actor: Seonghun 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 Seonghun 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 Jadoo. Seonghun is also rivals with Yunseok as the two both like Jadoo and often compete each other, though they occasionally are friendly to each other.
Kim Seondol "Doldol" () Voice actor: Nicknamed "Doldol", Seondol is one of Jadoo's classmates who is modeled on the writer's husband, Jeon Hojin, though this applies to the manhwa version of him rather than the anime version of him. Like Seonghun, he comes from a wealthy family, as his father works as a CEO. Seondol is a chubby boy who often teases Jadoo and the two are childhood friends.
Lee Eunhui () Voice actor: Eunhui is one of Jadoo's classmates who likes to be the center of attention and always mocks other students. She has a crush on Sungi and dreams of becoming a singer. Eunhui is frenemies with Jadoo and the two often compete each other.
Yoon Sungi "Ddalgi" () Voice actor: Nicknamed "Ddalgi"(meaning strawberry in Korean; because the shape of his face looks like a strawberry), Sungi is one of Jadoo's classmates whose parents manage a bakery, as stated in Season 3. He is a timid boy who is artistic and enjoys drawing.
Lee Mija () Voice actor: Mija is Jadoo's homeroom teacher and is referred to as “Ms. Lee” or “Teacher” by others. She sometimes scolds her, but the other children admire her attitude.
Books Below is a listing of all books from the Hello Jadoo series: VolumeRelease dateSubtitle listBook 1October 23, 1998 1st episode 《A chart of daily schedule》 2nd episode 《Poo-poo and bath》 3rd episode 《An autumn sports day》 4th episode 《Christmas day of baby》 5th episode 《Let's help the poor!》 6th episode 《Fight a match with my mom (1)》 7th episode 《Fight a match with my mom (2)》 8th episode 《Tell me if you like!》 9th episode 《Parents' Day gifts uproar》 10th episode 《My partner》 11th episode 《Mom's vacancy》 12th episode 《Go to my grandmother's house (1)》 13th episode 《Go to my grandmother's house (2)》 14th episode 《Sisters' war》Book 2April 22, 1999 15th episode 《Color TV uproar》 16th episode 《Ja-doo's house wintering preparation》 17th episode 《Mom, where is my New Year's money?》 18th episode 《Jean Valjean's First Love (1)》 19th episode 《Jean Valjean's First Love (2)》 20th episode 《A theater tour》 21st episode 《Ja-doo's fruitful(?) winter vacation》 22nd episode 《Ja-doo and Freud grandfather》 23rd episode 《Dad, cheer up!》 24th episode 《I like baseball》 25th episode 《Let's play the flute together in the bathroom》Book 3August 26, 1999 26th episode 《'The Six Million Dollar Man' and 'A little kid of about 600,000 won'》 27th episode 《Dad! He is having an accident!!》 28th episode 《Mom's square cap》 29th episode 《Spring has come to the body of Jadoo, too?!》 30th episode 《Is my aunt a spy?》 31st episode 《Chickenpox is coming!》 32nd episode 《He that will steal a pin will steal an ox?!》 33rd episode 《My mom fell in love at dancing?》 34th episode 《My dad is a sparrow hunter》 35th episode 《Don't look at me with sad eyes (1)》 36th episode 《Don't look at me with sad eyes (2)》 37th episode 《My beautiful adulterated food》 38th episode 《Childhood curiosity》 39th episode 《Daily study and scholarship room》Book 4February 26, 2000 40th episode 《It's so hard to be nice~》 41st episode 《The day when Jadoo was drunk》 42nd episode 《Summer scenery》 43rd episode 《Ramen story》 44th episode 《'Legendary fox with nine tails', 'Thousand years old fox' and 'Beauty without face'...?》 45th episode 《Ja-doo! She is crazed about money again! (1)》 46th episode 《Ja-doo! She is crazed about money again! (2)》 47th episode 《Christmas after 17 years》 48th episode 《Santa Claus is coming~♬》 49th episode 《Gases from burning coal briquettes big event》 50th episode 《Let's knit in winter♡》 51st episode 《My friend cicada》 52nd episode 《Mom's folk remedy prescription》 53rd episode 《Pyongyang head-butt》 54th episode 《Strawberry's dream》 55th episode 《It's August, Hangawi~♬》Book 5August 24, 2000 56th episode 《Dad! Hold the mouse~!!》 57th episode 《That's probably first love...》 58th episode 《Dad, He is going to be Young-Goo!!》 59th episode 《Mom and Swallow》 60th episode 《A family worship day》 61st episode 《Ah, a long-awaited(?) picnic》 62nd episode 《Pogo stick uproar》 63rd episode 《Teacher! Please come back soon~》 64th episode 《I'm left-handed~》 65th episode 《Bye, bear...》 66th episode 《Kim Seon-dol with a poop》 67th episode 《Is Ja-doo a thief?》 