Welcome to Waikiki 2

Welcome to Waikiki 2 (Korean: 으라차차 와이키키 2; RR: Eurachacha Waikiki 2) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Yi-kyung, Kim Seon-ho, Shin Hyun-soo, Moon Ga-young, Ahn So-hee and Kim Ye-won. It is the sequel to the 2018 series Welcome to Waikiki.[1] It aired on JTBC's Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:30 (KST) time slot from March 25 to May 14, 2019.[2]

Welcome to Waikiki 2
Promotional poster
Also known as	Waikiki 2 Laughter in Waikiki 2 Go Go Waikiki 2 Woohoo Waikiki 2
Hangul	으라차차 와이키키 2
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Kim Ki-ho Song Ji-eun Song Mi-so Seo Dong-bum
Directed by	Lee Chang-min
Starring	Lee Yi-kyung Kim Seon-ho Shin Hyun-soo Moon Ga-young Ahn So-hee Kim Ye-won
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producers	Baek Chang-ju Park Jin-hyung Park Jun-seo
Running time	70 minutes
Production companies	C-JeS Entertainment Drama House & JTBC Content
Distributor	JTBC
Release
Original network	JTBC
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original release	March 25 – May 14, 2019
Chronology
Preceded by	Welcome to Waikiki
External links
Website

Synopsis

Now successful in their respective fields, the previous owners of Waikiki have left with the exception of Lee Joon-ki. While struggling with his career, he tries to revive the guest house amidst a bankruptcy along with the help of high-school friends.

Cast

Main

• Lee Yi-kyung as Lee Joon-ki[3][4]

CEO of the Waikiki Guesthouse. He dreams of becoming a famous actor.

• Kim Seon-ho as Cha Woo-sik[3]

Joon-ki's high school friend who invested in the Waikiki Guesthouse. He dreams of becoming a musician.

• Shin Hyun-soo as Gook Gi-bong[3][5]

Joon-ki's high school friend who invested in the Waikiki Guesthouse. He dreams of becoming a baseball player.

• Moon Ga-young as Han Soo-yeon[6]

Joon-ki, Woo-sik and Gi-bong's first love. After her wedding is called off, she has to learn how to earn money for herself.

• Ahn So-hee as Kim Jeong-eun[6][7]

Joon-ki's university friend who dreams of becoming an actress. In the meantime, she does part-time jobs. She falls for Joon-ki.

• Kim Ye-won as Cha Yoo-ri[6]

Woo-sik's elder sister. She's manipulative and knows how to use others's weaknesses to get what she wants. Dreams of having her own restaurant.

Supporting

• Jeon Soo-kyung as owner of Waikiki Guesthouse (Ep. 1-2, 16)[8]
• Song Young-jae as baseball team's coach
• Jung Eun-woo as Min-seok, Soo-yeon's ex-fiancée (Ep. 1-2)
• Jung In-gi as Soo-yeon's father (Ep. 1-2, 16)

Special appearances

• Lee Jun-hyeok as director with amnesia (Ep. 1)
• Kim Hyeong-beom as director (Ep. 2)
• Kim Young-dae as the successful junior of Kook Gi-bong at baseball academy (Ep. 2)
• Joo Sang-wook as Kang Min-ho, top star (Ep. 2)[9]
• Jung Man-sik as lender (Ep. 2)[10]
• Oh Na-ra as lender's wife (Ep. 2)[11]
• Moon Hee-kyung as Min-seok's mother (Ep. 2)[12]
• Lee Si-eon as producer (Ep. 3)[13]
• Lee Jung-eun as Kimbap Heavenly owner (Ep. 3)[14]
• Kim Young-woong as zookeeper (Ep. 3)[14]
• Im Kang-sung as Yu-min, top star (Ep. 4)[15]
• Byeon Woo-seok as Yoon Seo-jun (Ep. 4)[16]
• Park Ah-in as Da-young (Ep. 5)[17]
• In Gyo-jin as Kwak Ha-ni (Ep. 5)[18]
• Kim Yeon-woo as Woo-sik's senior (Ep. 6)[19]
• Shim Hyung-tak as Byeong-cheol sunbae (Gi-bong's senior in baseball academy) (Ep. 6-7)[20]
• Kim Ki-cheon as a beggar (Ep. 7)[21]
• Shin Hyun-jong as protester (Ep. 7)
• Oh Hee-jun as a pervert (Ep. 7)[21]
• Yoon Ji-won as Waikiki guest (Ep. 7)
• Kim Kwang-sik as Park Yong-pal, gangster boss (Ep. 8)[22]
• Lee Hee-jin as Kang Mi-young, boss's wife (Ep. 8)[22]
• Heo Tae-hee as Sang-woo, news anchor (Ep. 8-9)[22]
• Kim Jong-pal as Park Cho-rong, a sheep-rancher (Ep. 9)[23]
• Kim Ju-ryeong as speech teacher (Ep. 9)
• Kim Il-jung as quiz show host (Ep. 10)
• Yang Joo-ho as Waikiki guest (Ep. 10)
• Yeom Dong-heon as Jang Jun-hyeok (Ep. 11)
• Yoon Hee-seok (Ep. 12)
• Bang Jun-ho (Ep. 12)

Production

• One of the female lead roles was offered to Kang Han-na, but she declined.[24]
• Lee Yi-kyung is the only lead actor who reprised in role in the second season.
• The old actor Kim Jung-Hyun declined joining the production due to his shooting at the highly-anticipated K-Drama Crash Landing on You
• The first script reading took place on January 21, 2019 at JTBC Building in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.[25]

Original soundtrack

Welcome to Waikiki 2 OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2019
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Warner Music Korea

