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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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332:Kim So-hyun
326:Han Hye-jin
297:Han Hye-jin
280:Gasinamusae
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206:Korean name
132:Kim Jin-woo
116:of episodes
100:South Korea
91:Cha Hwa-yun
75:Han Hye-jin
63:Directed by
58:Lee Sun-hee
1001:Categories
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840:References
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452:Park Ji-il
426:Kim Ha-eun
382:Lee Tae-ri
192:2011-05-05
188:5 May 2011
182:2011-03-02
124:Production
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175:Release
160:Network
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