Black Dog: Being A Teacher (Korean: 블랙독; RR: Beullaekdok) is a 2019–2020 South Korean television series starring Seo Hyun-jin, Ra Mi-ran and Ha Jun. It aired on tvN's Mondays and Tuesdays time slot from December 16, 2019 to February 4, 2020. It is a well-made drama in which viewers sympathized greatly with the realistic situation, conflicts and villains facing fixed-term teachers in the drama.
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Synopsis
Go Ha-neul (Seo Hyun-jin) becomes a temporary teacher at a private school, but she faces many struggles in her new position. However, she's determined to do her best and help her students as they face the various trials that exist in the highly competitive private school setting. With the guidance of Park Sung-soon (Ra Mi-ran), the head of the school's career counseling department, and Do Yeon-woo (Ha Jun), a Korean language teacher with an unwavering passion for teaching, Go Ha-neul finds the strength to overcome the challenges of teaching in today's cutthroat education system, growing both as a person and a teacher.
Cast
Main
Seo Hyun-jin as Go Ha-neul
After a teacher saved her when she was a student, Ha-neul decided to become one herself. Years later, she starts working as a temporary teacher at a private high school and, through struggles, grows as a teacher and as a person. She is also the niece of the member of the Academic Affair Department, which making her being scorned for alleged nepotism.
Ra Mi-ran as Park Sung-soon
An experienced teacher who becomes Ha-neul's mentor. She is a Korean language teacher and Head of College Admission, and is known as a workaholic among the students. Initially, she dislikes Ha-neul as she believes Han-neul got the job through family connection due to her uncle being part of the Academic Affair Department.
Ha Jun as Do Yeon-woo
A Korean language teacher who is very popular among students.
Supporting
Lee Chang-hoon as Bae Myeong-soo
Baek Eun-hye as Song Chan-hee
Lee Hang-na as Song Young-sook
Jung Hae-kyun as Moon Soo-ho
Kim Hong-pa as Byeon Seong-joo
Yoo Min-kyu as Ji Hae-won
Park Ji-hwan as Song Yeong-tae
Lee Eun-saem as Jin Yoo-ra
Jo Yeon-hee as Kim Yi-boon
Lee Yoon-hee as Lee Seung-taek
Heo Tae-hee as Ha Soo-hyeon
Ye Soo-jung as Yoon Yeo-hwa
Park Yu-rim as Ryu Jin-hee
Special appearances
Ryu Ji-eun as young Go Ha-neul
Tae In-ho as Kim Young-ha, Ha Neul's former high school teacher (Ep.1-2)
Woo Mi-hwa as Han Jae-hee (Math and creative experience teacher)