Title: 품위있는 그녀 | Pumwiinneun Geunyeo | The Lady of Dignity | Lady with Class | Classy Her | Her with Class | Woman of Dignity
Genre: Melodrama
Episodes: 20
Broadcast Network: JTBC
Broadcast Period: June 16, 2017 to August 19, 2017
Synopsis:
It is a story about two women from different social class in the Korean society who both went after their dreams in different ways. Woo A-Jin, the 2nd daughter-in-law of one of the biggest stockholder that manufactures Daesung Pulp Toilet Paper, is a beautiful and classy woman. She is fully trusted by her father-in-law, Ahn Tae-Dong, and runs the entire household of the family including some parts of the business as her husband, Ahn Jae-Suk, also trusts her judgements and follow what she says. She actually dreams to design clothes and bags and truly loves art. However, her busy social schedule and taking care of her daughter and the rest of the Ahn’s family takes most of her time. She was initially happy until her husband cheated on her. While Park Bok Ja is an orphan, had a criminal record and even worked as a bar hostess before she applied to become the caregiver of Ahn Tae-Dong. She dreams to get out of poverty by any means available to her. She found the opportunity to achieve of what she thought will make her happy and that is to have money and power. She planned to seduce Ahn Tae-Dong to reach her dream. Both women achieved their dreams but at different costs and results and only the woman of dignity will be able to really get the happiness in its truest sense of the word.
Characters:
- Kim Hee Seon as Woo Ah Jin
- Kim Sun Ah as Park Bok Ja
- Jung Sang Hoon as Ahn Jae Suk
- Lee Ki Woo as Kang Ki Ho
- Kim Yong Geon as Ahn Tae Dong
- Yoo Seo-Jin as Cha Ki-Ok
- Lee Hee Jin as Kim Hyo Joo
- Jung Da Hye as Oh Kyung Hee
- Lee Tae Im as Yoon Sung Hee
- Jo Sung Yoon as Goo Bong Chul
- Hwang Geum Byul as Chun Bang Soon
- Song Young Kyu as Jang Sung Soo
- Choi Yoon So as Heo Jin Hee
- Chae Dong Hyun as Kim Bong Shik
- Kim Bup Lae as Seo Moon Tak
- Oh Yeon A as Baek Joo Kyung
- Lee Chae Mi as Ahn-Ji Hoo
- Seo Jung-Yeon as Park Joo-Mi
- Moon Hee-Kyung as A-Jin’s Mother
- Han Jae-Young as Ahn Jae-Goo
- Oh Na-Ra as Ahn Jae-Hee
- Lee Gun Woo as Ahn Woon-Gyu
- Cho Sheong-Yoon as Koo Bong-Chul
- Lee Jung Eun as Kook Sun-Young
- Song Tae-Yoon as Choi Ki-Seok
- Seo Gyung-Hwa as Mrs. Jo
- So Hee-Jung as Oh Poong-Sook
- Park Jin-Woo as Department Head Park
- Lee Kan-Hee as Madame Kwak
- Kim Sun-Bin as Han Min-Ki
- Baek Seung-Hoon as Bodyguard
- Baek Bo-Ram as Se-Hee
- Jeon Su-Kyeong as Art Gallery Director Seo
- Jeon Hun-Tae as Detective Lee
- Jung Se-Hyung as Gangster
- Kim Hee-Ryeong as Japanese Woman
- Samuel Kang as Jazz Pianist
- Kim Sa-Rang as Younger Woo A-Jin
- Ryu Seung-Soo as Woo A-Jin’s Father
- Jung Yu-Mi as Client
- Yoon So-Yi as Woman Cutting Fish
- Park Yong-Jin
- Han Yeo-Wool
- Yook Mi-Ra
- Jung A-Mi
- Lee Seo-Joon
- Jung Dong-Gyu
- Hoon
My Review:
It is so ironic that most of the k-drama that I thought I wouldn’t enjoy because it maybe too heavy or too boring or too dramatic for my taste turns out to be totally the opposite. Just like Misaeng or Money Flower, Woman of Dignity is one of the rare k-dramas that not only brings entertainment but provide learnings in life. It is even rare that a k-drama can maintain its level of quality or uphold the interest of the audience like me in 20 episodes from start to finish without much focus on romance but rather than life in itself. Woman of Dignity is truly a gem and a pleasure to watch. It has achieved what I can say a perfection in its story, direction and characters. Truly worthy of the 20 hours one will need to watch it and I hope I will be able to bring dignity to my review to it as it richly deserves.
So, What do I Like About this K-Drama?
(1) It is one of those rare moments that I appreciate the technical aspects of a k-drama or for any drama for that matter because by making it all gel together, it was able to deliver a quality entertainment that’s a joy to watch. It has a well-written script, directed properly to deliver the story and superb actors who breath life to the characters from beginning till its ending.
(2) The main characters including the supporting ones have done a fantastic job. Of course, for Kim Hee Sun as Woo Ah Jin and Kim Sun Ah as Park Bok Ja, one can expect that they both will deliver their talents to its finest but for the other characters especially some of the supporting ones are surprisingly that good. All of them are great and without exception, however, I can’t help but have some favorites because they affected me the most at different levels like Lee Chae Mi as Ahn-Ji Hoo, Jung Sang Hoon as Ahn Jae Suk, Oh Na-Ra as Ahn Jae-Hee and Kim Yong Geon as Ahn Tae Dong.
(3) I love that the theme of the story is something you’ve seen before in other k-dramas but it was uniquely delivered in such a perfect manner with an exciting twist of mystery and with non-existent useless side stories and scenes to act as fillers. Each story and sub-stories are significant and interesting to watch because the characters are all flawed and not two-dimensional. They are a depiction one way or another of all of us as being human.
(4) Everything meshed and blended well that resulted to one high quality k-drama. I highly appreciated that the depiction of each and every characters maintained what’s true to who they are and their true essence.
(5) I rarely get surprised in murder mysteries but this one did. It was so unexpected that it made my 20-hour marathon well worth every second I spent watching this k-drama.
(6) I like the teachings that this k-drama brings especially the insights it allows the audience to reflect such as “We worry about being unhappy while we are happy and we hope being happy while being unhappy. More than anything we live our lives desiring for something we do not have. There’s more sadness than joy. A life filled with pains that are even greater than sadness. But, I should’ve been thankful for life itself.” And, “Everyone dreams of being happy. Everyone desires for something they do not have. They think that’s how they’d be happy. But, happiness brings light to your life when you actually empty out those desires. Right now, I’m happy”
What I do Not Like About this K-Drama?
Honestly, nothing. It is one of the k-dramas I watched that was perfectly done as a whole.
Would I recommend this K-Drama? 110% Yes. Highly Recommended. Don’t Miss to Watch it.
My Rating to this Drama
( See My Rating System: ) 5/5 Stars
OST:
01. When The Cold Wind Blows – Ivy
02. Fly With The Wind – Lina
03. Only Love You – The Brothers
04. I Don’t Want To Believe – Lee Si Eun
05. I Miss You – Kim Sung Ri
06. Drunken Night (Drama Version) – Norwegian Wood
07. Anything (Instrumental) – B.Heart
08. Why (Instrumental) – The Nuts
09. Anding (Instrumental) – Stephanie
10. Lunar Halo (Instrumental) – Han All