A Gentleman’s Dignity
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Title: 신사의 품격 / A Gentleman’s Dignity
Chinese Title: 绅士的品格
Also known as: Gentlemen’s Class, Grace of Gentleman
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2012-May-26 to 2012-Aug-12
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:50
Synopsis
‘A Gentleman’s Dignity’ is a drama about the careers and love lives of urban professionals. This drama will tell the story of four men in their forties as they go through love, breakup, success and failure.
Kim Do Jin (Jang Dong Gun), an architect with a scathing tongue have romantic relationship with strict high school teacher Seo Yi Soo (Kim Ha Neul), who moonlights as an umpire at amateur baseball games.
Im Tae San (Kim Soo Ro) is dating a cold-hearted woman but wonders if there is someone else out there for him.
Choi Yoon (Kim Min Jong) tries to heal his heart after losing his wife four years ago.
Lee Jung Rok (Lee Jong Hyuk) marries an older woman for money but may lose his comfortable lifestyle in a divorce.
Cast
Main Cast
Jang Dong Gun as Kim Do Jin
Kim Ha Neul as Seo Yi Soo
Kim Soo Ro as Im Tae San
Kim Min Jong as Choi Yoon
Lee Jong Hyuk as Lee Jung Rok
Yoon Se Ah as Hong Se Ra
Kim Jung Nan as Kim Min Sook
Yoon Jin Yi as Im Me Ah Ri
Lee Jong Hyun as Colin
Supporting Cast
Kim Woo Bin as Kim Dong Hyub (Yi Soo’s student)
Yoon Joo Man (윤주만) as Team leader Choi
Park Ah In as Lawyer Kang
Nam Hyun Joo as Teacher Park
Park Joo Mi as Kim Eun Hee (Collin’s mother)
Min Jae Sik (민재식) as Jung Rok’s cafe manager
Jo Hyun Kyu (조현규) as Hyun Kyu (Hwa Dam Architecture employee)
Lee Yong Ih (이용이) as Lee Mi Kyoung (Yoon’s late wife’s mother)
Cameo
Cha Hwa Yun as Seo Yi Soo’s mother (cameo, ep 16)
Kim Yoon Seo as Kim Eun Ji (cameo, ep 2,4,6)
Ahn Hye Kyung as Choi Yoon’s client (cameo, ep 2,10)
Sa Hee as Kim Do Jin’s seducer in the bar (cameo, ep 1)
Choi Sung Jo as Min Sook’s fitness trainer (cameo, ep 3)
Kim Kwang Gyu as high school teacher of Do Jin, Tae San, Yoon, and Jung Rok (cameo, ep 4)
Choi Soo Young as herself – Soo Young of Girls’ Generation (cameo, ep 5)
Kim Dong Gyoon as Na Jong Seok (cameo, ep 11)
Jung Yong Hwa as himself – Jung Yong Hwa of CNBLUE (Yi Soo’s former student) (cameo, ep 13)
Juniel (주니엘) as street performer at Hongdae playground (cameo, ep 13)
Kim Sung Oh as Private Kim / President Song’s son (cameo, ep 15)
Jang Joon Yoo as Tae San’s blind date girl (cameo, ep 16)
Hye Jung as daughter of Na Jong Seok (cameo ep 3)
Jung Soo In as shoes storekeeper (ep 5)
Production Credits
Production Company: Hwa and Dam Pictures (화앤담픽쳐스)
Director: Shin Woo Chul, Kwon Hyuk Chan
Screenwriter: Kim Eun Sook
Episode Ratings
| Date | Ep | TNmS | TNmS | AGB | AGB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2012-05-26 | 1 | 13.7 (2nd) | 15.9 (2nd) | 14.1 (2nd) | 16.0 (2nd) |
| 2012-05-27 | 2 | 12.1 (5th) | 15.2 (4th) | 12.8 (4th) | 14.6 (4th) |
| 2012-06-02 | 3 | 14.0 (3rd) | 15.6 (3rd) | 14.9 (2nd) | 16.7 (2nd) |
| 2012-06-03 | 4 | 14.8 (4th) | 19.0 (4th) | 14.8 (4th) | 16.5 (4th) |
| 2012-06-09 | 5 | 17.4 (2nd) | 20.5 (2nd) | 15.9 (2nd) | 17.0 (2nd) |
| 2012-06-10 | 6 | 16.5 (3rd) | 20.3 (4th) | 16.8 (3rd) | 19.4 (3rd) |
