Herederos (2013)

OMG I say !!! I really do not get tired of watching this drama. I love, I love, I really love this story, it is my favorite drama on the 1st of my drama list it is more it was this story that charmed my heart and it was this drama that I will fall in love with all Korean culture. I think that kim tan and chan eun shan were the perfect couple, although the love triangle made me cry, get angry and laugh, I would have loved that choi you doo also ended up with a girl, I think it was his story a bit sad even though he finally he was able to meet his mother. Well summing up I loved everything, I would like to thank each member who made this drama possible, I love LEE MIN HO, PARK SHIN HYE, KIM WOO BIN... thank you thank you.

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We all have that guilty pleasure

This one was a slow burn for me (what was the point of those California episodes and the sister storyline?), but damn, I see why it’s a cult favorite. And not because it’ll blow your mind, but because it’s the most addictive piece of crack and at the end you are left asking for more. LMH and PSH really have this sizzle chemistry that you could easily cut into its so thick, and I couldn’t help wanting KWB to try and sneak a little more romance in there and turn this into a legit One Tree Hill love triangle. Because that’s what this is...Korean One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl guilty pleasure goodness. And sometimes you just need a guilty pleasure watch. Especially if the main character is Kim Tan.

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As @CharlieBishop said in her article 20 Rapid-Fire K-drama Reviews "The Heirs: Lee Min Ho is rude to a poor girl (version 3.0) but this time, his weapon of choice is chairs rather than guns".
I just watched it because it's Christmas, I wanted something easy to watch and to see Lee Min Ho in a better shape than Boys over flowers.
My review:
Story: don't lose your time. "The heirs" is "Boys over flowers" with a better hairstyle (and sometimes, but only sometimes, better clothes...).
 The acting: I didn't like Park Shin Hye. She is supposed to be a strong woman, although all the adversities, but she was always crying. Lee Min Ho...pse... but, I liked the evolution of Kim Woo Bin in this show.
 Music: I don't get why they put Love is the moment ALL the time... horrible.
Rewatch value: no, no, no.
Overall: if you have free time, nothing to do, and you want to see something catchy knowing it's not good... this is for you!

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What a trainwreck it was, but still with some good things that made it somewhat watchable.

The story was nothing new at all: the same ol' rich boy-poor girl dynamic and all the elements it includes (a.k.a evil parent, snobby female rival etc). Maybe the only original thing was the addition of the USA first arc, but not even that was done well. Seriously, I cringed so hard everytime an american actor spoke. Also, it didn't add much to the narrative at all, they could've skipped the entire trip and still have the same product in the end.

Acting ranged from mediocre to very good. I have to voice my disappointment of what an incredible character the female lead, Eun Sang, could've been. Seriously, at first I liked her different attitude than most female leads, but then she started to become whiny, helpless and literally a cry baby with few moments of defiance that just couldn't save my impression of her anymore. I'm a bit confused on that, if it was Park Shin Hye's delivery or just a poorly written script. Maybe a bit of both, since aside from crying, I didn't feel much coming from PSH.

Tan was another lead that could've been good, but turned out bad. Really, he was one of the most annoying main leads ever. And I have to agree with many people that Lee Min Ho was too old to play a high schooler. Heck, I know they tried to conceal it with makeup, but in a few close ups you could clearly notice how he wasn't a young boy anymore.

I think this was one of the few dramas that I found the side characters and couples a lot more interesting than the main. Mainly the dynamic between the mothers of Eun Sang and Kim Tan. It was really delightful to see how their friendship developed, and I have to praise the actresses for deliverying such an incredible perfomance.

Continuing on the side characters, I also simply loved Bo Na and Chan Young's relationship. A million times better than the main couple. Props for Krystal as well, this drama made me like her very much. Another character that shined , even though some of her actions were petty and mean, was Rachel. Something about her seemed so real, and it would've been a lot better if the writers developed her more.

