A Gentleman's Dignity (2012)

For me, there are really few dramas out there, where I do not skip a scene here and there, just because I find the whole plot too long and just want to watch the "interesting" parts straight away.

Watching this drama, I did not skip a single scene. The whole series was enjoyable and kept me entertained all the while.

There are so many adorable scenes and moments, you wouldn't want to miss them.

It is an uplifting drama with high entertainment value and superb actors.
And it might be one of the very, very, very few that I will rewatch.

So - watch it and have fun :)

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A dignified drama with both fun and substance.

My first thought after watching five minutes of the first episode was that this was going to be a really slow drama. I imagined myself watching episode 10 with half-lidded eyes, hoping to finish it just because I'm not a quitter. As it turns out, I was very wrong. Although slow-paced with barely any tension (no murderers or mysteries here) it was fun to watch with genuinely humorous moments. This drama's strength lies in the relationships. It was wonderful to watch how the four gentlemen care for and interact with each other. I find this to not only be an endearing portrayal of men, but also more realistic. They have flaws and are understandably frustrating to the women around them.

It's a fun and chilled drama to watch that won't feel like a chore. Despite the number of episodes, it ended well with no dilly-dallying like dramas are wont to do these days.

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Kim Eun Sook dramas and I have a love-hate relationship. I hate how they all seem to have the same conflicts about two-thirds of the way in and I hate how her dramas wind up repetitive near the end. But I do love her particular brand of humor and wit, not to mention the fact that all of her dramas have serious eye candy. So the reason I wanted to watch AGD pretty much boils down to the latter.
Story: To be completely honest, there is no story. The problem with making a drama about adults in the real world and not confining them to just a professional setting is that there is no conflict. The characters here were pretty much all between the ages of 30-40, and therefore didn't deal with the same emotional range that teenagers would have. And since AGD didn't confine the characters to just their careers or professional life, there wasn't much plot development. Pretty much all that happened in every episode is that the guys did something stupid, the audience laughs, they do something stupid again, we laugh and some random romantic development between one of the couples, and maybe a dash of family drama. That isn't to say "A Gentleman's Dignity" wasn't entertaining- because it was. This drama was uproariously funny and ridiculous when it wanted to be, and the bromance itself would have made the drama a success. The romantic pairings were about half-and-half for me, depending on how much I liked the personalities of the female counterparts (that fluctuated as the show went on), but more emphasis was placed on the bromance than the romance, so that wasn't a huge factor in my enjoyment of the show. The only romantic pairing I enjoyed all the way through the show was between the characters of Lee Jung Rok and Park Min Sook, who take the cake for best (or worst?) marriage ever. Min Sook was everything a girl wants to be when they grow older- whip-smart, rich and in control- and Jung Rok was a ridiculous pseudo-playboy who, for all his posturing, couldn't win over his wife. I liked the main couple in the beginning but grew to dislike them when all that happened by the end was stupid mind games and I didn't like the other two couples at any point.
Acting: Every single one of the actors in the F44 was perfect. They made their immature characters lovable no matter how stupid they acted. My issues came with their female counter-parts, who just couldn't act with the same intensity as the guys. Kim Ha Neul rubbed me the wrong way and I just couldn't find it in myself to like her. Yoon Se Ah's character was a total bitch and was completely off-putting, Yoon Jin-Yi's acting was more of the screechy and immature sort- complete with really high-pitched crying (which made me hate her as an actress for the longest time). The only actress here that I really truly loved was Kim Jung Nan, because she was just plain awesome. As far as the younger cast goes, Kim Woo Bin was flawless (as usual) and Jong Hyun acted like pretty much every other idol actor out there. Not bad, but needs to work on his emoting.
Music: Light and cute for the most part. Nothing amazing on my end.
Rewatch Value: Yes for the funnier scenes and the bromance. I loved the cold opens, and all the scenes where the guys were just messing around together, so I'll rewatch those. I wouldn't recommend watching the entire thing through, because the lack of plot becomes glaringly obvious the more you sit through it and eventually you'll just become disenchanted with the drama as a whole.
Overall: When "A Gentleman's Dignity" wanted to be, it was entertaining and humorous, with the type of humor that never really gets old. But at the end of the day, all it is comes down to a bunch of guys who won't stop acting like teenagers going around in a world where the consequences aren't as dire. As long as you don't overthink it. AGD is a charming drama and an easy watch.

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idk

this was such a wonderful drama, i have laughed, i have cried and i was even hot boiled mad, and i even cought myself saying alot of times awwwww how cute, i even told myself that adult romance, better is then onther romacne you see in chinese/koreans drama, i guess i will be hooked now on older romance then younger romance, (i mean i still love younger romance too, but older romance has more depth and spark and everything, i just loved it) honestly i hope to find soon another drama close to this one, because this drama was phenomanle (i know i wrote the last word wrong don't mind me xD)

but really the cast did a great work! WHOOP WHOOP :D
(oh and this is my first review)

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F40 Friendship

After watching many types of romance dramas with a much younger cast, I was actually very interested in watching a more mature sort of characters being portrayed. Of course, once you start watching you realize that despite the age, everyone seems to act like teenagers. Nonetheless, I truly enjoyed the F40 friendship and their stories, that was the best part of this drama. Even though they often acted immaturely, they appeared self-aware of their own flaws and used them to create strong bonds. In other words, it is a group of adult men trying to catch up mentally with their body's age. They will make you laugh and cringe simultaneously and, if you're around their age, probably relate to some situations. As for the romance storylines, I didn't find them particularly interesting or mature enough, maybe because I didn't find that any of the female characters matched the main male cast personality-wise. Perhaps if this drama also focused on the female friendships I would have enjoyed it more. but since this drama went for a more comedic approach, I think the end result worked just fine if you're looking for a lighthearted romance and cute moments. One last thing that made me enjoy this drama was the soundtrack. Every song perfectly set the mood in my opinion and I actually still listened to some of them even after the drama finished airing. Overall this is worth a watch.

