Young Lady and Gentleman () is a South Korean television series starring Ji Hyun-woo, Lee Se-hee and Cha Hwa-yeon, and directed by Shin Chang-seok. The weekend drama revolves around Lee Yong-gook, a widower with three children and a live-in tutor for his kids, Park Dan-dan, to whom he becomes attracted. It premiered on KBS2 on September 25, 2021, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 (KST) for 52 episodes till March 27, 2022.
The series won 7 awards at the 2021 KBS Drama Awards including Grand Prize (Daesang) by Ji Hyun-woo and the best couple award by him and Lee Se-hee. As per Nielsen Korea, the 48th episode aired on March 13, 2022, logged a national average viewership of 38.2% with 6.9 million viewers watching the episode. As of March 28, 2022, the series was in 3rd place among Top 50 series per nationwide viewers in Korea. Viewing the popularity of the series it was extended for 2 more episodes, making it 52 episodes in total.
Synopsis
Dan-dan (Lee Se-hee) lives with her father, her stepmom and her stepbrother, Dae-beom, the ever-failing businessman, who has lost their home and all their money in a scam. Tired of putting up with them, she leaves home. Feeling down on her luck, she climbs up a mountain as a temporary relief from life's pressures. There, Dan-dan runs into and is startled by Young-guk (Ji Hyun-woo), who is hiking while dressed in a suit. Young-guk is the capable chairman of a corporation, as well as a widower with three kids. Dan-dan becomes their live-in tutor and, by chance, other members of her family also end up living at Young-guk’s house. As she and Young Guk start to live together and look after Young-guk’s kids, they find themselves in situations of conflict, both small and large. Despite their 14-year age difference, they start to grow fond of one another. With the help of Dan-dan, will Young-guk be able to overcome his grief and grow closer to his kids? The plot shares many significant story elements of The Sound of Music and Parasite.
Cast
Main
Ji Hyun-woo as Lee Young-guk
41 years old, a widower, in grief due to the loss of his wife two years ago, whom he has three children with. He is the corporate chairman of FT Group (incl. Fantom) and an attractive man in his early forties. In a twist of fate, Young-guk met Dan-dan when he was in military service. Lee Se-hee as Park Dan-dan Kim Min-seo as young Park Dan-dan 27 years old, bright and bold personality, a live-in tutor of Lee Young-guk's children, a confident 'handmaiden' who seeks her own happiness. Dan-dan met Young-guk when she was 12 years old. Kang Eun-tak as Cha Gun The youngest son of Jin Dal-rae, maternal uncle of Dan-dan, Dae-beom and Mi-rim. Park Ha-na as Jo Sa-ra 36 years old, has managed Lee Young-guk's household for five years; she has a crush on him. She is the paternal mother of Lee Se-jong.
Supporting
People around Lee Young-guk
Cha Hwa-yeon as Wang Dae-ran
59 years old, Lee Se-ryun's biological mother. She is a former movie star and the stepmother of Lee Young-guk. She was Lee Ki-ja's middle-school classmate and later became the mistress to Young-guk's father at age 20. Yoon Jin-yi as Lee Se-ryun 36 years old, Lee Young-guk's younger half-sister, daughter of Wang Dae-ran. She falls in love with Park Dae-beom at first sight. Choi Myung-bin as Lee Jae-ni 14 years old, arrogant and rough eldest daughter of Lee Young-guk. Yoo Jun-seo as Lee Se-chan 10 years old, eldest son of Lee Young-guk, likes hip-hop and swag. Seo Woo-jin as Lee Se-jong 6 years old, a cute kindergartener and the (supposed) youngest son of Lee Young-guk. Lee Il-hwa as Anna Kim Kang Se-jung as Kim Ji-young (who became Anna Kim after her accident) (cameo eps. 1 and 6) Ex-wife of Park Soo-cheol and biological mother of Park Dan-dan. 10 years ago, she met a car accident and had dozens of major surgeries, she overcame all that and moved to the United States to succeed as a designer. Her mother had been Lee Young-guk's nanny many years ago.