House of Bluebird

House of Bluebird
Also known as 'Bluebird's House'
Genre Domestic
Romance
Comedy
Drama
Written by Choi Hyun-kyung
Park Pil-joo
Directed by Ji Byung-hyun
Starring Lee Joon-hyuk
Chae Soo-bin
Lee Sang-yeob
Kyung Soo-jin
Composer(s) Lee Ji-yong
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 50
Production
Executive producer(s) Kim Sung-geun
Kim Jae-il
Park Ho-kyung
Producer(s) Im Se-joon
Location(s) Seoul, South Korea
Cinematography Kang Jang-soo
Editor(s) Kim Hyang-sook
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Hidden Picture Media
Release
Original network Korean Broadcasting System
Picture format 1080i
Audio format Dolby Digital 2.0
Original release February 21 (2015-02-21) – August 9, 2015 (2015-08-09)
External links
Website

House of Bluebird (Hangul: 파랑새의 집; RR: Parangsaeui Jib) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Lee Joon-hyuk, Chae Soo-bin, Lee Sang-yeob and Kyung Soo-jin.[1][2] It aired on KBS2 from February 25 to August 9, 2015 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19.55 for 50 episodes.[3][4][5]

Themes

House of Bluebird addresses the differing inter-generational attitudes of Koreans towards work; and the conflict between the desire to fulfill personal dreams and the need to make a living.

Synopsis

The scion of a formerly wealthy traditional land-owning family Kim Ji-wan grew up an orphan raised by his step-mother and grandmother when his father died and his family lost its fortune. To provide for his family Ji-wan swallows his pride and uses nepotism to join Nuga Global, a multi-national medical appliances company. Ji-wan is initially grateful when Jang Tae-soo, Nuga's CEO and a friend of his late father, takes him under his wing. As the lives of Ji-wan's family and that of Tae-soo cross again long hidden secrets, such as how Jiwan's father died and came to lose his fortune, begin to unravel. Desperate to protect the business and reputation he has built Tae-soo uses a secret that Ji-wan's stepmother has kept from Ji-wan and his grandmother.

Cast

Main characters

29, new employee at Nuga Global
24, Ji-wan's non-biological sister. She used to work as a part-time emloyee in a pizza restaurant before she was employed in Nuga Global as a product designer.
28, son of Nuga Global's chairman, and friend of Ji-Wan. He aspired to be a musician.
25, Eun-soo's friend and has a crush on Ji-Wan. She was a teacher before she started on scriptwriting.

Supporting characters

55, Eun-soo's stepmother, Ji-wan's mother
early 70s, Eun-soo and Ji-wan's paternal grandmother
55, Nuga Global's chairman, Hyun-do's father, friend of Ji-wan's late father
52, Hyun-do's mother, friend of Ji-wan's late father, Sun-hee's rival
55, Yeong-joo's mother, Sun-hee's friend
53, Yeong-joo's father, banker
29, advertising manager at Nuga Ji-wan and Hyun-do's superior, likes Ji-wan
50, President & CEO of Hwain Industry
Jiwan & Eunsu's aunt

Ratings

Originally the drama aired with English subtitles on KBS World two weeks after its initial broadcast in Korea, this was later reduced to one week.

