House of Bluebird () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Lee Joon-hyuk, Chae Soo-bin, Lee Sang-yeob and Kyung Soo-jin. It aired on KBS2 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 stepmother 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. Chae Soo-bin 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 at Nuga Global as a product designer. Lee Sang-yeob as Jang Hyun-do 28, son of Nuga Global's chairman, and friend of Ji-wan. He aspires to be a musician. Kyung Soo-jin as Kang Young-joo 25, Eun-soo's friend who has a crush on Ji-wan. She was a teacher before she started scriptwriting.

Supporting characters Choi Myung-gil as Han Sun-hee 55, Eun-soo's adopted mother, Ji-wan's stepmother. Jung Jae-soon as Lee Jin-yi Early 70s, Eun-soo and Ji-wan's paternal grandmother. Chun Ho-jin as Jang Tae-soo 55, Nuga Global's chairman, Hyun-do's father, friend of Ji-wan's late father. Lee Hye-sook as Jung Soo-kyung 52, Hyun-do's mother, friend of Ji-wan's late father, Sun-hee's rival. Song Ok-sook 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. Uhm Hyun-kyung 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. Bang Eun-hee as Park Haeng-sook Ji-wan and Eun-soo's aunt. Jung Jae-soon as Lee Jin-yi Lee Jung-hyuk as Yoo-min Kim Ji-eun as Tae-soo's secretary Yang Dae-hyuk as Waiter Yoo Jae-myung as Department head Im.

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.

EpisodeBroadcast dateTNmS ratingsTNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu in KoreanAGB Nielsen ratingsAGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu in KoreanNationwideSeoul Capital AreaNationwideSeoul Capital Area1February 21, 201523.3%23.9%24.4%23.8%2February 22, 201526.6%27.6%26.3%26.6%3February 28, 201523.9%24.4%23.1%23.1%4March 1, 201524.7%25.8%26.0%26.3%5March 7, 201522.8%24.0%23.3%23.6%6March 8, 201525.5%27.0%26.2%26.5%7March 14, 201522.6%23.5%21.5%21.6%8March 15, 201526.0%27.0%25.7%26.2%9March 21, 201522.5%23.8%22.3%22.8%10March 22, 201525.5%27.5%25.4%25.7%11March 28, 201523.8%23.4%23.0%23.6%12March 29, 201526.1%26.8%26.6%27.7%13April 4, 201523.8%23.4%23.5%23.6%14April 5, 201526.1%26.2%25.2%25.4%15April 11, 201522.7%22.3%20.6%20.8%16April 12, 201527.0%27.2%25.4%25.9%17April 18, 201522.7%21.6%23.0%23.9%18April 19, 201527.2%27.0%19April 25, 201520April 26, 201526.4%26.8%23.9%24.0%21May 2, 201523.3%23.9%20.1%21.0%22May 3, 201526.6%26.4%24.3%23.8%23May 9, 201522.1%21.9%20.1%20.6%24May 10, 201525.7%24.9%25.5%26.4%25May 16, 201522.4%23.4%19.9%20.0%26May 17, 201523.6%23.5%23.5%23.8%27May 23, 201522.8%22.8%20.3%20.7%28May 24, 201524.5%24.4%22.8%23.7%29May 30, 201522.8%22.1%21.3%21.3%30May 31, 201525.4%26.2%24.2%25.4%31June 6, 201521.6%21.4%21.3%21.6%32June 7, 201524.2%24.4%23.1%23.8%33June 13, 201523.6%24.0%21.7%22.4%34June 14, 201525.1%24.7%25.4%25.4%35June 20, 201524.5%23.4%23.6%24.0%36June 21, 201525.6%24.7%23.7%24.1%37June 27, 201522.2%21.1%21.6%21.6%38June 28, 201526.8%26.9%26.3%26.9%39July 4, 201522.6%23.1%21.4%21.5%40July 5, 201527.2%26.7%25.4%25.1%41July 11, 201523.5%22.4%22.7%22.9%42July 12, 201527.0%27.4%28.1%43July 18, 201522.3%22.8%22.4%22.2%44July 19, 201525.2%24.8%26.4%27.0%45July 25, 201523.3%23.8%22.6%22.7%46July 26, 201525.5%26.4%27.3%26.5%47August 1, 201521.6%22.6%21.7%21.3%48August 2, 201524.1%23.3%25.8%26.3%49August 8, 201521.3%21.3%22.4%22.4%50August 9, 201524.6%23.5%27.5%27.0%Average ratings24.26%24.36%23.68%23.97%

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

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