The Heirs

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The Heirs

Promotional poster
Also known as 'The Inheritors
He Who Wishes To Wear the Crown, Must Endure Its Weight – The Heirs'
Genre Romance
Comedy
Drama
School
Written by Kim Eun-sook
Directed by Kang Shin-hyo
Starring Lee Min-ho
Park Shin-hye
Kim Woo-bin
Ending theme "I'm Saying" (말이야) by Lee Hong-gi
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 20
Production
Executive producer(s) Choi Moon-suk
Producer(s) Yoon Ha-rim
Location(s) South Korea
United States
Production company(s) Hwa & Dam Pictures
Release
Original network Seoul Broadcasting System
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release October 9 (2013-10-09) – December 12, 2013 (2013-12-12)
External links
Website
The Heirs
Hangul 왕관을 쓰려는 자, 그 무게를 견뎌라 – 상속자들
Hanja 王冠을 쓰려는 者, 그 무게를 견뎌라 – 相續者들
Revised Romanization Wang-gwaneul Sseuryeoneun Ja, Geu Mugereul Gyeondyeora – Sangsokjadeul
McCune–Reischauer Wang'gwanŭl Ssŭryŏnŭn Ja, Kŭ Mugerŭl Kyŏndyŏra – Sangsokjadŭl
Literally, "He Who Wishes to Wear the Crown, Endures Its Weight – The Heirs"[1]

The Heirs (왕관을 쓰려는 자, 그 무게를 견뎌라 – 상속자들), also known as The Inheritors, is a South Korean television series starring Lee Min-ho, Park Shin-hye and Kim Woo-bin.[2] Written by Kim Eun-sook, the trendy drama is set in a high school populated by the privileged and uber-rich.[3] It aired on SBS from October 9 to December 12, 2013 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 for 20 episodes.[4]

This was the first Korean drama co-produced by American digital distribution platform DramaFever and Korean production company Hwa & Dam Pictures.[5] The series was a major hit in South Korea and received immense popularity across Asia.

Plot

The series follows a group of rich, privileged, and elite high school students as they are groomed to take over their families' business empires. These wealthy students seem to have everything under control, except their love lives. Kim Tan (Lee Min-ho) is a handsome and wealthy heir to a large Korean conglomerate who is studying in the U.S.[6] Meanwhile, his brother Kim Won (Choi Jin-hyuk) tries to take control of the family business.[7] While in the States, Kim Tan meets Cha Eun-sang (Park Shin-hye) and falls in love with her,[8] but he is engaged to Rachel Yoo (Kim Ji-won). Rachel's future stepbrother and Kim Tan's former best friend, Choi Young-do (Kim Woo-bin) (who also attends the same school as Kim Tan and Eun-sang) starts falling for Eun-sang as well. Troubles arise as the heirs realize the differences between money and the real world and they soon learn what love is.

Cast

Main characters

He is the future heir to the Jeguk (meaning "Empire") Group.[16] Though hot-headed and at times immature, Kim Tan is warm-hearted and honest. He does not have a good relationship with his father and half-brother, the latter from whom he constantly seeks friendship (but who doesn't give him any). He is actually the son of his father's mistress, but is listed in the family registry as the son of his father's second wife in order to be a legitimate heir. Prior to returning to Korea, he was exiled by his brother to study abroad in the U.S. Although he is engaged to Rachel Yoo, he is attracted to Cha Eun-sang at first sight and falls in love with her despite her poor background.[17]
Down-to-earth and somewhat cynical, she diligently works part-time jobs to support herself and her mother, and gets caught in a love triangle between Kim Tan and Choi Young-do.[22] She lives in Kim Tan's home, since her mother is a live-in housekeeper. She grew up with Yoon Chan-young, her best friend, and is enrolled in Jeguk High School on a welfare scholarship. Kim Tan comes into her life and won't stop pursuing her, but though she does reciprocate his feelings, many are bent on splitting them up.
The heir to the Zeus Hotel Group. He has an IQ of 150, but does not put any effort into his schoolwork. Due to this, he ranks 98th out of 100 in his class during the first Jeguk High School finals. Known for his cunning intellect and volatile manners, he is feared by his classmates, whom he bullies.[26] His father, Choi Dong-wook is mercilessly strict and physically abusive towards him, and engages with him in judo matches to get him to do things.[27] As part of his training as the next CEO of Zeus Hotel, Young-do is often seen washing dishes at the hotel, something he's been doing since he was in middle school.[28] Though former best friends with Kim Tan, the two now have a mutual hatred for each other, which was partly brought about by the departure of Young-do's beloved mother. Young-do begins picking on Eun-sang to irritate Tan but he soon realizes that's not the only reason she's always on his mind.

