Ah the power of montage scenes! I know some might see it as a writing cop-out but I think when done well, it really helps fill in gaps or enhance things in a time-economic way. I really liked the montage scene here that confirmed what many had already said last week about Seo-woo feeling a little more than ‘indifference’. So cute!!

Loved this episode a lot overall, lots of laugh out loud moments and I love that the ML is here to play cupid (I think??? I hope!) rather than be an actual love rival, because he’s a real cutie and although I’m all for the OTP, it’d be sad if he was sad too. Also gumiho vibes anyone? The glimpse at the two toned long hair in the Joseon flashback had me going ‘this looks familiar???’. The fairy-tale/kids movie/whimsical vibe is the best - hard hitting, high-octane fantasy is good but sometimes you just need some airy-fairy magical sparkles kind of fantasy to put a smile on your face. Especially if there might be some darker spots coming, as you pointed out too @unit.

I also had a little giggle over SW “solving” HN’s problem by buying all the cakes left - I know people in dramas always be doing the most, but this felt like a very chaebol move even though my dude is on a teachers salary (idk what it’s like in Korea, but if it’s anything like it is where I’m from, teachers don’t earn whole heap unfortunately 😭). But then looking at his house, maybe he’s already quite well off to begin with?

I thought we would have to wait till November for this recap so yay!.
I ship the OTP. I don't know what's up with Bogyeom and I can't wait to find out. Is it November yet...?

What only one episode this week! Noooooo! This show has become my crack, and it’s got nothing to do with my icon okay? But pls keep bringing the cute puppies and dog cameos…

I love this drama so much. It's as cute as the webcomic (also, see my fanwall for more on differences between drama vs webcomic)

Cha Eun-woo is winning me over, I must say

I’m a sucker for the kindness the OTP show each other without expecting anything in return. I love how respectful they are of each other’s secrets and idiosyncrasies. Quite a contrast to the typically pushy SFL who really doesn’t stand a chance.

It’s also fun that the nephew knows Hae-na’s secret — more potential for comedy hijinx. And we’ll have to see what the deal is with the potentially centuries-old SML playing Cupid who perhaps needs to atone for something in his distant past.

Finally, Hae-na‘s sister is hilarious and supportive. I’m so glad Hae-na has her people around to help her navigate life with the curse.

I am live-watching this because I've always liked Park Gyu-young and I want to see the beautiful Cha Eun-woo in motion. He is indeed gorgeous. I enjoyed the first 2 eps more than this ep. In ep 3, slow motions were overused. I know the leads, especially CEW, are charming human beings, but the slow motions didn't really elevate my feeling while watching, actually it kind of annoyed me.

In the first 2 eps when the back stories were set up, I understood the reserved expression of CEW, and in ep 3, I expected him to be more expressive but I think CEW didn't do really well. I can see micro-expressions are not his expertise, same with some other actors, such as Hwang Min-hyun, but I still enjoyed his performance and the show so far.

I love the nephew. He is such a sweet kid. His interactions with his teacher and his uncle were the highlight of the episode for me. I hope he gets his own romance too.

Somehow, the romantic moments between HeoNa and SeoWon are leaving me cold. I hope that changes in the next episodes.

This episode was really cute. I am so glad she changed her approach and did it with sensitivity. I also always love if the ML has the crush first, it just always works out better. Bo Gyeom is obviously supernatural, but what kind of supernatural, idk because I didn't read the spoilers in the descriptions. No guesses, but he is very mysterious and is shipping our leads, as am I.

I love Episode 3 so much, with the budding Haewon romance. 😍 Can’t wait for the next episodes when the relationship blossoms. Of course, I’m looking forward to the twists and turns, with comedic moments to amuse viewers like me. Talk about #AGoodDayToBeADog being the romcom of the year in my book. 🙌🏻

Looks like Seo Won liked Hae Na from the first time he saw her. I found it incredibly sweet.
Seo Won thinks he is setting Hae Na up with Bo Gyeom and Bo Gyeom, maybe cos he saw her kissing him, seems to be setting Seo Won up with Hae Na(when he sees her in the cake shop and then calls to remind Seo Won of his promise to buy him cake) Hilarious.
Is Bo Gyeom a time traveler? Not sure how to read what we saw this week.
It’s bad enough this is one episode a week schedule, but Viki says next episode is in 2 weeks. Not sure if that is a mistake, but maybe binge watching this show might be the way to go.

