A nice romantic series, sometimes funny, with well-executed suspense.
The plot is totally wacky, but very funny. It makes the series catchy in the 1st part, with more length in the 2nd part, which is also more dramatic, relating to resentment linked to their past lives.PLOT: The story essentially concerns teachers in a high school. The FL (by mistake) kisses the ML, which triggers the bad luck that has affected members of her family for generations: she turns into a dog from midnight to 6 a.m. She can only undo this spell if the ML (who has a panic fear of dogs) kisses her again in her dog form.
What I liked about it:
+ Cha Eun Woo, handsome as usual, but playing better and better. He brings the ML to life with very convincing nuances of emotion.
+ I wasn't too convinced by the FL, but I gradually let myself be taken in by her "puppy" charm. Cocoa is very cute, but we still feel the CGI at times ;)
+ Some very nice scenes for the CL, touching, and overall, great chemistry and lots of kisses.
+ The story is written intelligently, it's coherent and quite realistic for such a wacky plot.
+ The production is almost perfect. The suspense is maintained until the end. The clues are given at the right time for the viewer to put the puzzle together in their head.
+ The OSTs are excellent and fit perfectly with the emotions of the scenes.
What I liked least:
- the part concerning past lives was too long, and above all, gave rise to too many flashbacks.
- The Finale is a Happy Ending, satisfactory for the CL, but the development of some characters (the uncle) is a little sloppy.
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Plot totalement farfelu, mais série très drôle & accrocheuse dans la 1e partie, davantage de longueurs dans la 2e partie, plus dramatique, ayant trait à la rancœur liée aux vies antérieures.
PLOT: L'histoire concerne essentiellement des profs dans un lycée. La FL embrasse (par erreur) le ML, ce qui déclenche chez elle le mauvais sort touchant les membres de sa famille depuis des générations : elle se transforme en chien de minuit à 6 h du matin. Elle ne peut annuler ce sort que si le ML (qui a une peur panique des chiens) l'embrasse à nouveau sous sa forme de chien.
What I liked about it:
+ Cha Eun Woo, toujours aussi beau, mais qui joue de mieux en mieux. Il donne vie au ML avec des nuances d'émotions très convaincantes.
+ Je n'étais pas trop convaincue par la FL, mais je me suis laissée peu à peu prendre par son charme "canin". Cocoa est très cute, mais on sent tout de même les CGI par moments ;)
+ Quelques très jolies scènes pour le CL, touchantes, et globalement, une belle alchimie et beaucoup de kisses.
+ La story est écrite avec intelligence, c'est cohérent et assez réaliste pour un plot aussi farfelu.
+ La réalisation est quasi parfaite. Le suspense est maintenu jusqu'au bout. Les indices sont donnés au bon moment pour que le spectateur assemble le puzzle dans sa tête.
+ Les OST sont excellentes et collent parfaitement aux émotions des scènes.
Ce que j'ai moins aimé:
- la partie concernant les vies antérieures était trop longue, et surtout, a donné lieu à trop de flashbacks.
- Le "Final" est une Happy End, satisfaisante pour le CL, mais l'évolution de certains personnages (l'oncle) est un peu bâclée.
=> Une série sympa, parfois drôle, avec un suspense bien mené.
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Cha Eun Woo, Yes!!!
Based on the Naver Webtoon of the same name by Lee Hey.To be honest, my first thought was to pass up this one, because the premise sounded boring and stupid. However, I saw that A Good Day to Be a Dog was running a rate of 9.8/10 from the viewing audience, so I took a chance. This drama has a stacked cast and is surprisingly good, bad premise and all. The story is about this teacher who turns into a dog at night if a guy kisses her, but returns to normal in the morning. While this did not sound good on paper, I am likening the series, based one its beginning episodes. It is hilarious.
And it’s a cute dog that steals the show.
Cast
Park Gyu-young (Celebrity, Dali and the Cocky Prince), Cha Eun Woo (Rookie Historian, True Beauty), and Lee Hyun-woo (The Liar and His Lover, Moorim School: Saga of the Brave).
