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]
Quick Facts My Happy Ending, Hangul ...
My Happy Ending |
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Hangul | 나의 해피엔드 |
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Literal meaning | My Happy End |
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Revised Romanization | Naui haepiendeu |
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Genre | |
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Developed by | Jung Hoe-seok (planning)[3] |
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Written by | Baek Seon-hee[4] |
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Directed by |
- Jo Soo-won[5]
- Kim Sang-hoon[3]
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Country of origin | South Korea |
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Original language | Korean |
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No. of episodes | 16 |
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Executive producer | Jung Hyeong-seo (CP)[3] |
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Producers |
- Park Chae-won[3]
- Jung Chan-hee[3]
- Kim Seong-min[3]
- Kim Jae-heon[3]
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Production companies |
- Story Vine Pictures[6]
- Higround [ko][6]
- IN Culture & Contents (Inster Contents Group)[6]
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Network | TV Chosun |
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Release | December 30, 2023 (2023-12-30) – February 25, 2024 (2024-02-25) |
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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 makes 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 bursts out in 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 in 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 she trusts, and she faces secrets that people around her hide.[5]
Main
- Jang Na-ra as Seo Jae-won: the self-made CEO of a home furniture brand named Derêve.[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 Derêve.[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
Jae-won's family
- 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]
Derêve employees
- 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 Derêve.[17]
- TBA as Team Leader Yoo: IT development team leader.[17]
Te-oh's family
- TBA as Rachel Harris: Te-oh's younger sister.[17]
Yoon-jin's family
- Kim Myung-soo as Kwon Young-ik: Yoon-jin's father who is the chairman of an arts scholarship foundation.[13]
Special appearances
- Na Sang-do as a security guard[21]
- Ahn Sung-hoon as Seung-gyu's friend[22]
The screenplay was first submitted by writer Baek Seon-hee as an entry to the 12th "Find Shooting Stars in the Desert" (사막의 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]
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Season | Episode number |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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| 1 | 525 | 432 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 572 | 496 | 576 | 608 | 611 | N/A | 565 | 472 | 649 |
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My Happy Ending : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea.
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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% |
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- 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).
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Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.
"프로그램소개 – 기획의도" [Program Introduction – Planning Intention]. TV Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023. "프로그램소개 – 인물관계도" [Program Introduction – Character Relationship Chart]. TV Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023. Kim Soo-jin (January 16, 2024). "김수진, '나의 해피엔드' 출연..오형사 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. 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.
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.
"나의 해피엔드 시청률" [My Happy Ending ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Daum. 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 불륜 의심에 분노('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.