# Our Blues

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.

## Cast
### Main

* Lee Byung-hun as Lee Dong-seok, a truck merchant who was born in Jeju.
** Ryu Hae-jun as young Lee Dong-seok
* Shin Min-a as Min Seon-ah, a single parent with a child who came to Jeju and works with Lee Dong-seok.
** Kim Ah-song as young Min Seon-ah
* Lee Jung-eun as Jeong Eun-hee, the owner of a fish store who has a bubbly charm.
** Shim Dal-gi as young Jeong Eun-hee
* Cha Seung-won as Choi Han-soo, who returns to his hometown of Jeju as a perfect urban man and Jeong Eun-hee's first love.
** Kim Jae-won as young Choi Han-soo
* Uhm Jung-hwa as Go Mi-ran, Eun-hee's best friend from her high school days and her benefactor.
** Yeon Shi-woo as young Go Mi-ran
* Han Ji-min as Lee Young-ok, a first-year haenyeo.
** Hong Jung-min as young Lee Young-ok
* Kim Woo-bin as Park Jeong-joon, a captain with a direct and warm nature.

### Supporting

* Kim Hye-ja as Kang Ok-dong, Lee Dong-seok's mother who abandoned him as child.
* Go Doo-shim as Hyeon Chun-hee, a mercantile woman who has worked for over 60 years. All but one of her children died before reaching adulthood.
* Bae Hyun-sung as Jung Hyun, a 18-year-old high school student born in Jeju.
* Roh Yoon-seo as Bang Young-joo, a high school student born in Jeju who wants to escape to Seoul. She became pregnant with Hyun's child.
** Ahn Tae-rin as young Bang Young-joo
* Park Ji-hwan as Jung In-kwon, who owns a food stall at a fish market in Jeju Island and Jung Hyun's father.
** Park Sang-won as young Jung In-kwon
* Choi Young-joon as Bang Ho-sik, an ice maker who sells ice at a fish market in Jeju Island and Bang Young-joo's father.
** Kang Yi-seok as young Bang Ho-sik
* Ki So-yu as Son Eun-gi, Hyun Chun-hee's 6-year-old granddaughter.

#### Others

* Kim Kwang-kyu as Kim Myung-bo, SS Bank branch manager Jeju Pureung, classmate with Han-soo.
* Cho Hye-jung as Dal-i, Young-ok's friend.
* Jung Sung-il as Kim Tae-hoon, Min Seon-ah's sensitive and tired husband.
* Chun Dong-bin as classmate of Bang Young-joo and Jung Hyun
* Park Ji-ah as Hye-ja, haenyeo from Jeju.
* 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.

## Original soundtrack
### Chart performance

| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Remarks |
| Title | Year | KOR | Remarks |
| "Whisky on the Rock" (Kim Yeon-ji) | 2022 | 117 | Part 1 |
| "The Last" (마지막 너의 인사) (Heize) | 2022 | 90 | Part 2 |
| "For Love" (봄 to 러브) (10cm) | 2022 | 83 | Part 3 |
| "With You" (Jimin, Ha Sung-woon) | 2022 | 15 | Part 4 |
| "Remember Me" (기억해 줘요) (Davichi) | 2022 | 101 | Part 5 |
| "By My Side" (내 곁에) (Taeyeon) | 2022 | 88 | Part 6 |
| "Happy Song" (MeloMance) | 2022 | 91 | Part 7 |
| "Star" (STAYC) | 2022 | 170 | Part 8 |
| "Bye Bye" (Punch) | 2022 | 109 | Part 9 |
| "Once Again" (Winter, Ningning) | 2022 | 119 | Part 10 |

## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Average |
| | 1 | 1.845 | 2.026 | 1.966 | 2.215 | 1.724 | 1.909 | 1.924 | 2.334 | 2.088 | 2.612 | 2.473 | 2.413 | 2.270 | 2.598 | 2.274 | 2.667 | 2.416 | 2.852 | 2.899 | 3.419 | 2.346 |

## Accolades

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Drama of the Year | Our Blues | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Writer | Noh Hee-kyung | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Shin Min-a | Won |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Park Ji-hwan | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Choi Young-joon | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Yoon Byung-hee | Won |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best New Actress | Roh Yoon-seo | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Couple | Kim Woo-bin & Han Ji-min | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Original Soundtrack | Jimin (BTS) & Ha Sung-woon (for "With You") | Nominated |
| Asian Academy Creative Awards | 2022 | Best Screenplay | Noh Hee-kyung | Won |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Best Drama | Our Blues | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Best Director | Kim Kyu-tae | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Best Actor | Lee Byung-hun | Nominated |
| Busan International Film Festival with Marie Claire Asia Star Awards | 2022 | Rising Star Award | Roh Yoon-seo | Won |
| Content that Changed the world | 2022 | Content that impresses the public | Our Blues | Won |
| Kinolight Awards | 2022 | Korean Drama Of The Year | Our Blues | 5th |
| Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards | 2022 | Excellence Award, Actor | Choi Young-joon | Won |
| A-Awards | 2022 | A-Awards – Impression | Lee Byung-hun | Won |