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]
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Hangul | 행복배틀 |
Revised Romanization | Haengbokbaeteul |
Genre | Suspense thriller[1] |
Based on | Happiness Battle by Joo Young-ha |
Developed by | KT Studio Genie (planning)[2] |
Written by | Joo Young-ha[2] |
Directed by | Kim Yoon-cheol[2] |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
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Production company | HB Entertainment[3] |
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Original network | ENA |
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
- 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.
- Choi Yun-na (April 24, 2023). "'행복배틀', 5월 31일 공개…궁금증 유발 티저포스터 공개" (in Korean). Sports DongA. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Naver.
- Lim Jong-myeong (June 16, 2020). "강남 엄마들의 SNS대결 '행복배틀', TV드라마로 제작" (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Naver News.
- Hwang So-young (September 5, 2022). "[단독] '해방일지' 이엘, 차기작 ENA채널 '행복배틀' 주인공" (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Naver.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lee Min-ji (May 4, 2023). "'행복배틀' 진서연→차예련, 엄마들의 전쟁터 영어 유치원 현장" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via Naver.
- Son Jin-ah (April 26, 2023). "이규한, '행복배틀' 출연 확정…박효주와 호흡(공식)" (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Naver.
- Cha Hye-young (May 2, 2023). "이제연, '행복배틀'로 브라운관 출격…진서연과 호흡" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Naver.
- Jung Ga-young (April 26, 2023). "이엘·진서연→우정원, '행복배틀'서 펼쳐질 '연기 배틀'" (in Korean). Sports World. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Naver.
- Jang Woo-young (April 26, 2023). "손우현, SNS 마케팅팀 대리 된다…'행복배틀' 이엘과 호흡 [공식]" (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Naver.
- Lee Seul-gi (May 3, 2023). "신예 김희재, '행복배틀' 출연…욕망녀로 극의 긴장감 자극" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Naver.
- Kim Ga-young (May 9, 2023). "배우 차희, ENA 새 드라마 '행복배틀' 캐스팅" (in Korean). E Daily. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Naver.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Happiness Battle at HanCinema
- Happiness Battle at IMDb
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