Jeguk High School

Kim Tan's fiancée. The rich, chic and haughty heiress of clothing company RS International, she is also known as "Jeguk High School's Paris Hilton." Her prickly personality of course extends to Cha Eun-sang, especially when she realizes that Kim Tan likes her. Furious and humiliated, she attempts many times to split them apart. She also seems to be on close terms with Tan's half-brother, Kim Won.
Son of the attorney general. He has a crush on his private tutor, Jeon Hyun-joo (also Kim Won's lover). His mother and father constantly pressure him to get into law school, despite his dislike for the profession. Calm and laid back, he runs the school broadcasting system together with Lee Bo-na and later Cha Eun-sang. He is also close friends with Kim Tan. To overcome his family's pressure, he joins the army without telling anyone besides Kim Tan and Rachel, with whom he develops a friendship.
Son of the Jeguk Group's secretary. He and Cha Eun-sang have known each other since they were kids and they've been friends ever since. Kind, cool-headed, warm, and smart, Chan-young is ranked number one in his class, and always sees the best in people. Despite being in the social care group, he doesn't get picked on by the "higher social status" students because he is the class president. He thinks that everything his girlfriend Lee Bo-na does is cute, especially when she is jealous.
She is the daughter of the CEO of Mega Entertainment, and therefore is somewhat spoiled, but she is cute and has a good heart. Kim Tan is her first love and ex-boyfriend, and now they're still friendly and just nag at each other. She is super devoted and possessive towards her current boyfriend, Yoon Chan-young. She dislikes Cha Eun-sang at first for being Chan-young's best friend, believing that "there is no way for a girl and a boy to simply be just friends," but as the time goes by she became friends with her, although she won't admit it.
Son of the CEO of Victory Law Firm, the largest law firm in town, who doesn't want to inherit in the family business. He is quick-witted, playful and often jokes around. He often hangs out at night clubs and take photos of his friends. Although he doesn't understand his best friend Choi Young-do all that well, he still tries to help him. Myung-soo can be seen mostly in his private studio with Young-do and Lee Bo-na, where there is a wall covered in pictures of his friends and family.
The daughter of a former bar hostess who owns 10 large bars in Gangnam, Seoul. Her best friend is Lee Bo-na, while her mother is friends with Kim Tan's biological mother. Her existence in Jeguk High School was unremarkable until Rachel exposed her mother's profession, which temporarily halted her friendship with Bo-na.
A victim of Choi Young-do's bullying at Jeguk High School due to his "welfare status." He later leaves to another school.

Others

Kim Tan's older half-brother, an accomplished and capable young executive who runs his family's giant conglomerate, Jeguk Group. At constant friction with his family, he attempts to rule the company himself, and fears that Tan will get in his way. Due to this, he had never had a real brotherly relationship with Tan, who tries everything he can to win his brother's heart. He and Tan eventually learn to get along. He chooses to concentrate on running Jeguk Group at the expense of his relationship with Jeon Hyun-joo. Although Won attempts everything to save their relationship, Hyun-joo knows there's nothing he can do, and she breaks up with him to allow him to carry out his dream.
A teacher at Jeguk High School. She is calm and collected, and shares the same diligent, earnest personality as Cha Eun-sang. Hyun-joo gets Kim Won's attention for her sharp intelligence, and they enter into a relationship. But she knew it would never work out no matter how much she and Won wanted it to. She was previously the private tutor of Lee Hyo-shin, who had a crush on her.
The mute housekeeper of the Kim family, and mother of Cha Eun-sang. She lost her voice when she was three years old due to a severe fever. She often gives advice to Tan's mother, and although in the beginning she doesn't treat her well, they end up on friendly terms. She is kind, and wants the best for her daughter.
Chairwoman of Jeguk High School. Kim Nam-yoon's second wife, and Kim Tan's registered mother. Selfish and controlling, she attempts to take over Jeguk Group when the chairman and her husband Nam-yoon falls ill.
Kim Tan's mother and the mistress of Kim Nam-yoon, Tan's father.
President of Jeguk Group, and father of Kim Tan and Kim Won. He has Eun-sang attend Jeguk High School, so that she can be told by everyone in her peer group why she and Tan can't be together.
President of RS International and Rachel's mother, who is engaged to Choi Dong-uk, Young-do's father.
Jeguk Group secretary and Chanyoung's father, who is previously involved with Esther Lee.
President of Zeus Hotel Group. Father of Choi Young-do, and engaged to Esther Lee. He is controlling, and became a womanizer after his first wife, Young-do's mother, left their family. He does not have a good relationship with his son, Young-do.

