Feel Good to Die

Feel Good to Die
Promotional poster
Hangul
죽어도 좋아
Literal meaningEven If I Die, I Like It
Revised RomanizationJug-eodo Joa
GenreComedy
Romance
Office
Supernatural
Based onHappy If You Died[1]
by Gold Kiwi Bird (골드키위새)
Developed byKBS Drama Production
Written byIm Seo-ra
Directed byLee Eun-jin
StarringKang Ji-hwan
Baek Jin-hee
Gong Myung
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes32
Production
Executive producers
  • Chang-woo Vincent Hwang
  • Jo Hye-rin
  • Kim Tae-goo
  • Lee Gun-joon
ProducerLee Jung-mi
Running time35 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseNovember 7 (2018-11-07) –
December 27, 2018 (2018-12-27)

Feel Good to Die (Korean죽어도 좋아; RRJug-eodo Joa) is a 2018 South Korean television series based on the Daum webcomic of the same name,[1] starring Kang Ji-hwan, Baek Jin-hee and Gong Myung. It aired on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST), from November 7 to December 27, 2018.[2][3]

Synopsis

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The story of "evil boss" Baek Jin-sang and assistant manager Lee Roo-da, who tries to transform him into a better person. Both of them are stuck in a time loop and they are trying to find the problem that is causing this.

Cast

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Main

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Supporting

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Marketing Team

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MW Chicken

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Others

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Special appearances

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Original soundtrack

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Feel Good to Die OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released2018
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1

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Released on November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Dol Go Dol Go Dol Go" (돌고돌고돌고)
  • Yook Joong-wan
  • Choi Seo-hyun
4:02
2."Dol Go Dol Go Dol Go" (Inst.) 4:02
Total length:8:04

Part 2

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Released on November 14, 2018 (2018-11-14)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Always Be With You" (항상 너의 곁에 내가 있을게)Standing Egg3:38
2."Always Be With You" (Inst.) 3:38
Total length:7:16

Part 3

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Released on November 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Hero" (히어로)Kang Kyun-sung (Noel)3:17
2."Hero" (Inst.) 3:17
Total length:6:34

Part 4

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Released on November 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."For You" (그댈 위해)Lucia3:49
2."For You" (Inst.) 3:49
Total length:7:38

Part 5

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Released on December 6, 2018 (2018-12-06)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Day After Day" (또 하루)Jo Won-sun4:16
2."Day After Day" (Inst.) 4:16
Total length:8:32

Part 6

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Released on December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."I Don't Know" (몰랐어)Parc Jae-jung 
2."I Don't Know" (Inst.)  

Ratings

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  • In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Ep. Broadcast date Average audience share (nationwide)
TNmS[18] AGB Nielsen[19]
1 November 7, 2018 4.5% 4.0%
2 4.1%
3 November 8, 2018 2.5%
4 3.3%
5 November 14, 2018 2.5%
6 3.0%
7 November 15, 2018 2.2%
8 2.7%
9 November 21, 2018 2.8% 2.6%
10 3.3% 3.0%
11 November 22, 2018 3.2%
12 3.6% 3.6%
13 November 28, 2018 3.0% 2.4%
14 3.6% 3.5%
15 November 29, 2018 2.8%
16 3.3%
17 December 5, 2018 3.1% 2.5%
18 3.4% 2.8%
19 December 6, 2018 2.1%
20 2.7%
21 December 12, 2018 2.4%
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23 December 13, 2018 1.9%
24 2.5%
25 December 19, 2018 2.2%
26 2.8%
27 December 20, 2018 2.8% 2.0%
28 3.0% 2.2%
29 December 26, 2018 2.0%
30 2.9% 1.9%
31 December 27, 2018 2.7%
32 3.2%
Average - 2.69%

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2018 2018 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Kang Ji-hwan Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Baek Jin-hee Won [20]
Best Supporting Actor In Gyo-jin Won

References

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  1. ^ a b Gold Kiwi Bird (골드키위새). "죽어도 좋아♡ (Happy Even If I Die)". Daum Webtoon (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  2. ^ "New TV series fulfils office fantasy of reforming nasty boss". Yonhap News Agency. November 5, 2018.
  3. ^ '죽어도 좋아' 강지환-백진희, 악덕 상사 VS 사이다 대리의 대환장(?) 케미 예감하는 대본리딩 현장 공개!. iMBC (in Korean). October 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "Kang Ji-hwan to Star in "Feel Good to Die"". HanCinema. Newsen. September 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "Baek Jin Hee Confirmed To Star In Upcoming Webtoon-Based Drama". Soompi. September 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "Gong Myung confirms to join 'Happy If You Died'". JTBC. October 6, 2018. Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  7. ^ [공식입장] 류현경, '죽어도 좋아' 출연 확정..'워킹맘부터 워맨스까지'. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). September 11, 2018.
  8. ^ 김민재, '죽어도 좋아' 확정..리얼리티 200% 생활밀착형 연기 예고 [공식입장]. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). September 13, 2018.
  9. ^ 아역출신 배우 정민아, KBS2 새 수목극 '죽어도 좋아' 캐스팅. Sports World (in Korean). September 12, 2018.
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  11. ^ a b 인교진x이병준, '죽어도 좋아' 출연 확정..반전+코믹 넘치는 2色 연기 [공식입장]. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). September 12, 2018.
  12. ^ [매경닷컴 MK스포츠 김도형 기자] '죽어도 좋아' 김기현이 공명을 칭찬하고, 인교진을 나무랐다. MK News (in Korean). November 15, 2018.
  13. ^ 조한철, '신과함께'→'백일의낭군님'→'죽어도좋아' 대세 행보. YTN (in Korean). 16 November 2018.
  14. ^ [공식]'죽어도 좋아' 김민재-조한철-서정연, 탄탄한 명품조연 합류. Sports Chosun (in Korean). September 13, 2018.
  15. ^ 김보정, KBS2 '죽어도 좋아' 캐스팅…백진희와 자매 호흡. TenAsia (in Korean). November 2, 2018. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  16. ^ [포인트:컷] 김선호, '죽어도 좋아' 특별 출연…백진희와 면접장 조우. Xports News (in Korean). November 8, 2018.
  17. ^ 김선호, '죽어도 좋아' 특별출연 '김과장' 이은진 감독과 인연. etoday (in Korean). November 8, 2018.
  18. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  19. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  20. ^ Woo, Bin (January 1, 2019). [2018 KBS 연기대상] 유동근 대상 "장미희 덕분인데 내가 왜..대하드라마 부활 기원" [[2018 KBS Drama Awards] Donggeun Lee Grand Prize "Why am I ... thanks to Jang Mi-hee.]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Naver.
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