(Last Updated On: May 8, 2021)
Welcome to another Korean drama review! I watched The Heirs AGES ago but I’ve been crawling through these reviews so this is pretty late.
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I had heard a lot about this drama but wasn’t really interested in watching it. Finally, a friend of mine watched it and loved it so much that she made me watch it too.
what is The Heirs about?
We mainly follow three characters—Cha Eun-Sang, Kim Tan and Choi Young-Do, three high school students at Jejuk High School which is a wealthy school for “the heirs” or the rich kids.
Che Eun-Sang is the daughter of the maid who works at Kim Tan’s home, and she got in through a scholarship because of her grades.
We see a love triangle involving the main three characters, struggles of Eun-Sang being a poor kid amongst rich and spoilt brats and associated dynamics. A major part of the show is also about the lives of “the heirs” and how their lives are not as flowery and easy as it may seem.
a screenshot I took while watching because I couldn’t believe what I was seeing and wanted this in my review
screenshot taken by me
the relationships
I would have loved the show more if the main focus was Tan and Young-Do’s complicated relationship.They were best friends turned sworn enemies who ended up falling for the same girl. It was also way more than that, which we saw as the show went on.I loved finding out their past, why they fought, and just all the feels and everything related to their frenemies dynamic. More friendship focus, please. I couldn’t care less about the romance here.Oh and! I can’t believe I forgot about this until now.Kim Tam’s biological mother and Eun-sang’s mother were a WHOLE NEW LEVEL.They were one of the best parts of the show. They start out as mistress and maid but their relationship progresses to an unlikely friendship and I was ALL FOR IT.It also gave us some funny parts so that was nice.
screenshot taken by me
the characters
Cha Eun-Sang
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Kim Tan, played by Lee Min-Ho, struggles with being a bastard son and cares a lot about his biological mother who can’t be his mum in public.He does not care about the inheritance he has a chance to receive, but spends lavishly and takes money for granted.
Tan also does not have a dream.He doesn’t care about the future.He does not even try in school. Having the last position in his batch which is an achievement in itself considering most of the students are foolish, rich and spoilt kids.
His character was a contradiction. I did not understand how the writers meant him to be.He was confident and then weak, spoke strong and didn’t act on his words. He cared about many things and wanted change but did not actively go for it. Tan is stubborn, wanted what he wanted but also did not have the guts to fight for it.
Choi Young-Do
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Rachel Yoo was the most shallow character.
I disliked her so much that I ended up disliking the actress Kim Ji-Won as well which was A SHAME. I only liked the actress later when I saw her inDescendants of the Sun. This character was so annoying.
She’s spoilt and is a petty bully.
Lee Bo-Na and Yoon Chan-Young
Now, my two fav supporting characters.Lee Bo-na (Krystal Jung) and Yoon Chan-young(Kang Min-hyuk) were SO ADORABLE.Each was really nice on their own and they were also nice as a couple. Good people❤
They DEALT WITH THEIR UPPER/MIDDLE-CLASS DIFFERENCES in a healthy manner and stayed in a relationship together throughout the drama. At least we had one positive representation.
Kim Won
Kim Won, played by Choi Jin-Hyuk, was meant to be important but I couldn’t care less about him.He is Kim Tan’s elder brother and he was also spineless like Tan when it came to his romance. In fact, their romance stories went almost the same, only with different choices in the end.
Kim Won also had a lot of problem with Kim Tan, and I still don’t really know why. Logically, he shouldn’t hate Tan but he did. It’s one of the bigger minor plots. I didn’t think that it was carried out well.
Lee Hyo-Shin
Lee Hyo-Shin, played by Kang Ha-Neul, is the one character who deserved more screen time and plot than he got.He was a calm and collected senior that the other students looked up to. I liked him.
He was also relatable because he had a dream of being a film-maker and his family pressured him into law to follow in their footsteps. We saw the struggle of choosing between his dream and his family + the lifestyle he’s grown up in. I would have rather seen plotlines like this than the romance where both of them are annoying.
overall
I didn’t like the show. It had a few good parts but not enough for me.
I wouldn’t recommend it.The drama IS pretty popular and widely-liked, though. Many Kdrama aficionados start with The Heirs and love it. So, maybe it’s just me and you’d like it? Who knows.
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what do you think?
Have you seen The Heirs? Did you enjoy it, or hate it like me? Tell me in the comments!
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