| 2012-06-16 | 7 | 18.7 (2nd) | 22.6 (2nd) | 17.1 (2nd) | 18.6 (2nd) |
| 2012-06-17 | 8 | 18.4 (3rd) | 22.3 (3rd) | 16.6 (3rd) | 18.6 (3rd) |
| 2012-06-23 | 9 | 19.7 (2nd) | 22.9 (2nd) | 18.6 (2nd) | 20.2 (2nd) |
| 2012-06-24 | 10 | 19.8 (3rd) | 22.0 (3rd) | 20.3 (2nd) | 21.9 (2nd) |
| 2012-06-30 | 11 | 23.1 (2nd) | 26.0 (2nd) | 22.0 (2nd) | 23.0 (2nd) |
| 2012-07-01 | 12 | 23.1 (2nd) | 26.3 (2nd) | 20.3 (2nd) | 21.7 (2nd) |
| 2012-07-07 | 13 | 21.9 (2nd) | 26.0 (2nd) | 22.0 (2nd) | 23.4 (2nd) |
| 2012-07-08 | 14 | 22.8 (2nd) | 26.7 (2nd) | 21.6 (2nd) | 22.3 (2nd) |
| 2012-07-14 | 15 | 26.0 (2nd) | 30.1 (2nd) | 23.5 (2nd) | 24.8 (2nd) |
| 2012-07-15 | 16 | 26.0 (2nd) | 29.6 (2nd) | 23.7 (2nd) | 25.3 (2nd) |
| 2012-07-21 | 17 | 26.7 (2nd) | 30.5 (2nd) | 24.4 (2nd) | 26.1 (2nd) |
| 2012-07-22 | 18 | 21.8 (3rd) | 25.3 (3rd) | 24.4 (2nd) | 26.0 (2nd) |
| 2012-08-11 | 19 | 18.2 (4th) | 20.4 (4th) | 18.1 (4th) | 19.3 (3rd) |
| 2012-08-12 | 20 | 24.9 (2nd) | 28.8 (2nd) | 23.5 (3rd) | 25.3 (2nd) |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea
*** Different between TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielson – Here
Note
- Jang Dong Gun coming back to the small screen for the first time in 12 years after All About Eve (MBC, 2000).
- Lee Na Young was originally cast for the leading female role of Seo Yi Soo, but dropped out after that.
Awards
2012 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Actor Awards (Weekend Series), Jang Dong Gun (A Gentleman’s Dignity)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Actress Awards (Weekend Series), Kim Ha Neul (A Gentleman’s Dignity)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: Excellence Actor Awards (Weekend Series), Kim Soo Ro (A Gentleman’s Dignity)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: Special Acting Awards (Weekend Series), Kim Min Jong (A Gentleman’s Dignity)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: Special Acting Awards (Weekend Series), Lee Jong Hyuk (A Gentleman’s Dignity)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: Special Acting Awards (Weekend Series), Kim Jung Nan (A Gentleman’s Dignity)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Awards, Kim Min Jong & Yoon Jin Yi (A Gentleman’s Dignity)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: Viewer Popularity Actress Awards, Kim Ha Neul (A Gentleman’s Dignity)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars Awards, Jang Dong Gun (A Gentleman’s Dignity)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars Awards, Kim Ha Neul (A Gentleman’s Dignity)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Awards, Lee Jong Hyun (A Gentleman’s Dignity)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Awards, Yoon Jin Yi (A Gentleman’s Dignity)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: Achievement Award, scriptwriter Kim Eun Sook (A Gentleman’s Dignity)
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June 18th, 2012 at 11:29 am
1. My fav GD couple is Yoon + MAR – I want them both to be happy.
2. My least fav couple is TS + Se Na – I want them both to be Unhappy.
They are also my least fav persons, both r quite selfish. So maybe they deserve each other.
