| Genre: | Romance, Drama |
| Developer: | SBS Drama Division (Planning) |
| Director: | Park Hyung-ki |
| Starring: | Kim Sun-a Lee Dong-wook Um Ki-joon Seo Hyo-rim |
| Music: | Choi Chul-ho[1] |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 16 |
| Company: | AStory |
| Channel: | SBS TV |
Scent of a Woman is a 2011 South Korean television drama series starring Kim Sun-a, Lee Dong-wook, Um Ki-joon and Seo Hyo-rim.[2] It aired on SBS from July 23 to September 11, 2011 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
As a single, unmarried woman in her mid-thirties, Lee Yeon-jae (Kim Sun-a) is meek and timid, considered a spinster by society. After spending ten years working for the same travel company owned by Kang Chul-man, she is falsely accused of stealing from a client. In addition to enduring the accusations of her superiors, she is diagnosed with gallbladder cancer with approximately six months left to live. Mustering up her courage, Yeon-jae resigns and embraces her remaining six months of life.
Embarking on her first vacation alone, she splurges on clothes and flies first-class to Okinawa Island, Japan, where she runs into the man of her dreams, Kang Ji-wook (Lee Dong-wook), who happens to be the son of her former boss. Ji-wook is a rich young man, cynical and lifeless, until he falls in love with Yeon-jae. Together they live out a series of misadventures, both comical and bittersweet, as Yeon-jae completes each dream in her Bucket List.[3]
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[7] | AGB Nielsen[8] | ||||||
| width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area | width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area |
| 1 | 23 July 2011 | 13.9% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.6% | ||
| 2 | 24 July 2011 | 13.9% | 15.1% | 15.6% | 19.0% | ||
| 3 | 30 July 2011 | 13.1% | 15.4% | 15.1% | 16.8% | ||
| 4 | 31 July 2011 | 12.5% | 13.4% | 15.7% | 17.8% | ||
| 5 | 6 August 2011 | 16.2% | 18.5% | 18.6% | 20.6% | ||
| 6 | 7 August 2011 | 17.0% | 18.6% | 18.3% | 20.6% | ||
| 7 | 13 August 2011 | 16.8% | 19.6% | 18.0% | 20.4% | ||
| 8 | 14 August 2011 | 16.7% | 19.7% | 17.1% | 19.1% | ||
| 9 | 20 August 2011 | 17.8% | 21.5% | 18.2% | 20.3% | ||
| 10 | 21 August 2011 | 18.6% | 21.9% | 18.3% | 20.2% | ||
| 11 | 27 August 2011 | 16.7% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 21.0% | ||
| 12 | 28 August 2011 | 16.4% | 18.7% | 18.8% | 21.3% | ||
| 13 | 3 September 2011 | 16.4% | 19.6% | 17.7% | 19.8% | ||
| 14 | 4 September 2011 | 16.4% | 18.1% | 18.2% | 20.4% | ||
| 15 | 10 September 2011 | 15.7% | 17.1% | 16.7% | 17.9% | ||
| 16 | 11 September 2011 | 14.1% | 14.9% | 14.1% | 15.4% | ||
| Average | 15.7% | 17.9% | 17.2% | 19.3% | |||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Top Ten Hottest Asia Award | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | ||||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Drama | ||||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Drama | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Drama | ||||
| Special Acting Award, Actress in a Weekend Drama | ||||
| Top 10 Stars | ||||
| New Star Award | ||||
| 2012 | Best Actress (TV) | |||
| Outstanding Korean Drama | Scent of a Woman |
In September 2011, it was announced that the drama's rights were sold eight Asian countries, including Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.[9] This was followed by promotional events attended by the two lead actors, Kim Sun-a and Lee Dong-wook on December 5–6 in Singapore and Malaysia, respectively, for ONE TV ASIA.[10] [11]
It first aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from July 23 to September 11, 2011.[12] It was re-aired on TBS as part of the network's "Hallyu Select Frame" beginning June 7, 2012,[13] and on cable channel BS-Japan.[14]
It first aired in Vietnam on BTV4 from November 15, 2014.
It first aired in Thailand on Channel 7 beginning December 8, 2015.[15]
In Sri Lanka, it is available to stream with subtitles on Iflix.[16]