Herederos (2013)

Cha Eun Sang is the poor daughter of a mute housemaid. One day, her sister writes from the US that she is getting married. Eun Sang takes the chance and goes there to bring her the money for her wedding. But when she meets her, the older sister takes the money and runs off, leaving back a crying Eun Sang without money and place to stay. That's when she meets Kim Tan, a rich heir, who studies in the US. Somehow he ends up falling in love with her and decides to go back to Korea, to stay with his family and maybe find her. Lucky is on his side, as her mother is actually the maid of his house and they moved in to them, because they have money problems. But a love story between the rich and the poor is never so easy, as there are many people interfering with their personal lifes...

The thing I first thought of when I read about the story was Boys Before Flowers. It basically is a similar story. But I won't judge it for that, since that would have been good. Instead, Eun Sang is a rather weak character, crying all the time and the bully is not the main guy but the second male lead. In general, this is a very basic rich-poor-lovestory. The family make problems, there are many business-related problems, lots of crying and breaking up because of love and so on. I was hoping for more, since this was written by Kim Eun Suk, who also made Secret Garden and A Gentleman's Dignity. But this time, the story is clearly made for a younger audience. Not only because it's a high-school drama, but also because the story just isn't as deep as her other works. But still, I didn't dislike the drama for that. My problem is different.

At some point, I ended up loving almost all the characters, except for Eun Sang. I asked Kim Tan over and over why he would still like her, after she did the same thing again and again and didn't even show her feelings properly. It was really hard to see her cry because of the same thing, over and over. I got annoyed by her behavior and wished that they had taken a strong character like the female lead in Boys Before Flowers was.

Well, but aside from that it had many good points and made me laugh. There were two or three episodes around episode 15 that dragged a bit, but I still enjoyed them, because of the great cast.

Maybe it is not a full 4* drama, because Eun Sang isn't all that great, but for the sake of the others I can rate it like that without feeling bad. If you want a basic romance story set in high-school, you will like this!

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I really wanted to like this because of Lee Minho, I enjoyed boys over flowers and was expecting something similar in terms of entertainment from this drama but unfortunately that wasn't the case.

I'll list the few things that were good:

- I liked some characters: Young Do, Lee Bo na, the two mothers and sometimes Rachel;

- The bromance between Kim Tan and Young Do;

- The relationship between the two mothers.

And that's about it.

Now I'll list the things I disliked which were too many.

- Really plain and cliché main leads and boring romance. They had minimal chemistry, especially in the earlier episodes. Most of their scenes had an awkward aura around it and their romantic interactions looked sorta forced. The fl had more chemistry with the second lead and the ml had better chemistry with some of the other side characters than the fl;

- The fl is the most monotonous main character I've ever seen in a drama so far, she never stood for herself ever the whole drama, all she did was shed tears. I don't know what went wrong, if it was because of the script or the actress, because I've seen another drama of hers and she was sorta boring there as well (no offense);

- The ml is extremely possessive and controlling towards the fl and some scenes were uncomfortable;

- The plot was too uneventful which made the pace really slow;

- There were too many characters, making it confusing to keep up with the plot if you aren't paying close attention;

- I actually felt sorry for Rachel, because even though it was a fake engagement, she had feelings for Kim Tan and he could have, at the very least, treated her better and not humiliated her at any opportunity because of Eun Sang (before they had broken the engagement);

- The actors were all way older than their characters and some scenes made me cringe because of that;

- The ml's outfit choices after he came back from America we're terrible.

And the list could go on but that's all I can remember now.

What I take from this drama is no matter how romantic they portrayed it, I don't ever want to be stalked, obsessed over, be the target of possessive and control freak behaviour, by any man and be a submissive woman who can't stand for myself.

This may sound harsh but I think this was one of worst dramas I've ever watched if not the worst. The ending was not impactful. Eun Sang's situation never changed, Kim Tan and Young Do didn't become friends again, the brother didn't have a happy ending with the person he loved, and we were just expected to forgive the father because of his illness in the end.

I don't recommend this at all if your looking for a quality drama but you could watch it just to laugh at how messy it is, especially if your watching on Viki with the comments on.

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Amazing characters to fall in love with

Watching this drama was so a delightful, Park Shin-hye and Lee Minho are tremendous actors and the chemistry they had was just so perfect. Yes, I agree it was a little cliché but I think that was what I really needed to watch at this moment (cliché doesn't necessarily mean bad). I fell in love with Lee Minho again, Krystal and Minhyuk's couple too and even Woo Bin somehow managed to win my heart at the end. I really felt every scene, the acting was amazing and the love moments were just precious, the conection between the parents, the couples, the friends, were so well made, the jokes also were funny, Lee Minho and Park Shin-hye were just SO cute together, and all this really made me enjoy this drama a lot. 10/10 for me.

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Get Ready For A Lot of Good Looking People and Great Songs!

I went into this drama not expecting deep logic and scrutiny, but more for the entertainment value, enjoying good looking people, romantic love and every character with a story to tell. And yes, this drama delivered all that I was expecting and the songs rocked!

