A Good Day to Be a Dog () is a South Korean television series based on a Naver webtoon of the same name by Lee Hye, which was published between 2017 and 2019, directed by Kim Dae-woong, and starring Park Gyu-young, Cha Eun-woo, and Lee Hyun-woo. It aired on MBC TV from October 11, 2023 to January 10, 2024, every Wednesday at 21:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Viki and Viu in selected regions.
Synopsis The drama tells the story of the romance between a woman cursed to turn into a dog whenever she kisses someone, and a man who can break the curse, but is afraid of dogs due to a childhood trauma.
Cast Main Park Gyu-young as Han Hae-na/Mak-soon: a high school Korean language teacher who turns into a dog when she kisses someone for the first time. Cha Eun-woo as Jin Seo-won/Soo-hyun: a high school math teacher who is afraid of dogs due to childhood trauma. Lee Hyun-woo as Lee Bo-gyeom/San-sin: a high school Korean history teacher who is known for being handsome and for his sweet gestures. Yoon Hyun-soo as Choi Yul: Seo-won's nephew and Hae-na's student. Kim Yi-kyung as Min Ji-ah: a high school student.
Supporting Hae-na's family Ryu Abel as Han Yoo-na: Hae-na's older sister. Jung Young-joo as Shin Mi-seon: Hae-na's mother. Kim Hong-pyo as Han Pan-dong: Hae-na's father. Cho Jin-se as Song Woo-taek: Yoo-na's childhood friend. Kim Hae-jun as Hae-na's maternal uncle.
Garam High School teachers Lee Seo-el as Yoon Chae-ah: a Korean language teacher. Song Young-ah as Cheon Song-yi: a music teacher. Yoo Seung-mok as the vice principal
Hae-na's students Jo Ah-young as Song Da-eun, a high school student who falls in love with Seo-won. Kang Soo-bin as Kwon Ri-ae, a schoolgirl who is big fan of Bo-gyeom and good at math as well as physics. Kim Min-ji as Chu So-yeon Shin Jun-hang as Jo Jun-seo
Other Kim Min-seok as Kang Eun-hwan: Seo-won's high school classmate. Lee Seung-jun as Oh Sang-soo, Yoo-na's ex-boyfriend.
Extended Lee Jong-wook as Min-sik: a fellow teacher at Garam High School. Shim Wan-joon as a physical education teacher at Garam High School. Park Hae-in as Yoon-ji: a fellow teacher at Garam High School.
Special appearance Lee Yong-nyeo as Popi's owner
Production Filming began in October 2022 and finished in April 2023.
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide) Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea) 1 October 11, 2023 2.2% 2 3 October 18, 2023 1.9% 4 November 1, 2023 1.7% 5 November 15, 2023 1.7% 6 2.2% 7 November 22, 2023 2.2% 8 November 29, 2023 1.9% 9 December 6, 2023 1.8% 10 December 13, 2023 1.9% 11 December 20, 2023 1.5% 12 December 27, 2023 1.8% 13 January 3, 2024 1.5% 14 January 10, 2024 Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings.
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee Result APAN Star Awards 2023 Best Couple Award Cha Eun-woo and Park Gyu-young Korea First Brand Awards 2024 Best Male Idol-Actor Award (Vietnam) Cha Eun-woo MBC Drama Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Park Gyu-young Best Couple Award Cha Eun-woo and Park Gyu-young Best New Actor Yoon Hyun-soo Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Lee Hyun-woo Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Cha Eun-woo
Listicle Publisher Year Listicle Placement Forbes 2023 The 20 Best Korean Dramas Of 2023 15th Rolling Stone 10 Best South Korean TV Shows of 2023 Mentioned
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