Happiness (2021)

Clever and Charming

Never have I ever repeating two starting episode with excitement. It is almost like an instinct to hit replay all over again. Yes all platform just to entertain curiosity on subtitles presented.

Story : full hopes of exhilarating action scene. Pact with thriller storyline in light speed.

Attraction scene: adorable with a tinge of sweetness. Feels like taking a leap of faith. Hasty but neat.

Music: curated suitably.

Sae Bom our heroin is fast thinking and sometimes people find her action seemed reckless. Then again, how else would you be when facing the inevitable terror. She’s scores the highest assessment, then she must be doing well with her job as Senior Officer of anti-terrorism squad. She is the perfect avenger to fought the dreadful mayhem. Her human compass works divinely well and she will jump to saves lives. Protects will her almighty.
Yi Hyun is charming, adorable and clever. He is hopelessly attracted with Sae Bom. Although pretty good in keeping his calm and composure. Would for sure keep her save. Would for sure keep her by his side. Just like how they held each other hands with the optimist trust, is how we should get addicted with this drama 😃

There’s a lot to learn from this drama and how it relates with the world as we knows it now. That is why it is perfect.

This definitely one of the best drama in 2021.

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Why is it still underrated drama?

The story,the acting,the tension and the storyline are superb.I just can't get enough of it just one defect it has only 12 ep, I wish it had more and if so iwish to have a second season with same male and female leads.

They are not giving drama banners for this show in many websites and it is not in top 10 in many websitez.

It will be awesome to see the coming episodes .

And I cant wait for how the story progress from here onwards.

And tvn I know that this year you are killing a lot of good characters but please dont kill the male and female lead.

And please tell me some news if there is a chance of
second season.

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Felicidade é estar com você.

Assim, vamos lá! Eu gostei muito, a ideia deles era criar um mundo meio apocalíptico mas nada muito problemático que não desse pra resolver em um drama com uma temporada só, que eles no final não tivessem uma solução pro vírus, ele teve começo, meio e fim. O roteiro foi muito bem escrito, os personagens se encaixaram muito bem no papel, o romance não é nada clichê, eu achei fantástico. A Hyo joo interpretou tão bem o papel dela, deveria fazer mais dramas de ação, ela se dedica muito e toda a expressão corporal era incrível. Park hyung Sik preciso nem falar né? Deu um show. Os atores que fazem você odiar os personagens arrasaram. A OST que caiu como luva nas cenas, a trilha sonora é sempre importante. Claro que vou dizer que senti falta de finalidade, por exemplo da esposa do tae seok mesmo sabendo que ela tomou a cura e com certeza ficou bem e dos outros personagens que sobreviveram como eles ficaram sabe? Mas fora isso o drama foi incrível! Ah sim, eu gostei que eles trabalharam um pouco do covid também!

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I had high hopes

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I admit I am only in 3 episodes in but I already got a feel of what this drama is about. Okay, so it’s a zombie thing but actually not.

Plot - it is interesting and the story could have been told better.

Romance - not buying it. It felt so forced. The 2 leading roles have no chemistry at all. Plus! They suddenly decided to get married all for one luxury rental apartment. I found it weird that they could move in in a day and things are smooth. Like, the guy just suddenly packed up all his things and move in a day? It just doesn’t makes sense!

Thrilling scenes - I got excited when the story picked up the pace at the second episode. Yes! Her hyung got scratched! Yes he is going to turn! So okay, this episode got me excited.

Disappointing unrealistic scene - so come this episode where her Hyung gets trapped in the refrigerated container with all the infected people and turned himself, the lead lady went in and tried pulling him out WITHOUT A SINGLE SCRATCH OR BITE! Then comes her “supposedly husband” and went in and pulled them both out! And she got out unscathed! That scene did not make any sense at all!

I am still going to continue watching it for the sake of knowing what really is going on so I hope it gets better towards the end.

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Addicting

As the title says, I think this drama is really catching! More you watch and more you want to see. In my case I've a weird reaction, because I'm watching other dramas right now, that I think are "better", but I don't wait for them as for this one. Happiness has that "I don't know what" that makes you stay with your eyes glued on the screen. But don't get me wrong, it's a really good drama, the acting is really really good I think that what works really good it's the dynamic of the characters.
I don't find the story really original, but it works good, as I said in a comment I think who wrote this drama started from the idea of covid, because when I watch this drama I cannot not think it's what happened to us, just amplified to supernatural to make a tv product. And this is in my opinion what's make us love this drama, it's like they're joking us, a sad joke. The lockdown, people going crazy, people not caring, selfishness, stupidity and more..
Anyway I really like the leads and their chemestry, they work really good on screen, their characters compese eachother pretty well giving us balance. As I said the strong point in my opinion is how all the people interact with eachother once they're forced to lockdown together, the characters are so differents, and those two are practically the unwanted guardians of them, I still have to figure out some of them, because obviously, some are really shady!!
Putting all together this is a really good drama, this is just my opinion, but I really recommend this one! :)

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It's realistic but not, at the same time.

So far so great; it's really an amazing thriller. It's like zombies but make it more realistic and there's only one, single officer trying to save the world. It makes sense and follows general logic, but also doesn't in many places. What itches me most is how almost nobody in an entire building other than three police officers and a little girl understand the gravity of the issue. Now, obviously we need one of the residents to mess things up for others for the dynamics but I absolutely hate how literally everyone is so non-serious about a mad person disease, but then again I enjoy when they get in trouble and I go "See, I told ya this would happen!". If things like this don't itch you, it is the pitch perfect apocalyptic drama with, in my opinion, loads of survival skills if you take note.

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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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