68th episode 《Let's eat mixed rice and flour based food!》 69th episode 《We want to have coffee too~》 70th episode 《Beautiful times》Book 6September 22, 2001 71st episode 《Ja-doo, poop humiliation again...?》 72nd episode 《Just imagine!!》 73rd episode 《The winter of that year was warm...》 74th episode 《Under the sky without my mom... (1)》 75th episode 《Under the sky without my mom... (2)》 76th episode 《Mom! Buy me a bed, too~!!》 77th episode 《A strange and ominous flower-viewing》 78th episode 《What happened to Seung-ki?》 79th episode 《A huge fandom of girls》 80th episode 《Blackout training?》 81st episode 《The ghost of a well》Book 7September 24, 2002 82nd episode 《Mission: Impossible!!―Summer vacation homework!!》 83rd episode 《Ja-doo's house is damaged by the flood!!》 84th episode 《OLD IS BUT GOOD IS》 85th episode 《Nickname》 86th episode 《Memories of Ondol Room》 87th episode 《This time, Grandma?!!》 88th episode 《When I go flower picking...》 89th episode 《A telephone story》 90th episode 《Let's play soccer!!》 91st episode 《Mom! Please say it~!》 92nd episode 《A stormy summer vacation》Book 8October 15, 2003 93rd episode 《The eve of the new semester》 94th episode 《Did you see it or didn't you?》 95th episode 《Let's catch louses!》 96th episode 《Mi-mi's Spring》 97th episode 《A child who lives in a well》 98th episode 《25 years ago... a day on a summer day》 99th episode 《Chuseok Ghost story(?)》 100th episode 《Watch out for revenge of bees!!》 101st episode 《Winter is here!》 102nd episode 《The toilet in the room(?)》 103rd episode 《The future world(?)》 Special episode 《Find what I've lost...》Book 9April 25, 2005 104th episode 《A fire injection of fear》 105th episode 《The flavor of winter》 106th episode 《The Cruel History of Han River Bridge?》 107th episode 《The only thing that Mi-mi has》 108th episode 《The King of fruits, Banana??》 109th episode 《The moment I want to erase it》 110th episode 《Uri Geller's supernatural powers uproar》 111th episode 《Song of a vinyl umbrella》 112th episode 《A New Year's guest》 113th episode 《113 Investigation Headquarters》 114th episode 《The Cruel History of Han River Bridge II》 115th episode 《Tadpoles and Frogs》Book 10April 8, 2006 116th episode 《The best gift》 117th episode 《Ja-doo... She becomes a game addict!!》 118th episode 《Mom and chick》 119th episode 《The ghost of my grandfather》 120th episode 《Mom VS. Dad》 121st episode 《Fashion 80's》 122nd episode 《The smell I like?》 123rd episode 《Why did Ja-doo become Chunhyang?》 124th episode 《Where is my friend's house?》 125th episode 《<Mission: Impossible!!> Watch my New Year's money!! (1)》 126th episode 《<Mission: Impossible!!> Watch my New Year's money!! (2)》 127th episode 《Private lesson that everybody else does(?)》Book 11April 15, 2007 128th episode 《'Fool' Young-gil》 129th episode 《A 10-year-old kiss》 130th episode 《I want a dimple♡》 131st episode 《My youngest brother》 132nd episode 《Blessed wardrobe》 133rd episode 《Ja-doo's troupe!! enthusiastic performance!!》 134th episode 《Why did I want to wear glasses so much then?》 135th episode 《A New Year's wish》 136th episode 《Who is Valentine's Chocolate going to?》 137th episode 《A day of sham illness》 138th episode 《A briquette girl》 139th episode 《A memory of poverty》Book 12September 15, 2008 140th episode 《Mom's treasure》 141st episode 《A bean sprouts thief》 142nd episode 《It's so hard to color my nails with balsam!》 143rd episode 《Dreams(?) come true!!!》 144th episode 《Walk in someone's shoes(易地思之)》 145th episode 《You should eat your food evenly!!》 146th episode 《Rollerskating field of Memories》 147th episode 《I want to put on makeup, too♡》 148th episode 《I hate milk!!》 149th episode 《Ask your sisters~♡》 150th episode 《Give me my leg (2)》 151st episode 《My first friend》Book 13May 15, 2009 152nd episode 《Dad's gift》 153rd episode 《Bye... mom...!! (1)》 154th episode 《Bye... mom...!! (2)》 155th episode 《Mom's apple》 156th episode 《A tragic autumn picnic (1)》 157th episode 《A tragic autumn picnic (2)》 158th episode 《What's the end of saving...?》 159th episode 《You, In the Fantasy》 160th episode 《Strange story (1)》 161st episode 《Strange story (2)》 162nd episode 《Christmas theatre uproar》 163rd episode 《A cash child》Book 14June 15, 2010 164th episode 《Love triangle (1)》