My Happy Ending (TV series)

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My Happy Ending
Promotional poster
Hangul
나의 해피엔드
Literal meaning My Happy End
Revised Romanization Naui haepiendeu
Genre
Developed by Jung Hoe-seok (planning) [3]
Written by Baek Seon-hee [4]
Directed by
Starring
Country of origin South Korea
Original language Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer Jung Hyeong-seo ( CP ) [3]
Producers
Production companies
Original release
Network TV Chosun
Release December 30, 2023  ( 2023-12-30 )  ?
February 25, 2024  ( 2024-02-25 )

My Happy Ending ( Korean :  나의 해피엔드 ) is a South Korean television series starring Jang Na-ra , Son Ho-jun , So Yi-hyun , Lee Ki-taek , Kim Hong-pa, and Park Ho-san . It aired on TV Chosun from December 30, 2023, to February 25, 2024 every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 ( KST ). [2] [7] It is also broadcast on tvN in selected Southeast Asian countries, [8] and available for streaming on Wavve and Netflix in South Korea, [9] and on Viki and Viu in selected regions. [10] [11]

Synopsis [ edit ]

Seo Jae-won ( Jang Na-ra ) is fortunate to have a near perfect personal and work life. She is the CEO of a furniture company that has millions of dollars in sales annually and she is also a social media influencer with over a million followers. She scouts a designer, Yoon Te-oh ( Lee Ki-taek ), to become the general manager of design at her company. In her personal life, Jae-Won has her beloved husband Heo Soon-Young ( Son Ho-jun ) and their lovely child. Soon-Young works as a freelancer designer and a professor in industrial design. He is a warm-hearted person who hardly ever burst out in an anger. After their marriage, Soon-Young prioritizes his family over everything else.

Meanwhile, Kwon Yoo-Jin ( So Yi-hyun ) graduated in the same art department of university as Jae-Won. She is experiencing a difficult time with her divorce and her art career is quickly fading away. After she reconnects with Jae-Won, she becomes jealous of her near perfect life. Jae-Won’s life soon changes. She is betrayed by people who she trusts and she faces secrets that people around her hides. [5]

Cast [ edit ]

Main [ edit ]

  • Jang Na-ra as Seo Jae-won: the self-made CEO of a home furniture brand named Dereve. [1]
  • Son Ho-jun as Heo Soon-young: Jae-won's husband who is a freelance designer and an industrial design professor. [1]
  • So Yi-hyun as Kwon Yoon-jin: Jae-won's art school classmate and an assistant professor at an art school. [12]
  • Lee Ki-taek as Yoon Te-oh / Theo Harris: Jae-won's closest and long-time colleague who is the head of the design team at Dereve. [2] [4]
  • Kim Hong-pa as Seo Chang-seok: Jae-won's stepfather. [13]
  • Park Ho-san as Nam Tae-joo: an insurance investigator and a former homicide detective. [13]

Supporting [ edit ]

Jae-won's family [ edit ]

  • Kang Ji-eun as Jung Mi-hyang: Jae-won's mother. [14]
  • Choi So-yul as Heo A-rin: Jae-won and Soon-young's daughter. [15]

Dereve employees [ edit ]

  • Oh Hyun-joong as Baek Seung-gyu: member of the design team. [16]
  • TBA as Kim Seong-hee: Jae-won's secretary. [17]
  • TBA as Director Park: the director of Dereve. [17]
  • TBA as Team Leader Yoo: IT development team leader. [17]

People around Jae-won [ edit ]

Te-oh's family [ edit ]

  • TBA as Rachel Harris: Te-oh's younger sister. [17]

Yoon-jin's family [ edit ]

  • Kim Myung-soo as Kwon Young-ik: Yoon-jin's father who is the chairman of an arts scholarship foundation. [13]

Extended [ edit ]

Special appearances [ edit ]

  • Na Sang-do as a security guard [21]
  • Ahn Sung-hoon as Seung-gyu's friend [22]

Production [ edit ]

The screenplay was first submitted by writer Baek Seon-hee as an entry to the 12th "Find Shooting Stars in the Desert" ( 沙漠의 별똥별 찾기 ; Samag-ui byeolttongbyeol chatgi ), a television screenplay competition organized by the Broadcasting Content Promotion Foundation (BCPF), wherein it was awarded the grand prize of 20 million won . [23] It was greenlit as a series by South Korean production company Higround in February 2023, under its originally titled Happy End ( 해피엔드 ; Haepiendeu ). [24]

