
The Penthouse(2020)
A woman puts everything on the line to achieve her goal of being able to move into a luxury penthouse in the Gangnam District. In the process, she gradually finds herself turning into a monster.


“She died for someone's happiness.”
A suspense drama depicting mothers engaged in a fierce social media battle to destroy each others' happiness for their own, to free themselves from oppression, hurt, and secrets, and regain their true selves.
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Lee El
Jang Mi-ho

Jin Seo-yeon
Song Jung-ah

Cha Ye-ryun
Kim Na-young

Park Hyo-ju
Oh Yu-jin

Woo Jeong-won
Hwang Ji-ye

Lee Kyu-han
Kang Do-joon

Moon Hee-kyung
Im Kang-sook

Son Woo-hyeon
Lee Jin-sub

Kim Yeong-hun
Lee Tae-ho

Lee Je-yeon
Jung Soo-bin
Battle for Happiness is a drama, mystery series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of mother, based on novel or book, jealousy, greed, accidental death, hatred. Created by Joo Young-ha, it stars Lee El, Jin Seo-yeon, Cha Ye-ryun. A suspense drama depicting mothers engaged in a fierce social media battle to destroy each others' happiness for their own, to free themselves from oppression, hurt, and secrets, and regain their true selves.
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