The Lady in 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. The series aired on cable network JTBC on Fridays and Saturdays at 23:00 (KST) time slot from June 16 to August 19, 2017. It became one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history.
Synopsis 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 Main 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-a 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 Youngest son of Ahn Tae-dong and also 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. He had feeling toward Ah-jin and willing to help her either with her father-in-law's business or her divorce process
Supporting People around Ah-jin 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 Mrs. Geum, Ah-Jin's mother Choi Yoon-so as Heo Jin-hee, Ah-jin's assistant
People around Jae-suk Kim Yong-gun as Ahn Tae-dong, Jae-suk's father Seo Jeong-yeon as Park Joo-mi, Ahn Jae-goo's wife Han Jae-young as Ahn Jae-goo, Jae-suk's brother Oh Na-ra as Ahn Jae-hee, Jae-suk's sister Yoon Sa-bong as Yoon-su, Lee Chae-mi as Ahn Ji-hoo, Ah-jin and Jae-suk's daughter Lee Geon-woo as Ahn Woon-kyu, Park Joo-mi and Ahn Jae-goo's son
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Song Young-gyu as Jang Sung-soo, a plastic surgeon Kim Bub-rae as Seo Moon-tak, who owns a hotel group Chae Dong-hyun as Kim Bong-shik, Kyung Hee's husband Hwang Hyo-eun as Chun Bang-soon, a friend of Park Bok-Ja Jo Sung-yoon as Goo Bong-chul, a personal trainer Lee Jung-eun as Gook Sun-young, Ki Ho's secretary Song Tae-yoon as Choi Ki-seok, Hyo-Joo's boyfriend Seo Kyung-hwa as Mrs. Jo, the housekeeper Yoon Ye-in as Kyung San-daek So Hee-jung as Oh Poong-sook, a restaurant owner Park Jin-woo as Mr. Park, Head of Department Lee Young-hoon as Mr. Kim, the lawyer 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-kyeong as Director Seo Jun Hun-tae as Detective Lee Park Hoon
Special appearances Ryu Seung-soo as Ah-jin's father Jung Yu-mi as Client (Episode 6) Yoon So-yi as Fishmonger (Episode 20)
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Reception The Lady in Dignity is one of JTBC's highest rated drama with a single episode rating of 12.065%. 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.
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).
Ratings In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
Original broadcast date Title Average audience share AGB Nielsen TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 June 16, 2017 A Life With a Great View() 2 June 17, 2017 Matisse & Kandinsky() 3.108% 3.126% 2.5% 3 June 23, 2017 Dangerous Gossip() 2.871% 3.273% 2.8% 4 June 24, 2017 Choice and Secret() 3.285% 3.149% 3.8% 5 June 30, 2017 Greed, With Love() 3.609% 3.658% 2.6% 6 July 1, 2017 Night Before the Storm() 4.518% 5.250% 3.5% 7 July 7, 2017 Triangle() 4.091% 4.346% 2.4% 8 July 8, 2017 The Glass Ceiling and The Glass Floor() 5.795% 6.285% 5.9% 9 July 14, 2017 Prologue of War() 5.010% 5.196% 4.2% 10 July 15, 2017 The Last Brunch() 6.899% 7.326% 7.6% 11 July 21, 2017 Twisted Fate() 8.476% 9.062% 8.0% 12 July 22, 2017 Charm of Mutual Benefit() 8.944% 9.493% 8.3% 13 July 28, 2017 Show Me the Money() 6.773% 7.068% 6.0% 14 July 29, 2017 Timing() 9.131% 9.575% 8.5% 15 August 4, 2017 The Suspects() 7.398% 8.089% 6.6% 16 August 5, 2017 Unpredictable Future() 9.986% 10.364% 9.9% 17 August 11, 2017 Just Like Her() 8.430% 8.982% 7.7% 18 August 12, 2017 The Point of No Return() 9.748% 10.250% 9.2% 19 August 18, 2017 Nobody Knows() 9.694% 9.953% 7.2% 20 August 19, 2017 Curtain Call() Average
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref. 2017 10th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor Lee Ki-woo Hot Star Award Lee Tae-im 1st The Seoul Awards Best Drama The Lady in Dignity Best Actress Kim Hee-sun Best Supporting Actor Jung Sang-hoon Best Supporting Actress Seo Jeong-yeon 2nd Asia Artist Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Kim Hee-sun 2018 54th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director Kim Yoon-chul Best Actress Kim Hee-sun Kim Sun-a Best Screenplay Baek Mi-kyung Best Supporting Actor Jung Sang-hoon
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