Feel Good to Die

Feel Good to Die (Korean: 죽어도 좋아; RR: Jug-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]

Feel Good to Die
Promotional poster
Hangul	죽어도 좋아
Literal meaning	Even If I Die, I Like It
Revised Romanization	Jug-eodo Joa
Genre	Comedy Romance Office Supernatural
Based on	Happy If You Died[1] by Gold Kiwi Bird (골드키위새)
Developed by	KBS Drama Production
Written by	Im Seo-ra
Directed by	Lee Eun-jin
Starring	Kang Ji-hwan Baek Jin-hee Gong Myung
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	32
Production
Executive producers	Chang-woo Vincent Hwang Jo Hye-rin Kim Tae-goo Lee Gun-joon
Producer	Lee Jung-mi
Running time	35 minutes
Production companies	Production H Y-People ENT
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	November 7 (2018-11-07) – December 27, 2018 (2018-12-27)

Synopsis

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

Main

• Kang Ji-hwan as Baek Jin-sang^[4]
• Baek Jin-hee as Lee Roo-da^[5]
• Gong Myung as Kang Jun-ho^[6]

Supporting

Marketing Team

• Ryu Hyun-kyung as Choi Min-joo^[7]
• Kim Min-jae as Park Yoo-deok^[8]
• Jung Min-ah as Lee Jung-hwa^[9]

MW Chicken

• Park Sol-mi as Yoo Shi-baek^[10]
• In Gyo-jin as Kang In-han^[11]
• Lee Byung-joon as Na Cheol-soo^[11]

Others

• Kim Ki-hyeon as Kang Soo-chan^[12]
• Jo Han-chul as Yoon Dong-chan^[13]
• Seo Jeong-yeon as Ahn Seon-nyeo^[14]
• Jang Yoo-sang as Lee Young-doo
• Kim Ye-won as Yoon-mi
• Kim Bo-jung as Lee Roo-ri^[15]

Special appearances

• Kim Won-hae^[16]
• Yoo Min-sang
• Kim Seon-ho^[17]

Original soundtrack

Feel Good to Die OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2018
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Most Contents NHN Bugs

Part 1

Released on November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
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

Released on November 14, 2018 (2018-11-14)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Always Be With You" (항상 너의 곁에 내가 있을게)	Standing Egg	3:38
2.	"Always Be With You" (Inst.)		3:38
Total length:			7:16

Part 3

Released on November 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Hero" (히어로)	Kang Kyun-sung (Noel)	3:17
2.	"Hero" (Inst.)		3:17
Total length:			6:34

Part 4

Released on November 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"For You" (그댈 위해)	Lucia	3:49
2.	"For You" (Inst.)		3:49
Total length:			7:38

Part 5

Released on December 6, 2018 (2018-12-06)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Day After Day" (또 하루)	Jo Won-sun	4:16
2.	"Day After Day" (Inst.)		4:16
Total length:			8:32

Part 6

Released on December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"I Don't Know" (몰랐어)	Parc Jae-jung
2.	"I Don't Know" (Inst.)

Ratings

• 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%
22
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

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

1. 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.
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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.
10. [공식입장] 박솔미, '죽어도 좋아' 출연…2년 5개월만에 복귀. Xports News (in Korean). September 11, 2018.
11. 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.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Feel Good to Die on KBS World
• Feel Good to Die at IMDb
• Feel Good to Die at HanCinema