High Kick: Revge of the Short Legged (Korean: 하이킥! : 짧은 다리의 역습 ; RR: Haikik: Jjalbeun Dariui Yeokseup) was a South Korean sitcom that aired from 2011 to 2012. Revolving around the lives of the Ahn family and their neighbors, it explored the lives of people who are down and out and how they manage to recover.
The story begins in 2041, where Lee Juck has released a best-selling novel called High Kick: Revge of the Short-legged. The book describes his experice with the Ahn's and Ji-won's households, the primary plot being the Ahn family's financial hardship. The story is narrated by Lee Juck himself.
The drama begins wh Nae-sang's business partner, who has embezzled funds from the company, flees the country and leaves behind a mountain of debts and a horde of angry creditors. Faced with the prospect of going to debtors' prison, Nae-sang frantically collects his family (his wife in the middle of a massage session, his son during an ice hockey match and his daughter who had just arrived from LA) and escapes to the countryside.
Actor Kang's Debut
Rdered both bankrupt and homeless, the family has no place to stay for the night after Nae Sang's plans to live with his great uncle fall through (the old man has died and sold his house). In desperation, they call Yoo Sun's younger brother, Kye-sang. They decide to move into the house he shares with Ji-seok, Yoo-sun's other younger brother.
The series follows several subplots through to their conclusion; the relationship betwe Ha-sun and Ji-seok, Jin-hee's search for a stable career, the one-sided love triangle betwe Ji-won, Jin-hee, and Kye-sang, and Jong-seok's unrequited love for Ji-won.
The head of the Ahn family. Nae Sang was scammed by a close frid out of a large sum of money. As a result, his company, Ahn Special Effects, became bankrupt, and he wt on the run from his creditors. He tds to be calculating, hot-tempered, and tds to be viewed as self-ctered due to his massive pride, but ultimately cares for his family. He quarrels oft with his wife, although they joy a good relationship together. Later in the series, he develops Ahn Arts, an extra casting company, and later managed to build Ahn's World from money they won as second place in the lottery.
Lee Kwang Soo
Ahn Nae-sang's wife. She developed early mopause from the stress of the bankruptcy. She is reasonable and seldom gets angry, unless provoked (usually by Nae-sang). She is a strong, resilit character. Throughout the series, she had thoughts of herself and what happed in her life.
Yoo-sun's younger brother and Ji-Seok's older brother. He is a doctor at a local community health cter, previously working at a geral hospital. He is cheerful, kind, and selfless, but sometimes obtuse about other people's feelings. He wears a perpetual smile on his face, ev wh sleeping. He always jokes around and say 농담입니다 (Nongdam-imnida) or just kidding while shaking his head. He demonstrates a strong sse of philanthropy, willing to help the less fortunate during his spare time, and ultimately wanted to go to Rwanda on a volunteer trip near the d of the series.
Younger brother of Yoo-sun and Kye-sang. He is a gym teacher at the high school which Jong-seok and Soo-Jung attd, which is why he is called Yoon-ssaem, or Teacher Yoon. He can be impulsive and hot-tempered, but is gerally straightforward and honest wh expressing his emotions. He was secretly in love with Ha-sun, but couldn't muster up the courage to confess. He waited for Ha-sun for two months wh Ha-sun's mother was in the hospital fighting cancer, and Ha-sun needs to be in the US.
She Was Pretty
Son of Ahn Nae-sang and Yoon Yoo-sun. He was an ice hockey star at his previous school, attding through a sports scholarship. He had trouble adjusting to academics after having be a jock his whole school career. Later, he asked his neighbor and classmate Kim Ji-won to be his tutor. He slowly develops feelings for Ji-Won ev though she is unrequited towards him. He has an antagonistic relationship with his sister. His old fan club called him the Ice Prince but Ji-won later changed it to Ice God, to which he liked better. He became bestfrids with Kang Seung-yoon after he saved his life.
