Heh. I feel bad for the cast and crew. After being kicked around like that, they actually get kicked out now? But that's showbiz for you. Cutthroat and all. Well, on the bright side is that they can move on and look for something that people might actually want to watch.

I'm honestly so upset and it's sad for the cast.

Wow, I legitimately feel sorry for UEE...

I was actually in no way looking forward to this but that is messed up how they just strung them along for the longest time until they decided to drop them dead.

It was like watching a slow painful death for an ugly puppy. You weren't going to adopt it, but you still feel bad at how it was slowly put out of its misery.

oh,poor UEE look at her she's so sad now

Didn't know it was pre-produced. Interesting. A drama about golf, I just didn't feel it. But weirder things have caught me I guess. Still probably wouldn't have watched this one.

i was never interestedin the drama in the first place, sports related dramas tend to be a flop i mean, look what happened to heading to the ground and dream. But i do feel sad for the cast and crew, they wasted their time. Uee missed after school's music activities for this.

ouch! Not so much for UEE's bruised ego but also for a fact that this was supposed to be her first leading role and it's met with rotten luck. Fortunately After Shcool's doing well and she's gaining great exposure from the media hence it's the rest of the cast I feel really bad for. At least the drama's been sold to several countries so hopefully the production team can break even.

I've lost interest in this drama ever since Seo Ji Hye dropped out and I think it's a blessing that she did. It's quite unfair though - I doubt MBC would have axed the show if it starred Bae Young Joon!

If the production company hasn't sold its rights exclusively to MBC, can't another broadcaster pick it up?

Wow- do the cast and production crew even get paid or do they wait until it get broadcast? Anyone know how the cast get paid? I wonder if the same fate is awaiting The Musical as it seem to have problem getting a time-slot, and even now exactly which TV station is airing it is unclear.

Mmm I guess I feel sorry for Uee and the staffs that produced BBB but to be honest I'm not really that into golf.

that's such a bummer for the cast and crew of birdie buddy. imagine putting in all that hard work just to see it go up in smoke... maybe another station will pick it up?

Oh gosh.........what a SURPRISE. =/

Jeez, what the WORLD is happened to this drama who is ALREADY dropped?! Lord, I can't believe that this MBC is very very VERY ridiculous to decide to make this drama out and waste their time. (shook my head) I can't believe........How....how HORRIBLE of MBC who make them to have their heart suddenly breaks. (means for actor casts and crew people)

Loooook at this first picture of UEE -- she seems very DISAPPOINTED & wanting to experience her FIRST-time leading role in this drama, see? Dumb MBC.

I hope that UEE will have another new drama to made her happy someday than THIS dumb MBC who is all fault to drop them -- HIT on the ground. >=/

Oh, yes, I agreed with #13 Cam

What a COLD HEARTED MBC is. Jeez, it doesn't matter to be perfect for drama -- NOTHING's perfect, HELLO?

I was very curious to watch this incoming drama BUT it suddenly, like, BAM! That SUCK.

Don't worry, UEE, you will possible to get another chance for another drama someday, of course.

I agree with everyone that its sad. But just look at how many people have already said they weren't even considering to watch this drama. MBC just made a decision that is right for their company. Rather hurt someones feelings than have an entire drama run that no ones watching. That's just my opinion though....

I'm disappointed for one reason.... Lee Yong Woo. It's amazing what ridiculousness I will sit through to watch a hot guy. Yes, people, even a dreadlocked Korean.

mmm i think is time for the companies to stop feel very stressed and preocupated for ratings ,i think they are quite in important in commercial sense,but even a drama with low ratings have it's small fanbase,i think it's time to care less about ratings is my opinion ,in the past i didn't want watch dramas with low ratings because i think they were bad only for that (some must be bad,but not all),so more recently i aprecciated you're beautiful ,coffee house and sungkyunkwan scandal

I totally chuckled at the title... made me think of Bye Bye Birdie from Mad Men :D

Honestly, I don't think that I'm that sad that MBC dropped it, LOL. It never interested me in the first place, the casts nor the plot/storyline. So this means it'll never be aired in Korea???

I am not a fan of UEE nor was I looking forward to Birdie Buddy but I do feel bad that the drama was dropped by MBC especially after pushing back its air date so many times. It is a pity that MBC has made that decision. It must be heartbreaking for the cast and crew who put in a lot of effort, energy, and sleepless nights during the filming and production of the drama. Hopefully one of the other broadcast stations will pick it up.

Well, that sucks for Uee. Especially after you consider she had to drop out from After School promotions of "Bang!".

Hopefully they can release it online...

Really sucks for the cast and crew. I've always thought 100% pre-production made more sense than filming the episodes the day they air because of all the scrambling around to get the episode on at the right time. Dong Yi, I think, is the most recent example that comes to mind, but I guess going the way of pre-production isn't all that great either. I probably wouldn't have watched it anyway though, except the first episode just to catch UEE in a role that was different from the one in YAB. Oh well, I guess she'll have other chances.

this is dissapointing. I wish that they would have allowed the show to air and at least given the show some type of chance to get some ratings after all the effort that was put into this drama.

well can't say i didn't see that one coming

:( Aww. This sucks.

Totally forgot about this drama.
I guess the cast will have find other things to do now. I was wondering why we haven't heard much about it. Usually we'd get some buzz. Guess we know why.

Do you judge a canvas before its even painted on?

I like UEE and I enjoyed what I saw in Queen Seondeok as young Mishil, but this might turn out to be a good thing thing because as mentioned sports dramas don't tend to do really well so she could be avoiding a potential flop.

dammit.. this better not happen to What's Up. It's a Song Ji Nah drama for pete's sake. The name alone should have all SBS, KBS and MBC pitching in for the bid to get broadcasting rights.

And of course, What's Up has Im Ju Eun, who was one of THE breakout stars last year.

Most important of all... IM JOO HWAN. Need I say more?? Of course not.

tough biz. :(

all after school members should sit on mbc's committee lap and entertain them to the max then prolly it will through

It will probably be edited for a theatrical movie.

Let's get back to basic. Produce good dramas, tell great stories - then broadcasters will have no problems airing these series.

to tell you the truth i was not looking forward to it anyways, maybe she should go back to being a villain...? that might suit her more

I'm a fan of sport related movies but somehow Korean dramas about sports are not meant to be. I like golf but mixing it with Korean drama? Blehhh.

That's too bad, especially since work and effort went into it.
The silver lining could be that she can get some experience and this acting gig won't forever be dragged out.

A lot of people seem upset...however, since the drama was complete, I'm sure MBC watched more than one episode when they decided.

And after thinking of dramas like "heading to the ground" - which i personally think HURT Yunho's future as an actor, not helped it - well,not airing it might be best ^^;;

Also, it's easy to say "why worry about ratings" ...but ratings = commercials, which = paying for more dramas, which = we get what we want in the long run - more dramas

So while ratings don't mean *i'll* personally like the drama more, it does mean something to the companies involved. And sometimes ratings are a good indication as well - look at Secret Garden :)

Wow. That sucks like hell. They worked hard for the drama and they don't get aired? Wow. Screw the station.

I read on dramawiki that though it was rejected to air in Korea, it was sold overseas to 7 other countries to broadcast there as it had already been filmed in full. Does anyone know where it was sent and if they've begun airing or not?

I have been watching this drama on dramafever.com and it totally rocks...I thought it wouldn't be that good, but the tension between UEE's character and her coach John Lee (and her rival) is suspenseful. This is a must watch and MBC lost out on this one