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APENAS ASSISTAM E MUITO BOM!
esse dorama e muito bom o desenvolvimento da história e os atores tem um química perfeita a história não e cansativa e quando você ver já está no episódio 13 quase terminando de assistir a história e cativante e muito boa recomendo eu assisti o Dorama em três dias falta somente o episódio 14 mas o Dorama e muito bom achei bem criativo, Sra hae e Sr jin são muito perfeitinhos o casal extremamente fofo os dois tem uma química muito fofas e cada episódio fiquei mais curiosa para saber da história assistam!Was this review helpful to you?
I'm ashamed to admit that I liked it
I was ragging on this show for the first couple of episodes. Then episode 5 came and I did a complete 180. I think it's really funny that this B grade drama has more commentary on societal issues then a lot of the biggest melodramas right now. It was surprisingly fun and I will definitely rewatch it. Also the chemistry was hit or miss but the hits were really hitting.I love that this isnt 16 episode. I'm so glad the creators were self-aware and understood that not everything needs to be dragged out for for two or four more episodes
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Deeply disappointing drama
This drama was fun enough at first, when dealing with the curse and getting to a point where our leads fall for each other, but the second half was a slog.The only saving grace of this show is that closet kiss. I was absolutely not expecting Cha Eun Woo to kiss like that! One of the best kisses I’ve ever seen in a kdrama. Though I need to point out that Park Gyu Young was phoning it in for her kisses in this drama. She had our ML do all the work, which is disappointing if you’ve seen her work in Dali And Cocky Prince.
Anyway, the major problem for me with this drama is that both leads aren’t that interesting. By the second half I had a hard time caring about them despite how much drama was thrown their way. The past life stuff was not interesting to me. The antagonist’s plan felt half-baked.
Part of this is frankly due to the nature of the source material. A lot of webtoons imo feature these idealized, wish-fulfillment romances that don’t make for great television. They also often get heavy-handed with a certain progressive bent so as to have characters that are completely “unproblematic”. It’s boring. And while I enjoy a sweet romance, these stories tend to have the substance of cotton candy. The leads are two nice people who only have eyes for each other. That’s nice, but it doesn’t make for very compelling TV, particularly if you’ve watched a bunch of other kdramas with similarly inoffensive characters. They get together and proceed to have the standard by-the-numbers fluffy kdrama romance where two adults act like teenagers who are scandalized simply by the thought of spending time alone with the person they’re with.
Maybe I’m over fluffy romcoms for a bit, but I was watching The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract and while that drama had its problems with some characterization issues and plot, in the end I found it far more enjoyable despite also being a fairly fluffy watch purely on the strength of the leads, who were simply more dynamic.
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Cute and adorable with a past
I rarely watch Korean shows, this would be my 2nd one.I find this series very cute and adorable. I happened to stumble onto a trailer of it while browsing my Viki. Firstly, I find the show very cute and adorable with alot of funny and humorous parts. Not extremely familiar with Korean actors/actresses, but I have to say the 1st Male Lead and the Female Lead couple are extremely good together, be it in serious situations or out of the ordinary to the funny situations - not forgetting the mini romance scenes here and there. The 2nd Male Lead, the mysterious person from the get go, I feel that he definitely played his role really well - right up till the end. Overall, all the casts did a really good job bringing this series to life. I also love all the variety of dogs shown in the series.
The songs are beautiful, majority of them. I especially love the song that was sung at the wedding - if anyone knows the title, do let me know (thanks!).
All in all, it is a good watch, if you find the synopsis interesting and catches your interest. As for rewatch value, you would have to decide on your own. I definitely am watching it a 2nd round (or more).