3. The couple I’m most curious abt is JR + Min Sook – I don’t mind seeing more of their backstory.
4. The person I’m most curious abt is Colin’s father – I’m sure he didn’t know he had a son.
5. My fav person is MAR – gutsy n true to her feelings at so young a age.
6. My 2nd fav person is KDJ – interesting char. He has sown his wild oats n is ready to settle down.
7. YS is nether my fav nor least fav becos she just doesn’t ring true to me – any girl who looks like that n has that kind of personality would have been snapped up a long time ago. Plus she doesn’t have any undue expectations in a man. She just wants a decent fellow, ok, preferably one who plays baseball. That shouldn’t be too hard to find, right?
June 18th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
hi i am all for KHN and JDG………..the more I see JDG, the more I love him, he got the best charm and his charisma swoon over me…..hehehe oh yes he is humouros too..never thought he could act cute at this age and me loving it…I love KHN and JDG’s scenes…regardless receiving negative comments on KHN, she is my fav and I love all her scenes…………
Yoon and Me Ah Ri. though I love them together but I still feel she is much too young for him…. but I love her interaction with Yi Soo…
Well am hoping for more romancing scenes for KHN and JDG but the preview on ep9 & 10 doesn’t seem like it cos in one of the coming scene DJ ignore YS and YS was on seen crying a bucket of tears!…….
I hope the writer won’t disappoint us especially me lor…………..cos i really want a lovely ending for KHN n JDG……….
June 18th, 2012 at 1:45 pm
Hi…everyone nice to see u ..waw.. the comments grow Up!!
start ep.7
aaW.. aaww..what wrong with DJs…he forgot about what happened last night?!!! and TS ask him to the hospital… likely DJ’s often to have that’s symptom. Perhaps.. alzheimer’s disease !! OMG…otoke…
June 18th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
ep 7.2…are lovely scene btw DJ n YS where they fall in to the sofa,they are both acting very dazzling…and also Yoon n Mar…hope the both can together soon.
then…TS and Se Ra…haha..I think they should has break time!!.
4 Se Ra I think u must introspection your self.
and last couple JR n Min sook…I never want to be like them
June 18th, 2012 at 5:47 pm
@KDaddict i thought ep 8 was not bad. I love it when they have flashback of their student days bec Yoon looked so adorably cute. The part where Minsook thought she caught Jungrok in the hotel was quite funnily played out although it seemed like i have watched the scene before. still was funny. Taesan and Sera had a fight bec Sera kept harping on Yisoo’s crush on Taesan. Their last conversation was Taesan left her before reaching her house to meet Yisoo. It seems a little immature to fight over something like this but then maybe love for the 40s are not really that different from love for the 20s or 30s.
June 18th, 2012 at 6:12 pm
The 4 guys still have not grown up yet, they may have reached 40 years old but behaviour wise still as teenagers (wonder what happened to them when they reached their puberty, LOL). Anyway, the storyline just to show how men who have difficulty in retaining serious relationship will behave when being faced to the reality of suddenly having true feelings for women (in the past they may treat women as past time flings…….), this is in reality for all single men in the present who are not married past 40 years old.
June 18th, 2012 at 7:25 pm
@KDaddict-351
Exactly my thought. I agree with all of your 7.
June 18th, 2012 at 10:18 pm
@sara,
Do you know what r the odds of us agreeing w sb else on SEVEN separate pts? We should both go out n get ourselves Lottery tickets! Hee hee.
June 18th, 2012 at 10:26 pm
@christine-352,
I think it is safe to say that everyone who watches this KD is all for KDJ n YS. Becos he really falls in love for the 1st time, n she is such a good person. Don’t worry, I’m sure they’ll have a happy ending. As for some ppl having not very complimentary comments abt KHN, I think it can’t really be helped bc with every KD, every star, there’ll always be some ppl who don’t like this star or that. Otoke?
As for MAR being too young: I think that’s where your thinking is similar to TS. But I believe age as a no. is not altogether meaningful. Sb can be mature at 24; others can be v silly at 40, as we’ve seen here. What I like abt this couple is that she is very sure abt wanting Yoon n only Yoon, while he is such a dedicated one-woman man. He’ll love her for as long as he shall live. How many men can we say that abt? And she him.
