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- Drama: Gentleman's Dignity (literal title)
- Revised romanization: Shinsaui Poomgyuk
- Hangul: 신사의 품격
- Director: Shin Woo-Cheol, Kwon Hyuk-Chan, Kim Jung-Hyun
- Writer: Kim Eun-Sook
- Network: SBS
- Episodes: 20
- Release Date: May 26, 2012 - August 12, 2012
- Runtime: Saturdays & Sundays 22:00
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©
"Gentleman's Dignity" depicts the romantic relationship between Kim Do-Jin (Jang Dong-Gun), an architect with a scathing tongue, and strict high school teacher Seo Yi-Soo (Kim Ha-Neul), who moonlights as an umpire at amateur baseball games.
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Kim Do-Jin (Jang Dong-Gun), Im Tae-San (Kim Soo-Ro), Choi Yoon (Kim Min-Jong) and Lee Jung-Rok (Lee Jong-Hyuk) are four 40-year-old men, who have been friends since they were teenagers. Kim Do-Jin and Im Tae-San run a successful architecture company. Kim Do-Jin is brutally honest, confident and loves his work, but because of his personality is still single.
One day, while waiting for someone, he spots a woman standing outside the cafe. Kim Do-Jin feels something for her on first sight. The woman's name is Seo Yi-Soo (Kim Ha-Neul). She is a high school teacher and umpires amateur baseball games in her free time. The next moment, Seo Yi-Soo is gone.
On a sunny afternoon, Kim Do-Jin walks along the street. He bumps into a woman and a thread on her knitted skirt becomes stuck to his baf. The woman is the same woman Kim Do-Jin saw outside of the cafe. Seo Yi-Soo doesn't realize her skirt is being becoming unravelled until a large portion of skirt becomes undone. Seo Yi-Soo is now extremely embarrassed and quickly hops into a taxi cab. Before Kim Do-Jin can get her phone number, she is gone.
One evening, Kim Do-Jin goes out to buy something from the market. Two young men stop Kim Do-Jin and attempt to intimidate him into giving them money. At that time, Kim Do-Jin's friend Choi Yoon shows up and they all get into a fight. Later at the police station, Kim Do-Jin refuses to forgive the kids, which means the kids will get prosecuted. Meanwhile, Seo Yi-Soo receives a phone call from the police station that some of her students have gotten into trouble. Kim Do-Jin and Seo Yi-Soo cross paths again, but he leaves while she enters the police station. Seo Yi-Soo gets the victims phone number from the police officer and keeps leaving messages on is cellphone. She doesn't realize the victim is Kim Do-Jin.
The following day, Seo Yi-Soo umpires a baseball game among some friends. Those friends include Kim Do-Jin and his pals. After the game, Kim Do-Jin asks her if she recognizes him, but Seo Yi-Soo pretends she doesn't because she is still embarrassed about the skirt incident.
Finally, Seo Yi-Soo figures out that Kim Do-Jin is the man that was victimized by her students. She goes to see Kim Do-Jin at his office. There, Kim Do-Jin figures out that Seo Yi-Soo is in love with his good friend and business partner Im Tae-San, but his business partner is in love with Hong Se-Ra (Yoon Se-Ah) ... who is Seo Yi-Soo's best friend.
Notes
- "Gentleman's Dignity" takes over the SBS Saturdays & Sundays 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "Foolish Mom" and followed by "Five Fingers" on August 18, 2012.
- Actor Jang Dong-Gun initially wavered on taking the lead role, with actors Kim Myung-Min and Joo Jin-Mo considered for the role in his place, but Jang Dong-Gun finally accepted.
- Actress Lee Na-Young was originally cast for the leading female role of Seo Yi-Soo, but dropped out after filming delays.
- Filming began April 7, 2012. First scene took place at a restaurant in Seocho-dong, Seoul. Kim Do-Jin (Jang Dong-Gun), Choi Yoon (Kim Min-Jong), Im Tae-San (Kim Soo-Ro) and Lee Jung-Rok (Lee Jong-Hyuk) have gathered for brunch at the restaurant. The four characters graduated from the same high school and remain close friends.
- First shooting involving lead actress Kim Ha-Neul took place on April 8, 2012 at a high school in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul. Kim Ha-Neul plays Seo Yi-Soo, a strict high school teacher.
