Daily Dose of Sunshine

Daily Dose of Sunshine (Korean: 정신병동에도 아침이 와요) is a South Korean television series directed by Lee Jae-kyoo, and starring Park Bo-young, Yeon Woo-jin, Jang Dong-yoon and Lee Jung-eun. It is based on the Kakao webtoon of the same Korean title by Lee Ra-ha, a former nurse, which highlights the author's real-life experiences.^[3][4] It was released on Netflix on November 3, 2023.^[5][6]

Daily Dose of Sunshine
Promotional poster
Hangul	정신병동에도 아침이 와요
Literal meaning	Morning Comes to Psychiatric Wards
Revised Romanization	Jeongsinbyeongdongedo achimi wayo
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏngsinpyŏngdongedo ach'imi wayo
Genre	Medical drama[1] Comedy[2]
Based on	Morning Comes to Psychiatric Wards by Lee Ra-ha
Written by	Lee Nam-gyu Oh Bo-hyun Kim Da-hee
Directed by	Lee Jae-kyoo Kim Nam-su
Starring	Park Bo-young Yeon Woo-jin Jang Dong-yoon Lee Jung-eun
Music by	Mowg Lee Eun-ju
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Park Sun-bae Kim Tae-won
Producer	Park Cheol-su
Editor	Shin Min-kyung
Running time	52–72 minutes
Production companies	Film Monster Kim Jong-hak Production
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03)

Synopsis

The series centers on Jung Da-eun, a skilled nurse in the Department of Psychiatry at Myungshin University Hospital, and her interactions with the patients under her care.^[3]

Cast

Main

• Park Bo-young as Jung Da-eun: a third-year nurse who gets transferred from Internal Medicine to the Psychiatric Department.^[7]
• Yeon Woo-jin as Dong Go-yun: a proctologist with an erratic personality.^[7]
• Jang Dong-yoon as Song Yu-chan: Da-eun's best friend who always quarrels with her.^[7]
• Lee Jung-eun as Song Hyo-shin: the chief nurse of the Psychiatric Department.^[7]

Supporting

Psychiatric Department

• Park Ji-yeon as Hong Jeong-ran: Da-eun's college classmate and a nurse at the Psychiatric Department.^[8]
• Jeon Bae-soo as Yoon Man-cheon: a nurse at the Psychiatric Department.^[9]
• Lee Yi-dam as Min Deul-re: a nurse at the Psychiatric Department.^[10]
• Lee Sang-hee as Park Soo-yeon: a nurse at the Psychiatric Department.^[11]
• Yoo In-soo as Ji Seung-jae: an intern student who has panic disorder.^[12]
• Chang Ryul as Hwang Yeo-hwan: Da-eun and Yu-chan's friend who is a psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Department.^[13]
• Kim Jong-tae as Im Hyeok-soo: a psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Department.
• Gong Sung-ha as Cha Min-seo: a psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Department.^[14]
• Im Jae-hyuk as Kong Cheol-woo: a psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Department.^[15]

Patients

• Jung Woon-sun as Oh Ri-na: Da-eun's first patient who has a bipolar disorder.^[9]
• Jo Dal-hwan as Kim Sung-sik: Da-eun's patient who has a anxiety disorder.^[16]
• Kim Dae-gun as Choi Joon-gi: a patient who loses his child and wife and goes through difficult times.^[17]
• Roh Jae-won as Kim Seo-wan: Da-eun's patient who has a bipolar disorder.
• Kim Yeo-jin as Kwon Ju-yeong
• Kwon Han-sol as Jung Ha-ram

Others

• Park Sung-yeon as an internal medicine head nurse
• Joo In-young as Nurse Lee^[18]
• Hwang Young-hee as Da-eun's mother
• Cha Mi-kyung as Ri-na's mother
• Park Han-sol as Na-ra^[19]
• Park Jung-yeon as Hye-won^[20]
• Kim Joo-ah as Park Byeong-hui
• Oh Min-ae as Seo-wan's mother^[21]
• Gong Min-jeung as Heo Ji-an: Da-eun's psychiatrist at Hayan Hospital.^[22]
• Hwang Ja-neung^[23]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards	2024	Best Creative	Daily Dose of Sunshine	Nominated	[24][25]
		Best Lead Actress	Park Bo-young	Nominated
Baeksang Arts Awards	2024	Best Drama	Daily Dose of Sunshine	Nominated	[26]
		Best New Actress	Lee Yi-dam	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Lee Nam-gyu, Oh Bo-hyun, Kim Da-hee	Nominated
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2024	Best Drama	Daily Dose of Sunshine	Won	[27][28]
		Best Actress	Park Bo-young	Won
		Best New Actor	Roh Jae-won	Nominated
Cine21 Awards	2023	Series Category – Actress of the Year	Park Bo-young	Won	[29]

Listicle

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Time	2023	The 10 Best Korean Dramas of 2023 on Netflix	Included	[30]

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External links

• Daily Dose of Sunshine on Netflix
• Daily Dose of Sunshine at IMDb 
• Daily Dose of Sunshine at HanCinema