Happiness (2021)

One of the best kdramas of 2021

Honestly, I didn't start this kdrama with big expectations and I just gave it a chance only because Han Hyo Joo and Park Hyung Sik are starring in it. I didn't plan to keep watching it. I would've just given a chance at the beginning and that would be because from the description of the drama, it wasn't something I would usually watch. But oh, how wrong I was. Something that I started with little hope, it was actually one of the best dramas of 2021, and maybe not only.

The plot maybe it won't be on everyone's liking and some people won't give it a chance but once you start it, you will love it.
Park Hyung Sik and Han Hyo Joo did an amazing job in portraiting their characters, and not only them. Each one of the actors did a great job giving life to their characters. I went through so many emotions and feeling while watching it. I was angry, I was sad, I was happy. I could see myself being immersed in each episode. I would want more and more after I finished an episode and I would need to wait for the next ones arriving the next week.

The chemistry between Sae Boom and Yi Hyun was over the top. You could see and feel that they care a lot for each other through their gestures and actions, without them needing much to show it. All the moments they had, all the soft intimacy and realizations, they got you through all of them. There are so many moments that I loved between them and indivually as well. They chose the right actors to portrairt the characters. Park Hyung Sik and Han Hyo Joo were truly an amazing pair for this series. They just fit in the drama, they fit their characters and portraited all their emotions so well and I really hope that if it will be another chance in the future, I would love to see them acting together again.

The music was also on point. It is so important to have good music in a series because it helps contributing to the emotions the people are watching feel. I found myself searching so many times for the OSTs from Happiness and listening to them and having the images of the drama running in my head. You can also feel the emotions in the singers' voice.

In the end, I'm not really ready to say "Goodbye" to Happiness but I'm also happy. I didn't expect to love this series this much and to be one of my favorite series ever but here I am. I loved every episode until the end. I would impatiently look forward to the next ones each time, until now, when Happiness ended. I really hope more people will give it a chance, because it's one of the best kdramas. I hope you all will be able to feel the same emotions and feelings through this series as I did.

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Wow just wow

I just finished this drama and wow. I am at a loss of words but in a nice way.
Every week I'd be waiting eagerly to watch this drama, every week I'd be at the edge of the seat anxious to see what was up next.
This drama is full of drama, action, plot twists and anxiety. So fucking good im happy i decided to start it.
The plot is well written, there not many plot holes as far as i noticed, the only thing is that i wished they gave us an explanation of what happened during the year time skip at the end, but i figured they did it to keep us somewhat hanging curious.
I loved the casting choices, both good and bad characters were spotless, i loved and hated, i cried and i laughed.
The music didn't stick much to me, idk it was just there, but i cant wait to rewatch this masterpiece!

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Definitely worth a watch!

I literally just finished this drama today and I have to say, it’s REALLY good! It was recommended to me on Viki and after reading the synopsis, I was intrigued. I actually ended up watching most of the episodes in one day. Luckily for me, all except the last two episodes were already available. I loved the casting and the acting was AMAZING. There was a big plot twist that definitely caught me by surprise. Usually I can predict what’s gonna happen in these dramas but I was pleasantly surprised this time around! I definitely recommend this if you like apocalyptic/thriller/slightly dark dramas. Ah! It was just so good! I haven’t watched a kdrama all the way through in a WHILE.

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Love it!

I really wished that I didn't start watching this until it has finished airing, because I would've binged this! I looked forward to new episodes every week. I love the characters (yes, some of those residents are just downright frustrating, but that's the point). Great chemistry between the leads, and I like the strong characteristics they posses, they're one of those incorruptible and sensible characters, and they care for the people around them, even when those people have done bad things, some even did it over and over again.

I appreciate that this drama didn't go deep into the politics because it could easily become one of those, and instead it concentrated on the apartment complex and what was happening within it. I found the story to be a bit slow somewhere in the middle, especially with the usual residents acting up over and over again, but it was still very enjoyable.

