#kDrama
The Heirs (aka The Inheritors)
(2013 - 20 1:00 eps) REWATCH

A classic I 1st watched in early 2023. Knowledge of language & culture made it even better. The episodes flew by as the spoiled illegitimate 2nd son fell for the poor girl & had to fight to love her.

Phenomenal casting of 3 proven leads early in their careers & the supporting actors (see hashtags) who have all had stellar careers. A screenwriter with several other highly-rated dramas (The Glory, The King: EM, Goblin...) The 3 leads & the show won many awards.

It has a lot of wrist grabbing which was common at the time. But the depth that these young actors portrayed is astounding. Lots of character development & we come to understand their pain & the reasons for their actions. Excellent!

https://mydramalist.com/6640-the-heirs

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The Heirs

Kim Tan is the heir to Empire Group who has been sent to study abroad in the U.S. In reality it's a form of exile, as his elder half-brother back home...

Today is #KDramaDay! I want to recommend good introductory #kdramas available on different streaming services.

My favorite #kdrama available on #Tubi would be "The Heirs" aka "The Inheritors." #TheHeirs #TheInheritors

✅️ Classic trope-and-drama-filled drama, rich-boy-loves-poor-girl, today's A-list actors when they were 10 years younger. Kim Woo-bin is phenomenal.

🤑 A struggling poor teen girl somehow ends up as a transfer student to a school all the rich corporate heirs attend. Love, drama, power imbalances, and hijinks ensue.

Trailer:
https://youtu.be/53DnR7GNs4A

The Heirs ( Korean Drama) - Trailer 1 ( Eng Sub)

YouTube

Final thoughts on the #kdrama #TheHeirs #TheInheritors:

I am amused that, at the end, they mentioned what they would be like 10 years from then, and it is now 10 years after the show aired. We need a real "Where Are They Now" revisit.

Kim Woo-bin: if I weren't already a fan, this show would've made me one. What a character arc!

Lee Min-ho: I can understand now why, after gushing to a friend how much I loved #TheKingEternalMonarch, she said she didn't like LMH because of his role in The Heirs. Not that he was a bad actor! No! Just his role is of a spoiled, jealous, violent, clueless, but handsome, teen. It *is* a role that could be defining if that's your first exposure to him.

Choi Jin-Hyuk: I am glad I got to see him in both #MrQueen and #KangchiTheBeginning already. He has such an iconic voice. But he is absolutely NOT 12 years older than LMH, by any stretch of the imagination.

I have Thoughts™️ about the different roles women played in this series and how they were portrayed. 🤔 Diverse! And yet...

Because Kim Woo-bin's new "Black Knight" series is out, I decided to start watching a much earlier #kdrama he was in: #TheInheritors or #Heirs. (I needed something more light-hearted than "Black Knight" or even "Misaeng".)

The fancy California house that Lee Min-ho's character lives in feels almost duplicated by his house in Spain in "Legend of the Blue Sea", so I had to check to see which series came first. LotBS is from 2016 and Heirs is from 2013.

I haven't seen much with Park Shin-hye before other than in the movie "My Annoying Brother" with Doh Kyungsoo. She cute! (And he sang at her wedding last year.)