The Happy Loner

The Happy Loner[1] (Korean: 개인주의자 지영씨; Hanja: 個人主義者 지영씨; RR: Gaeinju-uija Jiyeongssi; lit. Individualist Ms. Ji-young) is a two-episode Korean drama that aired on KBS2 from May 8 to May 9, 2017, starring Min Hyo-rin and Gong Myung.

The Happy Loner
Promotional poster
GenreRomantic-comedy
Created byKBS Drama Production
Written byKwon Hye-ji
Directed byPark Hyun-suk
StarringMin Hyo-rin
Gong Myung
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producersJi Byung-hyun
Kim Hoon-jae
Lee Tae-hyun
ProducerMo Won
Running time70 minutes[1]
Production companyCross Media
Release
Original networkKBS2
Original releaseMay 8 (2017-05-08) 
May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)

Synopsis

A thorough individualist, Ji-young, who avoids relationships with others, meets Byuk-soo, who can't live without having relationships.

Cast

  • Min Hyo-rin as Na Ji-young
    • Kang Joo-ha as Na Ji-young (child)
    • Ryu Han-bi as Na Ji-young (young)
  • Gong Myung as Park Byuk-soo
  • Oh Na-ra as Jung Soo-kyung
  • Ji Il-joo as Yeon-suk
  • Jang Hee-ryung as Ye-jin
  • Kang Jae-joon as Choi Dae-ri
  • Kim Jae-hwa as Nurse Park
  • Yoon Ji-won as Nurse Kim
  • Yoon Bok-in as Na Ji-young's mother
  • Jo Seung-yeon as Na Ji-young's father
  • Kim Hee-ryung as Park Byuk-soo's mother-in-law
  • Kim Sun-ha as Na Ji-young's colleague
  • Sujin as Park Yeon-hee

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS[2] AGB Nielsen[3]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 May 8, 2017 2.9% 3.8% 2.4% 3.4%
2 May 9, 2017 4.3% 5.0% 4.8% 5.5%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2017
31st KBS Drama Awards Best Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama Nominated
Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama Nominated

References

  1. "The Happy Loner". KBS World. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  2. "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  3. "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
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