Welcome to Waikiki

*Welcome to Waikiki*
Welcome to Waikiki
	Promotional poster
Original title	으라차차 와이키키
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Kim Ki-ho
Directed by	Lee Chang-min
Starring	Kim Jung-hyun; Lee Yi-kyung; Son Seung-won;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Baek Chang-ju [ko]; Hahm Young-hoon; Park Jin-hyung; Park Joon-seo;
Producer	Park Jong-eun
Production companies	C-JeS Production; Drama House [ko];
Original release
Network	JTBC
Release	February 5 –; April 17, 2018

Welcome to Waikiki^[1] (Korean: 으라차차 와이키키; RR: Eurachacha Waikiki) is a 2018 youth South Korean television series starring Kim Jung-hyun, Lee Yi-kyung and Son Seung-won. It aired on JTBC's Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 KST time slot from February 5, 2018 to April 17, 2018.^[2]^[3]

On June 6, 2018, it was renewed for a second season.^[4]

Synopsis

The story of three men who come to run a failing guesthouse called Waikiki. Complications spark when their guesthouse is visited by a single mother and her baby.

Cast

Main

Kim Jung-hyun as Kang Dong-gu

A kind-hearted young man but is an "icon of misfortune" who dreams of becoming a movie director.

Lee Yi-kyung as Lee Joon-ki

The son of an A-list actor who wants to follow the footsteps of his father but is now an actor who lands minor roles.

Son Seung-won as Bong Doo-sik

A freelance writer who barely receives works.

Jung In-sun as Han Yoon-ah

A single mother.

Ko Won-hee as Kang Seo-jin

Dong-gu's sister who wants to be a journalist.

Lee Joo-woo as Min Soo-ah

Dong-gu's ex-girlfriend, a famous model.

Supporting

Kang Kyung-joon as Song Hyun-joon (ep. 9–16)

Pastry chef, owner of bakery, instructor in Yoon-ah's school. In love with Yoon-ah.

Special Apperances

Park Sung-woong as Park Sung-woong, actor (ep. 1)
Seol Jung-hwan as Lee Yoon-suk, Soo-ah's boyfriend (con artist) (ep. 1, 2, 10 & 11)
Han Ji-sang as Tae Hyun, Seo-jin's college senior and first boyfriend (ep. 2 & 3)
Kim Young-ok as Jang-gun's grandma (ep. 4)
Lee Deok-hwa as Lee Deok-hwa, actor, father of Joon-ki (ep. 4)
Kim Seo-hyung as Kim Hee-Ja, actress (episode 4)
Jin Ye-sol as Kwon Hye-jin, script writer who wanted to date Joon-ki (ep. 5)
Jeon Soo-kyung as owner of Waikiki Guesthouse (ep. 6)
Wheesung as Wheesung, singer at wedding (ep. 6)
Han Bo-bae as Yoon Mal-geum/Cherry, Doo-sik's first love, adult's movies' actress (ep. 7–9)
Kang Kyun-sung as Kang Kyun-sung, actor playing masked octopus (ep. 10)
Shin Seung-hwan as Min Soo-bong, Soo-ah's brother, UFC fighter (ep. 11)
Tae In-ho as Kim Jae-woo, a producer at JBC (ep. 11-12)
Kim Byung-se as Park Chang-ho, announcer (ep. 12)
Yoon Se-ah as Dong-gu's university club senior (ep. 12)
Kim Ki-hyeon as Min Ki-young, actor (ep. 13)
Seo Yu-ri as Radio DJ Seo Yu-ri (ep. 13)
Shin Hyun-soo as Philip, model (ep. 16)
Lee Ha-yool as Seo Jin-woo, actor (ep. 16)
Kim Kiri as MC Dacopy, rapper (ep. 19)
Kim Jin-woo as Sol's father (ep. 20)

Production

Ryu Hwa-young was first offered a major role, but declined.^[5]
The first script reading of the cast was held on December 18, 2017 at JTBC building in Sangam-dong.^[6]
On March 6, JTBC extended the show for 4 more episodes and to air 2 commentary specials in preparation for the extension.^[7]

Soundtrack

Part 1

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Waikiki Wonderland" (와이키키 원더랜드)	UK	UK	Ulala Session	2:50
2.	"Waikiki Wonderland (Inst.)" (와이키키 원더랜드 (Inst.))		UK		2:50
Total length:					5:40

Part 2

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Wild Dream"	Kim Eana	Cho Hyung-woo, JeA	Cho Hyung-woo	2:16
2.	"Wild Dream (Inst.)"		Cho Hyung-woo, JeA		2:16
Total length:					4:32

Part 3

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Cheer Up" (잘하고있어)	Choi Sang-yeop, Park Se-joon	Park Se-joon, Woo Ji-hoon	Choi Sang-yeop	3:50
2.	"Cheer Up (Inst.)" (잘하고있어 (Inst.))		Park Se-joon, Woo Ji-hoon		3:50
Total length:					7:40

Part 4

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Will You Come In" (들어와줄래)	KamDongis, Park Se-joon	KamDongis, Seo Jae-ha	Mind U	3:24
2.	"Will You Come In (Inst.)" (들어와줄래 (Inst.))		KamDongis, Seo Jae-ha		3:24
Total length:					6:48

Part 5

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Fluttering Steps" (설레는 발걸음)	Park Se-joon, Han Joon	Park Se-joon, Lee Yoo-jin	Seunghee (Oh My Girl)	3:20
2.	"Fluttering Steps (Inst.)" (설레는 발걸음 (Inst.))		Park Se-joon, Lee Yoo-jin		3:20
Total length:					6:40

