K-Drama 
I could've finished it in 1 day if it weren't for my classes. THIS IS SO GOOD!
Happiness is so good what elsecan I say, I binged watched in 3
days, I could've finished it in 1 day
if it weren't for my classes. The
curiousness I got every episode was
making me watch this show every
time I had free time. Now that I
finished this and also satisfied with
the ending I think I'll focus on my
studies.
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This show doesn't like to waste time.
I hardly write any review. This drama has some majestic soundtrack/ost. It has a different approach from the other zombie movie or series. Watching this drama was a great experience. I kinda want a second season but it has proper conclusion. Action was 10 on 10 . I want more of them .It didn't waste my time. I know it's nothing new but for some reason watching it was not boring rather i was a bit excited. It has a thrill in it.
At the end i wanna be a little selfish and i am asking for season 2. I want to watch more of them - more of them .
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Not scary and not horror
I heard it was a type of zombie drama so I was hesitating pretty much because of it but I decided to watch because I loved the leads and I really glad I did.Is happiness the state of being happy or the striving to be happy?
I didn't understand this line at the beginning but I totally got what they were going for in the end.
The drama shows the easy friendship between the main leads. They are always there for each and depend on each other. The FL sassiness really uplifted the drama.
Definitely worth a watch.
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It's not all about zombies
This movie got my attention watching a short on Insta. The character first opening scene where they jumped and he asked her to go out. That it was about zombies was an extra bonus 🤣.The story is good enough, interesting, it got everything... Expect what I tought it was going to be a love storyline
Love the social fact of this drama everyone has their own value when they panic.
I personally would have liked a more dramatic ending, and the last episode the storyline was chaotic.
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dont get y theres sm bad reviews
honestly i love ts nd i watched it twice its lit bruu and the ship, anyways i totally recommend but i was kinda sad abt andrews parttt cuh i lowkey thought he might become like second lead he is kinda fine tbhh BUT ANYWAYS INLOVE W THE PLOT ND ALL SO WATCH IT RNNNNN. ;^.Was this review helpful to you?
Ignore the bad reviews - this is a good show
This was a very good show, and the barrage of bad reviews confuse me. If you look at the show rating, it is a very high 8.8, so do yourself a favor and ignore the that reviews. I assume there are a lot of good ones further down and I'm not sure why the way the list is sorted, all of the bad ones are up top. Anyways ...This show had a little bit of everything. A sweet slow burn romance, some decent action, and a bit of a mystery regarding the virus. I think some of the reviews are overly focused on the details of the zombie part, but that's not really what the show is about. I'm not really that concerned about how possible the virus story is. I think they missed the point that the story is about how people would behave in a situation like this. Yes, if I would criticize anything, I would say that some of the bad characters are a little too unbelievably bad, but that's minor.
Back to the romance, I would prefer as like the faster development on it, but the chemistry was very good, and it's still had a satisfying ending.
This remind me a bit of Flower of Evil when it comes to the combination of suspense and romance. Not as good as that, but then again, flower of evil is possibly my favorite k-drama of all time.
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Mesmerizing action and romance
High action, strong female and male lead character depth and brutal honest scenes of human flaws. I saw Han Hyo Joo in W and really love her character and chemistry with Lee Jong Suk. It is great to see her return to drama with such a different character from W and different heroine in general.***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
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Humane shown in the setting of apocalyptic circumstances !!!!!
The storyline stays on the same tempo till the end, the reality on track story type. The OST from JOE LAYNE sounds exquisite.the metamorphosis and hope is the most underlined context in the story. A must watch even for those who dont watch thrillers. Important to note that the director , crew and the writer ; AHN GIL HO and HAN SANG WOON both did a impressive fastidious work.The storyline stays on the same tempo till the end, the reality on track story type. The OST from JOE LAYNE sounds exquisite.the metamorphosis and hope is the most underlined context in the story. A must watch even for those who dont watch thrillers. Important to note that the director , crew and the writer ; AHN GIL HO and HAN SANG WOON both did a impressive fastidious work.
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Happiness is the feeling you get when you know this drama is good
I don’t know why I haven’t heard much about this drama, but this is a terrible shame. Because what would we get from mix of High Rise and #Alive (pardon my limited library of zombie themed series)? Well, apparently something very very good.
Young couple Sae Bom and Yi Hyun moves into newly built apartment complex. We have a vast variety of characters and the higher we go the weirder they get. But the titular happiness doesn’t take long, soon the media report about new virus called Madman Rabies. People infected have very strong craving for human blood and being bitten means fast infection. Our main characters are already familiar with new virus but to save themselves from it they’ll first have to fight human stupidity.
The strong side of this drama are certainly characters. Without it, drama set mostly in closed off building wouldn’t be half as interesting. And we have very broad spectrum of the worst and most annoying characters you’ll meet. And even decent people that we meet at the beginning soon begin to be not so nice faced with greed and need of self preservation. They’ll do horrible things to end up on top (literally considering the building and figuratively).
