A Gentleman's Dignity

  • I. Synopsis

    "A 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 Su-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.

    II. Trailer

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    III. Main Cast

    Actor Role

    Jang Dong-gun Kim Do-jin

    Kim Ha-neul Seo Yi-soo

    Kim Su-ro Im Tae-san

    Kim Min-jong Choi Yoon

    Lee Jong-hyuk Lee Jung-rok

    IV. Staff

    Director Kwon Hyuk Chan
    Shin Woo Cheol
    Kim Jung Hyun
    Screenwriter Kim Eun Sook

    V. Awards

    Year Award Category Recipient
    2012 5th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actress Yoon Jin-yi
    2012 20th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Nam Hyun-joo
    2012 1st K-Drama Star Awards Acting Award, Actress Kim Jung-nan
    2012 1st K-Drama Star Awards Rising Star Award Yoon Jin-yi
    2012 25th Grimae Awards Best New Cinematographer Hwang Min-shik
    2012 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Serial Drama Hang Dong-gun
    2012 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Serial Drama Kim Ha-neul
    2012 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Serial Drama Kim Su-ro
    2012 SBS Drama Awards Special Acting Award, Actor in a Weekend/Serial Drama Kim Min-jong
    2012 SBS Drama Awards Special Acting Award, Actor in a Weekend/Serial Drama Lee Jong-hyuk
    2012 SBS Drama Awards Special Acting Award, Actress in a Weekend/Serial Drama Kim Jung-nan
    2012 SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Yoon Yin-ji
    2012 SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Lee Jong-hyun
    2012 SBS Drama Awards Top 10 Stars Jang Dong-gun
    2012 SBS Drama Awards Top 10 Stars Kim Ha-neul
    2012 SBS Drama Awards Popularity Award Kim Ha-neul
    2012 SBS Drama Awards Best Couple Award Kim Min-jong and Yoon Jin-yi
    2012 SBS Drama Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Kim Eun-sook
    2013 22nd High1 Seoul Music Awards Best OST "My Love" – Lee Jong-hyun

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