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 (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.