My Happy Ending () 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). It is also broadcast on tvN in selected Southeast Asian countries, and available for streaming on Wavve and Netflix in South Korea, and on Viki and Viu in selected regions.
Synopsis 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 Tae-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) – who graduated from the same art department as Jae-won – is struggling with a difficult divorce with her artistry quickly fading. After reconnecting with Jae-won, she becomes jealous of her somewhat perfect life. However, Jae-won's life changed when Yoo-jin is betrayed by those she trusts and uncovers hidden secrets around her.
Cast
Main Jang Na-ra as Seo Jae-won, the self-taught CEO of a home furniture brand named Derêve. Son Ho-jun as Heo Soon-young, Jae-won's husband who is a freelance designer and an industrial design professor. So Yi-hyun as Kwon Yoon-jin, Jae-won's art school classmate and an assistant professor at an art school. Lee Ki-taek as Yoon Tae-oh/Theo Harris: Jae-won's closest and long-time colleague who is the head of the design team at Derêve. Kim Hong-pa as Seo Chang-seok: Jae-won's stepfather. Park Ho-san as Nam Tae-joo, an insurance investigator and a former homicide detective.
Supporting Jae-won's family Kang Ji-eun as Jung Mi-hyang, Jae-won's mother. Choi So-yul as Heo Ah-rin, Jae-won and Soon-young's daughter.
Derêve employees Oh Hyun-joong as Baek Seung-gyu: member of the design team. as Kim Seong-hee, Jae-won's secretary. as Director Park: the director of Derêve. as Team Leader Yoo: IT development team leader.
People around Jae-won Lim Seon-woo as Jo Soo-kyung: a neuropsychiatrist. as Reporter Choi: a journalist.
Tae-oh's family as Rachel Harris: Tae-oh's younger sister.
Yoon-jin's family Kim Myung-soo as Kwon Young-ik: Yoon-jin's father who is the chairman of an arts scholarship foundation.
Extended Jung Jin-woo as Detective Lee Kim Soo-jin as Detective Oh
Special appearances Na Sang-do as a security guard Ahn Sung-hoon as Seung-gyu's friend
Production The screenplay was first submitted by writer Baek Seon-hee as an entry to the 12th "Find Shooting Stars in the Desert" (), a television screenplay competition organized by the Broadcasting Content Promotion Foundation (BCPF), wherein it was awarded the grand prize of 20 million won. It was greenlit as a series by South Korean production company Higround in February 2023, under its originally titled Happy End ().
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea) NationwideNationwide ratings:
SeoulSeoul Capital Area ratings:
Ep. 3:
1 December 30, 2023 2.604% 2 December 31, 2023 2.330% 3 January 6, 2024 2.534% 2.7% 4 January 7, 2024 2.365% 5 January 13, 2024 2.485% 6 January 14, 2024 2.621% 2.664% 7 January 20, 2024 2.595% 2.638% 8 January 21, 2024 2.619% 9 January 27, 2024 2.669% 2.506% 10 January 28, 2024 2.684% 2.716% 11 February 3, 2024 2.923% 12 February 4, 2024 2.715% 2.429% 13 February 17, 2024 2.331% 14 February 18, 2024 2.758% 2.196% 15 February 24, 2024 2.408% 16 February 25, 2024 2.937% 2.417% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the 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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