The Lady in Dignity | |
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Also known as | Lady with Class |
Hangul | 품위있는 그녀 |
Hanja | 品位있는 그女 |
Literal meaning | Woman of Dignity |
Revised Romanization | Pumwiinneun Geunyeo |
Genre | |
Written by | Baek Mi-kyung |
Directed by | Kim Yoon-chul |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 20 |
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Executive producers |
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Producers |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | JTBC |
Release | June 16 August 19, 2017 | –
The Lady in Dignity [1] ( 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. [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.
The Lady in Dignity OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | 2017 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | Korean, English |
Label | Poong Entertainment Warner Music Korea Ltd. |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "When the Cold Wind Blows" (찬바람이 불면) | E-QLO |
| Ivy | 04:57 |
2. | "When the Cold Wind Blows" (Inst.) |
| 04:57 | ||
Total length: | 09:54 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Fly with the Wind" (돌려놔) | Kun-yo |
| Navi, Lina | 03:37 |
2. | "Fly with the Wind" (Inst.) |
| 03:37 | ||
Total length: | 07:14 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Only Love You" (너만 사랑하다가) |
| Han Sang-won | The Brothers | 03:36 |
2. | "Only Love You" (Inst.) | Han Sang-won | 03:36 | ||
Total length: | 07:12 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Don't Want To Believe" (믿고 싶지 않아) | Blueblack | Jion | Lee Si-eun | 03:58 |
2. | "Don't Want To Believe" (Inst.) | Jion | 03:58 | ||
Total length: | 07:56 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "I Miss You" (보고싶어) |
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| Kim Seong-ri | 03:46 |
2. | "I Miss You" (Inst.) |
| 03:46 | ||
Total length: | 07:32 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Drunken Night (Drama ver.)" (보고싶어) |
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| Norwegian Wood | 03:38 |
Total length: | 03:38 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Anything" | B.Heart | 03:15 |
2. | "Anything" (Inst.) | 03:15 | |
Total length: | 06:30 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Why" (왜) |
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| The NuTs | 04:04 |
2. | "Why" (Inst.) |
| 04:04 | ||
Total length: | 08:08 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Anding" |
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| Stephanie | 03:49 |
2. | "Anding" (Inst.) |
| 03:49 | ||
Total length: | 07:38 |
The Lady in Dignity is one of JTBC's highest rated drama with a single episode rating of 12.065%. [4] 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, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Ep. | 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) |
2.044% | 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 | 6.594% | 6.979% | 6.0% |
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | 10th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Lee Ki-woo | Nominated | |
Hot Star Award | Lee Tae-im | Won | |||
1st The Seoul Awards | Best Drama | The Lady in Dignity | Nominated | [8] | |
Best Actress | Kim Hee-sun | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Jung Sang-hoon | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Seo Jeong-yeon | Nominated | |||
2nd Asia Artist Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Hee-sun | Won | ||
2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Director | Kim Yoon-chul | Won | [9] [10] |
Best Actress | Kim Hee-sun | Nominated | |||
Kim Sun-a | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenplay | Baek Mi-kyung | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Jung Sang-hoon | Nominated |
1st (JTBC) 금토드라마(품위있는그녀) 12.065%