Happiness (South Korean TV series)
A failed treatment drug triggers a pandemic of mad person disease.
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It aired on tvN from November 5 to December 11, 2021, and became a sleeper hit on streaming platforms in April 2022.[1][2]
Making and release
The series premiered on Kapamilya Channel on April 21, 2025, at 22:15 PST.[3] A re-air on Kapamilya Golds afternoon block was announced for July 28, 2026, at 16:45 PST.[3] Ahn Gil-ho directed the series, and Han Sang-woon wrote it.[4] After being discharged from the military on January 4, 2021, Park Hyung-sik took on this role as his first acting job.[4]
On May 7, 2021, the cast gathered for their initial script reading, with principal photography starting four days later on May 11.[4][5] The show was broadcast on tvN at 22:40 KST each Friday and Saturday.[1] Within the Philippines, the series is also streamable on iWantTFC.[3]
What the cited sources add
The series rose to number seven on Netflix's Weekly Global Top 10 in non-English TV shows in April 2022.[2] The story is set in a near-future apartment building that becomes a microcosm of a hierarchical society during a new infectious disease outbreak.[5] From November 12, 2021, until May 27, 2022, a spin-off webtoon sharing the same name was published serially on Naver Webtoon.[6] At the 2022 Blue Dragon Series Awards, Han Hyo-joo received the Popular Star Award.[6]
Track listing
Released on 2021-11-20
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What Lies Ahead | Joe Layne | 3:40 |
| Total length | 3:40 | ||
Released on 2021-12-04
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pain | Cray Bin | 3:23 |
| 2 | Pain (Inst.) | Cray Bin | 3:23 |
| Total length | 6:47 | ||
Released on 2021-12-11
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENIGMA | Naiv | 3:38 |
| 2 | ENIGMA (Inst.) | Naiv | 3:38 |
| Total length | 7:16 | ||
Track listing from the source article.
References
- Wikipedia, "Happiness (South Korean TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Naver; Ten Asia; News1 Korea; "Happiness", IQIYI (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Happiness (South Korean TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 스포츠동아, 2022-04-21; "Global Top 10 Non-English Shows", Netflix, 2022-04-17 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Happiness (South Korean TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Zombie serye nina Han Hyo-Joo at Park Hyung-Sik, mapapanood na sa ABS-CBN", corporate.abs-cbn.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Happiness (South Korean TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Naver; Naver; Joy News 24, 7 May 2021; Naver (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Joy News 24, 7 May 2021. facts only, no text reused. joynews24.com
- Wikipedia, "Happiness (South Korean TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "해피니스", Naver Webtoon (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Happiness (South Korean TV series) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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