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)

Poster

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Official Site

Trailer I & Trailer II & Trailer III

Official Wallpaper

OST

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857 Responses to “A Gentleman’s Dignity”

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  1. 451
    han Says:

    i just love this drama. for the first time, i thought that this will be boring, as we can see most of the male role are oppa or i can say ahjussi,LOL.

    But after i watched it for 1 episode, i’m falling in love with this drama. The role, the story, the chemistry and most of all the OST, love it.

    always curious with next episode,,,

  2. 452
    KDaddict Says:

    @SEGACRAZE,
    I agree that JR is the funniest of the 4. I understand why u love him most. We don’t love him most cos he’s a jerk towards his wife. If he’ll change his philandering ways n be nice to her, we’ll love him more for sure. But JDG n his laser gaze will probably still reign supreme.
    Yoon is getting boring now, cos we want chars who behave actively. All that brooding n no action. Yeeshh! Of course if he is willing to brood in the shower, then it’s a diff matter. ;)

  3. 453
    SEGACRAZE Says:

    @KDaddict

    Lol!!!u said it right!of course i dnt like him being a womanizer but his char is really hilarious…and yeah who can resist JDG’s sexy gazes but there are some scenes that he looks haggard and tired..perhaps the reason why i like JR more than DJ is bec i dnt really feel the romance bet him and YS…im happy for those who find them sweet and i hope that i can feel that too coz i like them individually(sigh)…the intro scenes are cute and funny that i even have to pause the scene for awhile until i stop laughing…and im not yet ready for the melo part if ever…

  4. 454
    KDaddict Says:

    @SEGACRAZE, tc, sara,
    Count me in as one of those ppl who can’t feel the chemistry btn KDJ n YS, bc he is so suave, debonair, flamboyant, while she is dense, hesitant, n buttoned down. I like KHN, but not YS so much. How does a char who treats KDJ’s feelings so insensitively, so insincerely have a chemical reaction w him? I feel that KDJ sizzles, while YS so far has been inert on the griddle.
    I’m sure it is a better idea for a person not to watch their spouse’s skinship moments on screen. They’ve to make it believable. It’d only be disturbing to watch.

  5. 455
    eileen534 Says:

    today is saturday and it’s showing time.. lol

  6. 456
    anjas Says:

    Before watching Episode 11,
    this is link for Epi 11 preview

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQpBexeUplM&feature

  7. 457
    KDaddict Says:

    To me, the scene where YS n DJ have the most chemistry is at the end of ep 10, when he is looking at her thru the window of cafe, n she puckets up to kiss the window!
    Thx for the preview.
    I hate it that only TS n his gf r happy. The preview shows them fighting. I look fwd to their duking it out.

  8. 458
    anjas Says:

    I agree with u, KDaddict.
    scene between YS n DJ at the end epi 10 is the most chemistry.
    So touching, no words for descripting that.

  9. 459
    tc Says:

    @KDaddict-454

    Granted the chemistry between DJ/YS is not as awesome as the OTPs in Secret Garden or Princess Man but it is still good enough for me to get hooked and ship this pair. Main draw for me is JDG. I just want him to get whoever he loves even if it happens to be an ajumma, I will close one eye and bear with it ( just likely QOR where the pairing between PSH and KNJ was worse!).

    The chemistry between Yoon and Maehri was better in my view but I am getting impatient with Yoon’s stubbornness and his refusal to accept Maehri’s love because of his friendship with TS. Hoping that there will be major plot movement in this relationship in coming episodes. Please Oppa Yoon put on your fighting spirit and throw caution into the wind for the sake of love!

  10. 460
    KDaddict Says:

    @tc, hi,
    How’ve u been? I got a break last night as there was no KD airing on F evenings. Went out to dinner w hubby. Baked bread this morning n to a nice Sat lunch w him too. OK, now I can stick my head back to my KD. ;)
    These couple posts lead me to wonder what chemistry is btwn our drama stars.
    There r shows where the OTP would hug n kiss n we aren’t convinced. Stars being too cautious of crossing some line.
    There r shows where the OTP can’t be together, but u can feel the longing in their eyes. Excellent acting fr both stars.
    There r shows where one rejects the other, but u can tell love is burning inside. Ability to communicate feelings that r opposed to spoken words.
    There r times when one star does an excellent job n the other doesn’t project that feeling of love or desire. This is one of them. I’m sure KHN isn’t a bad actress; she cant get where she is if she were. Perhaps the script calls for her to be hesitant, resistant, slow on the uptake. That’s what I’ve been getting fr her; not any sense of her admiration, adoration, longing for KDJ. Hence, no chemistry. Actually I don’t see that she has those feelings for TS either. So I’m finding YS less than interesting for more reasons than one.

