Heirs

The Heirs

Details

• Title: 왕관을 쓰려는자, 그무게를 견뎌라 - 상속자들 / Wangkwaneul Sseuryeoneunja, Geumoogereul Gyeondyeora - Sangsokjadeul
• Also known as: Inheritors / The One Trying to Wear the Crown, Withstands the Weight - The Heirs
• Genre: Romance, youth, school, melodrama, comedy
• Episodes: 20
• Broadcast network: SBS
• Broadcast period: 2013-Oct-09 to 2013-Dec-12
• Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00
• Original Soundtrack: The Heirs OST

Synopsis

A romantic comedy about high school students living in top 1% high society, learning about love and friendship. Things get turned topsy turvy when the students end up getting tangled with a girl from lower class who is the heir of "poverty", and romance unfolds.

User/Viewer Ratings

3.74

(27 votes)

Cast

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Jeguk High School Students

• Lee Min Ho as Kim Tan (18, heir of Jeguk Group)
  • Jung Chan Woo as young Kim Tan
  • Jun Jin Seo as child Kim Tan (ep 19)
• Park Shin Hye as Cha Eun Sang (18, heir of "poverty")
• Kim Woo Bin as Choi Young Do (18, heir of Zeus Hotel)
  • Yang Hyun Mo (양현모) as young Young Do
• Krystal Jung as Lee Bo Na (18, heir of Mega Entertainment)
• Kim Ji Won as Yoo Rachel/Yoo Ra Hel (18, heir of RS International)
• Kang Min Hyuk as Yoon Chan Young (18)
• Kang Ha Neul as Lee Hyo Shin (19, heir of Attorney-general Lee Chang Hyuk)
• Park Hyung Shik as Jo Myung Soo (18, heir of Seungri Law Firm)
• Jun Soo Jin as Kang Ye Sol (18, heir of Gangnam room salons)
• Jo Yoon Woo as Moon Joon Young
• Choi Tae Hwan as Lee Sang Woo
• Yang Seung Pil as Hyo Joon
• Hwang Bo Mi (황보미) as Kang Ha Na

Jeguk Group

• Choi Jin Hyuk as Kim Won (31, president of Jeguk Group/Tan's older brother)
• Kim Sung Ryung as Han Ki Ae (44, Tan's mother)
• Jung Dong Hwan as Kim Nam Yoon (62, chairman of Jeguk Group/Tan and Won's father)
• Kim Mi Kyung as Park Hee Nam (50, housemaid/Eun Sang's mother)
• Choi Won Young as Yoon Jae Ho (45, chief secretary of Jeguk Group/Chan Young's father)
• Park Joon Geum as Jung Ji Sook (54, foundation chairwoman of Jeguk Group/Tan's registered mother)
• Kim Seung Wook as Jung Ji Hoon (Ji Sook's younger brother)
• Baek Seung Hyun as Secretary Jung
• Seo Jin Wook as Senior Managing Director Park

Others

• Yoon Son Ha as Lee Esther (43, CEO of RS International/Rachel's mother)
• Choi Jin Ho as Choi Dong Wook (47, CEO of Zeus Hotel/Young Do's father)
• Im Joo Eun as Jun Hyun Joo (25, Jeguk High School teacher)
• Seo Yi Sook as Hyo Shin's mother
• Ra Mi Ran as Myung Soo's mother
• Choi Eun Kyung as Ye Sol's mother
• Choi Ji Na as Yoo Kyung Ran (Young Do's mother)
• Jung Won Joong as Lee Chan Hyuk (Hyo Shin's father)
• Lee Yun Kyung as Bo Na's mother

Cameo Appearances

• Yoon Jin Seo as Cha Eun Suk (25, Eun Sang's older sister) (ep 1)
• 2EYES as themselves (ep 4)
• VIXX as themselves (ep 4)
• BtoB as themselves (ep 4)
• Kim Hee Chul as music program MC (ep 4)
• Kang Kyung Hun as Dong Wook's lover (ep 8)
• Jung Joo Hee (정주희) as announcer (ep 15&16)
• Wang Ji Won as Yang Da Kyung (Kim Won's arranged date woman) (ep 17, 19-20)
• Lee Hyun Jin as Bo-Na's older brother (ep 19)
• Park Young Ji as Da Kyung's father (ep 19)
• Park Woo Chun as Kim Tan's cousin (ep 19-20)
• Lee Ga Hyun
• Dean Dawson as Prof. John S. Keating (voice)

Production Credits

• Production Company: Hwa and Dam Pictures (화앤담픽쳐스)
• Chief Producer: Choi Moon Suk
• Producers: Shin Bong Chul (신봉철), Lee Sung Hoon, Yoon Ha Rim (윤하림)
• Directors: Kang Shin Hyo, Boo Sung Chul
• Assistant Director: Lee Kwang Young
• Screenwriter: Kim Eun Sook

Recognitions

2014 9th Seoul International Drama Awards

• Outstanding Korean Drama

2014 2nd Asia Rainbow TV Awards

• Best Modern Drama
• Outstanding Leading Actress (Park Shin Hye)
• Outstanding Scriptwriter (Kim Eun Sook)
• Outstanding Director (Kang Shin Hyo)
• Outstanding Theme Song: "Moment" (The Heirs OST Part 3) by Lee Chang Min

2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards

• Most Popular TV Actress (Park Shin Hye)

2013 SBS Drama Awards

• Top Excellence Actor for Mid-Length Drama (Lee Min Ho)
• Excellence Actress for Mid-Length Drama (Park Shin Hye)
• Special Acting Award for Mid-Length Drama, Actress (Kim Sung Ryung)
• Top 10 Stars Award (Lee Min Ho)
• Top 10 Stars Award (Kim Woo Bin)
• Top 10 Stars Award (Park Shin Hye)
• Best Couple Award (Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye)
• New Star Award (Kim Ji Won)
• New Star Award (Kang Min Hyuk)
• New Star Award (Choi Jin Hyuk)
• Popularity Award (Lee Min Ho)

2013 18th Anhui TV Drama Awards

• Most Popular Foreign Actress (Park Shin Hye)
• Most Popular Foreign Actor (Kim Woo Bin)

Episode Ratings

See Heirs/Episode Ratings

Notes

• The overseas location was planned to film in Australia but was changed to California, USA.
• On September 3rd 2013, Lee Min Ho, Park Shin Hye, Kim Ji Won, and Kang Min Hyuk traveled to Los Angeles and Malibu to film for three weeks.

External Links

• Official site
• Daum movie site
• News articles: (1), (2), (3), (4), (5)

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