Hae-na's dream sequence at the start... Why was everyone's lips so red?? Some real salted pollack roe vibes (iykyk)

This dream sequence was so over the top imo, I was just thinking, "why can’t we just stick to the webtoon’s plot line, lads?" T-T
although tbf, her imaginations are so chaotic it's funny… like, that dog collar looked so sus, very out of place in my wholesome doggy drama


Hae-na’s anti-fan coworker is just so extra, straight up stalking the poor man… but why does she seem so rich in the drama? Getting driven around by a chauffeur and everything??
 Don't tell me we're getting more evil chaebol characters, I've had enough of that with Twinkling Watermelon

Why can't I have a hot guy making me such delicious breakfast 😭😭 also, Yul doing doggy aegyo went on for too long imo?? Idk about other people, but I just cringed. Felt like weird fan service or something…

Her butt is assymetrical??? How does that even work??? Do I even want to know??
 Yet another cringe moment that felt so unnecessary. why did they make her character so off-putting… in the webtoon, she was kinda catty but still acted like a normal human lol. Also, Ms Han out here looking like a rich Disney movie villain
 in between all of her cockblocking. her characterization in the drama is something else.



Lmao, I liked how she saved Seon-woo from the VP's dog… She shoved him to the hallway like she's a Strong Woman or something. I also liked that we were finally seeing Hae Na as a nice person, like in the webtoon. She didn't have to be so nice and considerate towards ML, but she's just a good person… or maybe she already likes him, idk lol

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I also really liked the montage of Seon-woo falling for her was good, it was well done imho.

Mr. Lee is somehow meaner in this version, bc he keeps shoving dogs at Seon-Woo, fully knowing he’s terrified of dogs… esp since... Anyways, it's balanced out by him playing matchmaker. Feel like they made it too obvious too early that he's doing that, esp vis a vis the cake shop, but maybe that's how it was in the webtoon and I just don't remember. just keep an eye on him, folks.

They also handled how ominous Mr. Lee comes off as when it's mask off. the scary music, a spooky basement??

 it appears he found out a solution to the global housing crisis - 
just carve out a whole studio apartment on school premises?

Also, isn’t this the same school as in Twinkling Watermelon?? Like the school Chung-ah, Se-kyoung, and Eun-gyeol goes to??

S/o to Hae-na's eonni's shirt - "I don't sleep :)"
never have I related to a kdrama character's shirt more

Aww, look at Sean-woo being all brave and assertive so he can be around his crush 🥺 we in for some cuteness next week. It's funny how much Seon-Woo just straight up despises Ms. Cruella Deville in this version… also, all her cockblocking got her is her love rival & crush having a classic umbrella-related Kdrama Romantic Moment™️


I just got a chance to watch this (what is free time again? *sobs*) but it made me feel so much better after a long day! I love how bright everything is - it made me laugh when Yoo-na gave Hae-na some dress options that included a black one. Ain’t no way she’s picking that with this color scheme!

Yul is such a sweet kid. It took him a minute to comprehend her transformation (understandable) but then he absolutely took it in stride and was totally ready to cover for her the next morning! I’m excited for her to have an ally who knows her secret at school. And Yul’s relationship with his uncle is also great. The secrets flying thick and fast as Hae-na left their house in the morning had me laughing so hard!

I’m happy so many people didn’t read any of the promos, so that Bo-gyeom’s secret is going to be a legit reveal! I’m also glad that whatever semblance of a love triangle we had with him and our leads at the beginning is fading fast (not that there aren’t others waiting in the wings) so that we can focus on what I’m really here for: Seo-won and Hae-na being adorable together.

Glad to see you again @Unit after Destined With You. Like always, your recap is super fun to read.
I'm eager to see the Dark Spot that you mention.

The family curse similar with Shin Yu's but I hope it's not as dark as him. But then I remember they show us how Seo Won and Hae Na past in Joseon era .. since it related with dog, will we have a fun back story about the curse?

But then at that time, Haena looks like Seowon slave, to show the loyalty to her master she became a dog .. the story of manga Fruits Basket just pops up in my mind, it's sad ...

Thanks @unit for the weecap.
I am really enjoying this drama and I can not believe we have to wait two weeks for the next episode. Until then I will be replaying the explanation scene at 6.11 mins - 9 mins. I literally have tears running down my face just thinking about it. When he accidentally said he couldn’t communicate with a dog and then turned into a description for a drunk person that was comedy gold! All three of them played their parts perfectly.

I know the second female lead is going to really annoy me in future episodes but I am really looking forward to the rest of this series as they are doing a great job bringing these webtoon characters to life. After settling for some mediocre dramas to pass the empty week I am so glad that I have this and Twinkling Watermelon to start the week with a smile.

The whole dog in the school situation was a little bit too long. But now, they can talk.

I was surprised she didn't talk about her curse or that the nephew didn't have questions... If someone could help her, it's him, he knows her secret and lives with her target!

Chae-A's clothes look so inappropriate for a highschool teacher. She teaches male teenagers... In addition, she acts like a stalker. I don't understand why Seo-Won is not more honest with her, he's a genius and she doesn't hide she's interested in him, so tell her you're not!

It's funny but it was like CEW took the same role "the ML who looks cold at the beginning but who fell first for the FL" in 3 different stages : highschool in True Beauty, college in ID: Gangnam Beauty and now he's an adult :P (he just didn't take them in the order)

The show continues to be fluff and fun. Just three wishes:
1) Please don't make the 2FL descend further into caricature (the butt comment was tasteless).
2) Please don't let 2ML descend too much into darkness (same wish for the whole drama as a whole).
3) However, please do increase the frequency of episodes. Do you hear Beanies roar?