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Cute Romcom
I watched it first during broadcast but because of the awful schedule, it was really a torture. But when I watched it for the 2nd time (even a 3rd), I really enjoyed it. I read the manhwa and the leads did great! They give me butterflies. There were changes from the manhwa to the drama and I love most of them except for the mountain god's story. Well, I think the story itself was ok but the drama became dragging when it hit that part. Lots of repeated scenes. But other than that, I love the whole story. It was cute, funny, sweet and romantic.Was this review helpful to you?
i know they needed to explain their background story, but it wasn't necessary at all to spend like 4 episodes to explain this whole "past" plot. the episodes were also very short, since they used a lot of flashbacks in it to fill out the episode. but I also laughed a lot with this drama (especially with yul) and giggled a lot because of the main couple, their chemistry is top tier and their kisses are the best i ever seen.
i highly recommend watching this, it might be better since all episodes are aired. i will pretend this last episodes didn't exist and just remember how cute, funny & sweet this drama was.
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Life is stuck in the past
All the recent dramas that have been released are somehow attached to their previous lives .For example, this drama also 1. moon in the day, 2. the story of park's marriage , 3.my demond etcThis drama did not need to do so many episodes. 8 or 10 episodes could have ended the drama well. The story could have been made stronger, the chemistry did not come between the hero and heroine, the good actors of the family mamber were not given enough screen time and acting move.Comedy could be done in drama. Because there were many comedian actors.The drama could have been a little romantic. There is no proper screen time set in the second leads actors.
The second female lead and the story are a little bit non-perfect. It is not known who her husband is. And I could not understand how her husband forgot his wife ?
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missing romantic connection from female lead
A nice story with a historical basis, which went into the future and again into the theme of past/future lives. The theme of being cursed and turning into a dog after a kiss was funny and there were a lot of funny moments related to it. I take it as a minus that after 200 or so years, the God of the mountain did not overcome the loss of a loved one and started playing his ugly game there... I would have expected a slightly more mature character. The reincarnated young woman was more intelligent than him. Besides that, the chemistry between the main actors somehow did not suit me. Cha Eun Woo was cool... I trusted him with everything. Maybe it was the script ... The writers really shouldn't be afraid to go into little bolder scenes. Or not to play it on lovers like they were 15, but they are adults.Was this review helpful to you?
Bom, mas teria sido melhor!!
eu gosto da história, mesmo ela se perdendo da metade pro final, o que me impediu de amar ela e se tornar favorita foi o fato que pegaram a história do passado e ficaram repetindo em vários episódios, isso ficou muito chato. E só depois percebi que era a "visão" de cada um, mas se o cara lá era senhor da montanha, como ele não conseguiu ver oq a amada dele fez? enfim a maluquice.Me apaixonei de verdade pelo Eunwoo, ele tem uma atuação fantástica e consegue transmitir tudo de uma forma leve. A atriz também super apaixonante e encantadora. Não teve um que odiei, gostei até dos "vilões".
Enfim, tinha tudo pra ser bom, mas infelizmente se perdeu como tantos outros.
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A good drama to watch on a slow day
Jan. 10 2024A Good Day To Be A Dog is definitely that kdrama that you usually watch to relax and ease of your mind. The pacing of this show is more laid back so it is definitely can be boring to others who might be looking for the intense feeling and anticipation.
Needless to say, it is one of those drama that is good to have this kind of pacing. Others might find it too boring but it was decent enough for me. And I think this is a good break from all of the intense jaw dropping show that has been airing out alongside with this show.
I just want to add on that, I think Eunwoo is really harshly treated for his acting. I am seeing how terrible he is as a lead. But as someone who read the webtoon. He definitely fits the character not just visually but even the vibes and personality. I just think people have a strong bias against him. And maybe thats why others are very strong opinionated regarding his acting. To say the least, he is pretty good as a idol-actor.
As for that ending, I know many were left bored or even disappointed but I did not. I guess it is really just a matter of personal choice. The conclusion of the show could have been better and yes the last 1/3rd of the show definitely hit the questionable execution of the script and direction. However, I do still would like to advocate of how fun a ride watching this show for me is.
Given the pros and cons. Pick your battles and I hope you pick this show up, if you are looking for something more laid back and easier to digest when watching. Especially given how many kdramas in this air time right now have those crazy twist and turns.
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