Overall, I really enjoyed watching this, and I love the soundtrack too.

Rewatch value: I don't rewatch dramas, but MDL doesn't allow me to just leave it blank.

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Cool

First of all i must say this is the first ever zombi drama tht zombies have happy ending.. 'only thng this drama dont hve is happiness' tht is i heard most these days.. but i can not think like that.. this drama have happiness.. if you watchd this drama with clear mind, you can sea everyone with good family and good heart stay happily even with this mad man outbreak..
When i watchd ths drama i just want all of idiots in tht apartmnt shoud just die.. when i saw the more good people get infected and die but tht annoying bastards still alive, the more my blood starts to get boiling..
It made me really sad becoz tht gym guy cleaning lady and se hun died (aprtmnt no 1501) and i am really happy aprtmnt no 302 (old family n their idiot son), aprtmnt no 401 ( sister n infectd bro) ,jung kook (detectv) , so yoon (lawyers wife) and supermarket girl become safe without any problem... ha ha of cz i am 1000000000% happy for our cute couple 😘😘😘
i am not happy for yeon ok (aprtmnt lady), so called doctr n his mistress, lawyer, tht 2 beggers who came to apartmnt for cleaning... I know they did not have happy ending but it is not bad ending either.. 😠 i wanted to see all of those annoying basterd dead.. when all of them acted like crazy it made me happy to fly, but in the end when i saw tht two bitched in court with good clothes it made me aangrier 😠😠
This is really good drama but i dont know why there is somthing missing so i can not give whole 10 points.. drama had sad parts but it did not make my heart aches.. when Sae bom watchng Yi hyuns video tht is the only time i feel like cry but not cried.. it is not actors fault.. it is writers fault.. scenes are changing really fast in this drama so we dont have time for being sad.. i think it is loose point in this drama.. when i watch this automatically i compared this to sweet home so when i do that this drama looses point from me.. becoz sweet home mde me cry even small supporting cast member died.. tht becoz it made dramatically than this.. i like it had happy ending, but i feel ending is bit rush.. if they give us detaild ending with one more episode it would be cool than this ending.. i wanted to see how apartmnt peopl doing ,how the gvrmnt make medicing how they give that to zombies after tht how zombies become norml .. i want to say again it could be really best if they end it like i said...
As for acting i dont hve to say must give 10000% points.. all of them had given their 100% .. i dont thnk i want to tell about main couples acting, they r already best no...Even the little characters had given their best.. 2 zombies from near apartmnt r really cool n good actors ( white shirt one and gaurd) n apartmnt lady when she out of her mind wow tht was cool her acting feel like real..

Overall good drama u never feel boring.. if u start to watch it u will end it from 1 go.. other than some loosing points it is really good n i had exitment.. soo do not wait just start to watch.. fighting 🎉️🎉️

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This is NOT a typical drama you'd see.

I'll write a review without spoilers so dw if you read this before watching or whatever.
Also, considering you've already read the storyline above, I'll just get straight to the points not mentioned above.
This drama is a GEM. I mean yeah I prolly say that for every drama I've written a review for but seriously.
I'll start with the leads? They're so cool. I mean prolly the ideal couple you want in a drama. You know we fans have kdrama lead ships kinda stuff? Where we ship leads like Ko Moon young and Lee Rang? yes. In this drama, you need nothing except these two leads. Of course there were side characters too but I'll only talk about mains coz they outshine everyone.
They're both badass and awesome. Remember how kdramas make our blood boil and main leads only add to it by "leaving the matter"? NOPE. Mess with them if you want a kick on yo a**. I can go on for hours but I'll stop hehe.
Secondly the story. The story never gets old. There will be no scene which makes you go like- "Ah man too long" or "this is getting boring at this point". There are twists and jumpscares at every point you'd want. Also the story is so perfectly balanced. Not too much of zombie stuff n not too much of romcom.
And lastly the OSTs? The OSTs weren't as good as other dramas such as iotnbo or hdl or goblin or dots but still the background music went on at the right time, giving that extra push you need to cry out in the scenes and yeah that's it.
Make sure to check this drama outtttttt!!

