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 (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 wife
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)
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
References
External links
JTBC television dramas
Korean-language television shows
South Korean comedy-drama television series
2017 South Korean television series debuts
2017 South Korean television series endings
South Korean pre-produced television series
Television series by JS Pictures
Television series by Drama House