Heirs

Details

 * Title: 왕관을 쓰려는자, 그무게를 견뎌라 - 상속자들 / Wangkwaneul Sseuryeoneunja, Geumoogereul Gyeondyeora - Sangsokjadeul
 * Also known as: The Inheritors / The One Trying to Wear the Crown, Withstands the Weight - The Heirs
 * Genre: Romance, youth, school, melodrama, comedy
 * Episodes: 20
 * Broadcast network: SBS
 * Broadcast period: 2013-Oct-09 to 2013-Dec-12
 * