Name: A Gentleman's Dignity
Genre: Idol Drama, Romantic Comedy, Drama
Released: 2012-05-26
Rating: 9.6
Cast: Kim Min Jong, Kim Ha Neul, Lee Jong Hyuk, Kim Soo Ro, Jang Dong Gun

Kim Min Jong is a veteran South Korean singer and actor. Born on March 23, 1971, he made his acting debut in the 1988 film “Don Quixote on Asphalt” and went on to become a very popular matinee idol during the 1990s. In 1992, he and actor Song Ji Chang formed the singing duo The Blue, which released two albums and enjoyed tremendous success due to their acting fame. Kim Min Jong also has released numerous successful solo albums since 1992. He has acted in many popular films and television series throughout his long career, including “Athena: Goddess of War” (2010), “A Gentleman’s Dignity” (2012), “Secret Door” (2014) and “Mrs. Cop” (2015).

Kim Min Jong

Kim Ha Neul is a South Korean actress who has been called the “queen of romantic comedies.” Born on February 21, 1978, she began her career as a model in 1996. She made her acting debut in the 1998 film “Bye June” and is best known for her starring roles in the romantic comedies “My Tutor Friend” (2003), “Dead Friend” (2004), “Too Beautiful to Lie” (2004) and “My Girlfriend Is an Agent” (2009). On the small screen, Kim Ha Neul also starred in the popular dramas “No. 1 Road” (2010), “A Gentleman's Dignity” (2012) and “On the Road to the Airport” (2016). More recently, she featured in “The Wind Blows” (2019), where she played one of the drama’s two main characters.

Kim Ha Neul

Lee Jong Hyuk is an award-winning veteran South Korean actor who has had a prolific career in films, television and theater. Born on July 31, 1974, he made his acting debut in the 1998 film “Shiri.” He was named Best New Actor at the Seoul Performing Arts Festival in 2001. Since then, he has starred in many memorable leading roles on the stage, in films and in television dramas, including the recent “A Gentleman’s Dignity” (2012), “Dating Agency: Cyrano” (2013), “One Sunny Day” (2014) and “Bubblegum” (2015).

Lee Jong Hyuk

Kim Soo Ro is the stage name of Kim Sang Joong, an award-winning veteran South Korean actor. Born on May 7, 1970, he made his acting debut in a minor role in the 1993 film “Two Cops.” In 2006, he made the leap to leading roles with “Vampire Cop Ricky.” He also has starred in many popular television dramas, including “Master of Study” (2010), “A Gentleman’s Dignity” (2012), “Please Come Back, Mister” (2016) and “Wizard of Nowhere” (2018). After Kim Soo Ro produced his first play “Lee Gi-Dong Gymnasium” in 2010, he established the Kim Soo Ro Project in 2011. It produces original plays by local playwrights. Kim Soo Ro also has appeared on many popular variety shows, including being a regular cast member of “Family Outing” (2008-2010) and “Real Men” (2013-2015), hosting “God of Victory” (2012), and co-hosting “My Queen” with Kim Min Jong (since 2012). Kim Soo Ro married Lee Kyung Hwa in 2006.

Kim Soo Ro

Jang Dong Gun is a South Korean actor who was born on March 7, 1972, in Seoul, South Korea. He studied at the Korea National University of Arts School of Drama, and went on to make his acting debut in 1992 in the drama series “Our Heaven.” He went on to appear in hit movies “Friend (2001) and “Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War” (2004), as well as the more recent film titles “VIP” (2017) and “Rampant” (2018), as well as the drama series “Arthdal Chronicles” (2019).

Jang Dong Gun

Yoon Joo Man is a South Korean actor. He was born on January 6, 1981 and made his acting debut in 2007. Since then, he has appeared in a number of films and television dramas, including “A Gentleman’s Dignity” (2012), “One Sunny Day” (2014), “Where Stars Land” (2018), and “River Where the Moon Rises” (2021).

Yoon Joo Man

Kim Woo Bin is a popular South Korean actor and model. Born on July 16, 1989, he always aspired to become a model and debuted as a runway model in 2009 at the age of 20. He has since appeared in many fashion shows, including Seoul Fashion Week. Although his real name is Kim Hyun Joong, he took the stage name of Kim Woo Bin to make his acting debut in the 2011 television dramas “White Christmas” and “Vampire Idol.” He has made a name for himself playing the role of a rebellious student in the 2012 dramas as “A Gentleman’s Dignity,” “To the Beautiful You” and “School 2013.” Kim Woo Bin saw his popularity skyrocket after playing yet another rebellious student in “Heirs” alongside Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye in 2013, helping him to branch out into films and attain global fame, and then graduated to an adult leading role in and“Uncontrollably Fond” (2016). He also was named the first East Asian model for Calvin Klein.

Kim Woo Bin

Lee Jong Hyun is a South Korean singer-songwriter, guitarist, musician and actor. Born on May 15, 1990, he is best known for being the lead guitarist and vocalist for the popular rock band CNBLUE, which debuted in Japan in 2009 and in Korea in 2010. After making his acting debut in the 2010 film “Acoustic,” Lee Jong Hyun’s popularity grew after his appearance in the 2012 popular television drama “A Gentleman’s Dignity” and as a pretend couple with Gong Seung Yeon in “We Got Married” (2015). Lee Jong Hyun’s first solo release was the original soundtrack “My Love” for “A Gentleman’s Dignity,” and the song became one of the most popular K-drama OSTs of 2012 and won the OST Award at the Seoul Music Awards.

