# The Lady in Dignity

The Lady in Dignity (Korean: 품위있는 그녀) 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

### Extended

* 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)

## 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, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | June 16, 2017 | A Life With a Great View (전망 종은 인생) | 2.044% | 2.435% | 2.2% |
| 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) | 12.065% | 12.692% | 10.9% |
| Average | Average | Average | 6.594% | 6.979% | 6.0% |
* This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2017 | 10th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Lee Ki-woo | Nominated |
| 2017 | 10th Korea Drama Awards | Hot Star Award | Lee Tae-im | Won |
| 2017 | 1st The Seoul Awards | Best Drama | The Lady in Dignity | Nominated |
| 2017 | 1st The Seoul Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hee-sun | Nominated |
| 2017 | 1st The Seoul Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jung Sang-hoon | Won |
| 2017 | 1st The Seoul Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Seo Jeong-yeon | Nominated |
| 2017 | 2nd Asia Artist Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Hee-sun | Won |
| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Director | Kim Yoon-chul | Won |
| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hee-sun | Nominated |
| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Kim Sun-a | Nominated |
| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Screenplay | Baek Mi-kyung | Nominated |
| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jung Sang-hoon | Nominated |