Synopsis
Jo Eun-kang and her circle of friends and relatives wishes to fulfill their goals after having prior setbacks. Together, they find themselves entangled in multiple conflicts and affairs.
Cast
Main
- Eun-kang's younger sister.
Supporting
- Eun-kang's family
- Eun-kang's father.
- Eun-kang's mother.
- Eun-san's uncle.
- Eun-kang's boyfriend.
- Yoon Ji-sook as Lee Ji-ok[7]
- Dae-geun's ex-wife.
- Ba-da's family
- Ba-da's father-in-law.
- Ba-da's mother-in-law.
- Kim Hye-sun as Go Geum-ah[7]
- Ba-da's sister-in-law.
- Lee Sang-sook as Yeo Jeon-hee[6]
- Ba-da's mother.
- Cha-won's daughter.
- Nam-chul's son.
- Nam-chul's daughter.
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Released on December 25, 2022| Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist |
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| 1. | "Red Balloon" (빨간풍선) | | | Kim Yeon-ji | 3:49 |
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| 2. | "Red Balloon" (빨간풍선; Inst.) | | | | 3:49 |
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| Total length: | 7:38 |
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Part 2
Released on January 8, 2023| Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist |
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| 1. | "You Mean Everything to Me" (그대만이 내게 전부니까요) | | | Beige | 3:45 |
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| 2. | "You Mean Everything to Me" (그대만이 내게 전부니까요; Inst.) | | | | 3:45 |
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| Total length: | 7:30 |
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Part 3
Released on January 14, 2023| Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist |
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| 1. | "Hard to Say I Love You" (사랑 그 말은 못하고) | | | Zia | 4:05 |
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| 2. | "Hard to Say I Love You" (사랑 그 말은 못하고; Inst.) | | | | 4:05 |
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| Total length: | 8:10 |
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Part 4
Released on January 28, 2023| Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist |
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| 1. | "Lovers" (연인) | Kim Shin-woo | - Kim Shin-woo
- Choi Sang-eon
- Kim Hong-jun
| Ali | 4:10 |
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| 2. | "Lovers" (연인; Inst.) | | - Kim Shin-woo
- Choi Sang-eon
- Kim Hong-jun
| | 4:10 |
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| Total length: | 8:20 |
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Part 5
Released on February 4, 2023| Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist |
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| 1. | "Cut Off Love" (사랑을 끊었다) | Choi Han-sol | Choi Han-sol | Kim Dong-hyun | 3:12 |
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| 2. | "Cut Off Love" (사랑을 끊었다; Inst.) | | Choi Han-sol | | 3:12 |
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| Total length: | 6:24 |
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Part 6
Released on February 11, 2023| Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist |
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| 1. | "Thirsty for Love" (사랑에 목마르다) | Gabwon Choi | Ant | GUNJI | 3:48 |
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| 2. | "Thirsty for Love" (사랑에 목마르다; Inst.) | | Ant | | 3:47 |
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| Total length: | 7:25 |
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Part 7
Released on February 18, 2023| Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist |
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| 1. | "Live in my heart" (내 가슴에 살아) | Gabwon Choi | Ant | Jung Dong-ha | 3:58 |
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| 2. | "Live in my heart" (내 가슴에 살아; Inst.) | | Ant | | 3:58 |
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| Total length: | 8:06 |
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Viewership
Red Balloon : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)| Season | Episode number | Average |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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| 1 | 0.752 | 0.889 | 1.052 | 1.276 | 1.139 | 1.483 | 1.219 | 1.489 | 1.363 | 1.565 | 1.428 | 1.634 | 1.579 | 1.668 | 1.887 | 1.896 | 1.893 | 2.038 | 2.073 | 2.457 | 1.539 |
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Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea.