Episode Broadcast date TNmS ratings[6] AGB Nielsen ratings[7]
Nationwide Seoul Capital Area Nationwide Seoul Capital Area
1 February 21, 2015 23.3% 23.9% 24.4% 23.8%
2 February 22, 2015 26.6% 27.6% 26.3% 26.6%
3 February 28, 2015 23.9% 24.4% 23.1% 23.1%
4 March 1, 2015 24.7% 25.8% 26.0% 26.3%
5 March 7, 2015 22.8% 24.0% 23.3% 23.6%
6 March 8, 2015 25.5% 27.0% 26.2% 26.5%
7 March 14, 2015 22.6% 23.5% 21.5% 21.6%
8 March 15, 2015 26.0% 27.0% 25.7% 26.2%
9 March 21, 2015 22.5% 23.8% 22.3% 22.8%
10 March 22, 2015 25.5% 27.5% 25.4% 25.7%
11 March 28, 2015 23.8% 23.4% 23.0% 23.6%
12 March 29, 2015 26.1% 26.8% 26.6% 27.7%
13 April 4, 2015 23.8% 23.4% 23.5% 23.6%
14 April 5, 2015 26.1% 26.2% 25.2% 25.4%
15 April 11, 2015 22.7% 22.3% 20.6% 20.8%
16 April 12, 2015 27.0% 27.2% 25.4% 25.9%
17 April 18, 2015 22.7% 21.6% 23.0% 23.9%
18 April 19, 2015 27.2% 27.7% 27.0% 28.3%
19 April 25, 2015 21.3% 20.5% 19.7% 19.8%
20 April 26, 2015 26.4% 26.8% 23.9% 24.0%
21 May 2, 2015 23.3% 23.9% 20.1% 21.0%
22 May 3, 2015 26.6% 26.4% 24.3% 23.8%
23 May 9, 2015 22.1% 21.9% 20.1% 20.6%
24 May 10, 2015 25.7% 24.9% 25.5% 26.4%
25 May 16, 2015 22.4% 23.4% 19.9% 20.0%
26 May 17, 2015 23.6% 23.5% 23.5% 23.8%
27 May 23, 2015 22.8% 22.8% 20.3% 20.7%
28 May 24, 2015 24.5% 24.4% 22.8% 23.7%
29 May 30, 2015 22.8% 22.1% 21.3% 21.3%
30 May 31, 2015 25.4% 26.2% 24.2% 25.4%
31 June 6, 2015 21.6% 21.4% 21.3% 21.6%
32 June 7, 2015 24.2% 24.4% 23.1% 23.8%
33 June 13, 2015 23.6% 24.0% 21.7% 22.4%
34 June 14, 2015 25.1% 24.7% 25.4% 25.4%
35 June 20, 2015 24.5% 23.4% 23.6% 24.0%
36 June 21, 2015 25.6% 24.7% 23.7% 24.1%
37 June 27, 2015 22.2% 21.1% 21.6% 21.6%
38 June 28, 2015 26.8% 26.9% 26.3% 26.9%
39 July 4, 2015 22.6% 23.1% 21.4% 21.5%
40 July 5, 2015 27.2% 26.7℅ 25.4% 25.1%
41 July 11, 2015 23.5% 22.4% 22.7% 22.9%
42 July 12, 2015 28.7% 27.0% 27.4% 28.1%
43 July 18, 2015 22.3% 22.8% 22.4% 22.2%
44 July 19, 2015 25.2% 24.8% 26.4% 27.0%
45 July 25, 2015 23.3% 23.8% 22.6% 22.7%
46 July 26, 2015 25.5% 26.4% 27.3% 26.5%
47 August 1, 2015 21.6% 22.6% 21.7% 21.3%
48 August 2, 2015 24.1% 23.3% 25.8% 26.3%
49 August 8, 2015 21.3% 21.3% 22.4% 22.4%
50 August 9, 2015 24.6% 23.5% 27.5% 27.0%
Average ratings 24.26% 24.36% 23.68% 23.97%
Key

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 8th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actress Chae Soo-bin Nominated
4th APAN Star Awards Won
29th KBS Drama Awards Won
Best Supporting Actress Uhm Hyun-kyung Won
Excellence Award in a Serial Drama Lee Joon-hyuk Nominated
Kyung Soo-jin Nominated
Choi Myung-gil Nominated

References

  1. "Lee Jun-hyuk nabs leading man role for weekend drama Bluebird's House". Dramabeans. January 16, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  2. Im, Eun-jung (January 23, 2015). '파랑새의 집' 대본리딩 현장, 천호진부터 경수진까지. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  3. Bae, Sun-young (February 12, 2015). '파랑새의 집' 포스터 2종 공개, '지금 이 순간, 우리가 무너질 수 없는 이유'. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  4. Ghim, Sora (February 17, 2015). "How Is Life At Blue Bird's House?". BNTNews. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  5. "Bluebird House Dad Leaves And Mom Comes". KDramaStars. February 25, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  6. TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu in Korean
  7. AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu in Korean
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