Unkind Ladies (Korean: 착하지 않은 여자들; RR: Chakhaji aneun yeojadeul) 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.
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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
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)