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The Lady in Dignity
Woman of Dignity Poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Also known asLady with Class
Hangul품위있는 그녀
Hanja品位있는 그女
Genre
Written byBaek Mi-kyung
Directed byKim Yoon-chul
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Jang Min-ae
  • Kim So-jung
  • Na Ye-seu-ran
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesJS Pictures
Drama House [ko]
DistributorJTBC
Release
Original networkJTBC
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseJune 16 (2017-06-16) –
August 19, 2017 (2017-08-19)
External links
Website
Production website

The Lady in Dignity[1] (Korean: 품위있는 그녀; Hanja: 品位있는 그女; RR: Pumwi Inneun Geunyeo; lit. Woman of Dignity) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-sun, Kim Sun-ah, Jung Sang-hoon with Lee Tae-im and Lee Ki-woo.[2] The series aired on cable network JTBC on Fridays and Saturdays at 23:00 (KST) time slot from June 16 to August 19, 2017.[3] It became one of the highest rated Korean dramas in cable television history.[4]

Synopsis[edit]

The story of an elegant Cheongdam-dong woman named Woo Ah-jin (Kim Hee-sun), who relished a life of luxury by marrying a quasi-chaebol son, until Park Bok-ja (Kim Sun-ah) walks into her life.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

  • Kim Hee-sun as Woo Ah-jin
A cheerful, elegant and charismatic woman who married into a rich family, but hit rock bottom after her husband's betrayal.
  • Kim Sun-ah as Park Bok-ja
A cool and unfazeable woman who climbs her way up the social totem pole despite coming from a small village.
  • Jung Sang-hoon as Ahn Jae-suk
Ah-jin's cheating husband.
  • Lee Tae-im as Yoon Sung-hee
Ji-hoo's sexy art teacher who is overwhelmed with greed for fame and honor. She betrays Ah-jin who helped her into the art world and cheats with her husband Jae-suk.
  • Lee Ki-woo as Kang Ki-ho
A coma patient turned lawyer.

Supporting[edit]

People around Ah-jin[edit]

  • Yoo Seo-jin as Cha Ki-ok
  • Lee Hee-jin as Kim Hyo-joo
  • Jung Da-hye as Oh Kyung-hee
  • Oh Yeon-ah as Baek Joo-kyung
  • Moon Hee-kyung as Madam Geum
  • Choi Yoon-so as Heo Jin-hee

People around Jae-suk[edit]

  • Kim Yong-gun as Ahn Tae-dong
  • Seo Jeong-yeon as Park Joo-mi
  • Han Jae-young as Ahn Jae-goo
  • Oh Na-ra as Ahn Jae-hee
  • Yoon Sa-bong as Yoon-su
  • Lee Chae-mi as Ahn Ji-hoo

Extended[edit]

  • Song Young-gyu as Jang Sung-soo
  • Kim Bub-rae as Seo Moon-tak
  • Chae Dong-hyun as Kim Bong-shik
  • Hwang Hyo-eun as Chun Bang-soon
  • Jo Sung-yoon as Goo Bong-chul
  • Lee Jung-eun as Gook Sun-young
  • Song Tae-yoon as Choi Ki-seok
  • Seo Kyung-hwa as Mrs. Jo
  • Lee Geon-woo as Ahn Woon-kyu
  • Yoon Ye-in as Kyung San-daek
  • So Hee-jung as Oh Poong-sook
  • Park Jin-woo as Head of Department Park
  • Lee Young-hoon as Mr. Kim
  • Lee Kan-hee as Madam Kwak
  • Kim Sun-bin as Han Min-ki
  • Baek Seung-hoon as Bodyguard
  • Baek Bo-ram as Se-hee
  • Jeon Soo-kyung as Director Seo
  • Jun Hun-tae as Detective Lee
  • Park Hoon

Special appearances[edit]

  • Ryu Seung-soo as Ah-jin's father
  • Jung Yu-mi as Client (Episode 6)
  • Yoon So-yi as Fishmonger (Episode 20)

Original soundtrack[edit]

The Lady in Dignity OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released2017
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean, English
LabelPoong Entertainment
Warner Music Korea Ltd.

Part 1[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."When the Cold Wind Blows" (찬바람이 불면)E-QLO
  • E-QLO
  • B.O.K
Ivy04:57
2."When the Cold Wind Blows" (Inst.) 
  • E-QLO
  • B.O.K
 04:57
Total length:09:54

Part 2[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Fly with the Wind" (돌려놔)Kun-yo
  • Kun-yo
  • Yudam
  • Lee Won-suk
  • Lee Seong-hyun
Navi, Lina03:37
2."Fly with the Wind" (Inst.) 
  • Kun-yo
  • Yudam
  • Lee Won-suk
  • Lee Seong-hyun
 03:37
Total length:07:14

Part 3[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Only Love You" (너만 사랑하다가)
  • Han Sang-won
  • The Brothers
Han Sang-wonThe Brothers03:36
2."Only Love You" (Inst.) Han Sang-won 03:36
Total length:07:12

Part 4[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Don't Want To Believe" (믿고 싶지 않아)BlueblackJionLee Si-eun03:58
2."Don't Want To Believe" (Inst.) Jion 03:58
Total length:07:56

Part 5[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I Miss You" (보고싶어)
  • Oh Sung-hwan
  • Jung Young-a
  • Oh Sung-hwan
  • Jung Young-a
Kim Seong-ri03:46
2."I Miss You" (Inst.) 
  • Oh Sung-hwan
  • Jung Young-a
 03:46
Total length:07:32

