Battle for Happiness TV Series Details:
| Hangul | 행복배틀 |
| Hanja | 幸福배틀 |
| Literal meaning | Happiness Battle |
| Revised Romanization | Haengbokbaeteul |
| McCune–Reischauer | Haengbokpaet’ŭl |
| Based on | Happiness Battle by Joo Young-ha |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Mystery, Thriller |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 16 |
| Release date | May 31 – July 20, 2023 |
| Aired on | Wednesday, Thursday |
| Running time | 70 min |
| Starring | Jin Seo-yeon Cha Ye-ryun Park Hyo-joo Woo Jung-won |
| Directed by | Kim Yoon-cheol |
| Written by | Joo Young-ha |
| Developed by | KT Studio Genie (planning) |
| Produced by | Kim Hyun-cheol Lee Hee-won Moon Bo-mi |
| Music by | Lee Kyung-sik |
| Production Company | HB Entertainment |
| Distributor | ENA |
Battle for Happiness TV Series Cast & Character:
- Main
- Lee El as Jang Mi-ho: a rational person who is the assistant manager of a bank’s marketing team.
- Jin Seo-yeon as Song Jung-ah: founder and CEO of Inner Spirit, a beauty functional food company.
- Cha Ye-ryun as Kim Na-young: an influencer who grew up in a wealthy family.
- Park Hyo-joo as Oh Yu-jin: a full-time housewife who displays the life of a perfect mother and wife on social media.
- Ha Seon-ho as young Oh Yu-jin.
- Woo Jung-won as Hwang Ji-ye: an ordinary working mother.
- Supporting
- Lee Kyu-han as Kang Do-joon: Yu-jin’s husband who is a dentist.
- Son Woo-hyeon as Lee Jin-seop: assistant manager of the SNS marketing team of a bank’s digital division.
- Kim Young-hoon as Lee Tae-ho: Na-young’s husband who is a lawyer.
- Lee Je-yeon as Jung Soo-bin: Jung-ah’s husband who is the president of Inner Spirit.
- Moon Hee-kyung as Im Kang-suk: Mi-ho’s mother.
- Extended
- Kim Hee-jae as Jo A-ra: a teaching assistant at Herinity English Kindergarten.
- Cha Hee as Lee So-min: mother of a 7-year-old girl.
- Park Na-eun as Baek Sung-hee.
- Seo Byeok-jun as Song Jung-sik: Jung-ah’s younger brother.
- Kim Joong-don as Bae Chang-hoon: a detective.
- Kim Ha-eon as Min-seong: Jung-ah and Soo-bin’s son.
- Han Seo-hee as A-rin: Na-young and Tae-ho’s daughter.
- Noh Ha-yeon as Ji-yul: Yu-jin and Do-joon’s daughter.
- Heo Yul as Ha-yul: Yu-jin and Do-joon’s daughter.
- Kim Seo-ah as So-won: Ji-ye’s daughter.
- Park Jong-moo as Seo Kyung-joon: Mi-ho and Jin-seop’s team leader.
- Nam Myeong-ryeol as Yu-jin’s father-in-law.
- Ryu Seung-moo as Gong Chang-hyun: Jung-ah’s henchman.
- Yoo Hyun-jong as Han Joon-kyung: Jung-ah’s secretary.
Storyline:
A suspense drama depicting mothers engaged in a fierce social media battle to destroy each others’ happiness for their own, to free themselves from oppression, hurt, and secrets, and regain their true selves.
About Battle for Happiness TV Series:
Battle for Happiness (Korean: 행복배틀) is a South Korean mystery thriller television series written by Joo Young-ha, directed by Kim Yoon-cheol and starring Lee El, Jin Seo-yeon, Cha Ye-ryun, Park Hyo-joo, and Woo Jung-won.
The series is based on screenwriter Joo Young-ha’s own novel of the same title, it deals with a murder case among upper class mothers.
It aired on ENA from May 31 to July 20, 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST) for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.
Battle for Happiness TV Series Episodes List:
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
| Episodes | Original Broadcast Date | Average Audience Share (Nationwide) | Average Audience Share (Seoul) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 31, 2023 | 0.701% (30th) | N/A |
| 2 | June 1, 2023 | 0.927% (14th) | 1.104% (7th) |
| 3 | June 7, 2023 | 0.821% (18th) | N/A |
| 4 | June 8, 2023 | 1.171% (6th) | 1.616% (3rd) |
| 5 | June 14, 2023 | 1.356% (7th) | 1.599% (5th) |
| 6 | June 15, 2023 | 2.011% (3rd) | 2.647% (3rd) |
| 7 | June 21, 2023 | 1.701% (5th) | 1.973% (4th) |
| 8 | June 22, 2023 | 1.710% (5th) | 1.850% (4th) |
| 9 | June 28, 2023 | 1.979% (3rd) | 2.333% (3rd) |
| 10 | June 29, 2023 | 2.254% (4th) | 2.734% (3rd) |
| 11 | July 5, 2023 | 1.944% (3rd) | 2.437% (3rd) |
| 12 | July 6, 2023 | 2.284% (3rd) | 2.622% (3rd) |
| 13 | July 12, 2023 | 1.989% (3rd) | 2.218% (3rd) |
| 14 | July 13, 2023 | 2.770% (3rd) | 3.304% (3rd) |
| 15 | July 19, 2023 | 2.064% (3rd) | 2.512% (3rd) |
| 16 | July 20, 2023 | 2.622% (2nd) | 3.342% (2nd) |
| Average | — | 1.769% | — |
