''Mad Dog'' () is a South Korean television series starring

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Woo Do-hwan Woo Do-hwan (born July 12, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas ''Save Me (South Korean TV series), Save Me'' (2017), ''Mad Dog (TV series), Mad Dog'' (2017), ''Tempted (TV series), Tempted'' (2 ...

, and

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. It aired on

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, from October 11, 2017 to November 30, 2017 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 ( KST) for 16 episodes.

Synopsis

Choi Kang-woo is a former police and leader of Taeyang Insurance's investigators team, decides to create his own investigation team, Mad Dog, after an airplane crash that took 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 touted of crashing the aircraft on purpose in a suicide attempt.

Cast

Main (Mad Dog)

as Choi Kang-woo / Mad Dog :An ex-cop and leader of the Mad Dog team. He has good eyes, sharp instinct which helps him achieve a 99% arrest rate. After meeting Kim Beom-joon's brother, he developed suspiciousness of his wife and son's death and decided to re-investigate the case. *

as Kim Min-joon / Jan Gebauer / Doctor Kim :A genius former swindler who was abandoned by his German foster parents. He has wits and guts instinct, allowing him to transform into anybody. After 2 years, he returnes to South Korea to prove his brother's innocence. *

as Jang Ha-ri / Player Jang :A former competing gymnast skilled at disguising herself in order to investigate insurance fraud schemes. *

Jo Jae-yoon Jo Jae-yoon (born September 15, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 2003 and has since starred as a supporting actor in numerous films and television series, including '' The Man from Nowhere'' (2010), ''The Chaser'' (2012 ...

as Park Soon-jung / Cheetah :An ex thug with striking criminal records, who now becomes an insurance investigator 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 Hong Soo-hyun (born February 15, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in Dae Jo Yeong, '' The Princess' Man'', and ''Goodbye Dear Wife''. Career After she debuted as a magazine model in high school, Hong appeared ...

as Cha Hong-joo :Only daughter of Cha Joon-kyu and Director of Taeyang Insurance. She has a crush on Kang-woo but eventually decided to side with her father.

Supporting

Taeyang Life Insurance

Jeong Bo-seok Jeong Bo-seok (; born 1961) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Film Television show Theater Awards and nominations References External linksJung Bo-seok Fan Cafeat Daum * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeon ...

as Cha Joon-kyu :Chairman of Taeyang Life Insurance. *

Jang Hyuk-jin Jang Hyuk-jin (Korean: 장혁진, born Jang Seok-hyeon on 16 August 1971) is a South Korean actor. He graduated from Seoul Institute of the Arts – Department of Theater. He is better known for '' Dr. Romantic'' (2016), ''Suspicious Partner'' ...

as Park Moo-shin :Kang-woo's best friend who still works at Taeyang Insurance.

Juhan Airlines

Choi Won-young Choi Won-young (; born Choi Seong-wook on January 10, 1976) is a South Korean actor. Career Choi Won-young made his acting debut in 2002's ''Sex Is Zero'', and has since appeared in both film and television. But his most notable roles have be ...

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 Baek Ji-won (born 30 April 1973) is a South Korean actress. She graduated in Horticultural Science from Kyung Hee University. She made her acting debut in 1996 in play ''My father got cancer''. She is known for her role in television series '' ...

as Oh Seo-ra *

Kim Young-hoon Kim Young-Hoon (born October 2, 1978) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Web series References External links * * * * * 1978 births Living people South Korean male television actors Sout ...

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 Park Min-jung is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as '' The Smile Has Left Your Eyes'', ''Mad Dog'', ''The Tale of Nokdu'' and ''Nobody Knows''. She also appeared in movies ''The Wrath'', '' S.I.U'', '' The Concu ...

as Lee Young-mi

Production

Gong Myung Gong Myung (born Kim Dong-hyun on May 26, 1994) is a South Korean actor. He is a member of 5urprise. He is known for his roles in the television series ''The Bride of Habaek'' (2017), ''Revolutionary Love'' (2017), ''Be Melodramatic'' (2019), and ...

was initially offered the role of Kim Min-joon.

Original soundtrack

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Part 2

Part 3

Ratings

* In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. *NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * * {{Works by Celltrion Entertainment Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows 2017 South Korean television series debuts 2017 South Korean television series endings South Korean action television series South Korean thriller television series Television series by Celltrion Entertainment Television series by Imagine Asia