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Battle for Happiness
2023 South Korean television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Battle for Happiness[4] (Korean: 행복배틀) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee El, Jin Seo-yeon, Cha Ye-ryun, Park Hyo-joo, and Woo Jung-won. Based on screenwriter Joo Young-ha's own novel of the same title, it deals with a murder case among upper class mothers.[1] It aired on ENA from May 31 to July 20, 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.[3] It is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.[6]
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Synopsis
The series is about mothers who are engaged in fierce social media competitions to destroy each other's happiness for their own. When one of their group dies mysteriously, a bigger battle thus unfolds as one among them wants to hide the truth, while another wants to reveal it.[7][8]
Cast
Main
- Lee El as Jang Mi-ho: a rational person who is the assistant manager of a bank's marketing team.[9]
- Jin Seo-yeon as Song Jung-ah: founder and CEO of Inner Spirit, a beauty functional food company.[10]
- Cha Ye-ryun as Kim Na-young: an influencer who grew up in a wealthy family.[9][10]
- Park Hyo-joo as Oh Yu-jin: a full-time housewife who displays the life of a perfect mother and wife on social media.[10]
- Ha Seon-ho as young Oh Yu-jin[11]
- Woo Jung-won as Hwang Ji-ye: an ordinary working mother.[10]
Supporting
- Lee Kyu-han as Kang Do-joon: Yu-jin's husband who is a dentist.[12]
- Son Woo-hyeon as Lee Jin-seop: assistant manager of the SNS marketing team of a bank's digital division.[13]
- Kim Young-hoon as Lee Tae-ho: Na-young's husband who is a lawyer.[14]
- Lee Je-yeon as Jung Soo-bin: Jung-ah's husband who is the president of Inner Spirit.[15]
- Moon Hee-kyung as Im Kang-suk: Mi-ho's mother.[16]
Extended
- Kim Hee-jae as Jo A-ra: a teaching assistant at Herinity English Kindergarten.[17]
- Cha Hee as Lee So-min: mother of a 7-year-old girl.[18]
- Park Na-eun as Baek Sung-hee[19]
- Seo Byeok-jun as Song Jung-sik: Jung-ah's younger brother.[20]
- Kim Joong-don as Bae Chang-hoon: a detective.[21]
- Kim Ha-eon as Min-seong: Jung-ah and Soo-bin's son.[22]
- Han Seo-hee as A-rin: Na-young and Tae-ho's daughter.[22]
- Noh Ha-yeon as Ji-yul: Yu-jin and Do-joon's daughter.[22]
- Heo Yul as Ha-yul: Yu-jin and Do-joon's daughter.[22]
- Kim Seo-ah as So-won: Ji-ye's daughter.[22]
- Park Jong-moo as Seo Kyung-joon: Mi-ho and Jin-seop's team leader.[23]
- Nam Myeong-ryeol as Yu-jin's father-in-law[24]
- Ryu Seung-moo as Gong Chang-hyun: Jung-ah's henchman.[25]
- Yoo Hyun-jong as Han Joon-kyung: Jung-ah's secretary.[26]
Special appearances
- Um Hyo-sup as Yu-jin's father[27]
- Bae Seul-ki as Im Da-eun[28]
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Viewership
Battle for Happiness : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[29]
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