Viewership [ edit ]

My Happy Ending  : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Season Episode number
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1 525 432 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 572 496 576 608 611 N/A 565 472 649
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea . [25] [26]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)
Nationwide [26] [27] Seoul [28]
1 December 30, 2023 2.604% (13th) N/A
2 December 31, 2023 2.330% (9th) 2.066% (9th)
3 January 6, 2024 2.534% (13th) 2.7% (NR)
4 January 7, 2024 2.283% (11th) 2.365% (10th)
5 January 13, 2024 2.485% (12th) N/A
6 January 14, 2024 2.621% (12th) 2.664% (9th)
7 January 20, 2024 2.595% (11th) 2.638% (10th)
8 January 21, 2024 2.965% (8th) 2.619% (8th)
9 January 27, 2024 2.669% (10th) 2.506% (9th)
10 January 28, 2024 2.684% (9th) 2.716% (7th)
11 February 3, 2024 2.923% (8th) 2.874% (4th)
12 February 4, 2024 2.715% (8th) 2.429% (8th)
13 February 17, 2024 2.331% (14th) N/A
14 February 18, 2024 2.758% (9th) 2.196% (10th)
15 February 24, 2024 2.408% (11th) N/A
16 February 25, 2024 2.937% (7th) 2.417% (7th)
Average 2.615% ? [a]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the ratings were not published.
  • NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 10 daily programs on that date.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters ( KBS , SBS , MBC , and EBS ).

Notes [ edit ]