The thing is that soon we’ll learn that zombies are not the biggest danger here. They’re easy to avoid and most of the times harmless. But normal people, completely aware of what’s going on, blinded by their own needs and flaws are the ones we should run away from.
Because apart from our main couple, Sae Bom who works in military and Yi Hyun who works in police, the rest of the tenants are completely unaware of the danger lurking outside the building and soon this would be first problem. Because try to explain something to the people so entitled that they value others by the number of the floor they’re living on.
Even though the drama is set in one place and there’s not really a lot to see here, it manages to keep the viewer interested all the time. A lot of things are going on here but on a small terrain so sometimes viewer might feel a bit detached. Add to it an eerie music that just seems to warn us that something can happen any moment and we have very unique feeling.
Somewhere in the middle of it I was sure I’ll just binge watch it till the very end. This is one of those dramas that viewer don’t feel the passage of time. The constant action is so entertaining that suddenly we reach the end of the episode. And it’s hard not to watch the next one right away.
I have two “buts” without which this drama would be one of the best I’ve watched recently.
One is a villain that emerges in the second half of the story. First, he’s not really needed here. We have enough bad characters here to fill another two seasons. Second, he’s in my opinion not developed enough. We don’t have him for long enough to know his motives. With all of the rest characters we can gradually get to know them and explore their personalities. He’s like a jack in the box. He jumps out of nowhere (well, not exactly, but in a sense, yes) and here he is, the evil one. We have a brief explanation but I feel that it wasn’t enough. His character just seemed rushed and without proper explanation of his actions.
Second issue here is with the montage. I don’t know what happen, but we have several situation that we have a sudden freeze frame before the cut. I think this could be a place where commercials would start, but this is a first time I see it done so sloppily. It was really noticeable and didn’t look good.
But overall, this is amazingly well pace, dynamic drama. With interesting characters and well written plot. From start to the finish it doesn’t let the viewer rest even for a bit. We feel like a part of the story being locked up in the building.
That was very enjoyable drama and great comeback of Park Hung Sik after his military enlistment. May his future projects be equally good.
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Why watch 'Happiness'?
If you are tired of all the cliche and showy K-Dramas out in the market, this is the K-Drama for you. I think love stories are inevitable in K-Dramas. It will be the core of the story in most cases, but what I loved about this series was how the leads' love story progressed subtly. Their starting point was cliche, but it didn't take the path of love story progression usually taken by most K-Dramas. I loved how the series centered on Sae Bom and Yi Hyun's reel and one-sided love to a real relationship but, at the same time, is not explicitly expressed. There are times when you have to ponder on their actions and be quick-witted and keen-eyed. There may be some plot holes, but I think it's for the story's sake (though it really makes you sometimes cringe, HAHAHA). If you do not mind apocalyptic genres and blood, I recommend watching' Happiness.' It's a refreshing K-Drama showing how small and subtle actions express one's love for their loved ones.Was this review helpful to you?
The guy who wrote this should be fired from the industry!
I don't remember when was the last time any TV Show, not just a Kdrama made me so angry after 3 episodes.One of THE WORST written thriller I've seen for so long.
Like, seriously, nothing makes sense, and what's worse is that you have a so called SMART detective guy, and a woman who's a SPECIAL AGENT, and both of them doing the dumbest things they could ever make.
Great actors wasted for a crap script!
Don't waste your time watching this if you're not watching it only for the romance. Anyone who loves thriller, and zombie stories should ignore this!
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Which character are you in Happiness?
I started watching HAPPINESS for Park Hyung-sik. This is his comeback drama right off his military service. I've always found him adorable in Do Bong Soon and Suits. My go-to music video is his version of True Colors for the OST of Trolls with Lee Sung-kyung. (Watch here: https://youtu.be/mLmioSZk5-0 )I'm not a zombie apocalypse genre fan. I never watched Kingdom nor Sweet Home and I unknowingly watched Train to Busan in the theater without knowing its zombie plot (because Gong Yoo).
But this series makes it to my top 3 for 2021, making it to my immortal favorites list Goblin, It's Ok not to be Ok, Hotel Del Luna, It's Ok that's Love, Beauty Inside and Full House. It's nothing at all like that cheesy CLOY or that sweet to the bones DoTS, or that fluffy romance Hometown Cha Cha Cha.
HAPPINESS is a 12-part series that explores humanity post covid times, while the world gets broken by yet another kind of virus. I love how the writers have exposed different levels of evil in all forms, how desperate times transform people into monsters or bring out kindness, how kabits will always be kabits, how the prodigal son is always welcomed home by his parents, how sibling love overcomes sibling hatred, how money really means nothing in this world, how fake people live fake lives, how mistrust in the government is seeded, how it proves that private companies with massive funding really run the world, and how a home is really based on family, loyalty and love.
Watch it not for the gore, nor the cinematography. I won't rate it much based on those. There ain't much romance and definitely not much skinship and intimacy. But watch it for the characterizations and reflect upon yourselves which character you transform into when we are all at the worst and most desperate of situations.
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