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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August 3rd, 2012 at 11:18 pm
[...] enjoying “A Gentleman’s Dignity” , usually when i watch dramas there will be some character which i will curse and swear at..but in [...]
August 4th, 2012 at 12:59 am
@KDaddict….waw fantastic reason…Lol !! bravo for Korean actor/actress makes someone like you being a KD addicted
by the way GD will aired this saturday, right… I think one couple should be not have a happy ending..my guess is JR n MS..what about you?
and my other friends (@Jennie,@sara,@cvl,@kdfan,@Park jun hee where are you guys..I miss U
August 4th, 2012 at 6:29 am
@hny
Hi there.
I spent my time watching my fave k-dramas again. MGIAG and SEGA were two of them. I missed my dear Lee Seung gi so much and SEGA is like a drug. The more you watch, the more you want to watch. But watching it again made me realize AGD is really really simple. Just two twists might happen in 2 last eps:
1.MAR is TS’s daughter
2.JR’s wife really gets divorce
And i have two prediction for the ending
1.Four brides and four grooms
2.four men drooling over a woman again to show us they never change
August 4th, 2012 at 9:24 am
AGD is very very simple. There is hardly any story. Like I said, I put up w crap in KD that I wouldn’t tolerate in other dramas, for the love of the actors n actresses. Same in this drama. What makes it attractive is: JGD, KSR, LJH acting like overgrown, immature jerks, n LMJ being his quiet, shy, attractive self, plus the actresses. It’s like minestrone: so simple, so irresistible, on a hot summer day!
U know, they made such a big deal over DJ having a son n therefore felt inadequate for YS, while the rest of the world dont think much of it. We’d expect that TS has a legitimate reason for behaving that way abt Yoon n MR’s relationship. But given the exaggerated reasoning in this drama, I wouldn’t be too surprised if they don’t have a better reason after all!
I dont want to see 4 weddings. I want to see TS n Sera/Sena break up, not JR n Min Sook. I want babies for Yoon to bounce on his sad little lap! N I want this to be over already, so that we can move on to new things, like Arang! Yey!
August 4th, 2012 at 11:24 pm
@sara
MGIAG and SEGA…looks we have same taste..I watch it more then one
and I agree w your second prediction and …haha I can’t wait to see Arang !!
August 4th, 2012 at 11:50 pm
..love the couple of Choi Yoon and Mea Ri…
August 5th, 2012 at 12:47 am
WTH????!!!! Now its on August 11-12???? they kept on postponing the last two episodes!!! drats!!!
August 5th, 2012 at 5:38 am
Really they postponed it again. When this drama is going to end. And @KDaadict i love your idea of babies for yoon. It would be very interesting.
August 5th, 2012 at 12:05 pm
@hny I just got home from traveling. I guess I must be one of the few who is glad the dramas are delayed
hv u been catching up with some old dramas in the meantime?
August 5th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
@kdfan,
Welcome home! Vegas hot enough for u?
It looks as if they’re putting the dramas on hold just for you! Hee. I’m also v glad to have this break fr my addiction. I’m been going out daily, n exercising too. So refreshing.
Catching up w Ghost (Phantom). It’s Lovely.
August 6th, 2012 at 12:28 am
@hny Hi there. Busy watching Olympics and watching most KDs from cable eg Bride of the Sun and Glass Castle. But I am really looking forward to Five Fingers and seeing some of the fantastic cast line up, both old and new from that drama. Hope to see you there as well.
August 6th, 2012 at 12:35 am
@KDaddict hihi! temp hit 40 first 2 days then it cooled down..phew! i still havent got my drama appetite back yet. I want to watch some olympics.
August 6th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
I’ve not watched the last 2 episodes yet.. can’t wait to watch them.. anyone comments on the ending??
August 6th, 2012 at 11:17 pm
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August 7th, 2012 at 9:51 pm
hi all.. welcome back..OMG,they hold the ending !! ..@kdfan u must be happy,I’m watch Jepan and Taiwan drama
..can’t wait to see the other new drama and says good bye to GD
August 9th, 2012 at 8:46 am
this the best drama i have watch in 2012 people you should really give it a try no matter what
August 9th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
I feel like the previous episode was so long ago. Even if there is no time jump in the show, in my mind continuing the coming episode feels like i should be watching the characters at least a year after.
August 10th, 2012 at 6:23 am
@kdfan
I feel the same or worse. Our waiting for the drama to air its 2 last eps lasted forever. Now i just want it to end sooner.
August 10th, 2012 at 11:07 am
@KDaddict (629)
Is this drama worth watching if I’m not a fan of any of the actors and actresses of this drama?
Just wondering if I should give this drama a gtry, but don’t want to get bored to death if the storyline isn’t interesting.
August 10th, 2012 at 3:23 pm
@kdfan @sara Same here. the break is too long and I have even forgotten where we are in the story..it’s like a long lost drama without an ending for me ;-( and as Sara says, I just want to move on to the next drama already!
August 11th, 2012 at 1:57 am
Enjoying this rama
August 11th, 2012 at 2:58 am
@simei-644,
That’s not an easy Qn to answer, bc you say “if u are not a fan of any of the actors or actresses”.
I ask myself how often I enjoy a show if I’m not a fan of any of the actors or actresses. There were times when I went in not knowing how I’d feel abt the actors/resses, n fared ok, like Shut up FBB, New ToG, Ghost. For this one, I guess the answer depends on whether you feel like a really light rom-com, i.e. not moving, not dramatic. I liken it to a glass of iced tea w lemon, w a gt deal of ice–there won’t be much after taste, or much to remember afterwards. What is extraordinary abt this drama is the exceptionally strong friendship among the guys. I enjoy the prelude, the 3-5 mins before each ep, that always have the guys together, doing sth real silly together. Those have me in stitches.
It also depends on what else there is to watch. With Arang, Faith, Nice Guy n a bunch of youth-oriented shows coming up, if you like the latter, then this one probably won’t be v high on a list of priorities.
August 11th, 2012 at 3:23 am
@simei-644,
Ah, I know, there’s an easier way to answer your Qn:
Would “4 middle-aged guys acting half their age” be your idea of fun? If it is, then you’ll like it. If not, then not.
From all the comments saying they wish this show is over already, you can see how (not) invested we r in the story n chars.
I recommend Ghost, if you like sth different n intelligent.
August 11th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
@KDaddict,
I liked your quote for 4 middle aged guys ^^`
I’m not really liked this drama, even though I loved JDG, it’s long enough not seen him in drama land
August 12th, 2012 at 11:08 am
i need eng sub.. ep 19.. huhuhh