Unkind Ladies

{{Infobox television

| image = UnkindLadiesPoster.jpg

| caption =

| alt_name = Unkind Women

| genre = Family
Drama
Romance

| writer = Kim In-young

| director = Yoo Hyun-ki
Han Sang-woo

| starring = Kim Hye-ja
Chae Shi-ra
Do Ji-won
Lee Ha-na

| theme_music_composer =

| opentheme =

| endtheme =

| composer = Park Sung-jin
Choi Min Chang

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_seasons =

| num_episodes = 24

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer = Shin In-soo
Jung Hae-ryong KBS

| producer = Yoon Jae-hyuk
Kim Dong-hwi

| editor = Ahn Young-rok
Park Kyung-hyun

| location = Korea

| cinematography = Kim Kyung-ho

| camera =

| runtime = 65 minutes

| company = IOK Media

| channel = KBS2

| first_aired = {{start date|2015|2|25}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2015|5|14}}

| related =

}}

Unkind Ladies ({{ko-hhrm|착하지 않은 여자들||Chakhaji Anheun Yeojadeul}}) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Kim Hye-ja, Chae Shi-ra, Do Ji-won and Lee Ha-na.{{cite web|title=Points not to miss in Unkind Women|url=http://www.hancinema.net/points-not-to-miss-in-unkind-women-78976.html|website=Hancinema|access-date=March 4, 2015|date=February 24, 2015}}{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Julie|title=The Four Women Of Unkind Women Are Looking For Happiness|url=http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/76208/20150227/the-four-women-of-unkind-women-are-looking-for-happiness.htm|website=KDramaStars|access-date=March 4, 2015|date=February 27, 2015}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Sung|first1=So-young|title=Song nabs his 1st lead role|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2998457|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=March 4, 2015|date=December 13, 2014}}

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{{cite web|last1=Kwon|first1=Ji-youn|title=Angry Moms are back on screen|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/04/201_175758.html|website=The Korea Times|access-date=April 2, 2015|date=March 23, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Veteran Actress 'Goes Wild' in New TV Series|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/03/28/2015032800518.html|website=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=March 28, 2015}}
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{{cite web|last1=Park|first1=Ah-reum|title=Song Jae Lim Talks about Finally Protecting a Woman and Not a Man in Unkind Women|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/87803/song-jae-lim-talks-about-finally-protecting-a-woman-and-not-a-man-in-unkind-women|website=enewsWorld|access-date=March 4, 2015|date=February 23, 2015}}
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){{cite web|last1=Ghim|first1=Sora|title=Ryan Makes His Comeback To The Small Screen With A Cameo|url=http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=18073|website=BNTNews|access-date=March 4, 2015|date=February 9, 2015}}
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

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
rowspan="3"\|Episode # !rowspan="3"\|Original broadcast date !colspan="4"\|Average audience share
colspan="2"\|TNmS Ratings{{cite web\|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp \|title=TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu \|work=TNmS Ratings \|access-date=February 25, 2015 \|language=ko \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128032303/http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp \|archive-date=November 28, 2013 }} !colspan="2"\|AGB Nielsen{{cite web\|url=http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 \|title=AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu \|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research \|access-date=February 25, 2015 \|language=ko \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226133248/http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 \|archive-date=December 26, 2013 }}
width=100\|Nationwide !width=100\|Seoul National Capital Area !width=100\|Nationwide !width=100\|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%
colspan=2 \| Average \|9.6% \|11.5% \|12.1% \|12.8%

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

rowspan="3"|Episode #

!rowspan="3"|Original broadcast date

!colspan="4"|Average audience share

colspan="2"|TNmS Ratings{{cite web|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp |title=TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu |work=TNmS Ratings |access-date=February 25, 2015 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128032303/http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp |archive-date=November 28, 2013 }}

!colspan="2"|AGB Nielsen{{cite web|url=http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 |title=AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu |work=AGB Nielsen Media Research |access-date=February 25, 2015 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226133248/http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 |archive-date=December 26, 2013 }}

width=100|Nationwide

!width=100|Seoul National Capital Area

!width=100|Nationwide

!width=100|Seoul National Capital Area

|February 25, 2015

|8.8%

|10.3%

|9.1%

|9.4%

|February 26, 2015

|8.9%

|10.4%

|9.8%

|10.2%

|March 4, 2015

|10.1%

|13.0%

|11.8%

|12.2%

|March 5, 2015

|9.5%

|12.8%

|11.5%

|12.7%

|March 11, 2015

|9.1%

|11.8%

|12.0%

|13.1%

|March 12, 2015

|9.5%

|11.9%

|12.2%

|13.3%

|March 18, 2015

|9.6%

|12.2%

|12.1%

|12.4%

|March 19, 2015

|9.5%

|12.5%

|13.7%

|14.7%

|March 25, 2015

|9.8%

|11.3%

|12.8%

|13.9%

|March 26, 2015

|10.3%

|11.7%

|12.9%

|13.8%

|April 1, 2015

|9.9%

|12.0%

|11.9%

|12.1%

|April 2, 2015

|10.6%

|12.3%

|13.7%

|15.1%

|April 8, 2015

|10.5%

|11.9%

|13.6%

|14.0%

|April 9, 2015

|10.4%

|12.4%

|12.7%

|13.4%

|April 15, 2015

|10.0%

|11.5%

|12.1%

|12.3%

|April 16, 2015

|9.4%

|11.5%

|12.2%

|12.8%

|April 22, 2015

|9.8%

|10.9%

|12.1%

|12.7%

|April 23, 2015

|8.8%

|9.8%

|12.4%

|13.9%

|April 29, 2015

|8.5%

|9.9%

|11.4%

|11.8%

|April 30, 2015

|9.7%

|10.9%

|11.2%

|11.8%

|May 6, 2015

|9.8%

|11.5%

|12.6%

|13.6%

|May 7, 2015

|9.1%

|10.4%

|11.5%

|11.9%

|May 13, 2015

|9.7%

|11.1%

|12.2%

|13.4%

|May 14, 2015

|9.7%

|11.6%

|12.0%

|12.9%

colspan=2 | Average

|9.6%

|11.5%

|12.1%

|12.8%

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable" \|+
Year ! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result
rowspan="15" \|2015	rowspan="2" \|4th APAN Star Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Chae Shi-ra	{{nom}}
Best Supporting Actress	Do Ji-won	{{nom}}
rowspan="13" \|{{center\|29th KBS Drama Awards}} \| rowspan="2" \| 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
rowspan="2" \|Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama \|Chae Shi-ra \|Nominated
Kim Hye-ja \|Nominated
Best Supporting Actor \|Kim Ji-seok \|Nominated
rowspan="3" \|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

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Award

! Category

! Recipient

! Result

rowspan="15" |2015

rowspan="2" |4th APAN Star Awards

Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama

Chae Shi-ra

Best Supporting Actress

Do Ji-won