Heirs (2013)
Grade:
B+
20
Episodes
Cha
Eun-sang is a poor, hardworking high school student who takes a trip
to America to deliver some money for her older sister's wedding.
Eun-sang discovers her sister is living a lie, working as a waitress
and not attending college. Illegitimate son Kim Tan (Lee Min-ho),
second heir to a large Korean company who had been exiled to America,
witnesses the sisters fighting and offers to help after Eun-sang's
sister runs off with the wedding gift money. Eun-sang and Tan develop
feelings for each other, but they go their separate ways once
Eun-sang returns to Korea. Eun-sang discovers they lost their
apartment (the wedding money was the deposit) and has to move in
with her mother as a live-in maid for Kim Tan's mother! Then Tan's
father finds out about Eun-sang and sends her to Tan's private
school. Will Eun-sang and Kim Tan be allowed to date? What will
happen if the other students find out about Eun-sang's poor past?
*I love
how the first few episodes took place in California, and it's always
interesting to see how other cultures portray Americans (albeit in an
unflattering manner). The drama had a more somber feel than I was
expecting because of the soundtrack, but while it was dramatic, it
wasn't too heavy or serious. Lee Min-ho is always adorable, but I
wouldn't say this show is a favorite. Interesting back stories – I
actually cared what was going on with the supporting characters –
and decent pacing. Lots of familiar faces and the resolution was
clever and cute (looking 10 years into the future, imagining how
everyone might be doing). Not everyone gets a happy ending, though. Might watch this again.*
