Daily Dose of Sunshine (Korean: 정신병동에도 아침이 와요) is a South Korean television series directed by Lee Jae-kyoo 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. It was released on Netflix on November 3, 2023.
Synopsis[]
Jung Da Eun works as a nurse. She is transferred to neuropsychiatry from the internal medicine department. This is her first time working in neuropsychiatry, so everything is difficult and awkward for her. Nevertheless, Jung Da Eun tries her best to deal with the patients and she grows as a nurse with the help of Chief Nurse Song Hyo Jin.
Dong Go Yoon works as a doctor and specializes in proctology. Watching Nurse Jung Da Eun and her pure ways, Dong Go Yoon realizes that he smiles when seeing her and is even healed by her.
Meanwhile, Jung Da Eun is friends with Song Yoo Chan. He looks like a very bright person, but he holds pain inside that nobody knows about.
Cast & Characters[]
- Park Bo-young as Jung Da-eun
- A third-year nurse who gets transferred from Internal Medicine to the Psychiatric Department.
- Yeon Woo-jin as Dong Go-yun
- A proctologist with an erratic personality.
- Jang Dong-yoon as Song Yu-chan
- Da-eun's best friend who always quarrels with her.
- Lee Jung-eun as Song Hyo-shin
- The chief nurse of the Psychiatric Department.
Psychiatric Department
- Park Ji-yeon as Hong Jeong-ran
- Da-eun's college classmate and a nurse at the Psychiatric Department.
- Jeon Bae-soo as Yoon Man-cheon
- A nurse at the Psychiatric Department.
- Lee Yi-dam as Min Deul-re
- A nurse at the Psychiatric Department.
- Lee Sang-hee as Park Soo-yeon
- A nurse at the Psychiatric Department.
- Yoo In-soo as Ji Seung-jae
- An intern student who has panic disorder.
- Chang Ryul as Hwang Yeo-hwan
- Da-eun and Yu-chan's friend who is a psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Department.
- 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.
- Im Jae-hyuk as Kong Cheol-woo
- A psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Department.
Patients
- Jung Woon-sun as Oh Ri-na
- Da-eun's first patient who has a bipolar disorder.
- Jo Dal-hwan as Kim Sung-sik
- Da-eun's patient who has a anxiety disorder.
- Kim Dae-gun as Choi Joon-gi
- A patient who loses his child and wife and goes through difficult times.
- 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
- Hwang Young-hee as Da-eun's mother
- Cha Mi-kyung as Ri-na's mother
- Park Jung-yeon as Hye-won
- Kim Joo-ah as Park Byeong-hui
- Oh Min-ae as Seo-wan's mother
- Gong Min-jeung as Heo Ji-an
- Da-eun's psychiatrist at Hayan Hospital.
Trailer[]
Award & Nominations[]
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Drama | Daily Dose of Sunshine | Nominated |
| 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 |
| 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 |