It’ll be taking up the Monday-Tuesday slot on cable channel tvN, which makes it tvN’s third foray into prime-time programming (following Manny and the currently airing romantic comedy, I Need Romance). It had been announced previously that tvN would pick it up, but then was dropped — and is now back.
The interesting thing is that the drama was produced (100% pre-broadcast) as a 20-episode drama, but the cable switch means that the timeslot is shorter. So the episodes will be re-edited into 24 shorter episodes, down from 70 minutes to 45 minutes each. I’m a fan of shorter episodes in general, but not necessarily time-dictated re-edits — because the drama was written and produced with a certain rhythm in mind. They’re meant to end at a certain narrative point, and unless you’re very, very clever (24 times over), you’ll lose the careful build-up built into the storytelling.
And we know that mere minutes can make a huge difference as to whether a cliffhanger is effective or not — just take a look at City Hunter, which went from spoiling its own tense climaxes to driving us mad with anxiety for the next episode. Or Miss Ripley, where the editors seem not to understand the point of cliffhangers at all and seemingly just cut out in the middle of a random scene. (Seriously, what’s up with that, Ripley?)
Brief history of the much-troubled Group Eight golf trendy: Birdie Buddy initially cast Seo Ji-hye, who dropped out, and Lee Mi-sook, who dropped out. UEE was brought in, the drama was intended to air last summer, which didn’t happen, and then supposedly scheduled for March of this year, which didn’t happen. After being shelved for nearly a year, it’ll finally get to see the light of day. The funny thing is, the drama actually looks pretty decent; you can see the extended 20-minute trailer on Dramafever.
Meanwhile, UEE has already been cast in her next drama, the KBS weekend series Ojakgyo Brothers (formerly Golden Pond), which is slated for an August 6 premiere. That means she’ll be celebrating the end of her “drama curse” by pulling double-duty, with two dramas airing at the same time, although not on the same day — she’ll be on TV four days of the week, from Saturday through Tuesday.
Birdie Buddy’s premiere is set for August 15.
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Drama “Birdie Buddy“, which stars After School’s UEE, will be moved to MBC.
According to production company Group Eight, “Birdie Buddy” will be broadcast by MBC as the follow-up to their Monday/Tuesday drama, “Queen of Reversals.”
A representative stated, “‘Birdie Buddy’ has been moved to MBC as the follow-up for ‘Queen of Reversals.’ However, there’s a chance that ‘Queen of Reversals’ may be extended, so we’ve pushed the broadcast date for ‘Birdie Buddy’ to late December or early January. If everything goes according to schedule, ‘Queen of Reversals’ will end on December 21st and ‘Birdie Buddy’ can broadcast on the 27th.”
He went on to state, “The drama consists of 20 total episodes. MBC will further discussions on the number of broadcasts and other details.”
“Birdie Buddy” is a drama remake of Korea’s first golf comic, “Birdie”. UEE will portray a positive, country girl named ‘Sung Mi Su’ that becomes a rookie golfer.
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Source: Allkpop
Genre: Sports, romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2010-Jun to TBA
Air time: TBA
Production Credits
Production company: Group Eight
Director: Yoon Sang Ho
Original writing: Manhwa "Buddy" by Lee Hyun Se (이현세)
Sceenwriter: Kwon In Chan
Plot
"Birdie Buddy" tells the story of former pro golfer John Lee and how he leads two to become the next golf queens.
John Lee became the first Korean to win a PGA title. His background was a mystery and he was an adoptee. John Lee also excelled in the Afro-Brazilian dance/martial arts style known as "Capoeira". Even though he found success by winning the PGA title, John Lee stopped playing golf to become a golf course tester ...
Min Hae Ryeong was raised to become an elite golf player and was always surrounded in the best environment to play golf. Her emotions have always been controlled and she has a deep wound inside of her ...
Seong Mi Soo is a country girl from Kangwon Province. She comes from a poor background, but her mom worked as caddie. With her Mi-Soo's bright personality and determined effort she attempts to become an elite golf player ...
Cast
UEE as Sung Mi Soo
Jin Ji Hee as Mi Soo (child)
Lee Yong Woo as John Lee
Lee Da Hee as Min Hae Ryung
Yoon Yoo Sun as Jo Kyung Suk (Mi Soo's mother)
Oh Hyun Kyung as Min Se Hwa (Hae Ryung's mother)
Yoo In Na as Mi Soo's friend
Park Han Bi (박한비) as Sung Tae Gab (Mi Soo's brother)
Yang Hee Kyung
Yoon Gi Won
Park Sung Woong
Kim Jung Hak
Woo Hyun
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