Mad Dog () is a South Korean television series starring Yoo Ji-tae, Woo Do-hwan, and Ryu Hwa-young. It aired on KBS2, from October 11, 2017 to November 30, 2017 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.
Synopsis Choi Kang-woo, a former police and leader of Taeyang Insurance's investigators team, decides to create his own investigation team, Mad Dog, after an airplane crash takes the life of his wife and son. Two years later, he meets Kim Min-joon, a genius former swindler who is the younger brother of Kim Beom-joon, the co-pilot of the crashed JH 801 airplane, who was accused of crashing the aircraft on purpose in a suicide attempt.
Cast Main (Mad Dog) Yoo Ji-tae as Choi Kang-woo / Mad Dog A former policeman and leader of the Mad Dog team. He has good eyes and sharp instincts, which help him achieve a 99% arrest rate. After meeting Kim Beom-joon's brother, he becomes suspicious of the reason for his wife and son's death, and so decides to re-investigate the case. Woo Do-hwan as Kim Min-joon / Jan Gebauer / Doctor Kim A genius former swindler who was abandoned by his German foster parents. He has wits and good instincts, which allows him to transform into anybody. After 2 years, he returns to South Korea to prove his brother's innocence. Ryu Hwa-young as Jang Ha-ri / Player Jang A former competing gymnast skilled at disguising herself in order to investigate insurance fraud schemes. Jo Jae-yoon as Park Soon-jung / Cheetah An ex-thug with striking criminal records, who is now an insurance investigator that dreams of becoming a pediatric nurse for his love of children. Kim Hye-seong as On Nu-ri / Pentium A computer genius who is allergic to the sun and hates going outside. Hong Soo-hyun as Cha Hong-joo The only daughter of Cha Joon-kyu and Director of Taeyang Insurance. She has a crush on Kang-woo, but eventually decides to side with her father.
Supporting
Taeyang Life Insurance Jeong Bo-seok as Cha Joon-kyu Chairman of Taeyang Life Insurance. Jang Hyuk-jin as Park Moo-shin Kang-woo's best friend who still works at Taeyang Insurance.
Juhan Airlines Choi Won-young as Joo Hyun-gi Vice-president of JH Airlines. He is extremely cunning in planning strategies against his enemy.
Others Lee Jun-hyeok as Jo Han-woo Kang-woo's fellow teammate back when he was a policeman. Park In-hwan as Byun Gook-jin Baek Ji-won as Oh Seo-ra Kim Young-hoon as Kim Bum-joon Kim Min-joon's older brother. Co-pilot of the crashed JH 801, who was accused of crashing the plane on purpose to take his own life. Park Sung-hoon as Ko Jin Chul Park Min-jung as Lee Young-mi
Production Gong Myung was initially offered the role of Kim Min-joon.
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Ratings In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Broadcast dateAverage audience shareTNmSAGB Nielsen RatingsNationwideSeoulNationwideSeoul1October 11, 2017 6.2% 6.6% 5.5% 6.2% 2October 12, 2017 5.4% 6.4% 3October 18, 2017 8.2% 7.9% 6.9% 6.6% 4October 19, 2017 5.8% 6.4% 5.5% 6.1% 5October 25, 2017 7.1% 7.5% 6.4% 6.5% 6October 26, 2017 5.8% 6.5% 5.7% 6.4% 7November 1, 2017 5.5% 5.8% 5.5% 5.7% 8November 2, 2017 5.6% 6.1% 9November 8, 2017 7.2% 7.8% 7.1% 7.0% 10November 9, 2017 7.1% 7.3% 6.8% 6.6% 11November 15, 2017 6.4% 6.1% 6.8% 6.9% 12November 16, 2017 6.4% 6.7% 6.4% 6.6% 13November 22, 2017 7.2% 7.8% 7.4% 7.5% 14November 23, 2017 8.0% 7.8% 8.3% 8.4% 15November 29, 2017 7.8% 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 16November 30, 2017 Average
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.201731st KBS Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, ActorYoo Ji-taeExcellence Award, Actor in a MiniseriesBest New ActorWoo Do-hwanBest New ActressRyu Hwa-youngBest Supporting ActorChoi Won-youngJo Jae-yoon Best Supporting ActressHong Soo-hyunNetizen AwardWoo Do-hwanBest Couple AwardWoo Do-hwan and Ryu Hwa-young20186th APAN Star AwardsBest New ActorWoo Do-hwan2nd The Seoul AwardsBest New Actor
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