Birdie Buddy

Birdie Buddy

Promotional poster for Birdie Buddy
Genre Romance, Comedy, Sports
Written by Kwon In-chan
Yoo Young-ah
Bae Jong-byung
Directed by Yoon Sang-ho
Starring Uee
Lee Yong-woo
Lee Da-hee
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 24
Production
Producer(s) Song Byung-joon
Location(s) Jeongseon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Running time 45 minutes on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST)
Production company(s) Group Eight
Broadcast
Original channel tvN
Original run 8 August 2011 – 25 October 2011
Chronology
Preceded by I Need Romance
Followed by Flower Boy Ramen Shop
External links
Website

Birdie Buddy (Hangul: 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]

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.[6] But instead of the original 20 episodes of 70 minutes each, it was re-edited into 24 episodes spanning 45 minutes each.

Plot

Sung Mi-soo (Uee) is a cheerful, humble country girl from Gangwon Province. She comes from a poor family, and her mother works as a caddy. With her bright personality and determined efforts, she 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 characters

Supporting characters

References

  1. ↑ "After School's Uee Talks About Transition to Acting". The Chosun Ilbo. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  2. ↑ Lim, Hye-seon (10 February 2010). "Song hopes to sweep Asia off its feet again with Birdie". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  3. ↑ Han, Sang-hee (16 February 2010). "Birdie Buddy Aiming to Captivate TV Viewers". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  4. ↑ Lee, Kyung-nam (25 October 2011). "Birdie Buddy: A Promising Pre-Produced Drama". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  5. ↑ Hong, Lucia (25 November 2010). "Birdie Buddy in talks to air on MBC in late-December". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  6. ↑ Kim, Jessia (6 July 2011). "UIE-starrer series Birdie Buddy pre-sold to 9 countries". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-30.

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