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. It was released on Netflix on November 3, 2023.
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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.
Cast
Main
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.
Supporting
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 E-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.
Jung Woon-sun as Oh Ri-na: Da-eun's first patient who has bipolar disorder.
Jo Dal-hwan as Kim Sung-sik: Da-eun's patient who has an 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 delusions and believes he is in a video game called Lost Valhalla.
Kim Yeo-jin as Kwon Ju-yeong
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.9/10.