Lee Jong Hyun

Kim Yoon Seo

Kim Dong Gyoon is a South Korean actor who was born in 1971. He attended the Seoul Institute of the Arts, where he majored in Drama. He has appeared in dozens of South Korean drama titles since making his debut in “Tomato” in 1999. Some of his most recent appearances have been in the drama series titles “Big Issue” (2019), “Search: WWW” (2019), and the crime thriller “Tell Me What You Saw” (2020).

Kim Dong Gyoon

Jo Jae Yun

Kim Kwang Kyu is a South Korean actor, singer, and television personality born on December 19, 1967, in Busan, South Korea. He made his movie debut in 1999, appearing in a supporting role in the film “Dr. K.” He followed up with a performance in the comedy-horror movie “Terror Taxi” in 2000, and also had a memorable part to play in “Friend” (2001). He made his drama debut in “Sang Doo! Let's Go to School” in 2003, and has since gone on to appear in titles such as “Pinocchio” (2014), and – more recently – “Trap” (2019) and “The Barber of Seville” (2019). He is also well-known on the variety show circuit, appearing in “Hello! Stranger” (2014) and “Battle Trip” (2017). He released his first musical effort, the single “Open Sesame,” in 2014.

Kim Kwang Gyu

Kim Sun Hwa is a South Korean actress who was born on October 19, 1957. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Diplomacy, from Sookmyung Women's University. She has appeared in a wide variety of drama and movie titles, including the series “Little Bride” (2004), the baking-themed romantic drama “Bread, Love, and Dreams” (2010), and the more recent “Happy Sisters” (2018-2018).

Kim Sun Hwa

Kim Sung Oh is a South Korean actor. Born on September 15, 1978, he began his career in small film roles in 2002 and then gained fame in in 2010 for his supporting roles in the television drama “Secret Garden” and the film “The Man From Nowhere.” He has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “When a Man Loves” (2013), “Inspiring Generation” (2014), “The Night Watchman’s Journal” (2014), “Warm and Cozy” (2015) and “Baek Hee Has Returned” (2016), for which he won the Excellence Award at the 2016 KBS Drama Awards.

Kim Sung Oh

Kim Sa Hee is the stage name of Kim Young Sook, a South Korean actress. Born on June 18, 1983, she made her acting debut in the 2007 film “Two Faces of My Girlfriend.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “A Gentleman’s Dignity” (2012), “A Witch’s Romance” (2014) and “Rosy Lovers” (2014). Kim Sa Hee also stars in the first Viki Original series “Dramaworld” (2016), which was set in both Los Angeles and Seoul.

Kim Sa Hee

Park Joo Mi is a South Korean actress. Born on October 5, 1972, she began her career as a model for Asiana Airlines. She made her acting debut in the 1991 television series “Eyes of Dawn.” After marrying businessman Lee Jang Won in 2001, Park Joo Mi took a break from her career to focus on her family for about nine years. She made a comeback in the 2010 film “Man of Vendetta” and then appeared in “A Gentleman’s Dignity” (2012), “The Story of Kang Gu” (2014), “Blood” (2015) and “The Flower in Prison” (2016). Park Joo Mi also has hosted a number of variety shows throughout her career.

Park Joo Mi

Nam Hyun Joo

Yoon Jin Yi is a South Korean actress who was born on July 27, 1990, in Daejeon, South Korea. She graduated from Sejong University’s Department of Film Arts and debuted in the 2012 drama series “A Gentleman’s Dignity.” She has since followed up with roles in the movies “We Are Brothers” (2014) and “Helios” (2015). She has also starred in the drama “It's Okay, That’s Love” (2014) and the more recent “Young Lady and Gentleman” (2022).

Yoon Jin Yi

Yoon Se A is a South Korean actress. Born on January 2, 1978, she made her acting debut in the 2005 film “Blood Rain” and then won the New Star Award at the 2005 SBS Drama Awards for her role in the television drama “Lovers in Prague.” She has since had a prolific career in films and television dramas, including the recent “My Sassy Girl” (2017), “Just Between Lovers” (2017-2018) and “The Good Witch” (2018).

Yoon Se A

Lee Yong Yi

Park Ah In is a South Korean actress. She was born on February 12, 1985 and made her acting debut in 2008. Since then, she has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “A Gentleman’s Dignity” (2012), “Mama” (2014), “My Strange Hero” (2018), and “Never Twice” (2019).

Park Ah In

Jung Soo In

Ahn Jae Min

Kim Do Jin is the so-called Mr. Perfect. He says he can still be perfect even at the age of 40 because he invests his money only in himself and claims to stay single so he won't have to share his money with his wife and kids. Im Tae San is a reliable friend, a romanticist with a pure heart, but his love doesn't run smoothly. Kind and warm-hearted Choi Yoon never really paid attention to love since his wife died. One day, Jung Rok's wife wants to divorce him. But really, what she wants is his love. Some people say the age of 40 is when you become wanting to feel the butterflies in your stomach again, like when you fall in love for the first time. What does being no longer young mean in our lives?

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