Orange


Release Date: 1 January 2002
End Date: 31 October 2002
Genre: Comedy, Sitcom
Duration: 72 Episodes (Rain (Jung Ji Hoon) came out from episode 44)
Director: Lee Young Hae, Kim Tae Hyung
Production: SBS
Cast: Rain (Jung Ji Hoon), Han Eun Jung, Lee Jong Soo, Jo Yoon Hee, Kim Jin, An Sun Young, Jang Suk Hyun, Jang Tae Sung, Jo An, Jang Gen Suk, Kim Young Ran, Park Hee Jin, Kim Jung Hoon

Synopsis: (N/A)

Main Characters:

Rain (Jung Ji Hoon)

22 years old. Leisure and Sports studies. A cute player who laughs a lot and acts frivolous, but says whatever he needs to say. He does not even fear the superintendent or instructors, boldly reveals his personal opinions and is very sanguine and playful. He also hates being restricted to anything, has a very modern personality and is concerned enough about his appearance to an extent that he will even be willing to use all his wages to buy one piece of clothing. To some he might appear egoistical and selfish but when you get to known him, he is deeper than you think. His nickname is “Cassanobi’.

Han Eun Jung

22 years old. Leisure and Sports studies. Even though she shows off a perfect appearance, body and household, she has many gaps. She appears to be a shrewd perfectionist but in real life she is very silly and thoughtless and makes many mistakes. Contrasting from her sophisticated appearance, apart from swimming, she has no other talents. But she has a naive, friendly, great personality. Because she is very ethical and naive she cannot stand seeing unrest or trouble. Even though is she full of mistakes she loves her work. She is also very road-challenged and it takes her one hour to reach a 5 minute destination. She has a one-sided love for her schoolmate Jung Hoon but she receives Jong Soo’s love.

Lee Jong Soo

22 years old. Literature and Swimming studies. He is very simple and foolish and detests complicated things. When he decides something, he foolishly immediately rushes in. But like the literature student he is, he writes poetry and is very romantic. As a swimmer, he has an excellent fitness level and skills. A close friend of Jang Tae Sung. Kim Jin’s most easily targeted junior, Sun Young’s most trusted junior. He has a one-sided love for Eun Jung.

Jo Yoon Hee

22 years old. Leisure and Sports Studies. A pretty and cute tricky girl. When she went to school, she played a lot but she pretends that she didn’t. She likes dressing up, she is good at gossiping about other people, she gets upset easily and gets jealous easily. A dating expert whose boyfriends change often. Even though she has the ability and capacity she does not have any interest in work and only in men. She flatters the superintendent of the dormitory and Kim Jin a lot and she receives cuteness and approval by pretending she is very well behaved. She is on very bad terms with Jo An.

Kim Jin

27 years old. Male Instructor. Young Ran’s youngest sibling. He is very lazy, optimistic, but impudent and shameless. Even though he is a security officer he is very weak and his body is feeble and and delicate. Usually he does not do anything but at important times he assumes the complete responsibility and credit of a lifeguard. He is a lifeguard with Sun Young but they are always arguing and fighting.

An Sun Young

27 years old. Female instructor. Even though she has got a cool personality, she has a quick hot temper and her emotions are always constantly at ups and downs. She does try to be tricky but it is so easy to see her real heart. She is a credible and an acknowledged lifeguard. To juniors she is regarded as a scary senior. She is excellent at commanding and leading so she is great at managing and supervising her juniors. However she gets touched by small things. She thinks a marriage with a man like Kim Jin is the worst possible scenario ever.

Jang Suk Hyun

22 years old. Tae Kwon Do studies. He is a great introvert and very shy in front of strangers. With work matters he is very forward and approaches it powerfully but is very reserved and resistant in the social scene. He is very shy in front of women. Even though he does not like showing off, he is good at dancing and he receives people’s attention. He suffers through many unbelievable and extraordinary happenings in his life. He only says what is required. Unlike Jung Hoon he likes water. While his friends might have to go through a lot of trouble to coax a girl, he can get the same girl to follow him just by giving a smile.

Jang Tae Sung

22 years old. Yudo studies. Even though his body is heavy his actions and his accidents are light. He is not satisfied with anything unless he knows he has attempted it. He talks a lot and is very audacious and cheeky. He is able to think very quickly and he is very gluttonous and voracious so his friends call him the ‘gluttonousdoctor’. He is constantly trying to create his own jokes to make people laugh. It is very easy to tell when he is hungry and when he is full. He just eats a lot of everything.

Jo An

15 years old. Year 8. Gen Suk’s friend. A boisterous and peculiar girl. Sports an energetic and vibrant personality that no-one can touch and her actions and the way she talks are very bouncy and animated. She alarms others by creating unbelievable and bizarre cases and scenes. She is Young Ran’s friend’s daughter. Her parents are overseas so she visits Young Ran’s house often.

Jang Gen Suk

15 years old. Year 8. Kim Young Ran’s son. A cute, bright, mischievous boy. He is very sentimental and charming so everyone loves him. Jo An’s school friend. He is constantly smoothing over Jo An’s mistakes and accidents and is always getting pulled around by Jo An. He gets pushed around by his uncle Kim Jin but he receives Sun Young’s full entire love.

Kim Young Ran

45 years old. Superintendent of the dormitory. A woman with a good heart. If you fight with her it takes a long time to settle. She wants to appear as a authoritative and dignified superintendent. She is like a friend to her son Gen Suk. She gets angry at the same things many times and as she continues to talk she gets more agitated.

Park Hee Jin

25 years old. Cafeteria Bartender. She has a great interest in other people’s businesses, likes eavesdropping in conversations and likes spreading rumours and news. She is aware of everyone’s personal business. When someone comes to find her and argue with her because of her rumours or if she is in a difficult situation she immediately makes the most strongest alcoholic drink, drinks it and faints.

Kim Jung Hoon

(sorry, could not be provided)

Source: Official Orange website
Translation: S2cookie