| Alt Name: | Lady with Class | ||||||||
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| Director: | Kim Yoon-chul | ||||||||
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| Country: | South Korea | ||||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||||
| Num Episodes: | 20 | ||||||||
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| Runtime: | 60 minutes | ||||||||
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| Network: | JTBC |
The Lady in Dignity[1] 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]
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.
A cheerful, elegant and charismatic woman who married into a rich family, but hit rock bottom after her husband's betrayal.
A cool and unfazeable woman who climbs her way up the social totem pole despite coming from a small village.
Youngest son of Ahn Tae-dong and also Ah-jin's cheating husband.
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.
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
| The Lady in Dignity OST | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Released: | 2017 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Language: | Korean, English |
| Label: | Poong Entertainment Warner Music Korea Ltd. |
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.[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]
In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
| Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share | ||||
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| AGB Nielsen[7] | TNmS | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||||
| 1 | June 16, 2017 | A Life With a Great View (전망 종은 인생) | ||||
| 2 | June 17, 2017 | Matisse & Kandinsky (마티스와 칸딘스키) | 3.108% | 3.126% | 2.5% | |
| 3 | June 23, 2017 | Dangerous Gossip (위험한 가십) | 2.871% | 3.273% | 2.8% | |
| 4 | June 24, 2017 | Choice and Secret (선택과 비밀) | 3.285% | 3.149% | 3.8% | |
| 5 | June 30, 2017 | Greed, With Love (탐욕은 사랑을 타고) | 3.609% | 3.658% | 2.6% | |
| 6 | July 1, 2017 | Night Before the Storm (폭풍전야) | 4.518% | 5.250% | 3.5% | |
| 7 | July 7, 2017 | Triangle (드라이앵글) | 4.091% | 4.346% | 2.4% | |
| 8 | July 8, 2017 | The Glass Ceiling and The Glass Floor (유리천장과 유리바닥) | 5.795% | 6.285% | 5.9% | |
| 9 | July 14, 2017 | Prologue of War (전쟁의 서막) | 5.010% | 5.196% | 4.2% | |
| 10 | July 15, 2017 | The Last Brunch (마지막 브런치) | 6.899% | 7.326% | 7.6% | |
| 11 | July 21, 2017 | Twisted Fate (억갈린 운명) | 8.476% | 9.062% | 8.0% | |
| 12 | July 22, 2017 | Charm of Mutual Benefit (상생의 묘미) | 8.944% | 9.493% | 8.3% | |
| 13 | July 28, 2017 | Show Me the Money (쇼 미 더 머니) | 6.773% | 7.068% | 6.0% | |
| 14 | July 29, 2017 | Timing (타이밍) | 9.131% | 9.575% | 8.5% | |
| 15 | August 4, 2017 | The Suspects (용의자들) | 7.398% | 8.089% | 6.6% | |
| 16 | August 5, 2017 | Unpredictable Future (예측불허) | 9.986% | 10.364% | 9.9% | |
| 17 | August 11, 2017 | Just Like Her (그 녀 처럼) | 8.430% | 8.982% | 7.7% | |
| 18 | August 12, 2017 | The Point of No Return (돌아올 수 없는 지점) | 9.748% | 10.250% | 9.2% | |
| 19 | August 18, 2017 | Nobody Knows (아무도 모른다) | 9.694% | 9.953% | 7.2% | |
| 20 | August 19, 2017 | Curtain Call (커튼콜) | ||||
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| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 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 | [8] | ||
| 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 | Kim Yoon-chul | [9] [10] | |||