''House of Bluebird'' () is a 2015

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starring Lee Joon-hyuk,

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. It aired on

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from February 25 to August 9, 2015, on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 ( KST) for 50 episodes.

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 Ji-wan'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

* Lee Joon-hyuk as Kim Ji-wan :29, new employee at Nuga Global. *

as Han Eun-soo :24, Ji-wan's non-biological sister. She used to work as a part-time employee in a pizza restaurant before she was employed in Nuga Global as a product designer. *

as Jang Hyun-do :28, son of Nuga Global's chairman, and friend of Ji-wan. He aspired to be a musician. *

as Kang Young-joo :25, Eun-soo's friend and has a crush on Ji-wan. She was a teacher before she started on scriptwriting.

Supporting characters

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as Han Sun-hee :55, Eun-soo's adopted mother, Ji-wan's step-mother. *Jung Jae-soon as Lee Jin-yi :Early 70s, Eun-soo and Ji-wan's paternal grandmother. *

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as Jang Tae-soo :55, Nuga Global's chairman, Hyun-do's father, friend of Ji-wan's late father. *

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as Jung Soo-kyung :52, Hyun-do's mother, friend of Ji-wan's late father, Sun-hee's rival. *

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as Oh Min-ja :55, Yeong-joo's mother, Sun-hee's friend. *Jung Won-joong as Kang Jae-chul :53, Yeong-joo's father, banker. *

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as Seo Mi-jin :29, advertising manager at Nuga, Ji-wan and Hyun-do's superior, likes Ji-wan. *Nam Kyung-eup as Shin Yeong-hwan :50, President & CEO of Hwain Industry. *

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as Park Haeng-sook :Ji-wan and Eun-soo's aunt. *

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as Lee Jin-yi *

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as Yoo-min *Kim Ji-eun as Tae-soo's secretary *

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as Waiter *

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as Department head Im.

Ratings

Originally the drama aired with

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subtitles on

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two weeks after its initial broadcast in Korea, this was later reduced to one week. ;Key *-lowest rating episode *-highest rating episode

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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