A Gentleman's Dignity

Details[edit]

Title: 신사의 품격 / Shinsa-ui Poomgyuk
Also known as: Gentlemen's Class / Grace of Gentleman / Gentleman's Classy
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2012-May-26 to 2012-Aug-12
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:50
Original Soundtrack: A Gentleman's Dignity OST

Synopsis[edit]

A drama about the careers and love lives of urban professionals. It 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 (Yoon Se Ah) 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 (Kim Jung Nan) for money but may lose his comfortable lifestyle in a divorce.--viki

Cast[edit]

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 Park Min Sook
Yoon Jin Yi as Im Me Ah Ri
Lee Jong Hyun as Collin

Extended Cast

Kim Woo Bin as Kim Dong Hyub
Yoon Joo Man (윤주만) as Team leader Choi
Park Ah In as Lawyer Kang
Nam Hyun Joo as Teacher Park Hyun Joo
Park Joo Mi as Kim Eun Hee (Collin's mother)
Min Jae Sik (민재식) as Lee Jung Rok's cafe manager
Kim Gun (김건) as Kim Gun (Hwa Dam's employee)
Jo Hyun Kyu (조현규) as Hyun Kyu (Hwa Dam's employee)
Lee Joon Hee (이준희) as Kwon (Hwa Dam's employee)
Han Eun Sun (한은선) as Young Ran (Hwa Dam's employee)
Kim Chang Sung (김창성) as Sang Hyun
Ahn Jae Min as Yoo Sung Jae
Lee Seung Taek (이승택) as Lee Seung Taek (bar's manager)
Lee Yong Yi as Lee Mi Kyung (Yoon's late wife's mother)
Kim Sun Hwa as Chairwoman Song
Kim Yoon Seo as Kim Eun Ji

Special Appearances

Cha Hwa Yun as Seo Yi Soo's mother (ep 16 & 19)
Ahn Hye Kyung as Choi Yoon's client (ep 2 & 10)
Hwang Eun Soo (황은수) as Hong Se Ra's junior golfer (ep 9 & 12)
Sa Hee as Kim Do Jin's seducer in the bar (ep 1)
Jo Jae Yoon as police officer (ep 1)
Ahn Hyun Hee (안현희) as applicant for part-time job at Jung Rok's cafe (ep 1)
Choi Sung Jo as Min Sook's fitness trainer (ep 3)
Oh Ah Rang (오아랑) as Baek Hae Joo - Jung Rok's ex-girlfriend (ep 3)
Kim Kwang Gyu as high school teacher of Do Jin, Tae San, Yoon, and Jung Rok (ep 4)
Choi Soo Young as herself - Soo Young of Girls' Generation (ep 5)
Kim Dong Gyoon as Na Jong Suk (ep 11)
Jung Yong Hwa as himself - Jung Yong Hwa of CNBLUE and Yi Soo's former student (ep 13)
Juniel (주니엘) as street performer at Hongdae playground (ep 13)
Kim Sung Oh as Private Kim / Chairwoman Song's son (ep 15)
Jang Joon Yoo as Tae San's blind date girl (ep 16)
Jung Soo In as shoes storekeeper (ep 5)
Ha Soo Ho (하수호) as night club guard (ep 19)
Shin Hye Jung as daughter of Na Jong Suk (ep 3)
Bae Ji Hyun (배지현 from SBS ESPN) as reporter (ep 20)
Park Pal Young
Lee Sun Bin

Production Credits[edit]

Production Company: Hwa and Dam Pictures (화앤담픽쳐스)
Chief Producer: Kang Shin Hyo
Producers: Yoon Ha Rim (윤하림), Choi Kwan Yong (최관용)
Directors: Shin Woo Chul, Kwon Hyuk Chan
Camera Director: Hwang Min Shik (황민식)
Screenwriter: Kim Eun Sook

Recognitions[edit]

2013 22nd High1 Seoul Music Awards

Best OST: "My Love" (A Gentleman's Dignity OST Part 5) by Lee Jong Hyun

2012 SBS Drama Awards

Top Excellence Award for Weekend/Serial Drama, Actor (Jang Dong Gun)
Top Excellence Award for Weekend/Serial Drama, Actress (Kim Ha Neul)
Excellence Award for Weekend/Serial Drama, Actor (Kim Soo Ro)
Special Acting Award for Weekend/Serial Drama, Actor (Kim Min Jong)
Special Acting Award for Weekend/Serial Drama, Actor (Lee Jong Hyuk)
Special Acting Award for Weekend/Serial Drama, Actress (Kim Jung Nan)
Top 10 Stars Award (Jang Dong Gun)
Top 10 Stars Award (Kim Ha Neul)
Viewer Popularity Award (Kim Ha Neul)
Lifetime Achievement Award (Kim Eun Sook)
Best Couple Award (Kim Min Jong and Yoon Jin Yi)
New Star Award (Yoon Jin Yi)
New Star Award (Lee Jong Hyun)

2012 Grimae Awards

Best New Cinematographer (Hwang Min Shik)

2012 20th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards

Drama Supporting Actress Award (Nam Hyun Joo)

2012 1st Daejoon Drama Festival - K-Drama Star Awards

Female Acting Award (Kim Jung Nan)
Rising Star Award (Yoon Jin Yi)

2012 5th Korea Drama Awards

Best New Actress (Yoon Jin Yi)

Episode Ratings[edit]

See A Gentleman's Dignity/Episode Ratings

Trivia[edit]

Jang Dong Gun makes a tv comeback through this drama after 12 years.

External Links[edit]

Official site
Korean Wikipedia
News articles: (1), (2), (3)

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