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep.	Episode title	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
Ep.	Episode title	Original broadcast date	AGB Nielsen^[8]	TNmS^[9]
1	The New World	February 5, 2018	1.742%	2.6%
1	A Family Is Born	February 5, 2018	1.742%	2.6%
2	Anyone Can Be A Wolverine	February 6, 2018	1.861%	2.2%
2	You Know What? It's A Secret	February 6, 2018	1.861%	2.2%
3	A Beautiful Farewell	February 12, 2018	1.743%	1.8%
3	Are You Still Dreaming?	February 12, 2018	1.743%	1.8%
4	You Did A Good Job	February 13, 2018	1.635%	2.2%
4	His And Her Circumstances	February 13, 2018	1.635%	2.2%
5	Nothing's Wrong With You	February 19, 2018	1.595%	1.9%
5	Perfect Room to Recover	February 19, 2018	1.595%	1.9%
6	Jealousy Is My Power.	February 20, 2018	1.589%	2.1%
6	Marriage Is An Insane Act	February 20, 2018	1.589%	2.1%
7	The Girl We Loved	February 26, 2018	1.733%	2.4%
7	When A Man Falls In Love	February 26, 2018	1.733%	2.4%
8	A Cute Woman	February 27, 2018	2.242%	2.6%
8	For Love	February 27, 2018	2.242%	2.6%
9	A Secret You Can't Tell	March 5, 2018	2.007%	2.5%
9	My Gangster Lover	March 5, 2018	2.007%	2.5%
10	My Love Olivia	March 6, 2018	1.966%	1.9%
10	A Simple Confession	March 6, 2018	1.966%	1.9%
Special		March 12, 2018	1.091%	1.8%
Special		March 13, 2018	1.291%	1.8%
11	Night Of The Living Dead	March 19, 2018	1.837%	2.7%
11	I Love You So Much.	March 19, 2018	1.837%	2.7%
12	I'm A Woman Too.	March 20, 2018	2.102%	2.0%
12	Life And Death Situation	March 20, 2018	2.102%	2.0%
13	Secretly Greatly	March 26, 2018	1.652%	2.6%
13	A Real Man	March 26, 2018	1.652%	2.6%
14	The Morning Dew in Colombia	March 27, 2018	1.582%	2.2%
14	No Matter How Much I Think About You	March 27, 2018	1.582%	2.2%
15	Hide And Seek	April 2, 2018	1.590%	1.9%
16	Their Wretched Love	April 3, 2018	1.543%	1.8%
16	A Simple Confession 2	April 3, 2018	1.543%	1.8%
17	For New Couples	April 9, 2018	1.941%	2.2%
17	Can Love Be Translated?	April 9, 2018	1.941%	2.2%
18	Stalker	April 10, 2018	2.069%	2.0%
18	Dancing with Elizabeth	April 10, 2018	2.069%	2.0%
19	The Dancer in the Dark	April 16, 2018	1.616%	2.3%
19	Misfortune Always Comes	April 16, 2018	1.616%	2.3%
20	Because It Hurts	April 17, 2018	2.081%	2.3%
Average			1.806%	2.2%

This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).
Episode 10 will be cut into 2 parts for the preparation for the extension of the show

References

^ "Welcome to Waikiki". JTBC Worldwide. JTBC Content Hub. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
^ Yang, Ji-yeon. "'으라차차 와이키키', 김정현X이이경X손승원 청춘 3인방 출연 확정(공식)". Naver (in Korean). Sedaily. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
^ "<으라차차 와이키키> 김정현, 아기 안고 멍뭉美 발산! 훈훈 케미 뽐내는 스틸 컷 공개!". iMBC (in Korean). MBC&iMBC. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
^ "[공식입장] JTBC "'으라차차 와이키키' 시즌2 기획 단계, 캐스팅 미정"" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-08.
^ "Ryu Hwa-young considers "Laughter in Waikiki"". HanCinema. TV Report. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
^ Jang, Ah-reum. "[N컷] 김정현·손승원·이이경, '와이키키' 첫 리딩…청춘★ 포텐 기대". Naver (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
^ "[공식입장] '으라차차 와이키키', 4회 연장 확정..4월 17일 종영" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-03-06.
^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 21, 2018.
^ "TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다". TNmS (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

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[1] "Welcome to Waikiki". JTBC Worldwide. JTBC Content Hub. Retrieved February 6, 2018.

[2] Yang, Ji-yeon. "'으라차차 와이키키', 김정현X이이경X손승원 청춘 3인방 출연 확정(공식)". Naver (in Korean). Sedaily. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

[3] "<으라차차 와이키키> 김정현, 아기 안고 멍뭉美 발산! 훈훈 케미 뽐내는 스틸 컷 공개!". iMBC (in Korean). MBC&iMBC. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

[4] "[공식입장] JTBC "'으라차차 와이키키' 시즌2 기획 단계, 캐스팅 미정"" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-08.

[5] "Ryu Hwa-young considers "Laughter in Waikiki"". HanCinema. TV Report. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

[6] Jang, Ah-reum. "[N컷] 김정현·손승원·이이경, '와이키키' 첫 리딩…청춘★ 포텐 기대". Naver (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

[7] "[공식입장] '으라차차 와이키키', 4회 연장 확정..4월 17일 종영" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-03-06.

[8] "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 21, 2018.

[9] "TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다". TNmS (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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