Pororo the Little Penguin
| Pororo the Little Penguin | |
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| Korean | 뽀롱뽀롱 뽀로로 |
| Genre | Children |
| Theme music composer | Bruce Broughton |
| Composer(s) | Bruce Broughton |
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| Original language(s) | Korean English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 208 (Not counting Pororo's Sing-A-Long and Pororo the English Show Episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Michael Loman Arlene Sherman |
| Producer(s) | Lisa Ferrasan Mickey Lawrence |
| Editor(s) | Mark Zaslove |
| Running time | 5 minutes per episode (until Season 3) 11 minutes per episode (Season 4 – present) |
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| Release | |
| Original network | EBS1 |
| Original release | November 27, 2003 – present |
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Pororo the Little Penguin (Korean: 뽀롱뽀롱 뽀로로) is a Korean computer-animated television series created by Iconix Entertainment, SK Broadband, Ocon and Channel One with the North Korean company Samchŏlli in Kaesŏng. Production began in 2002 and the program began airing in South Korea on EBS in 2003.
The series revolves around the adventures of Pororo and his friends who live in the snowy village of Porong Porong Forest, who often encounter challenges and learn practical and moral lessons in each episode.
It was created in 2003 by Iconix Entertainment C., Ltd, a company based in Seoul, South Korea.
Choi, Sanghyun, who was working at Iconix Entertainment, was given a project of creating an icon that represents an animal living in the winter. So, he kept visiting a zoo to understand animals and kids enjoying watching them. Many professional designers joined the project to come up with an icon, but Choi’s designed was chosen as the winner, which became the first Pororo.
The original Pororo was a blue and white, petite penguin sporting an aviator helmet and goggles, which became popular among children. When it was introduced, it targeted 2-4 aged children, unlike other characters devised by Iconix Entertainment that targeted 2-6 aged children. Pororo is an adventurous 5-year-old penguin, who dreams of flying, and lives on a snowy island with six other animal friends. In the design, Pororo in most animations has a neutral background, so that the animation could be popular to children all around the world. The role models of Pororo in design included Mickey Mouse, the Walt Disney icon who turned 84 this year, and the Japan’s most adored character, Hello Kitty, who has been cherished for nearly 40 years. The creators cautiously picked the colors — blue, pink and white — that are familiar to children and also ones that represent both genders. When making episodes, producers paid attention to details that could be biased to certain cultural codes or give a historical reference that is sensitive to viewers in certain parts of the world. For example, they make sure Pororo and friends wave hands instead of bow or even nod to each other.
In 2003, Pororo received numerous awards from the South Korean government, including the award by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. In 2006, Pororo got the President’s award for best animation characters. In 2013, Pororo got the award for Creative Brands. In 2014, Pororo was chosen as the mascot for mass transportation in Seoul.
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