# Red Balloon (TV series)

Red Balloon (Korean: 빨간풍선) is a South Korean television series starring Seo Ji-hye, Lee Sung-jae, Hong Soo-hyun, Lee Sang-woo, and Jung Yoo-min. It premiered on TV Chosun on December 17, 2022, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 (KST) timeslot.

## Synopsis

Red Balloon tells the story of main character Jo Eun-kang (Seo Ji-hye) and her circle of friends and relatives, who wish to fulfill their goals after having prior setbacks. Together, they find themselves entangled in multiple conflicts and affairs.

## Cast
### Main

* Seo Ji-hye as Jo Eun-kang
* Lee Sung-jae as Ji Nam-chul
* Hong Soo-hyun as Han Ba-da
* Lee Sang-woo as Go Cha-won
* Jung Yoo-min as Jo Eun-san, Eun-kang's younger sister

### Supporting
#### Eun-kang's family

* Jeong Bo-seok as Jo Dae-bong, Eun-kang's father
* Lee Bo-hee as Yang Ban-suk, Eun-kang's mother
* Choi Dae-chul as Jo Dae-geun, Eun-san's uncle
* Seol Jung-hwan as Kwon Tae-gi, Eun-kang's boyfriend
* Yoon Ji-sook as Lee Ji-ok, Dae-geun's ex-wife

#### Ba-da's family

* Yoon Joo-sang as Go Mul-sang, Ba-da's father-in-law
* Yoon Mi-ra as Na Gong-ju, Ba-da's mother-in-law
* Kim Hye-sun as Go Geum-ah, Ba-da's sister-in-law
* Lee Sang-sook as Yeo Jeon-hee, Ba-da's mother
* Oh Eun-seo as Go Mi-pung, Cha-won's daughter
* Jo Yeon-ho as Ji Woon, Nam-chul's son
* Go Na-hee as Ji Cheon, Nam-chul's daughter

## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Average |
| | 1 | 0.752 | 0.889 | 1.052 | 1.276 | 1.139 | 1.483 | 1.219 | 1.489 | 1.363 | 1.565 | 1.428 | 1.634 | 1.579 | 1.668 | 1.887 | 1.896 | 1.893 | 2.038 | 2.073 | 2.457 | 1.539 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | December 17, 2022 | 3.742% (2nd) | 3.554% (2nd) |
| 2 | December 18, 2022 | 4.530% (3rd) | 4.049% (4th) |
| 3 | December 24, 2022 | 5.083% (4th) | 4.545% (4th) |
| 4 | December 25, 2022 | 6.140% (2nd) | 5.303% (2nd) |
| 5 | December 31, 2022 | 5.771% (2nd) | 5.402% (2nd) |
| 6 | January 1, 2023 | 7.032% (1st) | 6.321% (1st) |
| 7 | January 7, 2023 | 6.130% (1st) | 5.833% (1st) |
| 8 | January 8, 2023 | 6.916% (1st) | 6.035% (1st) |
| 9 | January 14, 2023 | 6.713% (1st) | 5.555% (2nd) |
| 10 | January 15, 2023 | 7.702% (2nd) | 6.612% (2nd) |
| 11 | January 28, 2023 | 6.992% (2nd) | 5.743% (2nd) |
| 12 | January 29, 2023 | 7.913% (2nd) | 7.044% (2nd) |
| 13 | February 4, 2023 | 7.561% (2nd) | 6.790% (2nd) |
| 14 | February 5, 2023 | 8.082% (2nd) | 7.121% (2nd) |
| 15 | February 11, 2023 | 8.865% (2nd) | 8.036% (2nd) |
| 16 | February 12, 2023 | 9.478% (2nd) | 8.539% (2nd) |
| 17 | February 18, 2023 | 8.905% (2nd) | 7.708% (2nd) |
| 18 | February 19, 2023 | 10.057% (2nd) | 9.236% (2nd) |
| 19 | February 25, 2023 | 10.242% (2nd) | 8.733% (2nd) |
| 20 | February 26, 2023 | 11.566% (2nd) | 10.066% (2nd) |
| Average | Average | 7.471% | 6.611% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. In the table above, the ratings listed is the highest ratings for each episode. This drama 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). ||||