The Happy Loner

The Happy Loner^[1] (Korean: 개인주의자 지영씨; lit. 'Individualist Ms. Ji-young') is a two-episode Korean drama that aired on KBS2 from May 8 to May 9, 2017, starring Min Hyo-rin and Gong Myung.

The Happy Loner
Promotional poster
Hangul	개인주의자 지영씨
Hanja	個人主義者 지영씨
RR	Gaeinjuuija Jiyeongssi
MR	Kaeinjuŭija Chiyŏngssi
Genre	Romantic-comedy
Created by	KBS Drama Production
Written by	Kwon Hye-ji
Directed by	Park Hyun-suk
Starring	Min Hyo-rin Gong Myung
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producers	Ji Byung-hyun Kim Hoon-jae Lee Tae-hyun
Producer	Mo Won
Running time	70 minutes[1]
Production company	Cross Media
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	May 8 (2017-05-08) – May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)

Synopsis

A thorough individualist, Ji-young, who avoids relationships with others, meets Byuk-soo, who can't live without having relationships.

Cast

• Min Hyo-rin as Na Ji-young
  • Kang Joo-ha as Na Ji-young (child)
  • Ryu Han-bi as Na Ji-young (young)
• Gong Myung as Park Byuk-soo
• Oh Na-ra as Jung Soo-kyung
• Ji Il-joo as Yeon-suk
• Jang Hee-ryung as Ye-jin
• Kang Jae-joon as Choi Dae-ri
• Kim Jae-hwa as Nurse Park
• Yoon Ji-won as Nurse Kim
• Yoon Bok-in as Na Ji-young's mother
• Jo Seung-yeon as Na Ji-young's father
• Kim Hee-ryung as Park Byuk-soo's mother-in-law
• Kim Sun-ha as Na Ji-young's colleague
• Sujin as Park Yeon-hee

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep.	Broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS[2]		AGB Nielsen[3]
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
1	May 8, 2017	2.9%	3.8%	2.4%	3.4%
2	May 9, 2017	4.3%	5.0%	4.8%	5.5%

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2017	31st KBS Drama Awards	Best Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama	Gong Myung	Nominated
		Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama	Min Hyo-rin	Nominated