# Battle for Happiness

Battle for Happiness (Korean: 행복배틀) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee El, Jin Seo-yeon, Cha Ye-ryun, Park Hyo-joo, and Woo Jung-won. Based on screenwriter Joo Young-ha's own novel of the same title, it deals with a murder case among upper class mothers. It aired on ENA from May 31 to July 20, 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST) for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.

## Synopsis

The series is about mothers who are engaged in fierce social media competitions to destroy each other's happiness for their own. When one of their group dies mysteriously, a bigger battle thus unfolds as one among them wants to hide the truth, while another wants to reveal it.

## Cast
### Main

* Lee El as Jang Mi-ho: a rational person who is the assistant manager of a bank's marketing team.
* Jin Seo-yeon as Song Jung-ah: founder and CEO of Inner Spirit, a beauty functional food company.
* Cha Ye-ryun as Kim Na-young: an influencer who grew up in a wealthy family.
* Park Hyo-joo as Oh Yu-jin: a full-time housewife who displays the life of a perfect mother and wife on social media.
** Ha Seon-ho as young Oh Yu-jin
* Woo Jung-won as Hwang Ji-ye: an ordinary working mother.

### Supporting

* Lee Kyu-han as Kang Do-joon: Yu-jin's husband who is a dentist.
* Son Woo-hyeon as Lee Jin-seop: assistant manager of the SNS marketing team of a bank's digital division.
* Kim Young-hoon as Lee Tae-ho: Na-young's husband who is a lawyer.
* Lee Je-yeon as Jung Soo-bin: Jung-ah's husband who is the president of Inner Spirit.
* Moon Hee-kyung as Im Kang-suk: Mi-ho's mother.

### Extended

* Kim Hee-jae as Jo A-ra: a teaching assistant at Herinity English Kindergarten.
* Cha Hee as Lee So-min: mother of a 7-year-old girl.
* Park Na-eun as Baek Sung-hee
* Seo Byeok-jun as Song Jung-sik: Jung-ah's younger brother.
* Kim Joong-don as Bae Chang-hoon: a detective.
* Kim Ha-eon as Min-seong: Jung-ah and Soo-bin's son.
* Han Seo-hee as A-rin: Na-young and Tae-ho's daughter.
* Noh Ha-yeon as Ji-yul: Yu-jin and Do-joon's daughter.
* Heo Yul as Ha-yul: Yu-jin and Do-joon's daughter.
* Kim Seo-ah as So-won: Ji-ye's daughter.
* Park Jong-moo as Seo Kyung-joon: Mi-ho and Jin-seop's team leader.
* Nam Myeong-ryeol as Yu-jin's father-in-law
* Ryu Seung-moo as Gong Chang-hyun: Jung-ah's henchman.
* Yoo Hyun-jong as Han Joon-kyung: Jung-ah's secretary.

### Special appearances

* Um Hyo-sup as Yu-jin's father
* Bae Seul-ki as Im Da-eun

## 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 | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Average |
| | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 233 | 305 | 402 | 371 | 377 | 397 | 480 | 445 | 465 | 429 | 589 | 373 | 476 | N/A |
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 | May 31, 2023 | 0.701% (30th) | N/A |
| 2 | June 1, 2023 | 0.927% (14th) | 1.104% (7th) |
| 3 | June 7, 2023 | 0.821% (18th) | N/A |
| 4 | June 8, 2023 | 1.171% (6th) | 1.616% (3rd) |
| 5 | June 14, 2023 | 1.356% (7th) | 1.599% (5th) |
| 6 | June 15, 2023 | 2.011% (3rd) | 2.647% (3rd) |
| 7 | June 21, 2023 | 1.701% (5th) | 1.973% (4th) |
| 8 | June 22, 2023 | 1.710% (5th) | 1.850% (4th) |
| 9 | June 28, 2023 | 1.979% (3rd) | 2.333% (3rd) |
| 10 | June 29, 2023 | 2.254% (4th) | 2.734% (3rd) |
| 11 | July 5, 2023 | 1.944% (3rd) | 2.437% (3rd) |
| 12 | July 6, 2023 | 2.284% (3rd) | 2.622% (3rd) |
| 13 | July 12, 2023 | 1.989% (3rd) | 2.218% (3rd) |
| 14 | July 13, 2023 | 2.770% (3rd) | 3.304% (3rd) |
| 15 | July 19, 2023 | 2.064% (3rd) | 2.512% (3rd) |
| 16 | July 20, 2023 | 2.622% (2nd) | 3.342% (2nd) |
| Average | Average | 1.769% | — |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest published ratings and the red numbers represent the highest published ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published. 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). ||||