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From the title happiness, I feel that it is titled like that because it is the happiness of a person that guides the infected so that they become more conscious and they are more resistant to the thirst for blood. From the character and performance of the performers, this is a fantastic narrative. This 2021 kdrama comes highly recommended. I was a little disappointed with the finale since it felt like the drama was ending in the last minute, but it was lovely. It's fantastic.

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Hell is other people.

Happiness is a tv show about the inherent horror of having to quarantine in close proximity to other people! Initially, I refrained from putting this show in my To-Watch list because I thought watching a show about quarantine while I’m stuck in quarantine for the nth wave of the covid pandemic, might be a bit too much on my psyche but I am glad I ended up watching it. It was worth it. Weirdly validifying too. Like, yeah, I have to deal with jerks in my quarantine too. Thanks for acknowledging my struggles!!!
Let me give you some rundown: this is not a zombie apocalypse show, nor is it a survivalist show. This is a show dedicated to the complex and unexpected developments of human behavior and psyche when people are forced to stay put in one place due to a crisis. A study of humanity in high-stress situations which is also sprinkled with jump scares, actions scenes, zombie attacks, and so on, yes, but those are the conditions that provide for the real goal of the story: The plague is humanity!
I really enjoyed this show, even though I hate gore and thriller stories and never touch zombie stories. They really scare me because to me nothing is worse than twisting into a monster that no longer has the ability of human thought and control. It’s just terrifying to watch a human distort their body in all the wrong directions, snarling and groaning and making grabby-hand gestures, okay?! But this show was so graceful about it. Because it showed all the ways that humans can lose their ability to think and control their worst urges and instincts while looking perfectly normal. You really don’t need to be a zombie to suck the life out of the people around you! The real zombies are the bad company! (I love all these ah-ha! takes I can have about this show! lol) I just love how this show displays just that.

You should check this out if you can handle:
1. Zombies
2. Humans acting like monsters
3. Seriously. There’s some heavy psychological deterioration displayed in this show
4. Effortless chemistry and romantic dynamic that is super subtle and not overly-emphasized
5. FOUND.FAMILY. (YAAAAAAASSSSSS!)
6. Quarantine shows
7. Thrillers, horror, jump scares, gore and blood
8. People being stupid
9. Regressive narratives (no one is really having a personal growth here in that cathartic way that hallmark-level romcoms will provide with convenient monologues and stuff)

Summary: The story follows three characters: Yoon Sae Bom, a special task force member who after a difficult childhood is desperate to have a home of her own™, Jung Yi Hun, her best friend, and an ex-baseball player who is now a detective and is desperately and secretly in love with her, and Han Tae Seok, a Machiavellian out-hire in the military in charge of containing and managing a new and bizarre disease spreading through Korea. Long story short, people are becoming zombies. Sae Bom and Yi Hun have just moved into their new, fancy little apartment and want nothing but to live a happy life but all that is put on the back burner when their entire apartment complex gets quarantined for being the epicenter for the disease. What comes after is just…human horror!

