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 (Korean: 풀하우스; RR: Pul-hauseu) 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.

Full House
Promotional poster
Genre	Romance Comedy Drama
Based on	Full House by Won Soo-yeon
Written by	Min Hyo-jung
Directed by	Pyo Min-soo
Starring	Rain Song Hye-kyo Han Eun-jung Kim Sung-soo
Theme music composer	Destiny 운명 WHY (와이)
Composer	Lee Kyung-seob [ko]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Kim Jong-sik (KBS)
Producers	Jung Sung-hyo Park Chang-sik Lee Ho-seong
Production locations	Incheon Shanghai Thailand
Editor	Kim Jung-woo
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Kim Jong-hak Production
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	July 14 (2004-07-14) – September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02)
Related
Full House (Philippines) Full House Take 2

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.^{[citation needed]}

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 trick her into believing that she has won a free vacation. While she is away, they sell her house. On the plane, she meets a famous actor named Lee Young-jae (Rain). Through comedic events, they get acquainted during her vacation, and when she returns, she discovers that her house has been sold to him.

Though they do not get along with each other due to their contrasting habits, they agree to live with each other. At first, Ji-eun works as his maid in order to buy her house back. Later, however, they enter 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. Though appearing to be egotistical and stubborn, he cares deeply for his friends. He 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.

• Song Hye-kyo as Han Ji-eun

An optimistic and cheerful girl who lives in "Full House", which she inherited from her parents. She is an aspiring writer. She ends up marrying Young-jae under a contract marriage in order to keep the house, but later falls in love with him.

• Han Eun-jung as Kang Hye-won

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, she 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.

• Kim Sung-soo as Yoo Min-hyuk

A playboy who is smart and rich, but remains detached from people because of 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.

• Jang Yong as Mr. Lee, Young-jae's father
• Sunwoo Eun-sook as Mrs. Kim, Young-jae's mother
• Kim Ji-young as Young-jae's grandmother
• Lee Young-eun as Yang Hee-jin, Ji-eun's friend
• Kang Do-han as Shin Dong-wook, Hee-jin's husband
• Im Ye-jin as Dae Pyo, Young-jae's agent

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] The house remained a tourist attraction until it was torn down in April 2013 due to irreparable damage from a typhoon.

The first episode was shot in Shanghai near The Bund. In later episodes, some parts were filmed in Thailand.

Original soundtrack

1. Full House (Inst.)
2. 운명 [Fate] - WHY
3. Forever (Inst.)
4. I Think I - Byul
5. 시 (Inst.)
6. 친구란 말 [The End of Being Friends] - Noel
7. 운명 [Fate] (Full Slow Inst.)
8. Blue Hills (Inst.)
9. 운명 [Fate] (Slow Ver.)
10. I Think I Love You (Guitar Inst.)
11. 늦게 핀 사랑 (Too Late) [Love Bloomed Late (Too Late)] - G.Soul
12. Forever - WHY
13. 운명 [Fate] (Semi Slow Inst.)
14. Love at the Gate (Inst.)
15. 고마워할게요 [I'm Thankful] - Byul
16. 늦게 핀 사랑 (Too Late) [Love Bloomed Late (Too Late)] (Violin Inst.)
17. Amazing Love (Inst.)
18. Paradiso (Inst.)
19. 운명 [Fate] (Inst.)
20. 처음 그 자리에 [The First Time in the First Place] - Lee Boram
21. 타이틀셔플 (허밍)
22. 샤랄라 (허밍)

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

2004 KBS Drama Awards^[6]

• Top Excellence Award, Actress - Song Hye-kyo
• Excellence Award, Actor - Rain
• Popularity Award, Actor - Rain
• Popularity Award, Actress - Song Hye-kyo
• Best Couple - Rain and Song Hye-kyo

Remakes and sequel

Year	Title	Country	Actors	Notes
2009	Full House	Philippines	Richard Gutierrez, Heart Evangelista	First remake
	Ngôi nhà hạnh phúc	Vietnam	Lương Mạnh Hải, Minh Hằng
2012	Full House Take 2	Korea	Hwang Jung-eum, No Min-woo, Park Ki-woong	Sequel
2014	วุ่นนัก รักเต็มบ้าน	Thailand	Mike D. Angelo, Sushar Manaying
	បំណុលផ្ទះជំពាក់ស្នេហ៏	Cambodia	Heng Norakakada, Huy Chan Reachny, Seong Chandara
2015	İlişki Durumu: Karışık	Turkey	Berk Oktay, Seren Şirince
2016	浪漫满屋	China	Eli Kim	Released canceled or possibly TBA.
2017	Yeh Raha Dil	Pakistan	Yumna Zaidi, Adnan Jaffar, Ali Akbar, Anam Gohar
2018	MY Fullhouse: Alamatnya Cinta	Malaysia	Hannah Delisha, Hisyam Hamid, Fahad Iman	Malay language adaptation (premiered August 20, 2018, every Monday - Friday at 10:00) Astro Ria
2020	Midsummer Is Full of Love 仲夏满天心	China	Yang Chaoyue, Timmy Xu