A Good Day to Be a Dog

A Good Day to Be a Dog TV Series Details:

Hangul	오늘도 사랑스럽개
Literal meaning	It’s Lovely Today Too
Revised Romanization	Oneuldo sarangseureopgae
McCune–Reischauer	Onŭlto sarangsŭrŏpkae
Based on	A Good Day to Be a Dog by Lee Hey
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Genre	Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Season	1
Episodes	14
Release date	October 11, 2023 – January 10, 2024
Aired on	Wednesday
Running time	70 min
Age rating	16+
Starring	Park Gyu-young Cha Eun-woo Lee Hyun-woo
Developed by	Kwon Sung-chang (planning)
Directed by	Kim Dae-woong
Written by	Baek In-ah
Produced by	Kim Young-bae Lee Sang-won
Executive producer	Chu Hyeon-seong
Music by	Ryu Young-min
Production Companies	Group 8 Fantagio A&E Korea (production investment)
Distributor	MBC TV
Budget	₩5 billion

A Good Day to Be a Dog TV Series Cast & Character:

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.
• Cha Eun-woo as Jin Seo-won / Soo-hyun: a high school math teacher who became 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 at the high school.
• 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 Yu-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: Yu-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: Bo-gyeom’s big fan who is a student good at math and 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-su: Yu-na’s ex-boyfriend.

Extended

• Lee Jong-wook as Min-sik: a fellow teacher at Garam High School.
• Shim Wan-jun as a physical education teacher at Garam High School.
• Park Hae-in as Yoon-ji: a fellow teacher at Garam High School.

Storyline:

An unpredictable fantasy romance between a woman living under a curse that causes her to turn into a dog when kissed, and the only one who can help her overcome the curse is a man who is afraid of dogs.

About A Good Day to Be a Dog TV Series:

A Good Day to Be a Dog (Korean: 오늘도 사랑스럽개) is a South Korean romantic fantasy-comedy television series directed by Kim Dae-woong, and starring Park Gyu-young, Cha Eun-woo, Lee Hyun-woo, and Kim Yi-kyung.

It is based on the webcomic “Onueldo Sarangseureobgae” by Lee Hye, which was published from September 22, 2017, to April 13, 2019, via Naver.

Filming for the series began in October 2022, and ended in April 2023.

It aired on MBC TV from October 11, 2023, to January 10, 2024, every Wednesday at 21:00 (KST). The series is also available for streaming on Viki and Viu in selected regions.

A Good Day to Be a Dog TV Series Episodes List:

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.

Episodes	Original Broadcast Date	Average Audience Share (Nielsen Korea)
1	October 11, 2023	2.2% (29th)
2	October 11, 2023	2.8% (21st)
3	October 18, 2023	1.9% (29th)
4	November 1, 2023	1.7% (32nd)
5	November 15, 2023	1.7% (30th)
6	November 15, 2023	2.2% (26th)
7	November 22, 2023	2.2% (25th)
8	November 29, 2023	1.9% (29th)
9	December 6, 2023	1.8% (27th)
10	December 13, 2023	1.9% (28th)
11	December 20, 2023	1.5% (34th)
12	December 27, 2023	1.8% (29th)
13	January 3, 2024	1.5% (35th)
14	January 10, 2024	1.5% (36th)
Average		1.9%