Full House (Korean: 풀하우스) is a 2004 South Korean television show that features actors Rain, Song Hye-kyo, Han Eun-jung, and Kim Sung-soo. The series was created based on a comic book called Full House by Won Soo-yeon. It aired on KBS2 every Monday and Friday at 9:50 p.m. (KST) for 16 episodes, starting on July 14 and ending on September 2, 2004.
This show is known as one of the first examples of the "romantic comedy" style in Korean television. It became very popular in Asia and played an important role in spreading the influence of Korean culture, known as the Korean Wave.
Synopsis
Han Ji-eun, an aspiring writer, lives in a house named Full House, which was built by her late father. One day, her two best friends trick her into thinking she has won a free vacation. While Ji-eun is away, her friends sell her house. On the plane, she meets a famous actor named Lee Young-jae. The two begin to get to know each other during her vacation. When Ji-eun returns, she discovers that her house has been sold to him.
Although Ji-eun and Young-jae have difficulty getting along because of their different habits, they agree to live together. At first, Ji-eun works as his maid to earn money to buy her house back. Later, the two enter into a contract marriage because Young-jae wants to make his crush, Kang Hye-won, jealous. Problems arise as Ji-eun and Young-jae begin to feel attraction toward each other.
Cast
- Rain plays the role of Lee Young-jae
- Song Hye-kyo plays the role of Han Ji-eun
- Han Eun-jung plays the role of Kang Hye-won
- Kim Sung-soo plays the role of Yoo Min-hyuk
- Jang Yong plays the role of Mr. Lee, who is Young-jae's father
- Sunwoo Eun-sook plays the role of Mrs. Kim, who is Young-jae's mother
- Kim Ji-young plays the role of Young-jae's grandmother
- Lee Young-eun plays the role of Yang Hee-jin, who is Ji-eun's friend
- Kang Do-han plays the role of Shin Dong-wook, who is Hee-jin's husband
- Im Ye-jin plays the role of Dae Pyo, who is Young-jae's agent
Filming locations
The house named Full House is a building created especially for the TV show. It is in the Gwangyeok-si area of Incheon, close to Incheon International Airport. The house is a 10-minute boat ride from Sammok Harbor. The house is mostly made of wood and cost about $1 million to build. Nearby, there is Jogak Sculpture Park on Modo Island. A bridge connects Modo Island to the other island.
Ratings
This table shows that blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Musical theatre
A musical theater production of Full House was performed at the Hongik Art Center starting on April 11, 2014. Yang Yo-seob and Leo (VIXX) take turns playing the role of Lee Young-jae, while Jung Eun-ji and Joo take turns playing the role of Han Ji-eun. Other actors in the production included UJi (Bestie), Kim San-ho, Seo Ha-joon, and Kwak Sun-young.