Yes, it was nice to watch a bunch of rich kids and a poor maid's daughter all acting out their problems in love and life. The fantasy of having Kim Tan (Lee Min Ho) falling madly in love with Cha Eun Sang (Park Shin Hye) and pursuing her with real deep passionate love can only happen in my dreams! And to have that shared in a drama was appreciated.

Charming bad guy Cha Young Do (Kim Woo Bin), cool Lee Hyo Shin (Kang Ha Neul), irritable Kim Tan fiance Rachel Yoo (Kim Ji Won), delightful couple Yoon Cha Yoong (Kang Min Hyuk) and Lee Bo Na (Krystal Jung) played out their characters so well that it was fun to watch their behavior in every episode as they lived their daily lives. Kim Tan's brother Kim Won played by Choi Jin Hyuk was so natural that they became really good friends even after the show ended.

The only issue I had was how meek Eun Sang's (Park Shi Hye) character was. I understand it can be overwhelming to be surrounded by all the rich kids, but when you have the love of Kim Tan who gave her 110% of his heart and protection, perhaps a little courage would have perfected the entire drama. However, it came later than it should and kind of felt un-comfortable to watch.

But the songs and music were memorable enough for me to remember Kim Tan and the Heirs for a long time!

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One of all-time fav kdrama of mine

I dont care what others say, I love everything about this drama. I watched it during the live broadcast back in 2013, and I still watch it again and again until now (gadly it's available on netflix). I give 10 points to the OSTs, they are absolutely nice songs. Every sweet and sad scene, I just love it. I was 13 when I watched it, now I'm 20 and this drama still manage to amuse me.

Ofc Lee MinHo and Park ShinHye are the strongest factor why i love watching it. Other than that, the other characters also makes the drama perfect, for example, yoo chanyoung and lee bona they are so cute.

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I have to say this

As a person who starts shows for it's cast. I started this show because Lee Min Ho, Park Shin Hye, Kim Woo Bin and Kim Jiwon were acting, i had been watching Dr. Slump at the time and thought it would be interesting to see her in a younger role.

i have to say, it wasn't fully convinced, i mean in the very beginning it was okay, i liked how they worked with Lee Min ho and Park Shin Hye in america and then Jiwon's entry and the starting was great the high school drama was also tolerable and funny to an extent.

until it all went downhill. i mean i can't say it like that, but yeah, there were some really interesting characters, like my personal favourite, Lee Hyo Shin seonbae, who could have been really well developed but had little to no screen time at all, he was a really underdeveloped character but ultimately an all time favourite, another character i wish they had developed more was Kim Won, Kim Tan's brother, i mean while they were using the "i hate my younger sibling because he might steal my throne in the company" trope they could have atleast tried to give us some flashbacks of Tan and Won's relationship before Tan went to America.

like i said it had it's fun and heart-fluttering moments, but in the end i felt like they used that up to cover up the bad stroywriting, i mean the plot really had no closure to the point that during the 17, 18, 19 episodes i was wondering how they were going to wrap the story up. i mean if they are going to make 20 episodes of something there should be more tiem to make a well defined plot, but no, they use that time to keep going back and forth between Tan and Eun Sang.

that's another thing that was kinda annoying, the show could have been better if they hadn't spent sooooo much time doing nothing with Tan and Eun Sang, like they didn't make any move at all until like the 15-16 episode and the wait wasn't really worth it because in the end they both just end up going to school like any other day, ther problems were not resolved and they were just. there.

the high-school theme was nice enough, there were the rich kids and they were looking down on the non-rich kids, there were the cliches the friend circles, your classic high school. i personally liked their friend group actually. Eun Sang's best friend Chan Young was really just that supportive best friends that everyone needs and there was really just that playful banter you come to really enjoy. Chan Young's girlfriend Lee Bo Na, starts off as Eun Sang;s enemy because she thinks she may be her rival, but they end up being really good friends and you just end up absolutely loving how adorable she is (one of the things that i really loved was the way Kim Tan kept "act" flirting with Bo Na because that wa really funny to watch, [we all fall for Min Ho's boyish smile admit it] it was like a breath of fresh air when i felt like the episodes were dragging for to long)

the only character they took the time to develop was Choi Young Do. and again, AGAIN WHY DO THEY KEEP MISUSING THIS TROPE? this og "bad guy" who falls for the girl, he's reckless and agitated an dhas scars that just won't heal, give him a motorbike and a biker jacket and BAM! you have your classic second male lead. and obviously he tries to become the better person thanks to our fl and the rest is history.

i'm not saying it's not worth the watch because yeah, the actors somehow managed to salvage this run-of-the-mill plot, they managed to give life to these 2D characters and i have to say i was really impressed by their acting in some scenes, i just wish it had been better written, if you want to watch it i say go for it, it's good enough for a one time watch

p.s :
gosh that kiss at Lee Bo Na's party was literally the only thing i stayed for should have given us more of that

p.p.s :

i'm giving the OST 8.5 because god i couldn't get "LOOOOVVEEE ISSS THEEE MOOOMMMENNNNTTT" out of my head for almost a week

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I was looking forward to writing this review for well... actually, I don't quite understand myself. I can definitely state that this drama was one of those that weren't worth my time, but I felt obligated to finish it no matter what. Probably because I was told that it's one of the best Lee Min Ho and Kim Woo Bin performances of all time.