Part 6[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Drunken Night (Drama ver.)" (보고싶어)
  • Norwegian Wood
  • Kun-yo
  • Norwegian Wood
  • Kang Seung-hyun
  • Blue Mangtto
  • Rubatov
Norwegian Wood03:38
Total length:03:38

Part 7[edit]

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Anything"B.Heart03:15
2."Anything" (Inst.) 03:15
Total length:06:30

Part 8[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Why" (왜)
  • E-QLO
  • B.O.K
  • E-QLO
  • B.O.K
The NuTs04:04
2."Why" (Inst.) 
  • E-QLO
  • B.O.K
 04:04
Total length:08:08

Part 9[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Anding"
  • E-QLO
  • B.O.K
  • Stephanie
  • E-QLO
  • B.O.K
  • Sui.Jay
Stephanie03:49
2."Anding" (Inst.) 
  • E-QLO
  • B.O.K
  • Sui.Jay
 03:49
Total length:07:38

Reception[edit]

The Lady in Dignity is one of JTBC's highest rated drama with a single episode rating of 12.065%.[4]Culture critic Jung Duk-hyun says that the drama is not just a soap opera about couples' affairs, but a "social drama" where the two women's confrontation symbolizes the power and class structures of the society.[5]

Due to its popularity, JTBC did a rerun of the series from October 2–6, 2017 with four-episode marathon per day starting from 7:00 (KST).[6]

Ratings[edit]

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep.Original broadcast dateTitleAverage audience share
AGB Nielsen[7]TNmS
NationwideSeoulNationwide
1June 16, 2017A Life With a Great View
(전망 종은 인생)		2.044%2.435%2.2%
2June 17, 2017Matisse & Kandinsky
(마티스와 칸딘스키)		3.108%3.126%2.5%
3June 23, 2017Dangerous Gossip
(위험한 가십)		2.871%3.273%2.8%
4June 24, 2017Choice and Secret
(선택과 비밀)		3.285%3.149%3.8%
5June 30, 2017Greed, With Love
(탐욕은 사랑을 타고)		3.609%3.658%2.6%
6July 1, 2017Night Before the Storm
(폭풍전야)		4.518%5.250%3.5%
7July 7, 2017Triangle
(드라이앵글)		4.091%4.346%2.4%
8July 8, 2017The Glass Ceiling and The Glass Floor
(유리천장과 유리바닥)		5.795%6.285%5.9%
9July 14, 2017Prologue of War
(전쟁의 서막)		5.010%5.196%4.2%
10July 15, 2017The Last Brunch
(마지막 브런치)		6.899%7.326%7.6%
11July 21, 2017Twisted Fate
(억갈린 운명)		8.476%9.062%8.0%
12July 22, 2017Charm of Mutual Benefit
(상생의 묘미)		8.944%9.493%8.3%
13July 28, 2017Show Me the Money
(쇼 미 더 머니)		6.773%7.068%6.0%
14July 29, 2017Timing
(타이밍)		9.131%9.575%8.5%
15August 4, 2017The Suspects
(용의자들)		7.398%8.089%6.6%
16August 5, 2017Unpredictable Future
(예측불허)		9.986%10.364%9.9%
17August 11, 2017Just Like Her
(그 녀 처럼)		8.430%8.982%7.7%
18August 12, 2017The Point of No Return
(돌아올 수 없는 지점)		9.748%10.250%9.2%
19August 18, 2017Nobody Knows
(아무도 모른다)		9.694%9.953%7.2%
20August 19, 2017Curtain Call
(커튼콜)		12.065%12.692%10.9%
Average6.594%6.979%6.0%
  • This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations[edit]

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
201710th Korea Drama AwardsExcellence Award, ActorLee Ki-wooNominated
Hot Star AwardLee Tae-imWon
1st The Seoul AwardsBest DramaThe Lady in DignityNominated[8]
Best ActressKim Hee-sunNominated
Best Supporting ActorJung Sang-hoonWon
Best Supporting ActressSeo Jeong-yeonNominated
2nd Asia Artist AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)Kim Hee-sunWon
201854th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest DirectorKim Yoon-chulWon[9][10]
Best ActressKim Hee-sunNominated
Kim Sun-aNominated
Best ScreenplayBaek Mi-kyungNominated
Best Supporting ActorJung Sang-hoonNominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Lady in Dignity". JTBC Worldwide. JTBC Content Hub. Retrieved February 10, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ^ '품위있는그녀' 대본리딩 포착, 김희선-김선아 첫만남 어땠나. Newsen (in Korean). October 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "김희선X김선아 '품위녀', JTBC 편성 확정 [공식]". TV Report (in Korean). March 22, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "August 19, 2017 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (JTBC) 금토드라마(품위있는그녀) 12.065%
  5. ^ "Actress plays double-face in 'Woman of Dignity'". The Korea Times. 2017-06-20.
  6. ^ "Instagram post by <더 패키지> 매주 금•토 밤 11시! • Oct 1, 2017 at 12:51am UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  7. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  8. ^ '서울어워즈' 송강호·나문희·지성·박보영 주연상…·'박열'·'비숲' 대상[종합]. TV Report (in Korean). October 27, 2017.
  9. ^ "[2018 백상예술대상 종합] tvN '비밀의 숲'·영화 '1987' 대상 영예+3·4관왕". Osen (in Korean). May 4, 2018.
  10. ^ "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.

External links[edit]

  • Official website (in Korean)
  • The Lady in Dignity at IMDb
  • The Lady in Dignity at HanCinema