My mother is younger than my father by 16 years. I’ve never seen them not look at each other w LOVE n sweetness in their eyes. Her father died when she was 9, so I guess she wants sb older.
June 18th, 2012 at 10:29 pm
@kdfan-355,
Ep 8 is not bad. It’s just that eps 1-7 were so good, I got spoiled!
There were small segments that were entertaining, surely, but overall, I feel that ep 8 is just treading water n going nowhere.
June 18th, 2012 at 10:40 pm
@kdfan,
Abt that fight btn TS n gf:
It is Sena who makes a mtn out of a molehill. What a reasonable or wise woman should do is appreciate YS for stepping aside, n for keeping her crush on TS a secret. If Sena has any sense, she should pretend not to know. Instead, she keeps picking at a small scab until it becomes a big one n bleeds. It is not the immaturity of a 40 year old TS, but the small mindedness and pettiness of this golf pro!
I’m beginning to think TS is also petty n selfish like Sena n deserves her becos of the way he treats MAR’s and Yoon’s feelings. Why discriminate against sb, who is your best f, just becos he is older? Just how much older is the rt age btw a couple? And who determines it?
June 18th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
all i can say about this drama is funny and interesting! worth watching hehe =D
June 18th, 2012 at 11:24 pm
overall from episode 1 to 8, are really entertaining. Looking forward for the folowing episode every week. Well done.
June 18th, 2012 at 11:25 pm
@KDAddict thanks for sharing your views……………yes I agreed too that there were always be some negative comments…everyone has their fav actors and actresses and I really do not mind because for me i only read positive comments….
Yes I did said MAR is a bit too young based on the fact that Yoon knows her since she was a baby………..its a bit wierd, nevertheless if MAR gets her love …I am okay with it… cos for me KHN and JDG’s happy ever after is what i am looking forward to…………..
finally your mum and dad…its great to hear that they are always so loving n sweet to each other….I guess having a much older husband is definitely a plus sign…………
June 19th, 2012 at 12:01 am
@KDaddict petty, immature, i think both n more. The girlfriend is in the hospital, and he can still ignore that over an argument. Urgh..it would take me a long time to forgive my bf for that. Ahh yr parents r so blessed. I wish TS could see that as a blessing for his sis. But we are only assuming age is the reason for TS’ disapproval. We hv not actuallly hear him voice his opinion. All this macho men way of talking..geez all we saw was them drinking.
June 19th, 2012 at 12:16 am
@kdfan,
It’d be nice if TS has another reason, a more valid one, for which he opposes their union.
In ep 8, TS said he has broken up w Sena 10 times already. Either their relationship is so strong that after breaking up 10 times, it is still indestructible, or after those 10 times, TS doesn’t feel so compelled to visit her in the hosp anymore. At any rate, for all he knows, it could be another one of her ruse to get him running to her after an argument, right?
I really like this KD a lot. It gives us the charisma of JDG plus 8 other chars (4 guys, 4 women, n Colin) that we can care abt n talk abt. Just Lovely!
June 19th, 2012 at 2:14 am
Last week the drama revealed the true. This week is more for cleaning up. Next week it looks like we will see some directions of each char where they will head to. We love to have this drama ending with each guy having their love one but I have a bad feeling that this drama can have ALL 4 guys be single (of course with good terms but still sad to us) at the end. Like Jung Rok will finally divorce, TS won’t be with Se Na after he knows her bad side, Yoon won’t be with TS’s sister becasue age difference and she is his best friend’s sister. DJ won’t be with Yi Soo if TS steps in. In general, guys will pick their friendship as their 1st priority.
Cross our figure this drama won’t go with that ending.