  11. 461
    tc Says:

    @KDaddict

    My weekend’s routine is to catch up with all the KDs and I normally don’t have time for anything else save for meals with family. We are not so fortunate here to be able to access Viki and watch current episodes speedily within a day of airing. Hence, I normally wait until weekends and then marathon all the current episodes in one go. Exception is of course AGD whereby I can’t wait until the following weekend and usually bug my hubby to download the eps on every Tuesday! I have definitely caught the AGD bug!

  12. 462
    anon Says:

    “Perhaps the script calls for her to be hesitant, resistant, slow on the uptake. That’s what I’ve been getting fr her; not any sense of her admiration, adoration, longing for KDJ. Hence, no chemistry.”

    Not really. I think chemistry is just what it is. Chemistry. In AAE, Sun Mi (Chae Rim) was way more hesitant in receiving Hyung Chul (JDG)’s love. Yet you can feel the chemistry each and every time both of them on screen. It’s just overflowing, it’s just amazing. They don’t have to do anything, their kissing scene was only one in the whole 20 episodes, which was the explosive kissing scene at the very end of the last episode, yet, everytime in every single episode they were together, you can just feel that they were made for each other. Husband & wife material. Minimal skinship, but caused maximal feelings for viewers, that’s what i call chemistry. I think it’s a natural thing between 2 people. my point is, chemistry is something that comes just naturally…you can feel it when you see one…no certain factors that dictate how it works. Anyway, agree that JDG/KHN chemistry is not as explosive as expected, maybe bcuz i’ve seen better chemistry of him and other actresses. But they are both still very beautiful together. Like the above commenter said, whoever JDG going to end up with, i’ll support him & his couple, cuz i’m watching this drama bcuz of him in the first place. ;)

  13. 463
    Uniqueshop4u Says:

    Omgoshhh…I love this drama so much the story line from episode to episode was really awesome….love all of the casts member and also I like to give credit to the Screen Writer…bravo!!!

  14. 464
    sara Says:

    @KDaddict
    I agree with you. I watched SEGA again tonight and wow, it was awesomely awesome. HB is so pretty and they have such a real great chemistry that i realized how I’ve been missing such a great work. In result, i realized YS-KDJ couple couldn’t have arouse such a deep emotion in me, at least till now. Here KDJ is an every woman’s ideal man-expect his player part and his having several sex partners that i don’t like- but YS is not every man’s ideal type. The one who can makes every woman jealous. So sometimes i don’t understand why DJ loves her. Although the writer has chosen in-first-glance love type which doesn’t need any explanation or justification. The i-don’t-know-why-i-love-her love type. Anyway,i ‘m waiting for the climax.

  15. 465
    Lady's Choice Says:

    @Segacraze

    hi Kabayan!i also agree with you about the pairing of JDG and KHN,no sparks 4 me.i loved JDG in AAE so much but not that much in this drama.

    i noticed that you love romance dramas.hehe!if you don’t mind,are u single
    and how old r u bec i think we have the same taste in dramas..hahaha!i want to watch Loving You A thousand Times either in television or online but un4tunately i have no time bec of work.

  16. 466
    KDaddict Says:

    Ep 11:
    With ep 11, things r finally kicking into gear!
    YS n KDJ r finally a couple!
    TS n his gf finally hit a real snag!
    MS finally has had enough of JR!
    YS finally goes to DJ wearing those shoes n mean it!
    Colin finally makes an entrance!
    Finally!
    Will this be a turning pt in the show?

  17. 467
    KDaddict Says:

    @sara,
    I think those two r opposites, YS n DJ: He’ll bring a sense of adventure to her life, of which she is apprehensive; She can bring to his life some stability n structure that more outgoing girls cannot, which is what he craves at this pt. He is ready to settle down. So is TS. JR is a pathological philanderer. Only poor Yoon is in limbo.
    Perhaps it takes MR acting out, behaving outrageously, (pretending to) falling for Colin, thus giving TS a real headache b4 he’ll relent n then tell Yoon to go ahead. W/out that green light, Yoon will just keep pushing her away!?
    Will TS’s gf finally agree to marriage? I hope not.