And last but certainly not least, I have to talk about Kim Woo Bin. Oh, Kim Woo Bin. He was the best, his character was the best. He made me loathe him in the beginning, understand and feel empathy for him in the middle and love him by the end. And that scene with Eun Sang's mother...damn, that was one of the most well done and emotional I've ever seen.

However, even if a few performances were good, the overall wasn't. I guess I could define this drama in one quote: What could've been. Everybody was so excited about it from the beginning and the story, although not original, could open space for so many conflicts and development. And not even the music was decent. Seriously, I wanted to rip my ears off everytime I heard the lyrics "Love is the moment..."!

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AWFUL, I should have read the reviews here before watching this drama, I picked it up cause it's one of the highest rated on viki and god how much I regret it.

Story: absolute ****, basic rich people school and poor student template

Cast: the American accents at the start made my ears bleed but that's not the only problem, half the students don't look anywhere near 18, felt very uncomfortable with them walking in uniforms.

Sounds: personal taste, I think OST was awful.

Rewatch: I couldn't even finish it out of frustration that nothing is happening and the story made no sense, they cry over every little thing for 10 mins to fill up air time.

Maybe this was good back in 2013, not gonna finish it, I don't recommend it to anyone.

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allora iniziamo col dire che prima di iniziarmi il drama ho letto tante di quelle recensioni negative da farmi venire il mal di testa, devo ammettere che sono tutte bagianate poiché nella recensione ho letto molte volte che “è uno dei peggiori drama mai visti, è monotono, è più piatto di una tavola da surf eccc” da premettere che io l’ho iniziato subito dopo che sono usciti tutti gli ep in italiano quindi vedendolo tutto di botto “senza aspettare un ep alla sett” sicuramente ha avuto un altro effetto… devo ammettere che è stato un drama scolastico diverso dagli altri basato tutti sugli eredi più importanti con solo una ragazza povera… è stata interessante la parte che ha svolto Park Shin essendo che lei ancora “avendo interpretato tantissimi ruoli da protagonista “ ancora, secondo me non ha trovato lo sblocco che gli serve e che sembra che solo lee min ho abbia compreso, infatti solo negli ultimi ep abbiamo visto che la protagonista fosse più sciolta, a parte questo l’interpretazione di lee min ho mi ha lasciato un po’ perplessa poiché abituata a vederlo in versione tutt’altro che senior, devo dire che il ruolo che ha svolto in questo drama non l’ha valorizzato parecchio, kim woo bin invece è tutto un che dire, ha svolto un bel ruolo e si è immedesimato perfettamente nella parte, per me è lui il vero protagonista del drama avendo svolto un ruolo impeccabile e meglio di tutti gli altri in the heirs (gli eredi), Krystal Jung all’inizio odiosa in assoluto ma ce poi conquista i cuori di tutte noi dramiste con la sua parlantina velocissima e la sua gelosia sfrenata per Kang Min Hyuk ( il batterista dei CNBLUE) formano una bella coppia entrambe e devo aggiungere che Min Hyuk è cresciuto parecchio dopo aver recitato nel ruolo di Heartstrings…
IN SEGUITO TUTTI GLI ATTORI DI THE HEIRS hanno svolto un ottimo ruolo; il finale mi è piaciuto molto devo dire, aggiungerei che non mi è garbato molto il finale del nostro Choi Jin Hyuk (il fratello maggiore di lee min ho) poverino dopo tanti sacrifici ha ottenuto ciò che voleva ma che aimè ha dovuto rinunciare alla cosa più importante
Cmq in questo drama sono uno più strafigo di un altro XD
Il drama in per sé è stato gradito, all’inizio strafigo ed interessante ma poi verso la metà si è perso un po’ ma per fortuna si è ripreso negli ultimi episodi, ve lo consiglio e non badate a tutte le recensioni negative che girano su FACEBOOK soprattutto!!!!!!!!

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