Unkind Ladies

Unkind Ladies () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Kim Hye-ja, Chae Shi-ra, Do Ji-won and Lee Ha-na. It aired on KBS2 from February 25 to May 14, 2015 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.

Plot

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.

Cast

Main characters

• Kim Hye-ja as Kang Soon-ok
• Lee Hang-na as 37-year-old Soon-ok
• Chae Shi-ra as Kim Hyun-sook
• Ha Seung-ri as young Hyun-sook
• Do Ji-won as Kim Hyun-jung
• Im Ju-yeon as young Hyun-jung
• Lee Ha-na as Jung Ma-ri

Supporting characters

• Jang Mi-hee as Jang Mo-ran
• Ha Ji-eun as young Mo-ran
• Lee Soon-jae as Kim Chul-hee/Yang Mi-nam
• Kim Hyun-goon as young Chul-hee
• Lee Mi-do as Park Eun-shil
• Park Hyuk-kwon as Jung Goo-min
• Yoon Jong-hoon as young Goo-min
• Seo Yi-sook as Na Hyun-ae/Na Mal-nyeon
• Kim Hye-eun as Ahn Jong-mi
• Kim Min-young as young Jong-mi
• Son Chang-min as Lee Moon-hak
• Yoo Se-hyung as Yoo Se-hyeong
• Song Jae-rim as Lee Roo-oh
• Kim Ji-seok as Lee Doo-jin
• Choi Jung-woo as Han Choong-gil
• Jung Ji-soon as Sun Dong-tae
• Song Young-gyu as Lee Moon-soo (flashback)
• Park Ji-a as Vocalist
• Chae Sang-woo as Gook Young-soo
• Kim Min-young as Ahn Jong-mi
• Ji Yi-soo as Jae-kyung
• Ham Sung-min as Student
• Oh Hee-joon as Instructor Kim
• Jang Kyung-ae as Mari's friend
• Lee Seung-hyun as Na Boo-gil
• Kwon Il-soo as martial artist extra

Cameos

• Jang Gwang as traditional fortune-teller (episode 1)
• Joo Jong-hyuk as Ma-ri's student (episode 1)
• Julian Quintart as Leif Garrett (flashbacks)
• Lee Sang-yoon as top star (episode 3)
• Boyfriend as popular idol group (episode 5)
• Park Chil-yong as jewelry appraiser (Ahn Jong-mi's uncle; episode 6)
• Choi Jong-hoon & Choi Ha-na as adulterous couple (episode 8)
• Lee Seung-yeon as junior anchorwoman (episode 8)
• An Si-wu as presentator on the train (episode 15)
• Lee Su-han as helper of presentator on the train (episode 15)
• Lee Yong-seong as helper of presentator on the train (episode 15)
• Lee Sang-joon as pianist (episode 19)
• Lee Deok-hwa as Han Ki-young, Mo-ran's ex-fiancé (episodes 21-22)

Ratings

Awards and nominations

References

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