A Good Day to be a Dog’ plot overview: The protagonist, Han Hae-na (Park Gyuyoung), accidentally kisses her colleague Jin Seo-won (Cha Eun-Woo), triggering a curse that transforms her into a dog from 12 am to 6 am every day. The only way to break the curse is for the same person to kiss her while she’s in her dog form. And while Han Hae-na embarks on a mission to end her curse, the mysterious history teacher Lee Bo-kyeom (Lee Hyun-Woo) has some other plans for the pair.
Assuming you’ve already seen ‘A Good Day to be a Dog’ Episode 8 – Han Hae-na’s curse has finally ended. She shares a romantic kiss under the rain with the Math teacher Jin Seo-won, and the two are officially dating now. So, episode 9 starts with a happy celebration scene, where Han Hae-na’s sister Han Yoo-na (Ryu Abel) throws her a little party with best friend Song Woo Taek (Cho Jin Se). Park Gyuyoung and Ryu Abel are endearing as onscreen sisters, and their little screams of happiness and excitement in the opening scene set a fun tone for this edition.
Titled “The Secret Dates”, episode 9 of “A Good Day to be a Dog” focuses on the blossoming romance between Han Hae-na and Jin Seo-won, who behave like starry-eyed teenagers in love and are adorable around each other. However, since they are high school teachers and must strive to keep their affair a secret, as the new vice-principal warns against any show of personal display of affection (PDA) between teachers. This caution arises because a teacher-couple in a nearby school were reported by students for kissing on campus. But freshly dating, the lead couple subtly flirts with each other on campus and Han Hae-na rouses the jealousies of two other ladies who are interested in the handsome math teacher.
This episode was a fun-fluffy edition, filled with romantic and small comedic moments, the most hilarious of which featured a defeated Choi Yul (Yoon Hyun-Soo) dishing out advice to the new couple. Meanwhile, there are also some serious scenes featuring History teacher Lee Bo-kyeom (Lee Hyun-Woo), although, for those who haven’t read the original webtoon, his complete back-story continues to remain a mystery, although it’s pretty obvious that he is a mountain God who lost his love because of past versions of Han Hae-na and Jin Seo-won. Lee Hyun-Woo takes the cake with his brilliant duality as a vengeful deity pretending to be a sunny-smiley mere mortal. He switches personalities with casual ease and stands out due to his complex character amid others who are living far simpler lives.
In one of the more sombre scenes, the shamanic student Min Ji Ah (Kim Yi Kyung ) offers to do a card reading for Lee and rattles the usual calm teacher with her readings. While he doesn’t reveal anything, viewers will have to wait for the next episodes to get a full revelation on what’s Lee Bo-kyeom’s beef with Jin Seo-won. “The Secret Dates” end with a tense cliffhanger, so the next edition might not be as light-hearted as this one.
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