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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July 23rd, 2012 at 1:39 am
i cant get enough of KHN and JDG…i’m crazy about them…i need a back hugging too
July 23rd, 2012 at 6:19 am
@Arvie Rex
Yeah, hi there
Ep 17
DJ-YS, TS-SR relationship was not that interesting or important to me since the beginning. I just enjoyed watching the romance. But lonely, calm Yoon and passionate cute MAR relationship was a different story. Now finally Yoon is doing something but TS firmly objects. Why? Just because of their age gap? Don’t tell me there is a birth secret.
July 23rd, 2012 at 12:15 pm
Of all the relationships in this drama, I like the guy’s friendship the most. It is sth worthy of envy, worthy of fantasy, sth out of this world. The OTP is nice, but Romance we can get in every KD.
July 23rd, 2012 at 2:54 pm
@KDaddict
totally agree with you.. that is why i love this series a lot.. their so called friendship and loyalty is very strong.. i just hope their deep friendship won’t affect each other’s personal life, like for Attorney Yoon’s love life.. i hope ITS will finally allow/ agree to Y’s and M’s love affair.. just hoping..!!:-)
July 23rd, 2012 at 9:36 pm
this drama is nice…to tell frankly…i am more interested in Yoon’s and Mary’s love progress….the others are still ok for me….hehe…XD this drama is funny and interesting =D
July 24th, 2012 at 12:37 am
love this story…………………………
July 24th, 2012 at 12:38 am
Je suis impatiente de voir la fin de ce drama, en espérant que tout ce termine bien pour tous le monde =) Mais bon y’a pas de raison ^^
July 24th, 2012 at 12:40 am
I notice some of Indonesian old song is played in KD like the song that DJ’s N YS hear in car scene..I don’t know did they only translate to Korean or they only copy the arrangement..does the song creators knew ?!! but I still love this drama
July 24th, 2012 at 1:12 am
True enough, this drama is one of the best out there! So, don’t hesitate to watch it, you’ll surely won’t regret! As soon as I watch its trailer — I grown attached to this drama! ITS PERFECT — from its actors/actresses, OST, plot, cinematography and a whole lot more! And OMG, you’ll surely love how Jand Dong gun acts — his eyes speaks itself, how such a good actor kept himself showing on TV! You’ll love Jand Dong gun and Kim Ha neul’s chemistry even his wife gets jealous! Hahaha! Kidding but still its quite true if I were!
Please, please watch it!
July 24th, 2012 at 1:27 am
Lovin’ this drama! Its freakin’ addictive! Lovin the F40′s loyalty and friendship! Kyaa, Yoon and Meahri is such a cutie! Do Jin and Yi soo such a sweet couple!
Thanks, for this great drama!
July 24th, 2012 at 1:31 am
Omo! I have to wait for 2 weeks before I can watch the last 2 episodes! Ugh, can the prod just extend this one! How about my weekend it wouldn’t be the same as before — full of laughter, romance and good vibes! Haha! Few more episodes wouldn’t hurt, right?
July 24th, 2012 at 1:34 am
KYAAAA! Yoon hugged Meahri in episode 17! Kyaaaa! This is sooo sweet! Never did expected! You rule, man!
July 24th, 2012 at 1:37 am
Lovin’ the OST’s here! Lee Jonghyun Oppa’s voice is soooo soothing! Lovin’ his song, My Love! Kyaaa!
July 24th, 2012 at 11:22 am
Ep 18:
Why is TS behaving like Yoon is running away with his wife, rather than wanting to date his sister?
Yoon say he understands cos TS regards Yoon as robbing him of his most precious possession.
Is MR regarded? Does Yoon want to date MR against her will? Doesn’t what she wants count? Is she a minor?
Not coming fr a culture where a brother yields so much power, I don’t understand fr where he gets the authority to kick her out of the country, or throw her out of their house.
Why is Sena no help at all in bringing TS around? She blames MR for daring to upset her bf! Who is butting into whose life here?
Other than that, ep 18 is really sweet.
I just hope that JR knows to really chase his wife, n behave well so that she can trust him again.
July 24th, 2012 at 10:27 pm
i like it but the most are the guys and their relashionship very cut
July 25th, 2012 at 5:52 am
Ep 18
Nothing special. It’s just sweet. But as @KDaddict says, i don’t understand why TS behaves like this.
July 25th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
I’d like MR to have a talk w TS:
Hey, I’m 25 years old, WAY pass the legal age. I hate your girlf too, but I don’t tell you to get out of the country or move out. You even told me to be nice to her. If I love a guy who is 17 years my senior, I’m entirely within my rt n it’s entirely my business. So unless he killed everyone in our family since I last checked, deal w it, or else go fly a kite!
IM TS makes me happy that I don’t have a brother who Loves me sooo damned much!
July 26th, 2012 at 6:27 am
@KDaddict
Wow, you were would be very brave, if you were in MAR’s place. But why do you think he objects? I think MAR is not his real sister or she can be his daughter, can’t she? I also think we will have 4 brides and 4 grooms in the final scene.
July 26th, 2012 at 3:48 pm
OMG 2 more episodes can’t wait!!! love the couples in this drama, my fave is rok and min sook
July 26th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
why broadcast on 19 and 20 changed???:((
July 26th, 2012 at 4:11 pm
@sara,
I feel that MR has been a very brave girl, to show her love for Yoon without reservations, in front of every one. So if she has the courage to do that, now that Yoon has the courage to accept her, she ought to have the courage to tell her brother to tone it down. way down.
As it is presented so far, it is unfathomable why TS is soo against this union. In #574, I proposed several reasons why that might be, tongue in cheek. If MR is his daughter as you say, then he can’t handle being his friend’s father-in-law! LOL.
July 26th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
@kristina (595),
This is because of the London Olympics
July 27th, 2012 at 4:00 am
i just notice that i might not get to see the last two ep this week and to think that is all i have been looking forward to this weekend , i love the ending of ep 18, the lead actor makes it so ovious he wants to spend the night with his giilr , and i could not help but smile ,it was so sweet the way he said it , i am going to miss watching this group of friends be there for each other , and the calm way in which yoon deals with his friend about Mar is just great , i have a lot of respect for yoon , the way Mar shy away when she goes by yoon office so they could go for lauch is so sweet , it feelt realy because now things have chenge , not just a one sided love anymore ,i love Mar the most amount the female actress,
July 27th, 2012 at 6:00 pm
wow,, i feel like to watch it bcoz of sega director..hehe
July 27th, 2012 at 10:26 pm
i like F4 ver. GD ,,if JDG yet married ,i want him with KHN,,their really match n make me feel they real,, DAEBAK for this drama,,