The Heirs
The Heirs, also known as The Inheritors, is a South Korean television series starring Lee Min-ho, Park Shin-hye, and Kim Woo-bin. Written by Kim Eun-sook, the drama is set in a high school populated by the privileged and uber-rich. It aired on SBS from October 9 to December 12, 2013.
This was the first Korean drama co-produced by American digital distribution platform DramaFever and Korean production company Hwa&Dam Pictures.
Due to its star-studded cast and writer Kim Eun-sook, international broadcasting rights were sold to 13 countries. It had the highest selling price in Japan among all the 2013 Korean dramas at US$30,000 for each episode. As of January 26, 2014, the series has garnered more than one billion views on Youku, China's biggest video streaming site.
Synopsis
The series follows a group of wealthy, privileged high school students as they are about to take over their families' business empires, overcoming difficulties and growing every step of the way.Kim Tan is a wealthy heir to a large Korean conglomerate called Jeguk Group. He was exiled to the U.S. by his half-brother Kim Won, who tries to take control of the family business. While in the States, he meets Cha Eun-sang, who went there to look for her sister. Despite being engaged to Yoo Rachel, a fellow heiress, Kim Tan soon falls in love with Eun-sang. When Kim Tan returns to Korea, his former best friend turned enemy Choi Young-do begins picking on Eun-sang to irritate Tan. Tension ensues when Young-do also falls in love with Eun-sang, and Kim Tan is forced to choose between his responsibility of pursuing the family business or love.
Cast
Main
- Lee Min-ho as Kim Tan
- *Jung Chan-woo as young Kim Tan
- * as child Kim Tan
- Park Shin-hye as Cha Eun-sang
- Kim Woo-bin as Choi Young-do
- *Yang Hyun-mo as young Choi Young-do
Supporting
Jeguk High School
- Kim Ji-won as Yoo Rachel
- Kang Min-hyuk as Yoon Chan-young
- Krystal Jung as Lee Bo-na
- Kang Ha-neul as Lee Hyo-shin
- Park Hyung-sik as Jo Myung-soo
- Jeon Soo-jin as Kang Ye-sol
- Cho Yoon-woo as Moon Joon-young
People at Jeguk Group
- Choi Jin-hyuk as Kim Won
- Jung Dong-hwan as Kim Nam-yoon
- Kim Sung-ryung as Han Ki-ae
- Park Joon-geum as Jung Ji-suk
- Kim Mi-kyung as Park Hee-nam
- Choi Won-young as Yoon Jae-ho
Others
- Choi Jin-ho as Choi Dong-wook
- Yoon Son-ha as Esther Lee
- Lim Ju-eun as Jeon Hyun-joo
- Baek Seung-hyeon as Secretary Jung
- Choi Ji-na as Yoo Kyung-ran
- Seo Yi-sook as Lee Hyo-shin's mother
- Jung Won-joong as Lee Chan-hyuk
- Lee Yeon-kyung as Lee Bo-na's mother
- Ra Mi-ran as Jo Myung-soo's mother
- Choi Tae-hwan as Lee Sang-woo
- Yang Seung-pil as Hyo-joon
- Kang Kyung-hun as Dong-wook's lover
- Choi Eun-kyung as Kang Ye-sol's mother
- Hwang Young-hee as Jeguk High School teacher
- Lee Joon-woo as student
- Lee Ga-ryeong as clothing store employee
- Jung Da-eun as herself
Special appearances
- Yoon Jin-seo as Cha Eun-suk / Stella Cha
- Kim Hee-chul as music program MC
- 2Eyes as themselves
- VIXX as themselves
- BtoB as themselves
- Jung Joo-hee as announcer
- Wang Ji-won as Yang Da-kyung
- Lee Hyun-jin as Lee Hyun-jin
Original soundtrack