This paper discusses the relevance between social success and happiness in Korea from the perspective of Korean higher education. To review this study systematically, three research questions are stated. First of all, what is social success? Second, is social success able to provide happiness for us? Last, what is the relevance between social success and happiness in terms of Korean higher education? To defend the questions, the researcher uses a content analysis method with a cross cultural approach. As for the limitations of the study, social success is focused on the lenses of social, econo-political, and educational aspects in contemporary Korean society and higher education. The significance of this study is to provide valuable resources and basic theories for global education theorists and practitioners, finding relevance between social success and happiness in Korean society and higher education.