The solid of “A Good Day to Be a Dog” has taken time for a particular interview with Soompi!

Based on a webtoon, “A Good Day to Be a Dog” is a fantasy romance drama about Han Hae Na (Park Gyu Young), a girl who’s cursed to rework right into a canine when she kisses a person. However, the one one who can undo her curse is her colleague Jin Seo Won (ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo), who’s afraid of canines as a consequence of a traumatic occasion he can now not keep in mind. Lee Hyun Woo stars as Lee Bo Kyum, a Korean historical past trainer who’s colleagues with Jin Seo Won and Han Hae Na.

Prior to final week’s premiere, Soompi talked to Cha Eun Woo, Park Gyu Young, and Lee Hyun Woo to listen to some insights about their drama and the actors themselves.

Check out the interview under:

What do you suppose is the MBTI of your “A Good Day to Be a Dog” character?

Cha Eun Woo: Seo Won appears chilly on the within, however he’s really a warmhearted and practical determine. That’s why I feel his MBTI is perhaps INTJ.

Park Gyu Young: ENFJ. Hae Na is extroverted, and she or he imagines this and that by herself. She is stuffed with feelings, and she or he is sweet at empathizing. She additionally tends to plan issues out, so I need to say she is ENFJ.

Lee Hyun Woo: ENFJ. I feel the FJ features are essential in understanding Bo Kyum. He plans so much, and since he has been planning very fastidiously for a whole lot of years, I feel he would be the “Judging” sort. However, slightly than being unyielding and chilly, he’s a determine who feels restlessness over sure occasions, I believed he can be the “Feeling” sort.

What is a memorable or enjoyable reminiscence from filming which you could share with followers?

Cha Eun Woo: I turned actually shut with Park Gyu Young and Lee Hyun Woo, whom I labored along with essentially the most, so we laughed and joked round collectively so much. All the moments on set have been enjoyable, however essentially the most memorable episode was the scene the place I needed to get a kiss from a canine. I filmed it by placing liquid-type canine treats on my lips. I feel it was essentially the most memorable as a result of it was my first expertise doing so.

Park Gyu Young: In a scene the place Cha Eun Woo was filming with a canine, he filmed with liquid-type canine treats on his lips as a result of he needed to kiss the canine. I feel everybody filmed it whereas holding again their laughter.

Lee Hyun Woo: I imagine it was edited out from the drama, however there was a scene the place Bo Kyum and Seo Won eat collectively at a restaurant. At that point, there was a scene the place the 2 have been simply taking part in round like kids, and I keep in mind being shy and bursting out laughing whereas filming, making bloopers about 5 to 6 occasions. I feel viewers would take pleasure in it in the event that they get an opportunity to see it not less than via the behind-the-scenes footage.

Is there something particular you probably did to work together with the canines starring on “A Good Day to Be a Dog”?

Park Gyu Young: Rather than attempting to get near canines, I feel everybody labored laborious to create a protected and cozy setting for the canines to movie.

Lee Hyun Woo: On days when there have been canines on set, I typically went to see them. It was enjoyable to play with them in between filming. There is a canine named Finna who stars as Gae Na. When I needed to movie scenes with Finna, I’d examine her situation earlier than filming every time potential and attempt to spend time along with her.

If you have been to grow to be an precise trainer, what topic would you’re feeling most assured about instructing, and what topic would you’re feeling least assured about?

Cha Eun Woo: I preferred math, so I feel math can be the topic I’m most assured in. There are features the place I’ve a excessive degree of synchronization with Seo Won, so on this sense, I feel language arts can be essentially the most troublesome topic for me identical to it’s for Seo Won.

Park Gyu Young: I feel I may educate math effectively as a result of it’s a topic with clearly outlined solutions. It can be the topic that I studied laborious throughout my faculty days.

Lee Hyun Woo: Ironically, each the topic I’m assured in and the topic I’m not assured in are arithmetic. When I used to be a scholar, the topic I received the perfect scores in was math, and it was additionally the topic I used to be most assured in. However, if I needed to educate this to another person, I feel math can be essentially the most troublesome.

How would you spend your time in case you grow to be a canine for a day?

Park Gyu Young: I’d need to spend a easy but eventful day, consuming, sleeping, and going for a stroll. These are quite simple actions, however I imagine these actions are troublesome to do attentively on daily basis. [I want] to eat very effectively, to stroll very effectively, and to sleep very effectively.

