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| Creator: | KBS Drama Production | ||
| Director: | Hwang Ee-kyeong | ||
| Country: | South Korea | ||
| Language: | Korean | ||
| Num Episodes: | 16 | ||
| Camera: | Single-camera | ||
| Runtime: | 60 mins | ||
| Company: | Imagine Asia Celltrion Entertainment | ||
| Network: | KBS 2TV |
Mad Dog is a South Korean television series starring Yoo Ji-tae, Woo Do-hwan, and Ryu Hwa-young.[1] It aired on KBS2, from October 11, 2017 to November 30, 2017 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.[2]
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.
An ex-cop 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.
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.
A former competing gymnast skilled at disguising herself in order to investigate insurance fraud schemes.
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.
A computer genius who is allergic to the sun and hates going outside.
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.
Chairman of Taeyang Life Insurance.
Kang-woo's best friend who still works at Taeyang Insurance.
Vice-president of JH Airlines. He is extremely cunning in planning strategies against his enemy.
Kang-woo's fellow teammate back when he was a policeman.
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.
Gong Myung was initially offered the role of Kim Min-joon.[3]
| Mad Dog OST | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Released: | 2017 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Language: | Korean |
| Broadcast date | Average audience share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS[4] | AGB Nielsen Ratings[5] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | October 11, 2017 | 6.2% | 6.6% | 5.5% | 6.2% |
| 2 | October 12, 2017 | 5.4% | 6.4% | ||
| 3 | October 18, 2017 | 8.2% | 7.9% | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 4 | October 19, 2017 | 5.8% | 6.4% | 5.5% | 6.1% |
| 5 | October 25, 2017 | 7.1% | 7.5% | 6.4% | 6.5% |
| 6 | October 26, 2017 | 5.8% | 6.5% | 5.7% | 6.4% |
| 7 | November 1, 2017 | 5.5% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| 8 | November 2, 2017 | 5.6% | 6.1% | ||
| 9 | November 8, 2017 | 7.2% | 7.8% | 7.1% | 7.0% |
| 10 | November 9, 2017 | 7.1% | 7.3% | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 11 | November 15, 2017 | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 6.9% |
| 12 | November 16, 2017 | 6.4% | 6.7% | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 13 | November 22, 2017 | 7.2% | 7.8% | 7.4% | 7.5% |
| 14 | November 23, 2017 | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 8.4% |
| 15 | November 29, 2017[6] | 7.8% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% |
| 16 | November 30, 2017[7] | ||||
| Average | |||||
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Yoo Ji-tae | [8] | |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | |||||
| Best New Actor | Woo Do-hwan | ||||
| Best New Actress | Ryu Hwa-young | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Choi Won-young | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Hong Soo-hyun | ||||
| Netizen Award | Woo Do-hwan | ||||
| Best Couple Award | Woo Do-hwan and Ryu Hwa-young | ||||
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Best New Actor | Woo Do-hwan | [9] | |
| 2nd The Seoul Awards | Best New Actor | [10] |