# Mad Dog (TV series)

Mad Dog (Korean: 매드독; RR: Maedeudok) 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
    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.
* 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.

## Ratings

* In this table, The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
* NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Broadcast date | TNmS | TNmS | AGB Nielsen Ratings | AGB Nielsen Ratings |
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | October 11, 2017 | 6.2% (20th) | 6.6% (20th) | 5.5% (NR) | 6.2% (NR) |
| 2 | October 12, 2017 | 5.4% (NR) | 6.4% (19th) | 4.8% (NR) | 5.5% (NR) |
| 3 | October 18, 2017 | 8.2% (13th) | 7.9% (14th) | 6.9% (16th) | 6.6% (15th) |
| 4 | October 19, 2017 | 5.8% (NR) | 6.4% (NR) | 5.5% (NR) | 6.1% (NR) |
| 5 | October 25, 2017 | 7.1% (18th) | 7.5% (14th) | 6.4% (NR) | 6.5% (NR) |
| 6 | October 26, 2017 | 5.8% (NR) | 6.5% (NR) | 5.7% (NR) | 6.4% (NR) |
| 7 | November 1, 2017 | 5.5% (NR) | 5.8% (18th) | 5.5% (17th) | 5.7% (17th) |
| 8 | November 2, 2017 | 5.1% (NR) | 5.5% (NR) | 5.6% (NR) | 6.1% (NR) |
| 9 | November 8, 2017 | 7.2% (18th) | 7.8% (15th) | 7.1% (16th) | 7.0% (14th) |
| 10 | November 9, 2017 | 7.1% (NR) | 7.3% (16th) | 6.8% (16th) | 6.6% (17th) |
| 11 | November 15, 2017 | 6.4% (17th) | 6.1% (18th) | 6.8% (16th) | 6.9% (14th) |
| 12 | November 16, 2017 | 6.4% (NR) | 6.7% (19th) | 6.4% (NR) | 6.6% (NR) |
| 13 | November 22, 2017 | 7.2% (16th) | 7.8% (14th) | 7.4% (13th) | 7.5% (12th) |
| 14 | November 23, 2017 | 8.0% (13th) | 7.8% (13th) | 8.3% (10th) | 8.4% (11th) |
| 15 | November 29, 2017 | 7.8% (11th) | 7.5% (10th) | 7.5% (13th) | 7.5% (14th) |
| 16 | November 30, 2017 | 9.3% (12th) | 8.6% (10th) | 9.7% (7th) | 9.7% (6th) |
| Average | Average | 6.78% | 7.01% | 6.62% | 6.83% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Yoo Ji-tae | Nominated |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Yoo Ji-tae | Nominated |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Woo Do-hwan | Won |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Ryu Hwa-young | Won |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Choi Won-young | Won |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jo Jae-yoon | Nominated |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Hong Soo-hyun | Nominated |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Netizen Award | Woo Do-hwan | Nominated |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Woo Do-hwan and Ryu Hwa-young | Nominated |
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Best New Actor | Woo Do-hwan | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2nd The Seoul Awards | Best New Actor | Woo Do-hwan | Nominated |