
She lives in Kim Tan's home, since her mother is a live-in housekeeper of the Kim family.
Park Shin-hye as Cha Eun-sang ĭown-to-earth and somewhat cynical, Eun-sang diligently works part-time jobs to support herself and her mother after her sister leaves for the U.S. Although he is engaged to Yoo Rachel, he is attracted to Cha Eun-sang at first sight and falls in love with her despite her poor background. Though hot-headed and at times immature, Kim Tan is warm-hearted and honest. He is the son of his father's mistress, but is listed in the family registry as the son of the second wife in order to be a legitimate child. 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. When Kim Tan returns to Korea, his former best friend turned enemy Choi Young-do ( Kim Woo-bin) begins picking on Eun-sang to irritate Tan. Despite being engaged to Yoo Rachel ( Kim Ji-won), a fellow heiress, Kim Tan, soon falls in love with Eun-sang. While in the States, he meets Cha Eun-sang ( Park Shin-hye), who went there to look for her sister. by his half-brother Kim Won ( Choi Jin-hyuk), who tries to take control of the family business. Kim Tan ( Lee Min-ho) is a wealthy heir to a large Korean conglomerate called Jeguk Group. 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. As of January 26, 2014, the series has garnered more than one billion views on Youku, China's biggest video streaming site. It had the highest selling price in Japan among all the 2013 Korean dramas at US$30,000 for each episode. ĭue 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.
This was the first Korean drama co-produced by American digital distribution platform DramaFever and Korean production company Hwa&Dam Pictures. It aired on SBS from October 9 to December 12, 2013.
Written by Kim Eun-sook, the drama is set in a high school populated by the privileged and uber-rich. The Heirs ( Korean: 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.