A Good Day to Be a Dog
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. 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