Plot: If you’ve had the displeasure to come into contact with a little story called “The Lord of flies” then you’ll have a general idea of just what this show is trying to achieve. A definite nod and modernization of that same premise, this show is the most current concept out there, dedicated to all the terrible ways that quarantining and having to stay in closed spaces with other people can just suck the life out of you! The show puts a bunch of characters with personal motives and unique kinds of hidden skeletons in one apartment building where as time goes by, everyone just transforms into a more exaggerated version of their initial vices or rise to the occasion to reveal hidden depths. It’s all about the study of human behavior. Because from the get-go the story presents the zombie situation as a disease, then the show is not about blowing zombie heads off for brownie points but instead, it constantly goes to lengths to highlight the humanity hidden behind their situation. This distinctly differentiates it from a zombie apocalypse story. Because it’s not an apocalypse. I think the whole thing is an allegory. Although the show mentions covid by name, really the zombie disease is also covid. From people who refuse to follow health protocols to those who want to get out of the quarantine even though they have nowhere to go, to the essential workers who have to go out against their better judgment, to those who are just looking to make profits from a dire situation, it's all so familiar and real. The show goes to some dark places about humanity and if you can handle those stuff, it can be so interesting.
And to top it all off, even though this is not a romance show, there is such a dynamic chemistry between the leads, and their harmony with each other and their deep love and care for the other is what carries the show. It’s just a sweet treat in the heart of an upsetting story. At the same time as this, I'm also watching a show, explicitly marketed as a romance and that's just giving me nothing while this show's barely-there romance plot is so profoundly lovely.
I also want to add that the side characters are all so interesting and the more you watch them, they all reveal more of themselves and become more defined in a way that encourages you to care about some and just hope the others die in the most violent way possible... (Plot twist: the viewer becomes a zombie in the process of watching jerks do jerk-stuff!)
Lastly, the show does a great job of highlighting class divisions and social caste systems. I’ve come to notice that Kdramas are particularly good at telling stories about class and this show is another good example of it. There are so many detailed nods to it here and there and it was morbidly delicious to watch it all unfold.

Acting: Everyone did an amazing job in their roles. The show had clear main characters and those guys were awesome with Han Hyo Joon and Park Hyung Sik having some of the best chemistry I’ve seen all year but the show is also an ensemble affair so it matters that the supporting cast members are good in their roles as well. I think they achieved that for sure. This might seem like a super random shoutout but Hong Soon Chang was a delight in his role as the elderly neighbor. His character was not even particularly likable but his manner of speech and body language were just so natural and interesting that he felt like an actual person you can meet in real life. I really enjoyed his screen time.

Music and production: The music was very good. It helped elevate the emotions of that every moment without being too predictable The zombie attack theme was so heart-throbbing but also it wasn't just the same horror movie beat. The music also stopped in all the right places so as to add to the gravitas of certain moments. The production was also very good. It just looked very nice and cool and I don’t know, I liked it.

Rewatch: I don’t really rewatch so probably I won’t but at least I can acknowledge that the 12-episode run makes it accessible. I usually lose interest in kdramas around episode 12 of 16(Unless they have 20 episodes, then I’m fine!!!). That’s where I pause a lot of them, check out my on-hold list, lol. So, it was a great delight that this show ends right before I could get bored/irritated.

Negatives: Um, I saw some people nag that the show’s premise is not realistic and ask for a scientific explanation of the disease…sweetie, it’s a drama...about zombies!!! It’s not a scientific article! It’s all fake. Zombies are fake, sorry if that’s a shock so…don’t expect realistic science from it?! Idk, I can’t believe this has to be said. The characters do stupid things, they are mean and evil occasionally and bad stuff happens a lot and there’s probably a good amount of plot holes but none of it will really affect your enjoyment of it if you are inclined to like this. There’s also the matter of the ending. I already said this in a comment but this is a petri dish story. A bottle episode, if you will. The plot doesn’t care about the cure, it cares about the humans in that very specific, simulated situation and ends right after the situation is no longer held together. It might feel a bit like the ending is left open without a closure. So just prepare for that.

Overall: This is more like a long movie rather than a short show. It has the same beat and flow as a movie and it’s also just a very interesting story. I wanted to give it a lower rating, a 9 or a 9.5 but ultimately, I really did enjoy watching it. It does infuriate at certain points but that’s kind of the point. I think this show captured our very bizarre and traumatic times by creating an even more bizarre and traumatic allegory and I appreciated that. I also liked that, ultimately it had a heartwarming message. At one point in the story, one of the characters says that they won’t catch the disease because they haven’t done anything wrong, and that is very ironic in many, many different ways but it also brings up an interesting concept; that bad things should and will happen to bad people. Not necessarily. Not really. But it sure does feel good when you watch good people overcome bad things just because they are good.

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must watch !!

