Unkind Ladies | |
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Also known as | Unkind Women |
Genre | Family Drama Romance |
Written by | Kim In-young |
Directed by | Yoo Hyun-ki Han Sang-woo |
Starring | Kim Hye-ja Chae Shi-ra Do Ji-won Lee Ha-na |
Composers | Park Sung-jin Choi Min Chang |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Shin In-soo Jung Hae-ryong KBS |
Producers | Yoon Jae-hyuk Kim Dong-hwi |
Production location | Korea |
Cinematography | Kim Kyung-ho |
Editors | Ahn Young-rok Park Kyung-hyun |
Running time | 65 minutes |
Production company | IOK Media |
Original release | |
Network | KBS2 |
Release | February 25 May 14, 2015 | –
Unkind Ladies (Korean: 착하지 않은 여자들; RR: Chakhaji Anheun Yeojadeul) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Kim Hye-ja, Chae Shi-ra, Do Ji-won and Lee Ha-na.[1][2] It aired on KBS2 from February 25 to May 14, 2015 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.
Three generations of a family of women are led by matriarch Kang Soon-ok, a famous cooking instructor to the rich and famous. Her older daughter Kim Hyun-jung is a rising network anchor at a television station, while younger daughter Kim Hyun-sook is the black sheep of the family. Jung Ma-ri is Hyun-sook's daughter but takes after her aunt by being accomplished, and is on track to become the youngest professor at the university where she works. Ma-ri gets caught up in a love triangle between a pair of half-brothers, reporter Lee Doo-jin and kendo instructor Lee Roo-oh.[3]
Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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TNmS Ratings[8] | AGB Nielsen[9] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
1 | February 25, 2015 | 8.8% | 10.3% | 9.1% | 9.4% |
2 | February 26, 2015 | 8.9% | 10.4% | 9.8% | 10.2% |
3 | March 4, 2015 | 10.1% | 13.0% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
4 | March 5, 2015 | 9.5% | 12.8% | 11.5% | 12.7% |
5 | March 11, 2015 | 9.1% | 11.8% | 12.0% | 13.1% |
6 | March 12, 2015 | 9.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% | 13.3% |
7 | March 18, 2015 | 9.6% | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.4% |
8 | March 19, 2015 | 9.5% | 12.5% | 13.7% | 14.7% |
9 | March 25, 2015 | 9.8% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 13.9% |
10 | March 26, 2015 | 10.3% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 13.8% |
11 | April 1, 2015 | 9.9% | 12.0% | 11.9% | 12.1% |
12 | April 2, 2015 | 10.6% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 15.1% |
13 | April 8, 2015 | 10.5% | 11.9% | 13.6% | 14.0% |
14 | April 9, 2015 | 10.4% | 12.4% | 12.7% | 13.4% |
15 | April 15, 2015 | 10.0% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 12.3% |
16 | April 16, 2015 | 9.4% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 12.8% |
17 | April 22, 2015 | 9.8% | 10.9% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
18 | April 23, 2015 | 8.8% | 9.8% | 12.4% | 13.9% |
19 | April 29, 2015 | 8.5% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 11.8% |
20 | April 30, 2015 | 9.7% | 10.9% | 11.2% | 11.8% |
21 | May 6, 2015 | 9.8% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 13.6% |
22 | May 7, 2015 | 9.1% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 11.9% |
23 | May 13, 2015 | 9.7% | 11.1% | 12.2% | 13.4% |
24 | May 14, 2015 | 9.7% | 11.6% | 12.0% | 12.9% |
Average | 9.6% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 12.8% |
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2015 | 4th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Chae Shi-ra | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress | Do Ji-won | Nominated | ||
Top Excellence Award, Actress | Chae Shi-ra | Won | ||
Kim Hye-ja | Nominated | |||
PD Award | Kim Hye-ja | Won | ||
Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Park Hyuk-kwon | Nominated | ||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Chae Shi-ra | Nominated | ||
Kim Hye-ja | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Kim Ji-seok | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Seo Yi-sook | Nominated | ||
Kim Hye-eun | Nominated | |||
Lee Mi-do | Nominated | |||
Best New Actor | Song Jae-rim | Nominated | ||
Best Young Actor | Chae Sang-Woo | Nominated | ||
Best Writer | Kim In-Young | Won |