Birdie Buddy

''Birdie Buddy'' () 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, Lee Yong-woo and Lee Da-hee.

The drama was pre-produced in 2010 (filmed completely before broadcast), and initially expected to air on MBC in December 2010, 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). 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

* Uee as Sung Mi-soo
** Jin Ji-hee as young Mi-soo
* Lee Yong-woo as John Lee
** Yoon Chan as young John
* Lee Da-hee as Min Hae-ryung

Supporting

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)
** Ahn Do-gyu as young Tae-gab
* 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 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 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-hyeon
* Samuel Kang, a reporter
* Gu Bon-im

References

External links

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* {{IMDb title, 2424754

2011 South Korean television series debuts
2011 South Korean television series endings
Korean-language television shows
TVN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas
South Korean sports television series
South Korean romantic comedy television series
South Korean pre-produced television series