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Red Balloon

2022–2023 · 1 season

A slow, emotionally charged drama where long friendships fray under jealousy and secrets, keeping you quietly tense and invested.

Created by
Jin Hyung-wook
Genres
Family, Drama
Starring
Seo Ji-hye, Lee Sung-jae, Hong Soo-hyun
Overview
Two women — best friends since high school — realize the limits of their friendship as secrets, jealousy and desire come between them.

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  • Kocowa
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Created by
Jin Hyung-wook
Genres
Family, Drama
Starring
Seo Ji-hye, Lee Sung-jae, Hong Soo-hyun
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
family, drama
Created by
Jin Hyung-wook
Written by
Moon Young-nam
Starring
Seo Ji-hye, Lee Sung-jae, Hong Soo-hyun, Lee Sang-woo, Jung Yoo-min, Yoon Mi-ra, Yun Ju-sang, Lee Bo-hee
Length
1 seasons, 20 episodes, 77 min each
Network
TV Chosun
Country
South Korea
Languages
English, Korean

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