The Heirs is a perfect equivalent to the famous American TV series "Gossip Girl" if I were to describe it. It shows the ugly side of the wealthy and how, pretty much, every rich person is arrogant and evil. There were so many cheesy, cliche, cringe-worthy scenes that were absolutely absurd. Especially the very talked about American scenes and how americans are portrayed by the ridiculous stereotypes. I have to admit that the American accent in the USA + the surfer boy doing drugs scene left me speechless. I'd re-watch this drama again for a good laugh, seriously. Regarding the business and family matters, I couldn't comprehend who's screwing up who and there are still many unanswered questions in my head that left me confused. I just can't see this drama as realistic, it reminds me more of a shojo anime than a serious drama.

If you're a big fan of shows that focus on school and family relationships, you might like this one. But I feel as though this story just doesn't belong in the Korean drama world. Honestly, Americans do this genre of drama better.

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Nice story showing us the daily life of some rich high school students and rich people problems in general.
The scenario was not something new : The poor girl who has been struggling her entire life has to attend a high school full of rich people who look down on her. The rich / cool boy who fells in love with her but doesn't want to admit it and struggles with his own family issues / problems.

I think everyone watched this drama just for the cast . Lee MinHo and Park ShinHye were amazing once again and so was Kim WooBin.

For me, I feel this is a "classic" drama that everyone has to watch yet it wasn't a really "good" drama. I think it got overrated because of the actors and not so much for the scenario . The plot was nice up to a certain point and then it got boring but this happens in most dramas. Maybe I would watch again but after a couple of years.

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Story Line is very common rich guy and poor girl.
Rich people bully the poor girl. However the romance amongst the 2 lead guys and female lead are exciting. Even the side stories evolve family conflicts are good and breathtaking. Comedy is cool unexpected many laughs and heartbreaking in the end. Though an open ended ending still a happy ending. Overall the characters are best fit in the story esp. kim woo bin. Second lead syndrome is really happening. He is an effective lovable villain. Lee Min Ho as expected always a drop jaw leading man ever that makes every girl believe in love despite of status in life.

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Well i could talk a lot about this one because there are a lot of good actors in this drama and they did such an amazing job, i was really surprised and mesmerized by their work.

But for my sake (and yours too lol) i’m gonna keep it short and to the point.
I really loved this drama, the story has a lot of cringy moments but you can't watch a drama without it, its like the standard issue you get every single time a drama gets out but still it's watchable and doesn’t hurt you in the end if you love dramas as much as i do, if not this drama might get you conflicted and with mixed feelings.

It's the kind of drama where you either love it or hate it! PERIOD! Nothing else you can do about it sadly XD

The lead couple is very good, i love those 2 actors so much (park shin hye and lee min ho), such great acting skills, very versatile actors and i do believe they have such a beautiful future ahead of them, they have good chemistry between them and do their scenes in such a way we really feel their pain and love while we watch them on screen.

The rest of the cast is also very talented, i also like the actor who plays the 2nd male lead, he's got what it takes too and makes you never take your eyes from the screen. Those are good qualities to find in actors, when they grab your full attention and you can't stop looking at them no matter what they do (and i’m not just talking about them being handsome here ok?)

My heart struggled while i watched this drama, there’s highs and lows of course, the characters go through so much it pains me to see it, i can relate to so many things they portray in there it really makes my heart ache. But its so good to go through this journey with them, smiling or even crying when they do. Was a very good one to watch. (even tho it wouldn't hurt to have been written in a more easy way for most people to understand and follow, i think most people get lost and lose interest because of it, because the story was not solid enough).

There's a few reasons why i don’t give full score to this one even tho i love it.
Its because there was a little bit too much drama to break up the main couple, more than my simple taste can handle and because of the way it is written. It doesn't gives justice to the characters or the story at all.
I know it's a normal thing in most dramas (and trust me when i say this, i have seen far worse in other dramas to the point where it made me stop watching the drama completely, which is not the case here thank god) but it made me really want to virtually slap some people through the screen because i was like just let them be happy for fuck sake XD Or just stop being so stupid and a party pooper! Or even that it doesn't make sense at all, is everyone in here cray cray??*sighs*

But considering all factors, i think the actors actually pulled it off in a great way and might be the reason why i ended up loving this drama so much, the performances more than the story and writting.

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Sweet

I watched this show years ago as my very 1st korean drama, and I absolutely loved it. Even though it took way too much time and many unnecessary drama for the main characters to get to their happy ending, I enjoyed watching the show, it's almost miraculous how cathartic it can be in Asian series when a couple finally touch each others hands for the first time, hug each other for the first time, kiss each other for the first time (preferably on the forehead or cheeks first, lips touching is just so extreme :P - it seems a bit laughable, but honestly, sometimes I wouldn't mind if we could slow down to this gentleness in real life too when it comes to love relationships).

I recommend it for all youth with a romantic heart! <3

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