TV Chosun’s Red Balloon (2022) follows the lives of four individuals who are frustrated about their personal life, seeking freedom from their heartaches to fulfill their hidden desires: a school teacher failed to pass the teaching examination, a powerless man running the business of his rich father-in-law, a struggling wife living a life of conflict with her mother-in-law, and a doctor who doesn’t like his job but became one to please his parents.
Genre: Slice of life, Comedy
No of episodes: 20
Writer: Moon Yeong-nam
Director: Jin Hyeong-wook
Network: TV Chosun
Date: December 17, 2022
Main Cast:
- Seo Ji-hye as Jo Eun-gang
- Lee Sung-jae as Ji Nam-cheol
- Hong Soo-hyun as Han Ba-da
- Lee Sang-woo as Go Cha-won
Nielsen Korea: Nationwide TV Viewership Rating
| Rating | South Korean viewers in millions | Episode | 2022 – 2023 |
| 3.7% | 0.752 | 1 | December 17 |
| 4.5% | 0.889 | 2 | December 18 |
| 5.0% | 1.052 | 3 | December 24 |
| 6.1% | 1.311 | 4 | December 25 |
| 7.0% | 1.139 | 5 | December 31 |
| 7.0% | 1.483 | 6 | January 1 |
| 6.1% | 1.219 | 7 | January 7 |
| 6.9% | 1.489 | 8 | January 8 |
| 6.7% | 1.363 | 9 | January 14 |
| 7.7% | 1.565 | 10 | January 15 |
| 6.9% | 1.428 | 11 | January 28 |
| 7.9% | 1.634 | 12 | January 29 |
| 7.5% | 1.579 | 13 | February 4 |
| 8.0% | 1.668 | 14 | February 5 |
| 8.8% | 1.867 | 15 | February 11 |
| 9.4% | 1.896 | 16 | February 12 |
| 8.9% | 1.893 | 17 | February 18 |
| 10.0% | 2.038 | 18 | February 19 |
| 10.2% | 2.073 | 19 | February 25 |
| 11.5% | 2.457 | 20 | February 26 |
Good Data: Drama Buzzworthy Rankings
| 2022 – 2023 | Red Balloon | Seo Ji-hye | Hong Soo-hyun |
| December week 4 | 9th | – | – |
| December week 5 | 5th | – | – |
| January week 1 | 5th | – | – |
| January week 2 | 6th | 9th | – |
| January week 3 | – | – | – |
| January week 4 | 4th | – | – |
| February week 1 | 4th | 9th | – |
| February week 2 | 3rd | 8th | – |
| February week 3 | 4th | 7th | 9th |
| February week 4 | 4th | 9th | – |
Official posters from TV Chosun
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