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Happiness

 (Daughter's POV #1) 

A short review (kind of) on the Korean thriller series: Happiness. 

Aka, me, ranting about how I loved the show. Totally not because of Park Hyung-sik. 


[ No spoilers! Trigger warning! ]


One thing to point out about me is that I’m a sucker for thriller shows from Korea especially if it involves zombies. It’s so interesting to see the characters develop into something more in-depth and how said characters could survive such catastrophic and traumatic events. I mean, just imagine laying down on your couch, phone in hand, scrolling through TikTok or Twitter, then suddenly you hear a “bang” in your door, screams outside, and a surge of undead humans run after familiar faces. Right. I probably would survive a week or two if I lock my doors, have enough food, and there’s still power (if there isn’t, I’m doomed for sure.) I’ve actually been thinking about these kinds of scenarios, I even dream about them. And of course, Korean shows will be there to deliver. 


When I first heard about Happiness airing, I was most certainly devastated that it won’t be streaming on Netflix Philippines. Who wouldn’t want a zombie thriller show with an apartment building as a setting? I most certainly don’t have the right legal streaming sites to watch it so I just hoped it will be streaming on Netflix sooner or later. After four months, while I was bored and out of my mind after midterm exams, I finally, I saw the show being presented on the site. I definitely did not jump and scream because of happiness. No pun intended. 


Episode 1 introduced me to the main characters: Jung Yi-hyun and Yoon Sae-bom. Episode one already got me hooked with them. The attitude delivered by the actors portraying the characters is really great for me. It is still crazy to think that Park Hyung-sik and Han Hyo-joo are in the same show but we could talk about that later. The chemistry they have is just unreal. I just know I’d be crying tons if something happens to the other. Throughout the whole show, you could tell that even if they don’t say they care for each other, their actions do so. You could tell in an instant that they are important to each other. The way they support one another as a pair is so wholesome. And I would die for wholesome romantic moments during a thriller show, of course. Going back to the show, each episode was so intense. The build-up, plot twists, and the characters’ backstories and true identities would make you think: “Why haven’t I thought of this?” or “How is this even possible?” in a good way of course. And since I’ve already brought it up, the characters in this show are insane. I can’t even count how much I gasped while binge-watching this show because of certain characters. It’s nice to see how bad could turn to good and good turn into bad. 



A screenshot from Episode 1

This show is not only because of zombies and survival. It also showed how to move forward, let go, accept, grow, and fight for what you believe in, and your family. It’s actually kind of an eye-opener to some people if we really paid attention to what the show is implying. Hands down a 9/10 for me. A good show overall. Not too light, not too stressful where you’d yell at your screen as if the person you’re yelling at could hear you. Recommended by a person (me) who watched it all alone ‘till 3AM with my coffee (I didn’t wake up my mother to come with me to the bathroom, promise.) I just deducted a point because I wanted more but we can’t be too greedy now. I hope we could get more shows involving Park Hyung-sik and Han Hyo-joo (Again, let’s not be greedy but a person could hope.)
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