Mackerel Run

 

Mackerel Run is a 2007 South Korean television series that aired on SBS from May 12 to June 30, 2007 on Saturdays at 16:40 (KST) time slot for 8 episodes.

The high school sitcom was originally planned as a 24-episode series, but low viewership ratings in the 3-4% range led to its early cancellation.

After cast members Lee Min-ho (Boys Over Flowers), Moon Chae-won (Painter of the Wind), and Park Bo-young (Scandal Makers) rose to fame in 2008-2009, cable network tvN aired reruns of the show at 11:00 (KST) beginning February 28, 2009.

 

Plot

Lee, Moon and Park would later work together again in the 2008 comedy film Our School's E.T.; they were cast because director Park Kwang-chun had reportedly enjoyed watching Mackerel Run.

Cha Gong-chan (Lee Min-ho) was able to enter the top private high school in the affluent Gangnam District, Myoung-mun High, because of his soccer skills. But when he quits the sport, he finds himself an outcast and starts cutting class. One day, a beautiful new girl transfers to the school, and when she walks into his class, Gong-chan falls for her instantly. He is finally enthusiastic about going to school, but the school administrator informs him that he will be expelled if he misses one more day. Gong-chan vows that he won't give up on either his school life or his love.

 

Main Cast

·         Lee Min-ho as Cha Gong-cha

·         Moon Chae-won as Min Yoon-seo

·         Park Bo-young as Shim Chung-ah

·         Kwon Se-in as Baek Heon

·         Jung Yoon-jo as Yoon Sae-mi

·         Ko Kyu-pil as Jang Dong-gun

·         Jang Tae-hoon as Go Bong-tae

 

Supporting

·         Lee Byung-joon as Ma Do-shik, school administrator

·         Yoo Hye-ri as Heo Young-sook, Yoon-seo's mother

·         Lee Bong-gyu as Min Joo-hwa, Yoon-seo's father

·         Lee Kyung-jin as Lee Geum-ja, Gong-chan's mother

·         as Ahn Kyung-tae

·          as Kim Doo-son

·         as Yoon Taek-han

·         Min Ji-hyun as Ki Yeo-woon

·         Kim Joo-young as Go Kwi-dong

·         Na Seok-min

·         Kim Gook-bin

·         Kang Hyun-jung as Kyung-hwa

·         Kang Soo-min

·         Choi Myung-kyung

 

A song from this series titled Summer Sunshine (also known as Dallyora Kudongo) was covered by singer Holly Lindin for the 2010 CGI animated film Barbie in a Mermaid Tale. It plays during the beginning of the film.