The Lady in Dignity

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,  who relished a life of luxury by marrying a quasi-chaebol son, until Park Bok-ja 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-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

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 Madam Geum
 Choi Yoon-so as Heo Jin-hee

People around Jae-suk
 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
 Lee Chae-mi as Ahn Ji-hoo

Extended

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

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

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.

Awards and nominations

International broadcast
In Singapore, the drama aired on weekdays from 9pm to 10pm on Mediacorp Channel 8 from October 2 to October 27, 2017 with the title Lady In Class (有品味的她). It was dubbed into Mandarin, with Korean as the second audio track. In the Philippines, it premiered on November 5, 2018 on GMA Network as part of the 15-year anniversary of GMA The Heart of Asia.

References

External links
  

Category:2017 South Korean television series debuts
Category:2010s South Korean television series
Category:Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company television dramas
Category:Korean-language television programs
Category:South Korean comedy-drama television series
Category:2017 South Korean television series endings
Category:South Korean pre-produced television series