- Singer/actress Sooyoung from Kpop group "Girls' Generation" will make a cameo appearance in episode 5 of "Gentleman's Dignity." Filming for her scene took place on May 28, 2012 in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, South Korea. Her scene involves the four main male characters talking among themselves about Girls' Generation. Sooyoung then appears. Actor Kim Min-Jong knows Sooyoung personally and asked her to make the appearance.
- Singer/actor Jung Yong-Hwa from Kpop group "CN Blue" makes a cameo appearance in episode 13 of "Gentleman's Dignity." Filming for his scene took place on July 3, 2012 at an Italian restaurant in Ilsan, South Korea. Jung Yong-Hwa will perform as himself, but under the fictional premise that he is a former student of Seo Yi-Soo (Kim Ha-Neul).
- Ep.19 & 20 will not air at its original Saturday, July 28, 2012 & Sunday, July 29, 2012 10pm time slots due to the 2012 London Olympics. Ep.19 and Ep.20 will air two weeks later, on the weekend of August 11th-12th, 2012.
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Date
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Episode
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TNmS
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AGB
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Nationwide
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Seoul
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Nationwide
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Seoul
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2012-05-26 |
1 |
13.7% (2nd) |
15.9% (2nd) |
14.1% (2nd) |
16% (2nd)
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2012-05-27 |
2 |
12.1% (5th) |
15.2% (4th) |
12.8% (4th) |
14.6% (4th)
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2012-06-02 |
3 |
14.0% (3rd) |
15.6% (3rd) |
14.9% (2nd) |
16.7% (2nd)
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2012-06-03 |
4 |
14.8% (4th) |
19.0% (4th) |
14.8% (4th) |
16.5% (4th)
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2012-06-09 |
5 |
17.4% (2nd) |
20.5% (2nd) |
15.9% (2nd) |
17% (2nd)
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2012-06-10 |
6 |
16.5% (3rd) |
20.3% (4th) |
16.8% (3rd) |
19.4% (3rd)
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2012-06-16 |
7 |
18.7% (2nd) |
22.6% (2nd) |
17.1% (2nd) |
18.6% (2nd)
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2012-06-17 |
8 |
18.4% (3rd) |
22.3% (3rd) |
16.6% (3rd) |
18.6% (3rd)
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2012-06-23 |
9 |
19.7% (2nd) |
22.9% (2nd) |
18.6% (2nd) |
20.2% (2nd)
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2012-06-24 |
10 |
19.8% (3rd) |
22.0% (3rd) |
20.3% (2nd) |
21.9% (2nd)
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2012-06-30 |
11 |
23.1% (2nd) |
26.0% (2nd) |
22.0% (2nd) |
23.0% (2nd)
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2012-07-01 |
12 |
23.1% (2nd) |
26.3% (2nd) |
20.3% (2nd) |
21.7% (2nd)
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2012-07-07 |
13 |
21.9% (2nd) |
26.0% (2nd) |
22.0% (2nd) |
23.4% (2nd)
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2012-07-08 |
14 |
22.8% (2nd) |
26.7% (2nd) |
21.6% (2nd) |
22.3% (2nd)
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2012-07-14 |
15 |
26.0% (2nd) |
30.1% (2nd) |
23.5% (2nd) |
24.8% (2nd)
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2012-07-15 |
16 |
26.0% (2nd) |
29.6% (2nd) |
23.7% (2nd) |
25.3% (2nd)
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2012-07-21 |
17 |
26.7% (2nd) |
30.5% (2nd) |
24.4% (2nd) |
26.1% (2nd)
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2012-07-22 |
18 |
21.8% (3rd) |
25.3% (3rd) |
24.4% (2nd) |
26.0% (2nd)
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2012-08-11 |
19 |
18.2% (4th) |
20.4% (4th) |
18.1% (4th) |
19.3% (3rd)
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2012-08-12 |
20 |
24.9% (2nd) |
28.8% (2nd) |
23.5% (3rd) |
25.3% (2nd)
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Source: TNS Media Korea& AGB Nielson
- NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 TV programs (including news, sports, variety, etc.) for that day according to TNS Media Korea and AGB Nielson.
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