Red Balloon (2022) [E 01 – 20 END]

Profile

• Drama: Red Balloon (literal title)
• Revised romanization: Bbalganpoongsun
• Hangul: 빨간풍선
• Director: Jin Hyung-Wook
• Writer: Moon Young-Nam
• Network: TV Chosun
• Episodes:
• Release Date: December 17, 2022 —
• Runtime: Saturday 21:00
• Language: Korean
• Country: South Korea

Synopsis

A story of four people attempting to quench their desires and appease their heartbreaks.

Jo Eun-Gang (Seo Ji-Hye) wants to become a school teacher, but she has failed to pass her teaching examination. She now works as a private tutor. She appears calm, but she holds something hot within her heart. She is a person who will do anything to get what she wants.

Ji Nam-Cheol (Lee Sung-Jae) comes from a poor family, but he is married to a woman from a rich family. He runs a business that is actually owned by his father-in-law. Ji Nam-Cheol is powerless at the company.

Han Ba-Da (Hong Soo-Hyun) is a married woman. She works as a jewelry designer. Right before her wedding, her parents went bankrupt. She was about to give up on her wedding, but her fiance persuaded her to marry him. Her life is not easy due to her mother-in-law.

Go Cha-Won (Lee Sang-Woo) works as a dermatologist. He became a doctor as his parents expected and is married to Han Ba-Da. He doesn’t like his job and he knows his wife is having a hard time due to his mother, but he doesn’t know what to do. His brother-in-law is Ji Nam-Cheol.