Lee Hyun Woo: While elevating a canine, I ponder once in a while: what are they pondering? Do they need to eat a deal with? Are they sleeping as a result of they’re sleepy? Or are they sleeping as a result of they’re bored? That’s why if I get to stay as a canine for at some point, I need to stay a mean routine of a canine slightly than doing something particular as a result of I need to really feel and perceive what they’re pondering.

If you have been to grow to be a canine, which breed do you suppose you’d grow to be or would you prefer to be?

Cha Eun Woo: I hear from folks round me that I’m much like a Siberian Husky. I feel that we’re comparable in that we seem chilly on the skin however are very playful and really affectionate on the within.

Park Gyu Young: I need to be a Jindo canine (indigenous canine native to Jindo in South Korea) that appears good-natured and in addition seems to be easygoing.

Lee Hyun Woo: A Golden Retriever. I feel we’re comparable in that we’re cheerful and love folks. I additionally like Golden Retrievers, and all of the Golden Retrievers I’ve met are at all times good, mild, and cheerful. That’s why I get the thought that I need to be like that.

What does your solid normally speak about in your group chat? Which actor is essentially the most energetic?

Park Gyu Young: Although there’s a group chat, we solely alternate easy greetings and pictures. Instead, there are extra issues to speak about once we meet in individual as a result of we’re comparable in age.

Lee Hyun Woo: The most energetic individual is Gyu Young. Gyu Young normally posts pictures within the group chat and checks on us first, so we typically discuss collectively via the chat.

Which actor tends to deliver essentially the most power on set?

Cha Eun Woo: Everyone introduced power to set as a result of the set was full of actors who’re across the similar age. If I had to decide on, since actors Park Gyu Young and Lee Hyun Woo have been comparable in age to me and we joked round so much every time we met, I feel the three of us have been essentially the most enjoyable on set.

Park Gyu Young: All the actors created a superb environment in their very own methods, however I need to say that actor Yoon Hyun Soo who performs Yul introduced essentially the most power. His existence alone is lovable and he exuded lovely power, so I keep in mind the set at all times changing into brighter [with his presence].

Lee Hyun Woo: It was totally different for each scene. If there was a scene that felt burdensome for one individual, the others would assist loosen them up, and there was synergy created by that. Furthermore, actor Yoon Hyun Soo who performs the function of Yul was indispensable and beloved by all of us.

What type of feedback or critiques do you hope to listen to from “A Good Day to Be a Dog” viewers?

Cha Eun Woo: I need to hear that the chemistry between the actors is sweet. All throughout filming, the environment was at all times nice, and I hope that environment carries over to the drama in order that the viewers are glad your complete time whereas watching the drama.

Park Gyu Young: I hope to listen to that this can be a drama that makes them really feel good from simply watching. All the actors and workers labored laborious on filming in order that the viewers may really feel glad.

Lee Hyun Woo: I need to hear that they perceive the character Lee Bo Kyum and that they’re on Lee Bo Kyum’s facet. While performing, my biggest want was that the viewers watching the drama would acknowledge Lee Bo Kyum’s ache and relate to it. As the drama progresses, [Lee Bo Kyum] is depicted as an existence who brings despair to Jin Seo Won and Han Hae Na, however I hope viewers keep in mind Bo Kyum as a determine who did his finest.

What standards do you think about when selecting performing tasks?

Cha Eun Woo: Rather than setting standards, I feel I select [projects] with a enjoyable script, charming character, or a brand new sort of character that I need to tackle as a problem.

Park Gyu Young: Usually, I select characters that may present totally different vibes from the character from my earlier challenge. While performing varied characters, I need to begin out on a clear slate, and I feel it’s certainly one of my routines to simply accept a brand new character. It’s additionally a private ambition to showcase various sides to viewers.

Lee Hyun Woo: First, I assessment [the project] whereas specializing in the character that I must play, then I develop my view to the entire challenge. I strive to decide on characters that I can impress viewers additional via, can do a superb job portraying, and that I can develop effectively.

Do you could have your individual method of getting nearer to your co-stars when starting a brand new challenge?