Daughter of Ahn Nae-sang and Yoon Yoo-sun. Jong-seok's younger sister. She was an exchange studt in Los Angeles, but suddly had to stay home because of her father's financial difficulty. She is superficial and shallow at times, but is also capable of showing care and concern to people she loves, especially her dad. It is implied later through the episodes that she and Kang Seung-yoon may have feelings for one another. She th wrote a song in which the oping lines were: Ahn Soo-jeong, Ahn Ahn, Soo-jeong, Soo-jeong.
Ha Sun's cousin. Both her parts died at differt points in her life. She uses an obsolete cell phone because it contains all of the messages and photos her father st her, although later in the series receives a newer phone after her older phone stopped working. Academically and socially gifted, she is also ssitive to other people's feelings, and will find ways to cheer them up. She loves to ride her scooter ev though her elders disapprove because of her narcolepsy. She is very fond of Kye-Sang and vows to follow him to Rwanda, though in the series she later on decided not to go, and in the last episode, it was implied that she th wt out of the classroom to do what really makes her happy. She inherits the house which Ha-Sun, Jin-Hee and Juli live in.
High Kick: Revenge Of The Short Legged
She is a Korean language teacher at the same high school as Ji-Seok, which is why she is called Pak-ssaem or Teacher Park. She is overly kind with a soft voice and has difficulty managing her studts' behavior. She is naive and gullible and was scammed out of the school's move in money for Juli, the guest glish teacher. She bears a grudge against Kye-Sang because of his pranks and overly cheerful manner.
Ha Sun's younger school mate. She was perpetually unemployed and was forced to move out of her study dorm because she couldn't pay the rt. She has a tremdous amount of school debt, and has to be thrifty and frugal. She manages to get a paid internship at Kye-Sang's community health cter. At the d of the series, she th employed at High Productions, a job she actually likes. Moreover, she th moved into a new home after getting the said new job.
He is a native glish teacher at the same high school. He agreed to move into Ji-Won's house after Ha Sun was scammed out of the housing money intded for him. He speaks flut Korean and is an excellt cook. He is easy-going and patit. He thinks he is best frids with Nae Sang (they actually have a frid-sign My BF), but Nae Sang is just exploiting him.
Seo Ji Seok
Glish language teacher at the high school. She is short tempered and bosses Ha Sun around. She suspects that Ha Sun and Juli are closeted couple and are living together. Later in the series, She and Juli ded up liking each other and th dated.
A music teacher at the high school. He is reclusive and seldom speaks, but is very gifted in music. His always sits at the window sill in the teacher's office. Later in the series, he th debuted as a singer. He is angry at Ha-sun wh Ha-sun courages him to make good songs as he was distracted by the face of Pak-ssaem giving him couragemt.
Jong-suk's best frid. He countered the Ahn family wh they were on the run in Gyeongsangdo and helped them out wh they were in need. He speaks in the Gyeongsang dialect, and became a live-in guest in the Yoon house. He believes that the Earth is cubed, and his ambition is to become the Presidt of Korea. He became Jong-seok's best frid wh he saved him from a car accidt. It is implied later through the episodes that he and Soo-jung (Krystal) may have feelings for one another. At the d of the series, it was shown that he became the presidt of the Republic of Korea and Soo-jung became his glish translator. It was hinted that he and Soo-jung are in a relationship.
Yoon Yoo Sun
A tant in the same study dorm as Jin Hee. He is preparing for the civil service trance examination. He oft quarrels with Jin-hee. He ds up dating Ha Sun wh he inadverttly saves Ha Sun from drowning. He is very attracted to her, but she does not feel the same way. She is pressured into dating him by some people around her. He breaks up with her due to failing his exam, but in reality, the actor Go Young-wook was involved in a scandal involving sexual assault, resulting in being dismissed from the show.
The story is told from a novel he wrote in the future. He is the head physician of a colorectal surgery clinic. He was Kye Sang's sior colleague at
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