Name: Battle for Happiness
Genre: Thriller & Suspense, Crime & Mystery, Drama
Released: 2023-05-31
Rating: 9.1
Cast: Lee El, Jin Seo Yeon, Cha Ye Ryun, Park Hyo Joo, Woo Jeong Won

Lee El is the stage name of Kim Ji Hyun, a South Korean actress. Born on August 26, 1982, she made her acting debut in the 2009 film “Secret” and in the television drama “Cheer Up on Love.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Wild Romance” (2009), “7th Grade Civil Servant” (2013), “Liar Game” (2014), “Divorce Lawyer in Love” (2015), “Beautiful Bride” (2015), “Imaginary Cat” (2015) and “Monster” (2016).

Lee El

Jin Seo Yeon is a South Korean actress who was born on January 18, 1983. She studied Broadcasting and Entertainment at Dongduk Women’s University. She made her acting debut in the 2007-2008 drama series “Medical Gibang Cinema,” following up with her big-screen bow in the 2008 movie “Romantic Island.” More recently, she has appeared in the film “Believer” (2018), as well as hit drama titles such as “Eve’s Love” (2015) and “Tell Me What You Saw” (2020).

Jin Seo Yeon

Cha Ye Ryun is the stage name of Park Hyeon Ho, a South Korean actress. Born on July 16, 1985, she made her acting debut in the 2005 horror film “Voice.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Dr. Champ” (2010), “Royal Family” (2011), “Golden Rainbow” (2013), “My Lovely Girl” (2014) and “Glamorous Temptation” (2015).

Cha Ye Ryun

Park Hyo Joo is a South Korean actress. Born on October 8, 1982, she made her acting debut in the 2001 film “A Day.” She has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “Triangle” (2014), “Secret Door” (2014), “Twenty Again” (2015), “Wanted” (2016) and “Fake” (2017).

Park Hyo Joo

Woo Jeong Won is a South Korean actress. She was born on August 27, 1983, and made her acting debut in 2014. Since then, she has appeared in a variety of films and television dramas, including “Battle for Happiness” (2023).

Woo Jeong Won

Lee Kyu Han is a South Korean actor. Born on August 4, 1980, he made his acting debut in the 1998 television series “Love and Success.” But he rose to fame in the popular 2005 romantic comedy “My Lovely Sam Soon” and went on to star in many popular films and television dramas, including “Smile, You” (2009), “Can You Hear My Heart?” (2011), “I Have a Lover” (2015) and “The Rich Son” (2018). Lee Kyu Han also has worked on many popular variety shows, hosting “Diet Survival BIGsTORY” (2011) and appearing on the cast of “Law of the Jungle in Savanna” (2013) and “Real Men 2” (2015).

Lee Kyu Han

Son Woo Hyeon is a South Korean actor who was born on November 30, 1989. He first made a name for himself when he appeared in the drama series “Miss Ripley” in 2011, following up with a role in “Myung Wol the Spy” (2012). After a brief hiatus, he returned in 2016 with the series “Blow Breeze” and his movie debut with “Fork Lane” (2017). More recently, he appeared in the dramas “Tale of the Nine-Tailed” and “To My Star” (both 2020).

Son Woo Hyeon

Kim Young Hoon is a South Korean actor born on October 2, 1978, in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He attended the Department of Theatre at the	Seoul Institute of the Arts and went on to make his movie debut in “Guns & Talks” (2001). He gained popularity after a memorable performance in another movie – “He Was Cool” – in 2004. He is also a well-known drama actor, appearing in “Spring Waltz” (2006) and “You’re Beautiful” (2009). More recently, he has starred in the series “Mad Dog” (2017) and “Doctor John” (2019).

Kim Young Hoon

The world of social media can be a toxic one, especially when one is driven to appear perfect and happy at all times. For Song Jeong A (Jin Seo Yeon), Kim Na Young (Cha Ye Ryun), and Oh Yoo Jin (Park Hyo Joo), the need to appear perfect has driven them so far over the edge, that they’ve made it their mission to destroy each other’s happiness.

Despite being from completely different backgrounds, Jeong A, Na Young, and Yoo Jin are all affluent mothers who use their social media accounts to portray themselves and their families in a perfect light. Constantly trying to outdo each other, the three women will stop at nothing to ensure their picture-perfect happiness trumps that of the other two. But when one of the three warring mothers dies a sudden and mysterious death, the perfect lives of the surviving two come under severe scrutiny.

As the surviving mothers attempt to hide the truth behind their idealistic social posts, Jang Mi Ho (Lee El), a working-class mother who has always seen past the perfect exteriors of the warring mothers, is determined to reveal the truth. Going up against such powerful women, will Mi Ho be able to expose the lies the other mothers have tried so hard to hide?

Based on the novel of the same name by Joo Young Ha, “Battle for Happiness” is a thrilling 2023 South Korean mystery crime drama directed by Kim Yoon Cheol.&nbsp;

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