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. The series aired on

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every Saturday and Sunday from 7:55 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. ( KST). The series served as

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's final work, as she died almost 2 months after the final episode.

Synopsis

''The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop'' is about a Tailor's shop that has been handed down from father to son and is about 50 years old. The Grandfather is desperate to keep the Tailor shop in the family, however his son is not keen and works for a corporate tailor's. The son is also married to the late Chairman's daughter. Once the Chairman dies, a host of power struggles between his wife and her brother and Stepmother ensue. Meanwhile, the Grandfather of the Tailor's shop decides to go on a sabbatical making made to measure suits for the poor and abandoning the Tailor's shop to his wife, daughter and 2 loyal employees. He leaves a letter asking them to sell the shop as he doesn't have the heart to. Eventually, the shop is placed in the hands of a former employee who agrees to run it until the Grandfather returns. The characters share their friendship as well as love at their workplace. Their values are in a sharp contrast to a corporate company that employs many and is seeped in many power struggles.

Cast

Main

as Lee Dong-jin *

as Nah Yeon-shil *

as Lee man-sool *

as Bae Sam-do ** Cha Ji-hoon as young Bae Sam-do *

as Sung Tae-pyung / Sung Joon *

as Kang Tae-yang

Supporting

People around Lee Dong-jin

as Choi Gok-ji *

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as Lee Dong-sook *

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as Kim Da-jung

People around Nah Yeon-shil

* Ji Seung-hyun as Hong Ki-pyo * Jung Lyung-soon as Kyung-ja * Lee Jung-eun as Geum Chon-daek

People around Bae Sam-do

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as Bok Seon-nyeo

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as Go Eun-sook * Goo Jae-yee as Min Hyo-joo *

as Min Hyo-won *

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as Min Hyo-sang * Cha Joo-young as Choi Ji-yeon

Extended

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as Lee Yeon-hee *

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as Choi Ji-yeon's colleague announcer * Lee Ga-ryeong as Jo An-na *

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as Yoo Dae-ri * Sung Ki-yoon as Park Boo-jang * Han Seung-hyun as Nah Dae-ri * Lee Joo-seok * Baek Hyun-joo as 은숙네 가사도우미 * Kim Kwang-in * Kim Da-sung as Geon Dal * Yang Ji-in * Son Joo-yeon * Park Hee-gon * Song In-seob * Lim Jae-geun * Kang Chan-yang * Song Ha-rim * Gong Yoon-chan * Kwon Hong-seok * Kim Sa-hoon * Park Seo-bin * Gong Jae-won * Kim Mi-ran * Kang Jung-koo * Heo Sun-haeng * Yoon Mi-hyang * Lim Jung-ok * Cha Sang-mi * Yoon Ye-in * Seo Jung-joon * Song Jae-ryong * Oh Jung-soo * Lee Jae-wook * Choi Beom-ho as Choi Cheol-ho's lawyer * Choi Young * Yang Dae-hyuk * Seo Myung-chan * Kim Tae-rang * Kim Jae-heum * Won Jong-seon * Ahn Soo-ho * Kang Chul-sung * Lee Sae-ro-mi * Yoo Geum * Kim Doo-young * Yoo Yong-bum * Lee Jung-sung * Kim Tae-young * Jang Moon-suk * Lee Seo-yool * Choi Nam-wook * Ji Sung-keun * Son Gun-woo * Park Chan-hong

Original soundtrack

Ratings

* In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. *NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop, The Korean Broadcasting System television dramas 2016 South Korean television series debuts 2017 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows Television series by Pan Entertainment