The Happy Loner Explained

Genre:	Romantic-comedy
Creator:	KBS Drama Production
Director:	Park Hyun-suk
Starring:	Min Hyo-rin Gong Myung
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Num Episodes:	2
Executive Producer:	Ji Byung-hyun Kim Hoon-jae Lee Tae-hyun
Producer:	Mo Won
Runtime:	70 minutes
Company:	Cross Media
Network:	KBS2

The Happy Loner^[1] is a two-episode Korean drama that aired on KBS2 from May 8 to May 9, 2017, starring Min Hyo-rin and Gong Myung.

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, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.

	Broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS^[2]		AGB Nielsen^[3]
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
1	May 8, 2017
2	May 9, 2017

Awards and nominations

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Happy Loner. KBS World. 2017-05-25.
2. Web site: TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. Korean. TNmS Ratings. May 8, 2017.
3. Web site: AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. Korean. Nielsen Korea. May 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317134758/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00. March 17, 2017. dead.