Part 1

Released on March 25, 2019

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Waikiki"	Han Joon Park Se-joon	Lee Yoo-jin Park Se-joon	Na Sung-ho (Noel)	3:06
2.	"Waikiki (Actors Ver.)"	Han Joon Park Se-joon	Lee Yoo-jin Park Se-joon	Kim Seon-ho Lee Yi-kyung Shin Hyun-soo	3:06
3.	"Waikiki" (Inst.)		Lee Yoo-jin Park Se-joon		3:06
4.	"Waikiki (Actors Ver.)" (Inst.)		Lee Yoo-jin Park Se-joon		3:06
Total length:					12:24

Part 2

Released on April 1, 2019

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"OMG!" (이게 뭐야! 왜이래!)	Han Joon Park Se-joon	Seo Jae-ha Park Se-joon	Gu Yoon-hoe	3:23
2.	"OMG!" (Inst.)		Seo Jae-ha Park Se-joon		3:23
Total length:					6:46

Part 3

Released on April 8, 2019

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Delight"	Park Se-joon Han Joon Namgoong Ki-chan	Park Se-joon Kim Young-sung Namgoong Ki-chan	Kriesha Chu	3:23
2.	"Delight" (Inst.)		Park Se-joon Kim Young-sung Namgoong Ki-chan		3:23
Total length:					6:46

Part 4

Released on April 15, 2019

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"How Can I Do"	Han Joon Park Se-joon	Lee Yoo-jin Park Se-joon	Pentagon[lower-alpha 1]	3:22
2.	"How Can I Do" (Inst.)		Lee Yoo-jin Park Se-joon		3:22
Total length:					6:44

Part 5

Released on April 22, 2019

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Even For 1 Minute" (1분이라도)	Han Joon Park Se-joon	Lee Yoo-jin Park Se-joon	Park Yong-in (Urban Zakapa)	3:43
2.	"Even For 1 Minute" (Inst.)		Lee Yoo-jin Park Se-joon		3:43
Total length:					7:26

Part 6

Released on April 29, 2019

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Looking The Stars"	Han Joon Park Se-joon	Lee Yoo-jin Park Se-joon	WANNA	3:28
2.	"Looking The Stars" (Inst.)		Lee Yoo-jin Park Se-joon		3:28
Total length:					6:58

Part 7

Released on May 6, 2019

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Forever More"	Han Joon Park Se-joon	Lee Yoo-jin Park Se-joon	Seol Ha-yoon	3:10
2.	"Forever More" (Inst.)		Lee Yoo-jin Park Se-joon		3:10
Total length:					6:20

Ratings

Welcome to Waikiki 2 : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number																Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	1	570	456	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[26]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Title	Average audience share
			AGB Nielsen (nationwide)[27]
1	March 25, 2019	The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (하늘에서 내리는 1억 개의 별)	2.118%
		On Your Wedding Day (너의 결혼식)
2	March 26, 2019	Butterfly Effect (나비효과)	1.769%
		Magical Princess Minky Momo (요술공주 밍키)
3	April 1, 2019	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (신비한 동물사전)	1.997%
		Worlds Within (그들이 사는 세상)
4	April 2, 2019	I Saw the Devil (악마를 보았다)	1.752%
		Only I Didn't Know (나만 몰랐던 이야기)
5	April 8, 2019	Crying Fist (주먹이 운다)	1.971%
		On the Pitch[lower-alpha 2] (꿈은 이루어진다)
6	April 9, 2019	The Innocent Man (세상 어디에도 없는 착한남자)	1.636%
		Encounter (남자친구)
7	April 15, 2019	Our Twisted Hero (우리들의 일그러진 영웅)	1.492%
		The Last Match (마지막 승부)
8	April 16, 2019	A Bittersweet Life (달콤한 인생)	1.389%
		Dear My Friends (디어 마이 프렌즈)
9	April 22, 2019	Everything About My Male Friend (내 남친의 모든 것)	1.390%
		Extreme Job (극한직업)
10	April 23, 2019	Adults Don't Know[lower-alpha 3] (어른들은 몰라요)	1.489%
		Busted (범인은 바로 너)
11	April 29, 2019	Should I Say I Love You Again?[lower-alpha 4] (다시 사랑한다 말할까?)	1.407%
		Between Love And Friendship[lower-alpha 5] (사랑과 우정사이)
12	April 30, 2019	Your Name (너의 이름은)	1.171%
		Love Guide for Dumpees (극적인 하룻밤)
13	May 6, 2019	The Girls Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared[lower-alpha 6] (창문 넘어 도망친 소녀)	1.324%
		Even If You Get Cheated by World[lower-alpha 7] (세상이 그대를 속일지라도)
14	May 7, 2019	Everybody Has Secrets (누구나 비밀은 있다)	1.421%
		Scar Deeper Than Love[lower-alpha 8] (사랑보다 깊은 상처)
15	May 13, 2019	Can I Love You? (사랑해도 될까요)	1.103%
		One Day Suddenly (어느 날 갑자기)
16	May 14, 2019	Goodbye Waikiki (굿바이 와이키키)	1.496%
Average			1.558%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Notes

1. Credited as a song by Pentagon, sung by members Hui, Jinho and Wooseok
2. Titled after the 2010 South Korean movie
3. Titled after the 1988 South Korean movie
4. Titled after Kim Dong-ryul's song
5. Titled after Park Hye-kyung's song
6. Titled after the 2013 film The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
7. Titled after Kim Jang-hoon's song
8. Titled after Yim Jae-beom & Lena Park's song

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External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Welcome to Waikiki 2 at HanCinema
• Welcome to Waikiki 2 at IMDb