This is an another epic of Asian dramas. The cast crew was very awesome they made me to feel their character and really impressed by park hyung sik comeback after a long time. If I were there in the story I will really kill that doctor ahjusshi. The story was very addictive like I can't wait to watch next episodes. the concept is what we already watched in other zombie movies but till the end of the drama there were full of twist and turns that you will never think this would happen. 1st I started to watch happiness because this is park hyung sik's comeback after strong women do bong soo. he never made me feel disappointed in both of these dramas. han hyo joo's comeback was also really great after watching in W (the two world) she done her job as a female lead here super awesome well! she made me yto fell for her once again. I don't know what are others opinion but this is really worth to watch it. please don't miss it out

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came for phs and hhj, stayed for the show and everything else

Before I get into the review, this show isn't for people who get angered easily or are weak-hearted. With that out of the way, let's get into this so-called review (it's basically a mess lmao)

I started Happiness with absolutely no expectations. I absolutely hate horror and supernatural stuff, and it wasn't too scary for me. I basically just started watching for Park Hyung Sik and Han Hyo Joo since it had been a while since their last project. I naturally came to love this show so much, like A LOT. It's always gonna have a special place for me. Some things I loved: (keep in mind, these are just my opinions and I'd love to know what you think as well)
1. Our main leads' relationship: I loved their chemistry, the way they looked out for each other, everything. So even if it's just for the romance, go for it. You might love the story for what it is, like me.

2. The soundtrack: It was unique and I loved the music so much. My favourite is Isaac Hong's 'Pain'. I've been replaying it nonstop since it came out, I actually fell in love with it at first listen.

3. Some people seem to be having issues with how the female lead behaves but I don't agree, I feel like how she behaves is justified given that her main objective is to keep the people she loves safe.

4. A lot of people have a problem with the residents' behaviour and honestly yes, I agree. Although it was anger-inducing, it reflected reality, we see that a lot with the current pandemic situation.

Tbh, I'm not even sure how I should put out my thoughts into words. I probably missed out a lot of stuff, so my apologies.

In all seriousness, you're missing out if you don't watch this so I hope you atleast give it a chance.





*SPOILER ALERT*
For those wondering, it's a happy ending!

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What is happiness

Thisssss dramaaaa is definitely one of the best drama in 2021.....
If you're looking for thrill and a tiny bit romance then this drama is for you...
I have to say this Park Hyung Sik and Han Hyo Jo has the best chemistry everrrr...😍😍😍
They look so adorable.. And I loved their moderate skinship...
Every episode was mind blowing .. Amount thrill they put I loved it ... I was so tensed about when who was infected....
Our leads didn't have much skinship but they gave me butterflies everytime ... 🖤🖤🖤
The warm hugs was really heart touching...
The kiss in last episode was bonus for us.....
No more about romance stuff 😉
Let's talk about the villains....
A huge salute for those actor - actress for playing negative character...
They really made me hate them....
The acting was so real ...
They really did a great work ...
Oh Hyung ju 😡😡😡 this character really made me so mad .. I really wanted to kick him ...
His acting was so good .. And 12th floor Ajumma too
How can I miss Andrew ... I won't talk about him .. Because there is a big spoiler ...
This drama remind me about COVID Quarantine ....
People really become so selfish in these situations..
As far I remember in my country during quarantine some people made their parents die in hunger ... Because they was infected.. So you can imagine that how selfish people are during these times ... And in this drama successfully portrayed that ...
Whatever let's not spoil our mood because these breasts...


This is a good drama ... If you're thinking about watching this drama then stop thinking just give a try
You won't be disappointed...☺️☺️☺️
This a full package....
I wish there was another season
Wait a minute there is a only one complaint about this drama that is 12 episode didn't fill my hunger ...
I thought this drama has 16 episode ....
When I realised that it has only 12 episode I was heartbroken 😭😭😭
Well I wrote a lot about this drama ... I should stop writing because if I Keep writing it will become a essay 😂😂

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