Happiness Battle

Happiness Battle (Korean: 행복배틀) is an upcoming 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 is scheduled to premiere on ENA on May 31, 2023, and will air every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST).[2]

Happiness Battle
Promotional poster
Hangul
행복배틀
Revised RomanizationHaengbokbaeteul
GenreSuspense thriller[1]
Based onHappiness Battle
by Joo Young-ha
Developed byKT Studio Genie (planning)[2]
Written byJoo Young-ha[2]
Directed byKim Yoon-cheol[2]
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
Production
Production companyHB Entertainment[3]
Release
Original networkENA

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.[4][5]

Cast

Main
  • Lee El as Jang Mi-ho: a rational person who is the assistant manager of a bank's marketing team[6]
  • Jin Seo-yeon as Song Jung-ah: founder and CEO of Inner Spirit, a beauty functional food company[7]
  • Cha Ye-ryun as Kim Na-young: an influencer who grew up in a wealthy family[6][7]
  • Park Hyo-joo as Oh Yu-jin: a full-time housewife who displays the life of a perfect mother and wife on social media[7]
  • Woo Jung-won as Hwang Ji-ye: an ordinary working mother[7]

Supporting
  • Lee Kyu-han as Kang Do-joon: Yu-jin's husband who is a dentist[8]
  • Lee Je-yeon as Jung Soo-bin: Jung-ah's husband who is the president of Inner Spirit[9]
  • Kim Young-hoon as Lee Tae-ho[10]
  • Son Woo-hyeon as Lee Jin-seop: assistant manager of the SNS marketing team of a bank's digital division[11]
  • Kim Hee-jae as Jo A-ra: a teaching assistant at Herinity English Kindergarten[12]
  • Cha Hee as Lee So-min: mother of a 7-year-old daughter[13]
  • Park Na-eun as Baek Sung-hee[10]
  • Seo Byeok-jun as Song Jung-sik[10]

References
  1. Kim Min-ji (November 18, 2022). "ENA, 김태호·남규홍·장혁재 예능→'우영우' 이을 드라마 라인업 공개" (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Naver.
  2. Choi Yun-na (April 24, 2023). "'행복배틀', 5월 31일 공개…궁금증 유발 티저포스터 공개" (in Korean). Sports DongA. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. Lim Jong-myeong (June 16, 2020). "강남 엄마들의 SNS대결 '행복배틀', TV드라마로 제작" (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Naver News.
  4. Hwang So-young (September 5, 2022). "[단독] '해방일지' 이엘, 차기작 ENA채널 '행복배틀' 주인공" (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Naver.
  5. Park Seo-hyun (May 1, 2023). "'행복배틀' 1차 티저..이엘, 충격 표정 포착 "누가 그녀를 죽였을까"" (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Naver.
  6. Hwang Su-yeon (May 8, 2023). "'행복배틀' 이엘부터 진서연까지, 5人5色 캐릭터 포스터 공개" (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. Lee Min-ji (May 4, 2023). "'행복배틀' 진서연→차예련, 엄마들의 전쟁터 영어 유치원 현장" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. Son Jin-ah (April 26, 2023). "이규한, '행복배틀' 출연 확정…박효주와 호흡(공식)" (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  9. Cha Hye-young (May 2, 2023). "이제연, '행복배틀'로 브라운관 출격…진서연과 호흡" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Naver.
  10. Jung Ga-young (April 26, 2023). "이엘·진서연→우정원, '행복배틀'서 펼쳐질 '연기 배틀'" (in Korean). Sports World. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  11. Jang Woo-young (April 26, 2023). "손우현, SNS 마케팅팀 대리 된다…'행복배틀' 이엘과 호흡 [공식]" (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  12. Lee Seul-gi (May 3, 2023). "신예 김희재, '행복배틀' 출연…욕망녀로 극의 긴장감 자극" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Naver.
  13. Kim Ga-young (May 9, 2023). "배우 차희, ENA 새 드라마 '행복배틀' 캐스팅" (in Korean). E Daily. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Naver.
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