Gosh this show is so darn cute! I don't have much to add, just that I loved Yul (and Yoo-na last week) feeling the need to take pictures of napping dog!Hae-na, because if your camera roll isn't full of near-identical photos of your napping pet, who even are you?

The awkwardness leads to some humorous moments, but I really dislike the idea that Mr. Lee is an evil, past life noble who is out to get our OTP. I said after the first week that the past life connection was unnecessary in the context of the premise and present day school dynamic. The situational set-ups have been good so far.

The slow empathetic attraction between Han and Jin has been well done, but the projected interference by teachers Yoon and Lee is not.

Unit, thanks for the recap!
The drama’s web toon feel comes through. 🙂
I hope cats aren’t involved with this curse . (❤️Beat/Catman😠)

Episodes are trickling out due to preemptions 😢
Is our FL forgetting her crush on the other guy ?

I'm so sad about the airing schedule, but this episode made me so happy. <3 Haena and Yul, hilarious comedy duo. Seowon and Bogum, in for some tragically star-crossed bromance. Haena and Seowon? Fluffy sweet beans who deserve the world.

I think EYE should duck for cover when I say I thought Eunwoo did well both showing how Seowon fell for Haena, and how it has become more serious, and the stakes surrounding fear of dogs had some peak comedy moments (Haena shoving him out of the way, anyone?) while still being touching because I think everyone can relate to having an embarrassing secret that matters more to them than it should to anyone else.

Seo-won’s Yellow Umbrella of Swoon had me laughing my heart out 😂😂😂😂

OK, that was - somewhat unexpectedly - sweet? Like so many things could've gone horribly wrong after initial 2 episodes... but just didn't. Wow. Most importantly, FL successfully graduated from tactless stalker to not-so-secret anti-dog bodyguard and that was really cute. Good luck trying to cool the guy's feelings after all that lol))) Not that he still has any resistance to her charms left anyway, poor thing is a goner and apparently was like that for a while. My heart broke a little seeing him all adorably smitten from the get-go... only to be kicked where it hurts with realization that she crushes on his friend instead. Ouch.

Didn't expect him to re-enter the competition this early tho - did he mistake her post-kiss attention as a budding interest? That's some confidence in his lip locking skills over a short peck lmao. But I appreciate the fighting spirit! And he's actually pretty smooth and smart about it ("friendly" reminder to hyung about his piled up paperwork had me rolling). SFL who replaced FL in stalker department - with vengeance! - should take some lessons from him.

Very little progress to the curse-lifting kiss goal so far - I assume the story will go in "heat him up until he dgaf about dog fur as long as he can kiss her again" direction? Shouldn't take a lot of time with the current pace. And HN seems starting to sway as well - aside of her obviously being affected by his moves (boy's got some game, and not just with umbrella), what's with all those sudden compliments, huh?)))

SML being all sus for unknown reasons - with ominous BGM and creepy basement lair to boot - seriously breaks the sugary fluff mood. Stop that pls. I'd rather have him not doing anything at all than switching between cupid and whatever THAT was. Sis and vet guy keep being SO coupley, why they aren't an item yet, again?

P.S. Airing schedule is an abomination, get a grip, MBC!
P.P.S. Dear FL and show's stylists, you call that basic ass look "dressing up for a big formal event"? REALLY?!

As someone who read the webtoon before this, I can say that they're nailing the wackiness spot-on. Overall I'm not impressed by Eun-woo's acting, but I have a weakness for softer/nice male leads, so I'm enjoying this

This drama is doing all the right things for me! <3 <3 I'm in love. Loving the moments between our two leads. Them bantering at the bus stop was everything ^^

What a fluffy and cute drama. Though I am not that into the ML, is the first time I am seeing the actor in anything. And I am already annoyed with 2FL. Please go away.

I'm loving this show, it's so bright and happy. And I'm glad I read the webtoon after the first week, reading it was fun and I'm still really enjoying the drama knowing what's likely to happen.

Thank you for the recap! I promised myself I was not going to watch any new Kdramas weekly again. I should wait for all episodes to binge watch because I get addicted and the waiting is torture! But I love Park Gyu Young so against my better judgement I started. Now I am going to be twitching restlessly for days.

I came to share that the ML finding the FL with his nephew in his room was comedy gold. I was mortified for them but they explained it well.

And I love the romance that is blossoming and how the ML is getting more assertive in creating opportunities to spend time with her alone by blocking both his hyung to go shopping and that annoying teacher with the umbrella. He's still being cautious but I can tell once he throws that to the wind, she (and all of us) might be in some trouble.

I just need to find a way to endure till the next episode. Why did I do this to myself! Lol.

“We are not weird. It’s just the way we are,”

SHE DID IT SHE SAID THE LINE

Also its hella cruel of them to air one ep per week :')