Our Blues (Korean: 우리들의 블루스) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-a, Cha Seung-won, Lee Jung-eun, Uhm Jung-hwa, Han Ji-min, and Kim Woo-bin.
The series revolves around the sweet and bitter lives of people at the end, climax, or beginning of life, and depicts their stories in an omnibus format against the backdrop of Jeju Island. It premiered on tvN on April 9, 2022, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 (KST) with 20 episodes. It is available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions. It is also one of the highest-rated dramas in Korean cable television history.
Jung Eun-hye as Lee Young-hui, Young-ok's elder twin sister who has Down syndrome.
Jin Hyo-jung as young Lee Young-hui
Lee So-byul as Byul, a woman who operates a coffee truck in the market. She is the sister of Dal-i, and since she is deaf, she communicates in sign language.
Baek Seung-do as Park Ki-joon, Jung-jun's younger brother.
Kim Jung-hwan as Son Man-su, the sole surviving son of Hyun Chun-hee, Eun-gi's father.
Min Ji-ah as Oh Hae-sun, Man-su's wife and Eun-gi's mother. After Man-su's accident, she had no choice but to give Eun-gi to Chun-hee to earn money while taking care of Man-su at the hospital.
Yang Hee-kyung as Ms. Jang, the operator of the orphanage where the two sisters Young-hui and Young-ok lived since childhood.
Choi Byung-mo as Jong-woo, Dong-seok's stepfather's son.
Choi Seung-kyung as Jong-cheol, Dong-seok's stepfather's son.
Yoon Byung-hee as Bae Jeong-muk, a captain who came to Pureung Village from abroad.
Kim Ha-eon as Kim Yeol, son of Seon-ah and Tae-hoon.
Kim Young-min as Mi-ran's second ex-husband.
Park Soon-chun as A wide-eyed, loose-minded aunty who runs a small market in Purung Village.
Jo Ara as In-jeong, Myung-bo's wife suffers from dysphoria.
Park Hye-na as Min-jin, Han-soo's wife.
Hyun Bong-sik as bank customer
Han Ji-hyun as Hyun Young-joo
Park Jeong-eon as school teacher
Kim Gun-ho as Innkeeper
Special appearance
Park Sung-yeon as investigator on Seon-ah and Tae-hoon's divorce situation.
Production
Development
The series written by Noh Hee-kyung is her comeback after the 2018 drama Live. Our Blues, is a 20-episode drama written by Noh Hee-kyung, directed by Kim Gyu-tae and co-produced by Studio Dragon.
The show will be divided into episodes which will be parts of each character.
Casting
On April 20, 2021, it was reported that Shin Min-a and Kim Woo-bin were offered roles in the series and they were considering it positively. The cast lineup was confirmed on October 10, 2021. The drama represents Kim Woo-bin's return to television after a hiatus of 6 years, with his last TV series being Uncontrollably Fond in 2016.
Filming
Filming began in Jeju Island in October 2021 after finalizing complete cast. In an interview to Cine21 the director of the series revealed that the series depicts the lives of ordinary people in the Jeju oil field as the background. It has 14 main characters making 8 stories. 70% of the filming was done in Jeju Island.
On February 9, 2022, it was reported that Lee Byung-hun tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently in self-quarantine. The filming for the series has been stopped since February 7. Later On February 21, 2022, actor Lee Byung-hun has posted a picture that he has recovered from COVID-19 symptoms.
On February 17, 2022, actress Han Ji-min posted a photo on SNS saying that her part had finished filming.
On March 27, 2022, actress Shin Min-a posted a photo on SNS saying that her part had finished filming.
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
Accolades
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
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