The Thorn Birds
7.7
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Mar 2, 2011
Episode 1 Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Mar 3, 2011
Episode 2 Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Mar 9, 2011
Episode 3 Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Mar 10, 2011
Episode 4 Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Mar 16, 2011
Episode 5 Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Mar 17, 2011
Episode 6 Episode 6
S1 · E7 · Mar 23, 2011
Episode 7 Episode 7
S1 · E8 · Mar 24, 2011
Episode 8 Episode 8
S1 · E9 · Mar 30, 2011
Episode 9 Episode 9
S1 · E10 · Mar 31, 2011
Episode 10 Episode 10
S1 · E11 · Apr 6, 2011
Episode 11 Episode 11
S1 · E12 · Apr 7, 2011
Episode 12 Episode 12
S1 · E13 · Apr 13, 2011
Episode 13 Episode 13
S1 · E14 · Apr 14, 2011
Episode 14 Episode 14
S1 · E15 · Apr 20, 2011
Episode 15 Episode 15
S1 · E16 · Apr 21, 2011
Episode 16 Episode 16
S1 · E17 · Apr 27, 2011
Episode 17 Episode 17
S1 · E18 · Apr 28, 2011
Episode 18 Episode 18
S1 · E19 · May 4, 2011
Episode 19 Episode 19
S1 · E20 · May 5, 2011
Episode 20 Episode 20
20 episodes in Season 1
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The Thorn Birds is a 2011 South Korean television series where one woman forsakes her love and family for her ambition while another woman embraces with love all that the former had left behind. Fates of a bit part actress Seo Jung-eun and a film producer Han Yoo-kyung who chose success are intertwined and resolved gradually as their mutual stories progress. The "thorn birds" of the title refers to Jung-eun's character, who only brings out her best at the cost of great pain. A thornbird is a mythical bird who searches for a thorn tree from the day it is born. When it finds it, the bird impales itself upon the sharpest thorn, and rises above the agony to sing the most beautiful song ever heard.
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Cast
12 people
Han Hye-jin
Seo Jung-eun
Known for
Jumong
No Mercy
Kim Min-joung
Han Yoo Kyung
Known for
Mr. Sunshine
The Devil Judge
Joo Sang-wook
Lee YoungJo
Known for
Alchemy of Souls
Agent Kim Reactivated
Kim So-hyun
Seo Jung Eun (young)
Known for
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
Love Alarm
Cha Hwa-yeon
Yoon Myung-ja/Lee Ae-rin
Known for
Run On
Encounter
Seo Do-young
Choi Kang-woo
Also in
Emperor of the Sea
Spring Waltz
Kim Ha-eun
Yang Mi-ryun
Known for
Apt
Kim Dong-young
Park Han-Soo (young)
Known for
S Line
Run On
Song Ok-suk
Kim Kye-soon
Known for
Fated to Love You
Winter Sonata
Kim Soo-hyeon
Han-byul
Also in
Vampire Prosecutor
I Do, I Do
Lee Won-jae
Yoon Hak-goo
Known for
Friendly Rivalry
Good Doctor
Lee Tae-ri
Yeong Jo [Young]
Known for
Tale of the Nine Tailed
Destined with You
Kim Jong-chang Director · Lee Seon-hee Writer
Total runtime 20h 0m · Episode length 60 min · Country South Korea
Show info
Premiered
March 2, 2011
Final episode
May 5, 2011
Status
Ended
Network
KBS2
Country
South Korea
Type
Scripted
Episode length
60 min
Total runtime
20h 0m
Original language
Korean
Production
GnG Production
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
가시나무새
Spoken on screen
Korean
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