“A Good Day to Be a Dog” Kdrama 2023 | Cast | Synopsis | Preview & more

Overview: “A Good Day to Be a Dog” Kdrama is an MBC original drama series that released on October 11, 2023. It will tell the story of woman cursed to transform into a dog for 6 hours every night, after her first kiss. The only way to break the curse is to kiss the same man again, but as a dog. “A Good Day to Be a Dog” stars Cha Eun Woo, Park Gyu Young and Lee Hyun Woo in the main cast. It is available to watch online on streaming platform Viki*.

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Synopsis

“A Good Day to Be a Dog” Korean drama tells the story of Han Hae Na (Park Gyu Young), a Korean language teacher cursed to transform into a dog for 6 hours every night, after her first kiss. The only way to break the curse is to kiss the same man for the second time, even while in her dog form. This family curse has persisted for generations.

One day, Han Hae Na unintentionally kisses Jin Seo Won (Cha Eun Woo), a Maths teacher at the same school. He is now the only one who can break her curse, but his fear of dogs due to a past trauma poses a challenge. Can Han Hee Na break her curse and find true love? Meanwhile, she also has a crush on the school’s Korean history teacher, Lee Bo Gyeom (Lee Hyun Woo).

Genre

Fantasy, Rom-Com

Main Cast & Characters

  • Park Gyu Young as Han Hae Na (Korean teacher)
  • Cha Eun Woo as Jin Seo Won (Maths teacher)
  • Lee Hyun Woo as Lee Bo Gyeom (History teacher)

Supporting Roles

  • Ryu Abel as Han Yu Na (Hae Na’s sister)
  • Jung Young Joo as Shin Mi Seon (Hae Na’s mother)
  • Yoon Hyun Soo as Choi Yul (Seo Won’s nephew)
  • Kim Yi Kyung as Min Ji Ah (Student)
  • Kim Hong Pyo as Han Pan-dong (Hae Na’s father)
  • Cho Jin Se as Song Woo Taek (Yu Na’s friend)
  • Kim Hae Jun (Hae Na’s uncle)

Garam High School Teachers:

  • Lee Seo El as Yoon Chae Ah (Korean teacher)
  • Song Young Ah as Cheon Song Yi (Music teacher)
  • Lee Jong Wook as Min Sik (fellow teacher)
  • Shim Wan Jun as a physical education teacher
  • Park Hae In as Yoon Ji (fellow teacher)
  • Yoo Seung Mok as Vice Principal

Hae Na’s Students:

  • Jo Ah Young as Song Da Eun
  • Kang Soo Bin as Kwon Ri Ae
  • Kim Min Ji as Chu So Yeon
  • Shin Jun Hang as Jo Jun Seo

Others:

  • Kim Min Seok as Kang Eun Hwan (Seo Won’s high school classmate)
  • Lee Seung Jun as Oh Sang-su (Yu Na’s ex)

Air Time & Schedule

New Episodes every Wednesday at 09:00 p.m. KST.

Episodes & Ratings

Korean drama “A Good Day to Be a Dog” will have a total of 14 episodes.

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Notes & Facts

  • The drama will air one episode per week on Wednesdays.
  • It is based on webcomic “Onueldo Sarangseureobgae” by Lee Hye.
  • You can read the webtoon’s English version here.
  • Cha Eun Woo earlier starred in Korean drama “Island” (2022-2023).
  • Park Gyu Young earlier starred in Korean drama “Celebrity” (2023).
  • Lee Hyun Woo earlier starred in Korean drama “Money Heist: Korea” (2022).
  • Director: Kim Dae Woong
  • Writer: Lee Hye (webcomic), Baek In Ah

Where To Watch Online?

You can watch “A Good Day to Be a Dog” online on Viki here.

Trailers & Clips

Episodes 1, 2, 3,…, Highlights

*Drama is subject to regional availability.