A Good Day to Be a Dog

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Synopsis

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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.[11]

  • 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.[12]
  • Cha Eun-woo as Jin Seo-won/Soo-hyun: a high school math teacher who is afraid of dogs due to childhood trauma.[8]
  • 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.[13]
  • Yoon Hyun-soo as Choi Yul: Seo-won's nephew and Hae-na's student.[14]
  • Kim Yi-kyung as Min Ji-ah: a high school student.[15]

Supporting

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Hae-na's family

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  • Ryu Abel as Han Yoo-na: Hae-na's older sister.[16]
  • Jung Young-joo as Shin Mi-seon: Hae-na's mother.[17]
  • Kim Hong-pyo as Han Pan-dong: Hae-na's father.[15]
  • Cho Jin-se as Song Woo-taek: Yoo-na's childhood friend.[15]
  • Kim Hae-jun as Hae-na's maternal uncle.[15]

Garam High School teachers

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  • Lee Seo-el as Yoon Chae-ah: a Korean language teacher.[18]
  • Song Young-ah as Cheon Song-yi: a music teacher.[19]
  • Yoo Seung-mok as the vice principal[15]

Hae-na's students

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  • Jo Ah-young as Song Da-eun, a high school student who falls in love with Seo-won.[20]
  • Kang Soo-bin as Kwon Ri-ae, a schoolgirl who is big fan of Bo-gyeom and good at math as well as physics.[15]
  • Kim Min-ji as Chu So-yeon[15]
  • Shin Jun-hang as Jo Jun-seo[15]

Other

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  • Kim Min-seok as Kang Eun-hwan: Seo-won's high school classmate.[15]
  • Lee Seung-jun as Oh Sang-soo, Yoo-na's ex-boyfriend.[15]

Extended

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  • Lee Jong-wook as Min-sik: a fellow teacher at Garam High School.[21]
  • Shim Wan-joon as a physical education teacher at Garam High School.[22]
  • Park Hae-in as Yoon-ji: a fellow teacher at Garam High School.[23]

Special appearance

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  • Lee Yong-nyeo as Popi's owner

Production

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Filming began in October 2022[8] and finished in April 2023.[24]

Viewership

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Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide)
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[25]
1 October 11, 2023 2.2% (29th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
2 2.8% (21st)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
3 October 18, 2023 1.9% (29th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
4 November 1, 2023 1.7% (32nd)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
5 November 15, 2023 1.7% (30th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
6 2.2% (26th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
7 November 22, 2023 2.2% (25th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
8 November 29, 2023 1.9% (29th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
9 December 6, 2023 1.8% (27th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
10 December 13, 2023 1.9% (28th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
11 December 20, 2023 1.5% (34th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
12 December 27, 2023 1.8% (29th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
13 January 3, 2024 1.5% (35th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
14 January 10, 2024 1.5% (36th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
Average 1.9%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations

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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 Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2023 Best Couple Award Cha Eun-woo and Park Gyu-young Nominated [26]
Korea First Brand Awards 2024 Best Male Idol-Actor Award (Vietnam) Cha Eun-woo Won [27]
MBC Drama Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Park Gyu-young Won [28]
Best Couple Award Cha Eun-woo and Park Gyu-young Nominated [29]
Best New Actor Yoon Hyun-soo Nominated [30]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Lee Hyun-woo Nominated [31]
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Cha Eun-woo Nominated [32]

Listicle

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Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Forbes 2023 The 20 Best Korean Dramas Of 2023 15th [33]
Rolling Stone 10 Best South Korean TV Shows of 2023 Mentioned [34]

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