[8]
Average TV viewership ratings
| Ep. |
Original broadcast date |
Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[8] |
| Nationwide |
Seoul |
| 1 |
December 17, 2022 |
3.742% (2nd) |
3.554% (2nd) |
| 2 |
December 18, 2022 |
4.530% (3rd) |
4.049% (4th) |
| 3 |
December 24, 2022 |
5.083% (4th) |
4.545% (4th) |
| 4 |
December 25, 2022 |
6.140% (2nd) |
5.303% (2nd) |
| 5 |
December 31, 2022 |
5.771% (2nd) |
5.402% (2nd) |
| 6 |
January 1, 2023 |
7.032% (1st) |
6.321% (1st) |
| 7 |
January 7, 2023 |
6.130% (1st) |
5.833% (1st) |
| 8 |
January 8, 2023 |
6.916% (1st) |
6.035% (1st) |
| 9 |
January 14, 2023 |
6.713% (1st) |
5.555% (2nd) |
| 10 |
January 15, 2023 |
7.702% (2nd) |
6.612% (2nd) |
| 11 |
January 28, 2023 |
6.992% (2nd) |
5.743% (2nd) |
| 12 |
January 29, 2023 |
7.913% (2nd) |
7.044% (2nd) |
| 13 |
February 4, 2023 |
7.561% (2nd) |
6.790% (2nd) |
| 14 |
February 5, 2023 |
8.082% (2nd) |
7.121% (2nd) |
| 15 |
February 11, 2023 |
8.865% (2nd) |
8.036% (2nd) |
| 16 |
February 12, 2023 |
9.478% (2nd) |
8.539% (2nd) |
| 17 |
February 18, 2023 |
8.905% (2nd) |
7.708% (2nd) |
| 18 |
February 19, 2023 |
10.057% (2nd) |
9.236% (2nd) |
| 19 |
February 25, 2023 |
10.242% (2nd) |
8.733% (2nd) |
| 20 |
February 26, 2023 |
11.566% (2nd) |
10.066% (2nd) |
| Average |
7.471% |
6.611% |
- In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- In the table above, the ratings listed is the highest ratings for each episode.
- This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).
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References
- 1 2 3 Jung, Bit (August 24, 2022). [공식] 문영남 작가, TV CHOSUN 만났다... 새 가족극 '빨간 풍선', 서지혜→이성재 출연 [Official: Writer Moon Young-nam writes new family drama on TV Chosun 'Red Balloon', starring Seo Ji-hye as Lee Sung-jae]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). ChosunMedia. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Naver.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Han, Hae-sun (August 24, 2022). 서지혜·이성재·홍수현·이상우, 문영남 작가 '빨간 풍선' 캐스팅[공식] [Official: Seo Ji-hye, Lee Sung-jae, Hong Soo-hyun, and Lee Sang-woo cast in 'Red Balloon' written by Moon Young-nam]. MT Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Naver.
- ↑ Kim, Hyung-taek (December 22, 2022). 초록뱀미디어, 132억 규모 드라마 '빨간풍선' 제작 계약 [Chorokbaem Media signs a production contract for the 13.2 billion won drama 'Red Balloon'] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Naver.
- ↑ Kim, Myung-mi (December 17, 2022). '빨간풍선' 문영남 사단 자신감, 임성한 '결사곡' 넘어설까[TV보고서] [Report: Moon Young-nam is confident on writing 'Red Balloon': Will Lim Seong-han's 'Death Song' overcome?]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Naver.
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- 1 2 3 Kim, Min-ji (November 14, 2022). 서지혜·이성재→정보석, '빨간 풍선' 첫 대본 리딩 현장 공개 [First Script-reading for 'Red Balloon' with Lee Sung-jae as Bo Bo-seok and Seo Ji-hye] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Naver.
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- 1 2 Nielsen Korea ratings:
- "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 17, 2022. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 18, 2022. Archived from the original on December 18, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 24, 2022. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 25, 2022. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 31, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 7, 2023. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 14, 2023. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 15, 2023. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 28, 2023. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 29, 2023. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- "Ep. 13". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 4, 2023. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- "Ep. 14". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 5, 2023. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- "Ep. 15". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- "Ep. 16". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- "Ep. 17". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- "Ep. 18". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- "Ep. 19". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- "Ep. 20". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.