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9.6/10 Viki Country of origin South Korea No. of episodes 20 First episode date 26 May 2012 | 92% AsianWiki 8.3/10 IMDb Location(s) Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Shin Woo-chulKwon Hyeok-chan Starring Jang Dong-gunKim Ha-neulKim Min-jongKim Su-roLee Jong-hyuk Cast Jang Dong‑gun, Kim Ha‑neul, Kim Min‑jong, Kim Su‑ro, Lee Jong‑hyun Similar All About Eve (TV series), My Lovely Sam Soon, Autumn in My Heart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A gentleman s dignity ost high high
A Gentleman's Dignity (Hangul: 신사의 품격; Hanja: 紳士의 品格; RR: Shinsa-ui Pumgyeok) is a 2012 South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Jang Dong-gun, Kim Ha-neul, Kim Min-jong, Kim Su-ro, and Lee Jong-hyuk. It aired on SBS from May 26 to August 12, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
Contents
- A gentleman s dignity ost high high
- A gentleman s dignity ost my love
- Plot
- Main characters
- Supporting characters
- Cameos
- Prologues
- Original soundtrack
- International broadcast
- Novel
- References
The series marked Jang Dong-gun's return to television after twelve years. It was directed by Shin Woo-chul and written by Kim Eun-sook, the same team behind hit dramas Secret Garden, On Air, Lovers in Prague, and Lovers in Paris.
A gentleman s dignity ost my love
Plot
A Gentleman's Dignity is about the careers and love lives of urban professionals. It tells the story of four men in their forties who have been friends since they were eighteen, as they go through love, breakup, success and failure.
Kim Do-jin is a confident playboy who meets Seo Yi-soo and falls for her. To his surprise, she doesn't give him the time of day and he discovers that she has a crush on his best friend Im Tae-san. He begins a one-sided love for the first time in his life and tries to win her heart.
Im Tae-san is dating Yi-soo's roommate, Hong Se-ra, but troubles arise when Yi-soo's crush is revealed and when Se-ra tells him she doesn't want to get married.
Choi Yoon is a lawyer who is still recovering from his wife's death four years ago but begins to have feelings for Tae-san's much younger sister, Im Meari. Meari has always had a crush on Yoon. However, Yoonrefuses to give into his feelings and jeopardize his friendship with Tae-san.
Lee Jung-rok is married to a rich woman, Park Min-sook, but constantly flirts with other women which causes problems and trust issues in their marriage.
Meanwhile, a teenager named Colin comes to Korea looking for the four men and claims one of them is his biological father.
Main characters
Supporting characters
Cameos
Prologues
A unique feature of this drama is at the beginning of every episode, a prologue (or cold open) is shown. The prologues involve anecdotes about Do-jin, Tae-san, Yoon and Jung-rok's friendship through the years, and they carry a humorous tone with the exception of episode 16's. The prologues are not related narratively to the previous episode's ending or the present storyline, however they underline each episode's theme.
Original soundtrack
The drama has released seven parts of the soundtrack in two OST albums, the first part is "High High" by Kim Tae-woo and the second part features various artists including Jeon Geun-hwa with single "Beautiful Words", Kyung-woo with single "When I Look At You" and Park Eun-woo with single "Everyday". Actors Jang Dong-gun, Lee Jong-hyun and Kim Min-jong also contributed songs to the soundtrack included in A Gentleman’s Dignity OST 2.
International broadcast
Novel
A two-part novelization was published in August 2012.