Cha Eun Woo: I feel that I naturally get nearer to the senior and junior actors that I’m working along with by speaking in regards to the challenge. We spend loads of time on set and dealing collectively, so there is a component of feeling nearer earlier than we all know it. If there’s something now we have in widespread, I feel we shortly get nearer and might present nice chemistry.

Park Gyu Young: I imagine naturally is one of the best ways. Since all actors are current in numerous methods on set, we’re all every current in our most pure selves on set, and we steadily grow to be nearer whereas being barely thoughtful of one another to make one another snug.

Lee Hyun Woo: If there is a chance to satisfy with the actors earlier than beginning filming, I put in effort to get nearer to them beforehand. I feel crucial facet is our chemistry when performing, so I are likely to put in effort in order that my co-stars don’t really feel uncomfortable round me on set.

What do you take pleasure in doing in your free time?

Cha Eun Woo: During my free days, I relaxation at residence, meet up with my buddies to talk, or go searching for scrumptious meals. I additionally work laborious to train and attempt to keep match.

Park Gyu Young: I do the train that I really feel like doing on the time, after which I keep at residence doing nothing. Whether it’s ballet, weight coaching, or pilates, doing the train that I really feel like doing that day after which resting at house is the best pastime and routine to me.

Lee Hyun Woo: Recently, I’ve been having fun with golf when I’ve no filming or when I’ve free time. It appears like a therapeutic exercise as a result of it’s a sport that makes you focus amidst nature.

What is one thing new that you simply need to be taught at some point?

Cha Eun Woo: I don’t resolve upfront what I need to be taught. I feel I are likely to need to research no matter I would like for a challenge, whether or not that be cooking, sports activities, or devices.

Park Gyu Young: I realized learn how to play the bass guitar to play a personality, however after filming ended, I didn’t have the chance to be taught. If I get the possibility, I need to be taught to play the bass guitar some extra.

Lee Hyun Woo: I need to be taught squash and scuba diving. I skilled each a bit bit, and they’re each so enjoyable. I preferred squash as a result of it’s energetic and there’s a lot of motion, so it’s a sport the place you possibly can sweat so much. I attempted scuba diving once I went overseas for a shoot, and the world underneath the ocean was so stunning. I felt that the peace you possibly can solely really feel inside the water actually helps to arrange and management your emotions.

What music do you take pleasure in listening to today?

Cha Eun Woo: These days, I hearken to the track “Jealousy” (by Yoo Seung Bum) so much. I feel it’s a track that fits our drama “A Good Day to Be a Dog,” and I really feel enjoyment when listening to it.

Park Gyu Young: I take pleasure in listening to music from NewJeans. I really feel glad simply by listening to their music, and it appears to have the allure of supplying you with power. That allure is multiplied when watching their music movies.

Please share any TMI about your self for followers!

Cha Eun Woo: I’m unsure if that is TMI, however I’m awaiting each day with heart-fluttering pleasure to know that “A Good Day to Be a Dog” will lastly be revealed. It is a challenge I filmed passionately and enjoyably, so please present a number of love and help.

Park Gyu Young: I ate salted butter rolls whereas watching “Street Woman Fighter 2.” This is actually an excessive amount of info, proper?

Lee Hyun Woo: I’m working laborious to train to impress followers! (laughs)

Please share a phrase for worldwide followers who’re tuning in to “A Good Day to Be a Dog”!

Cha Eun Woo: As the title of our drama says (Korean title interprets to “Lovable Today”), it’s a lovable challenge. Please present a number of curiosity and love, and I can even work laborious to point out various and new sides of myself, so please present a number of curiosity. Finally, please take pleasure in “A Good Day to Be a Dog” from the premiere to the ultimate episode! Thank you.

Park Gyu Young: “A Good Day to Be a Dog” is a drama full of lovely and lovable charms that you simply really feel from simply watching. I hope that the viewers anticipate this so much, and I hope viewers obtain good power via this drama. It is already the second half of 2023, so I hope viewers enjoyably spend the remainder of 2023 with “A Good Day to Be a Dog.”

Lee Hyun Woo: This is a challenge that I actually needed to point out viewers as quickly as potential even whereas filming and after wrapping up the whole lot. It’s that attention-grabbing and lovable of a drama, so I hope these charms are conveyed effectively to everybody. Please spend the remainder of 2023 with “A Good Day to Be a Dog”! Thank you~

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