Cameo appearances

Original soundtrack

Ratings

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[36] AGB Nielsen[37]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 October 9, 2013 9.9% (13th) 12.0% (5th) 11.6% (7th) 13.1% (6th)
2 October 10, 2013 11.2% (13th) 13.4% (5th) 10.5% (11th) 11.8% (9th)
3 October 16, 2013 10.9% (9th) 13.9% (4th) 10.6% (10th) 11.8% (6th)
4 October 17, 2013 12.4% (8th) 15.2% (4th) 11.5% (10th) 12.7% (7th)
5 October 23, 2013 12.2% (9th) 15.6% (3rd) 11.4% (8th) 12.8% (7th)
6 October 24, 2013 13.9% (5th) 17.9% (3rd) 13.5% (6th) 14.8% (5th)
7 October 30, 2013 12.9% (8th) 16.2% (3rd) 13.1% (8th) 13.1% (7th)
8 October 31, 2013 14.1% (4th) 17.6% (2nd) 13.1% (5th) 14.1% (4th)
9 November 6, 2013 13.3% (6th) 16.6% (3rd) 13.4% (6th) 15.3% (6th)
10 November 7, 2013 14.3% (4th) 17.9% (2nd) 15.3% (5th) 17.2% (4th)
11 November 13, 2013 13.9% (4th) 17.1% (3rd) 15.4% (6th) 16.8% (5th)
12 November 14, 2013 14.0% (5th) 17.8% (4th) 15.9% (5th) 17.5% (4th)
13 November 20, 2013 18.2% (3rd) 22.1% (1st) 20.6% (2nd) 22.7% (1st)
14 November 21, 2013 19.4% (2nd) 23.4% (2nd) 22.1% (2nd) 24.6% (1st)
15 November 27, 2013 18.2% (4th) 22.7% (1st) 19.8% (2nd) 21.0% (2nd)
16 November 28, 2013 20.2% (2nd) 23.8% (1st) 21.1% (2nd) 23.2% (2nd)
17 December 4, 2013 21.4% (2nd) 27.6% (1st) 21.4% (2nd) 23.4% (2nd)
18 December 5, 2013 21.8% (2nd) 27.3% (1st) 23.9% (2nd) 26.5% (1st)
19 December 11, 2013 22.5% (2nd) 28.5% (1st) 24.3% (2nd) 27.0% (1st)
20 December 12, 2013 23.5% (2nd) 27.9% (1st) 25.6% (2nd) 28.6% (1st)
Average 15.9% 19.7% 16.7% 18.4%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2013 18th Anhui TV Drama Awards[38][39] Popular Foreign Actress Park Shin-hye Won
Popular Foreign Actor Kim Woo-bin Won
Baidu Fei Dian ("The Hottest") Awards[40] Best Asian Actor Lee Min-ho Won
SBS Drama Awards[41] Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Park Shin-hye Won
Special Acting Award, Actress in a Drama Special Kim Sung-ryung Won
Top 10 Stars Lee Min-ho Won
Park Shin-hye Won
Kim Woo-bin Won
New Star Award Choi Jin-hyuk Won
Kang Min-hyuk Won
Kim Ji-won Won
Netizen Popularity Award Lee Min-ho Won
Kim Woo-bin Nominated
Park Shin-hye Nominated
Best Couple Award Lee Min-ho and Park Shin-hye Won
Best Dressed Lee Min-ho Won
2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actor (TV) Nominated
Kim Woo-bin Nominated
Park Hyung-sik Nominated
Most Popular Actress (TV) Park Shin-hye Won
Best OST Moment – Lee Changmin Nominated
2nd Asia Rainbow TV Awards Best Modern Drama The Heirs Won
Best Leading Actor Lee Min-ho Nominated
Outstanding Leading Actress Park Shin-hye Won
Best Supporting Actor Kim Woo-bin Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Kim Ji-won Nominated
Outstanding Director Kang Shin-hyo Won
Outstanding Scriptwriter Kim Eun-sook Won
Outstanding Theme Song Moment – Lee Changmin Won
9th Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding Korean Drama The Heirs Won
Outstanding Korean Actor Lee Min-ho Nominated
Outstanding Korean Actress Park Shin-hye Nominated
People's Choice Actor Lee Min-ho Nominated
Kim Woo-bin Nominated
People's Choice Actress Park Shin-hye Nominated
Outstanding Korean Drama OST I'm Saying – Lee Hong-gi Nominated
Only With My Heart – Lena Park Nominated
7th Korea Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Lee Min-ho Nominated
Best Production Director Kang Shin-hyo and Boo Sung-chul Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor Kim Woo-bin Nominated
Choi Jin-hyuk Nominated
16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival Best Young Actor Kang Ha-neul Nominated
Best Young Actress Park Shin-hye Nominated
Best OST by a Male Artist I'm Saying – Lee Hong-gi Nominated
Moment – Lee Changmin Nominated
3rd APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Lee Min-ho Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Kim Woo-bin Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Park Shin-hye Won

International broadcast

Due to its star-studded cast and writer Kim Eun-sook (who previously wrote Lovers in Paris, Secret Garden and A Gentleman's Dignity), international broadcasting rights were sold to 13 countries.[42] It had the highest selling price in Japan among all the 2013 Korean dramas.[43] And as of January 26, 2014, the series has garnered more than one billion views on Youku, China's biggest video streaming site.[44]

Remake

A 2014 Chinese television drama titled Billion Dollar Heir (亿万继承人) starring Yu Xiao Tong, Kan Qing Zi and Korean singer-actor Choi Siwon was originally reported to be a remake of The Heirs,[50][51] but this was later denied by Choi and director Li Shao Hong, citing the completely different story and characters.[52]

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