The Heirs – 2013 (왕관을 쓰려는 자, 그 무게를 견뎌라 – 상속자들)
Country: Korea
Genre: Romance/School/Family
Cast: Lee Min Ho, Park Shin Hye, Kim Woo Bin, Kang Min Hyuk,
Plot: These wealthy students seem to have everything under control, except their love lives. Kim Tan is a handsome and wealthy Korean heir to a large conglomeration who is sent to study abroad in the U.S. In reality, it’s a form of exile, as his elder half-brother back home, Kim Won (Choi Jin-hyuk) schemes to take over the family business. While in the States, Kim Tan bumps into Cha Eun Sang (Park Shin Hye), who has arrived from Korea in search of her older sister. Slowly, he feels himself falling for her, never realizing that she’s the daughter of his family’s housekeeper. When Kim Tan’s fiancée, Rachel Yoo (Kim Ji Won), arrives to bring him back to Korea, his heart is torn between love and duty. Meanwhile, Rachel’s future stepbrother and Kim Tan’s former best friend, Choi Young Do (Kim Woo-bin) goes to the same school as Kim Tan and Eun Sang. The troubles arise as the heirs realize the differences between money and the real world.(Wikipedia)
MY OPINION
So it all started interesting. You noticed entertaining and different beginning. Main cast is also chosen from the best and cutest actors even so I am myself not fan of Min Ho. I found it rather nice and the story was going quite well. Despise some “boring and unneeded” scenes I found myself growing closer to characters. I loved Yong Do played by Kim Woo Bin, Bo Na and school kids. It was captivating how complicated was the relationship between tan and Yong Do, between Tan and his brother. I think these side stories made the biggest impact on me.
Romance story was something that disappointed me a bit. I found second male lead better than first as he seemed to have more chemistry with Park Shin Hye. I liked the story of suicidal kid who eventually became friend of Kim Tan. I disliked how relationship between lead couple was growing. It was boring and i felt a bit lost. She run, she came back, she rejected him, then came back… Didn’t make sense at all.
From about 16th episode I was so mixed up with feelings and events that I was loosing it. I liked where it was going to and was hoping for a happy ending that the drama needed. Since they opened so many side stories it was more than expected to get them finished good or bad. Then last episode came and i was full of anticipation. And it happened what i hate the most. They tried to close all stories in one episode. Then they made happy ending only to main romance were rest became pointless . I see no reason of running side stories if you won’t progress in outcome. In this ending all stories I grown to like were just left unfinished . Totally useless.
As much as i thought the drama will be amazing and it kept me interested for a while I feel like it was all to promote good looking actors and their abilities instead of focusing on actual story.
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