  18. 468
    KDaddict Says:

    I want to see TS finally BEGGING Yoon to Pls Pls Pls accept his sister’s love, to save her from ruining her own life by being with, or heaven forbid, marrying, a guy 4 years her junior, and is the son, of one among them, perhaps even TS’s own, no less!! Shock.

    Can you imagine TS’s predicament if Colin is his son, n MAR wants to be with him? I think MR should play that card, to get even w TS for being a blocker. Kekeke. Wicked laugh.

  19. 469
    tc Says:

    @KDaddict

    I also wish Colin’s to be TS coz it will not only act as a catalyst to spur Yoon to react strongly if Maehri show interest in Colin but will definitely wreck havoc in his relationship with Se Ra! Can’t wait to see Se Ra’s reaction if that turns to be true.

    However, all signs currently pointing to DJ been Colin’s father especially DJ’s reaction and tightening of his face muscle when Colin mentioned that he is Eun Hui’s son. The writer is starting to reveal the relationship between the 4 guys with Eun Hui from the coming episodes and I already have a sense of foreboding that angst is just round the corner for our OTP again.

    Wow, episode 11 is daebak. I like all the romantic moments between DJ/YS and DJ’s one sided love crush manual is so amusing. This episode has so many funny scenes especially the basketball/ tent scene where the 4 guys’ antic really cracked me up! No wonder, AGD’s rating shot up significantly!

  20. 470
    KDaddict Says:

    @tc,
    Ep 11 is filled with hilarious moments, sweet moments, n sexy moments; Too many to name, n too many to pick fav’s fr. That’s why I love this writer. Her scripts r intelligent, witty, and creative. (Have absolutely no idea as to why they hate her over at DB).
    It looks like Eun Hee only ever treated JR n TS as friends. No clues abt Yoon yet. I think her 1st love was KDJ, but got pregnant n ran away suddenly, leaving DJ w a broken heart that has taken 20 years to heal. Hence his temporary amnesia and his playboy life style.

    In ep 12, Colin stays w TS (n MAR). If that’ll get Yoon beside himself w jealousy n worry, then it works for me!

  21. 471
    segacraze Says:

    @Lady’s Choice

    i think although DJ/YS don’t have that explosive chemistry,they still look good together as what #462 said…

    LOL!!!i also ask that Q to some commenters here….hehehe!!!Well,im married for two years now but my hubby is working on a ship that’s y we’re apart for awhile and watching KD lessen my loneliness..haha!im already 27 y/o and begun watching KD 9 yrs ago and it was AAE.perhaps watching 60+ dramas are not enough for me to fed up watching it especially romance genre..Lol!!!!By the way,how true that HJW was here(PH) last friday for a fam vacation?Well,who knows!

  22. 472
    sara Says:

    Ep11
    Plot development. YS-DJ are officially in love, Colin reveals his identity and hateful Sera and TS fight coz TS is a bit conservative and want to get married. It’s good. I love that things are going forward smoothly but Yoon and MAR are still standing there without any development. And now, he even lectures her and claims that is how a man should treat a 24 year-old woman. Haha. You are really too much and our patience has limit man.

    The scene when they are playing innocent and supporting JR’s wife is wonderful. I thought they are grown up for a moment and it turens out they are just 4 mischievous little kids.

    But i’m curios to know what role that rebellious student plays in the story. YS is like his mother. Is writer preparing us for Colin to be DJ’s son and in result YS’s step-son?

  23. 473
    sara Says:

    @KDaddict-467
    I don’t feel exicted for the main couple. They can’t make my heart flutter. BD-HJ relationship in QIM was so great that i felt my heart was exploding when they were seprated. But here i don’t feel anything. I agree with you that they can complete each other. The writer seems to have the same idea in the script but i can’t see the same on the screen. I can’t feel YS is in love with DJ. As far as i know, KHN is a good actress but why there’s nothing in her eyes when she looks at DJ? She is in love with him after all. I read an interview with HJW. She says she really falls in love with her co-star during a drama filming. That’s why she can look at HB and LSG with so much affection. How YS would look like, if she played this role? I can’t get this thought out of my mind.

  24. 474
    janice Says:

    I think the age difference between Yoon and Maehri is too much. He is old enough to be her father. Plus she is very immature and he is so settled.

  25. 475
    zehra Says:

    Everey episode has been amazing so farr ! Anticipating the rest ! Highly recommend it to everyone !

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