June 19th, 2012 at 3:44 am
I think in the end of this drama KDJ will end-up with SYS but will takes a few seasons heheh…..First time i watched Korean drama western genre that similar to Sex in the City only the opposite of it hahahha….I like this drama all the casst did a good job and director,scrip-writer and the production team:)…..I laughed and cry watching this drama and recommend all my frenz to watch it….woth it and awesome^0^
June 19th, 2012 at 5:42 am
@KDaddict-358
Yes, let’s get themt. But although ep 8 doesn’t have that strange moments between KDJ and YS or Yoon’s jealous moments, it’s still good. I love the flash back scene. Don’t you think Eun hee is Colin’s mother? But i don’t get why TS forces Yoon to not love his sister. Yoon has such a nice and deep personality. I love him the most among f4 and the look on his face when he gets jealous is gold. It’s great that YS finally is sorting out her feelings but why she doesn’t love DJ? He is handsome, rich, gentleman and attractive, so why? Sera ‘s scenes annoy me. I just can’t stand the look in her eyes and i ‘ll kill Tae san if he separates MAR and Yoon.
BTW, it’s off topic but YI and JHW announced they are dating and all the kisses were REAL. Now we should be doubt the leads if their on-screen relationship seems too real to be just acting.
June 19th, 2012 at 7:22 am
@sara,
Remember a few eps ago, u were complaining that there wasn’t enough plot development n I told u to just enjoy the view? Now our roles r reversed!? LOL! I guess I feel there aren’t enough candies in ep 8 for me to not mind the lack of movement. But it isn’t to the pt that it irritates me. Just a little disappt’d compared w the excellence of past eps.
Eun Hee? U mean the only good looking woman in that group of 4 that appeared in the prologue? Both TS and Yoon claimed that she was their 1st love, while KDJ was not in the room. So there is hope that my wish for Colin to be TS’s may come true! I’d like to see Sena tear her hair out or his!
Why does YS not fall for DJ? Becos DJ is not her type. Her type is TS, more serious, more reserved–at least outwardly. DJ embarrasses her, toys w her, pins her to the wall w his naked torso, brings her expensive shoes, we like that, but it’s too brazen for her. She’s supposed to be more timid n shy. Too bad for TS that he got attracted by short short skirt on Sena n he missed the boat!
Abt YI n JHW:
It is easy for them to be taken by the mood of the moment when they r kissing n hugging sb attractive n nice day in day out for months. R they now dating for real? I thought she rejected him after that fanmeeting? He is going to MS in less than 3 weeks. Can such a short romance withstand a 2 year separation? I doubt.
June 19th, 2012 at 10:53 am
@KDaddict…looks like you are still affected by Se Na from RTP .. that’s why you always write her name here
maybe coz her character same w Se Ra…bad one..right
June 19th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
@KDaddict they brokeup more than 10 times and it’s only been a year. all this is because of their bad personalities. inborn traits are difficult or impossible to change so it will be a vicious cycle of neverending fights over anything. i think they totally deserve each other or anybody else who are like them. i too noticed u keep calling her Sena n was wondering if i should correct u. i think hny is right it’s bec u r doing so bec she is as bad as RTP’s Sena. I am really enjoying GD as well bec of the many things about each character to discuss about. But of all, I find YS to be the most boring to talk about. I m getting tired of her exasperated arm flinging expression whenever she gets into an embarassing situation with DJ. After so many incidents she should have passed the stage of being embarassed about anything by now unless she is caught stark naked. If all 20 eps of this show is as good as they hv been, i’ll get the dvd for my few BFFs to watch it.
My congrats to the lovely QIM couple, yes it seems they are dating for real. no, she did not reject him. she did not respond publicly. whether it’s shortlived or it will outlive his MS, it’s great to give it a go if the feelings are mutual.
June 19th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
@hny, kdfan,
It shows how much I like that char, that I don’t even bother to look up her name or make the effort to remember it! N hny is probably right that there is some left over animosity fr Sena of RTP!
I feel the same way abt YS. I haven’t had anything to say abt her. That’s detrimental for a char, esp a main one, that there is nothing worth loving or hating! That’s how she fared on my list in #351 above.
June 19th, 2012 at 1:45 pm
@kdfan,
I mean I feel the same way u do abt YS. Not the same way I feel abt Golf pro. Lousy English on my part.
June 19th, 2012 at 6:39 pm
OMGEEE…i’m addicted to this show.i love DJ and all the crazy things he did hahaha.and of course YS how she handles the situation…in a classy way.i can’t wait next ep.