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My review as I was starting the drama:
A Gentleman's Dignity - just started this drama which I saw that is available in Netflix. So it's convenient. It's an old drama so its completed and I can binge watch anytime. Unlike with ongoing dramas. Plus it was highly recommended as a must watch by some drama fanatics like me. I started watching last night, just on Ep 1 and it was great. I mean, no Oppas (younger ones) that I have seen before but they are more mature actors on it so the acting is brilliant. It is supposed to be the South Korean answer to the American show Sex and the City (my fave by the way). But this time its about 4 males. Funny moments and musings of the characters are on point. I will definitely keep watching this one!

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My review after I FINISHED the drama:

Just literally finished watching this drama. It is one of the best comedy dramas I have watched. It also has romance in it. So its a RomCom. How come it took me so long to watch this? I must not be calling myself a Kdrama fan before when I have not watched this yet. It is the best drama with all the mature actors in it that is why they delivered the acting so superbly. Story was good too. Nothing too corny or violent or no evil villains here. Just plain comedy and friendship between 4 men. It is exactly a Sex and the City but told from men's perspective and less emphasis on sex. Maybe because of the setting too, its in South Korea so people are more conservative, which is more to my liking.

The music was not that prominent, unlike in other dramas, but they seem to be on point for the scenes.

The 2nd or 3rd male leads, the bad student and the son of Dojin contributed well to the story. Nothing too drastic or overacted.

The 4 female leads, or the partners of each of the 4 guys were also awesome. They complimented the men so well and the story. They had just the right acting. And they were all beautiful as well as their partners were equally handsome and dashing.

There was never a time a wasn't laughing at a scene. This just shows I was truly entertained.

This drama is definitely one of my recommended dramas now and I will surely re-watch. This drama is brilliant.

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Kim Eun Sook is a huge name in the kdrama industry. We could argue how well deserved that is or not. While I do think Goblin is still the best kdrama ever produced, I'm not sure if the script & more specifically the plot is why. With that said Gentleman's Dignity to me is by far the worst of her works I've seen so far. There are so many problems with the script that it's difficult to list them all & frankly this drama isn't really worth watching in 2023. (which I just did for the first time) You could argue that it's just dated & I'm looking at this with the wrong mindset, but then why do I find Secret Garden being so much better in every way imaginable despite being 2 years older?

Even if I ignore the miscellaneous problems with the plot, the base setting itself is already bleeding from multiple wounds. Out of the 4 male leads two of them are just the baddies, one of them -started out as- a womanizer & another just threw away her lover like a trash bag, because he has fallen in love with someone else. To me If I cannot empathize with the most important characters, then it will be difficult to enjoy any drama. (the other 3 try to help cover up the cheating as well, but then suddenly he is not really a cheater, because the writer decided to completely rewrite his personality to fit the plot direction)
There is also a lot of backward crap about Korean society that I always hated in kdramas.

I could even say this is basically the gutted version of a typical -bad- family drama. By gutted I mean most of the fluff is removed & there are no plotlines involving the elderly. However the whole shebang with a long lost first love & a mysterious high school kid returning home to Korea plot seems very typical.
Also what is Kim Woo Bin doing in this drama? Did they just cast him as eye candy & created a very random inconsequential role for him?

There are some reasonably funny moments, but overall the comedy is not very convincing.

(Much like Secret Garden this drama too has some really cool iconic outfits..)

So yes, I cannot recommend watching this, there are far better retro titles out there. Even the ancient My Girl from 2005 is a far more enjoyable drama than this.

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big fat piece of nothing, with the occasional sexist remarks

I am baffled with how this drama has such a high score here, let me explain

THE ROMANCE
The romance on the center is between an emotionally stunted manchild who fails to pull off eyeliner and a carbon copy of every naive virginal female lead who is Not Like Other Girls and suddenly becomes pretty by wearing heels.

THE BOYS
I see people praising the gang of men, four middle aged men who have nothing to do but critise women, cheat on them, negging a 20-year-old girl, and being typical uninspiring assholes.

THEY KNOCKED A GIRL UP
It has a 'plot twist' when kim woo bin's character is introduced, which is cliche and entirely predictable

THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN ACT
i like kim ha neul even here , she is so charming that it almost makes it worth it. ALMOST. if you also like her i'd recommend 18 again, Blind and my personal favourite, Misbehavior

ENDING REMARKS
i'm taking into consideration the year it was released, so i'm giving it some slack. but really, don't waste your time on this polished turd when there are dozens of unique and inspiring kdramas out there

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The four male actors were just AWSSSOME love their acting BUUUTT the reason I gave an 8 on acting was due to Kim Ha Neul's childish act..(omg even the youngest of the 4 women acted mature than her).. I mean I got to the point where I just skip skip skip through her parts!... I love her in other movies/dramas but in this one NOOOO she got a 5 from me... Other 3 female actresses were awsome too..

The guys did a really good job, acting from them felt so natural and their relationship was great, you can actually feel their pain, laughter when they support each other through hard time!!..GIVE IT A GO LIKE I DID!!... I love Im Me Ah Ri and Choi Yoon's relationship!..

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