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 28th, 2012 at 8:14 am
yaa~~i’m sure thats Indonesian song has been played by DJ with drum. the title is “pilihlah aku”. thats great!! love maehri n yoon couple o:)
July 28th, 2012 at 1:19 pm
I think this time for us to take a break before our new favorite KD begin next week…!!
July 28th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
@hny,
I’m off to watch the Olympics Opening Ceremony!
Have a gt weekend!
July 29th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
@KDaddict n all my friends
yaps!!!…you too…, have nice weekend n for my moslem friend “selamat menjalankan ibadah puasa”.
July 29th, 2012 at 11:49 pm
Looks like SBS has done it again, they surely know how to make such romantic-comedy drama. Those four just like F4 with older fashion but funny styles. Four men four women and four complicated love stories.
July 30th, 2012 at 3:57 am
kudos to latest ost where Yoon or Kim min joong did a gr8 song rendition not to mention jang’s song more than me! gr8 drama, one of the best this year! too bad it’s too short – wished they’d extended this one & woah this w/end seems incomplete for me w/out seeing these four actors or characters! i can’t wait for nxt week
)))
July 30th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
they do not show the last 2 episods last weekend?
July 31st, 2012 at 1:04 am
Waiting to watch the last 2 episodes. Why there is a break ?
July 31st, 2012 at 2:40 am
Oh god… I’m dying waiting for the last eps…. Ppaliiiiiiiiiiii, just make it quick :’(
July 31st, 2012 at 1:12 pm
Of all the Kdramas I love the OST of AGD! Specially the ones by Big Baby Driver….
July 31st, 2012 at 1:46 pm
i think jang dong gun has an eating disorder. he is so thin. he is not a hunk anymore like in his early days in showbiz. eat more! for goodness sake JDG! sad….
July 31st, 2012 at 3:54 pm
i like this drama because it has a different idea then the other dramas , and they did a good job on it fighting ^^
August 1st, 2012 at 6:52 pm
finally this drama running again… can’t wait…yaaayyyy
August 1st, 2012 at 8:33 pm
I don’t get the Korean culture. What is the big deal in having a son in highschool??? I mean he didn’t betray Yi Soo… Please anyone who knows the reasoning of their issue… Help me understand
August 1st, 2012 at 10:39 pm
@imhel,
Abt your Qn posted on another thread:
I’m now hearing that they might show AGD’s last 2 eps this weekend. You might want to check on Aug 4, 5.
@Onna-614,
But no worry. She doesn’t mind, so he eventually turns around.
If you read the comments fr earlier pages, we didn’t understand either. Just that DJ feels he is now not good enough for her since he comes w so much baggage. It is not a v good plot point.
August 2nd, 2012 at 6:58 am
@KDaddict-615
thanks for explaining their issue to me about their baggages. i will just try and understand that each culture is different this time. what is big deal to one and not to the other.
anyway it is still a great series
August 2nd, 2012 at 11:38 pm
Ratings are good! Is the plot good? I want to watch it.
August 3rd, 2012 at 6:37 am
@KDaddict…not watch KD for couple days..’I feel hungry’!!…
did you likes watch taiwanese drama?..I have watch absolut Boyfriend..that’s a good funny n sadness drama…Jiro wang and Goo Hye Sun are so great here. they act makes me Lol and cry…at least relieve my hunger for KD
August 3rd, 2012 at 7:06 am
@hny,
I don’t watch Taiwanese drama, J dorama, Hong Kong drama, or Chinese drama. Only K drama. Hee hee. Oh, and a few choice American series when I can.
With no KD these 2 weeks, I got a chance to go to the cinema! Yay! I saw 2 summer films: Ice Age 4 n Madagascar 3. They are so good! I laughed and giggled all the way. I’ll see the new Doraemon film and Batman this week, b4 KDs return.
Believe it or not, I actually welcome this break fr KD.
August 3rd, 2012 at 8:02 am
@KDaddict…why !! Is there no one actor/actress taiwan , jepan that you likes ?!
so u enjoy the break time !!.. I also want to go to the cinema for watch Ice Age 4 w my D..maybe this weekend..
August 3rd, 2012 at 12:47 pm
The four actors are legit! Really awesome acting…made me laugh to the max! love the writer….I gave them applause! Such a beautiful drama ever!
August 3rd, 2012 at 12:51 pm
Don’t miss this drama the four actors are wonderful ever I really enjoy watching it every episode there’s opening scene that make you fall in love w/ them all at once!
August 3rd, 2012 at 1:37 pm
@hny-620,
The short answer is No. The long ans is:
Dramas fr Mainland China r exercises in realism, the difficulty of getting housing, making ends meet, dealing w in-laws, etc. My feeling is, if I want real life, why should I be looking for it on tv?
HKG tv only shows the same 12 faces. They dont even change their hairdo. Whatever role they r playing, I only see the actor, never the char.
Taiwanese drama, many years ago, my mom was watching Meteorite Garden; I watched 2 eps of it w her, n it cured me of any wish to ever see T drama again. I’m sure they’ve changed since then, but my 1st impression of it hasn’t.
Only saw 3 J-doramas in my life. They r O-Shin, Ooku and Atsu-Hime. All 3 are historical drama; all 3 r national dramas; all 3 are perfect! Other than that I know no J-dorama. Unless you count Doraemon! Hee.
I put up with crap in KD (cliches, lousy scripts, illogical developments, stupid endings) that I wouldn’t tolerate in other dramas, all for my love of Hyun Bin, PSH, GY, HJW, KSA, CJW, etc. etc.
You MUST see Ice Age 4. I wanna see it AGAIN!
August 3rd, 2012 at 4:31 pm
i’m gonna miss this drama…specially the 4 ajushi
and it’s gonna end this weekend!
August 3rd, 2012 at 5:51 pm
i really like this drama. it made me laugh out so loud. i believe this is the first drama that has a humor similar to mine. maybe because i could relate to their stories – 30s to 40s.
i dont get the major issue between JDG and KHN though. it could have been a perfect 10 drama but sadly i will give it a 8.5 because of the shallow “I have a son and im not fit to be your partner anymore” and “huhuhu, you have a son what will i do now…” crap.
anyway i could still recommend this drama as a must watch. you wont regret it.