  1. ^ Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c d Kim Myung-mi (September 6, 2023). "장나라 손호준 소이현 이기택 '나의 해피엔드' 出演 確定[公式]" . Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 26, 2023 . Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  2. ^ a b c Yeon Hwi-seon (November 8, 2023). "장나라X손호준 再會作 '나의 해피엔드', 12月 30日 첫放 確定 [公式]" . OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 8, 2023 . Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "프로그램紹介 ? 企劃意圖" [Program Introduction ? Planning Intention]. TV Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 20, 2023 . Retrieved December 20, 2023 .
  4. ^ a b Son Bong-seok (September 6, 2023). "俳優 이기택, '나의 해피엔드' 出演···장나라 同僚 尹테오 驛" . Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 26, 2023 . Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  5. ^ a b Lee Ye-jin (April 7, 2023). "손호준♥장나라, '告白夫婦' 이어 또 夫婦된다…'해피엔드'로 6年만 再會 [公式立場]" . Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 26, 2023 . Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  6. ^ a b c Kang Ga-hee (November 14, 2023). " '나의 해피엔드' 장나라·손호준→박호산 '믿보배' 總出動..첫 呼吸부터 演技합 最强" . Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 26, 2024 . Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Lee Min-ji (October 19, 2023). "장나라X손호준 다시 夫婦로 만난 '나의 해피엔드' 1次 티저" . Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 2, 2023 . Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. ^ tvN [@tvN_Asia] (December 11, 2023). "Betrayed by those she trusted, can she eventually get her revenge and happy ending? #MyHappyEnding Premieres 31 Dec | Every Sun & Mon 21:15 (GMT +8)" ( Tweet ) . Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Twitter .
  9. ^ Hyun, Jeong-min (January 6, 2024). " '나의 해피엔드' 장나라, 男便 손호준에게 殺伐한 눈빛 날린다…오늘(6일) 午後 8時 30分 放送" (in Korean). Sports World. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024 . Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Choi, Bo-yoon (February 9, 2024). "소이현 "어떻게 저 얼굴로 그런 못된 延期를… 많이 놀라세요" " (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024 . Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Naver News.
  11. ^ Jung, Jin-young (February 9, 2024). "장나라 熱演에 빠져! '나의 해피엔드' 海外서 關心↑… 印尼·싱가폴 2位→홍콩 3位" (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024 . Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Han Hae-seon (September 6, 2023). "소이현, '나의 해피엔딩' 出演..'結婚 失敗→장나라 嫉妬' 하드캐리 豫告" . Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 2, 2023 . Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  13. ^ a b c Kim Su-jin (December 6, 2023). " '演技派 俳優' 김홍파·박호산·金命洙, 장나라와 至毒한 因緣 [나의 해피엔드]" . Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 7, 2023 . Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Jang Jeong-yoon (December 19, 2023). "강지은, 장나라 엄마 役 맡는다" . Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 19, 2023 . Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Lee Mi-ji (December 11, 2023). "손호준, 歷代級 딸바보 아빠 됐다..꿀뚝뚝 딸 사랑 눈빛(나의 해피엔드)" . Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 20, 2023 . Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  16. ^ Choi Hee-jae (December 20, 2023). "오현중, '나의 해피엔드' 出演…장나라 會社 職員 된다" . E Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 10, 2024 . Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  17. ^ a b c d e "프로그램紹介 ? 人物關係도" [Program Introduction ? Character Relationship Chart]. TV Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 20, 2023 . Retrieved December 20, 2023 .
  18. ^ Baek Ji-yeon (December 22, 2023). "임선우, '나의 해피엔드' 캐스팅…神經 精神科 醫師 '조수경' 驛 合流" . Sports Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 22, 2023 . Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Daum.
  19. ^ Son Bong-seok (December 11, 2023). "俳優 정진우, '나의 해피엔드' 出演 確定[公式]" . Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 12, 2023 . Retrieved December 12, 2023 – via Naver.
  20. ^ Kim Soo-jin (January 16, 2024). "김수진, '나의 해피엔드' 出演..誤刑事 役" [Kim Soo-jin appears in 'My Happy End'...as Detective Oh]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 16, 2024 . Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Ahn Byung-gil (January 8, 2024). "나상도, 첫 드라마 '나의 해피엔드' 깜짝 카메오" . Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 25, 2024 . Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Naver.
  22. ^ Son Bong-seok (January 12, 2024). "歌手 안성훈, 드라마 '特別 出演' 한다···장나라 스토킹한 오현중의 親舊 役(나의 해피엔드)[채널豫約]" . Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 25, 2024 . Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Daum.
  23. ^ Song Hye-ri (November 26, 2020). " '冬柏꽃 필 무렵' 作家 排出…'沙漠의 별똥별 찾기' 盛了" . iNews 24 (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 5, 2024 . Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Naver.
  24. ^ Kang Ae-ran (February 21, 2023). "임성한 新作 '아씨 두리안' 6月 放映…崔明吉·박주미 等 出演" . Yonhap News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 13, 2023 . Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  25. ^ No. of Viewers:
    • "Ep. 1" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 30, 2023. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024 . Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 15" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 24, 2024. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024 . Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
  26. ^ a b Nationwide ratings:
    • "Ep. 2" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 31, 2023. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024 . Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 8" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 21, 2024. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024 . Retrieved January 22, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 9" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 27, 2024. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024 . Retrieved January 28, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 10" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 28, 2024. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024 . Retrieved January 29, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 11" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 3, 2024. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024 . Retrieved February 4, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 12" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 4, 2024. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024 . Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 14" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 18, 2024. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024 . Retrieved February 19, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 16" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 25, 2024. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024 . Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
  27. ^ "나의 해피엔드 視聽率" [My Happy Ending ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024 . Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Daum.
  28. ^ Seoul Capital Area ratings:
    • "Ep. 2" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 31, 2023. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024 . Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
    • Ep. 3: Baek, Ji-eun (January 7, 2024). [SC리뷰] "짓밟아줄거야" 장나라, 손호준-소이현 不倫 疑心에 憤怒('해피엔드') [[SC Review] "I'm going to trample on you" Jang Na-ra, Son Ho-joon and So Yi-hyun outraged by alleged affair ('Happy End')] (in Korean). Sports Chosun . Archived from the original on January 7, 2024 . Retrieved January 7, 2024 – via Naver .
    • "Ep. 4" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 7, 2024. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024 . Retrieved January 8, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 6" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 14, 2024. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024 . Retrieved January 15, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 7" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 20, 2024. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024 . Retrieved January 21, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 8" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 21, 2024. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024 . Retrieved January 22, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 9" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 27, 2024. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024 . Retrieved January 28, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 10" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 28, 2024. Archived from the original on January 28, 2024 . Retrieved January 29, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 11" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 3, 2024. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024 . Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 12" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 4, 2024. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024 . Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 14" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 18, 2024. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024 . Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 16" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 25, 2024. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024 . Retrieved February 26, 2024 .

External links [ edit ]

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