Birdie Buddy

Birdie Buddy (Korean: 버디버디; RR: Beodibeodi) is a South Korean television series set in the world of professional golf. Based on the 2007 comic series of the same title by Lee Hyun-sae, it starred Uee,[1] Lee Yong-woo and Lee Da-hee.[2][3]

Birdie Buddy
Promotional poster
GenreRomance
Comedy
Sports
Written byKwon In-chan
Yoo Young-ah
Bae Jong-byung
Directed byYoon Sang-ho
StarringUee
Lee Yong-woo
Lee Da-hee
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes24
Production
ProducerSong Byung-joon
Production locationsJeongseon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesGroup Eight
Hunus Entertainment
Release
Original networktvN
Original releaseAugust 8 (2011-08-08) –
October 25, 2011 (2011-10-25)
External links
Production website

The drama was pre-produced in 2010 (filmed completely before broadcast),[4] and initially expected to air on MBC in December 2010,[5] but the network decided not to give it a timeslot. After several postponements, it aired on cable channel tvN from August 8 to October 25, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST).[6] But instead of the original 20 episodes of 70 minutes each, it was re-edited into 24 episodes spanning 45 minutes each.

Synopsis

Sung Mi-soo (Uee) is a cheerful, humble country girl from Gangwon Province. She comes from a poor family, and her mother used to work as a caddie. With her bright personality and determined efforts, Mi-soo is striving to become a professional golf player.

On the other hand, Min Hae-ryung (Lee Da-hee) is an elite athlete who has been groomed for professional golf since a young age. Placed in the best environment to play golf, Hae-ryung's emotions are always controlled and she has a deep emotional wound inside of her.

These two girls from different backgrounds share the same dream of being the next top golfer, a dream that leads them to former pro golfer John Lee (Lee Yong-woo).

John Lee was the first Korean to win a PGA title. His background was a mystery other than the fact that he was an adoptee. Aside from golf, he also excelled in the Afro-Brazilian dance/martial arts style known as capoeira. But even though he found success by winning the PGA title, John Lee stopped playing golf to become a golf course tester. John Lee agrees to lead Mi-soo and Hae-ryung into becoming the next queens of golf like Se Ri Pak, Michelle Wie, Jiyai Shin, and Eun-Hee Ji.

Cast

Main

Mi-soo’s family and friends
  • Lee Byung-joon as Sung Kyung-hwan
  • Yoon Yoo-sun as Jo Kyung-sook (Mi-soo's mother)
  • Park Han-bi as Sung Tae-gab (Mi-soo's brother)
  • Yoo In-na as Lee Gong-sook (Mi-soo's friend), in love with Tae-gab
    • Gina as young Gong-sook
  • Han Seung-hyun as Ahn Joong-ki

Hae-ryung’s family and friends
  • Oh Hyun-kyung as Min Se-hwa (Hae-ryung's mother)
  • Park Sung-woong as Choi Dong-kwan, Min Se-hwa's right-hand man and lover
  • Kim Jong-jin 김종진 as Woo Joon-mo, a skilled greens keeper who is Hae-ryung's long lost father
  • Yang Hee-kyung as Uhm Jung-ran, a friend of both Kyung-sook and Se-hwa, who becomes the chief of caddies at Se-hwa's golf club

Others
  • Choi Il-hwa as Jay Park, a wealthy and manipulative gambler
  • Robert Holley (Korean name Ha Il), as Yoon Kwang-baek, a former golf pro and now an eccentric recluse who takes on Mi-soo as his student
  • Park Young-rin as Park Eun-joo, an energetic young reporter
  • Yoon Gi-won as pro-golfer Wang
  • Julien Kang as Gary Jung, a golfer hired by Jay Park to play Mi-soo in an unusual golf challenge
  • Choo So-young, a scout
  • Kim Jung-hak, one of Park's henchmen
  • Woo Hyun, a golf equipment maker and friend of John Lee
  • Kim Dong-hyun
  • Samuel Kang, a reporter
  • Gu Bon-im

References
  1. "After School's Uee Talks About Transition to Acting". The Chosun Ilbo. August 20, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  2. Lim, Hye-seon (February 10, 2010). "Song hopes to sweep Asia off its feet again with Birdie". 10Asia. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  3. Han, Sang-hee (February 16, 2010). "Birdie Buddy Aiming to Captivate TV Viewers". The Korea Times. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  4. Lee, Kyung-nam (October 25, 2011). "Birdie Buddy: A Promising Pre-Produced Drama". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  5. Hong, Lucia (November 25, 2010). "Birdie Buddy in talks to air on MBC in late-December". 10Asia. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  6. Kim, Jessia (July 6, 2011). "UIE-starrer series Birdie Buddy pre-sold to 9 countries". 10Asia. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
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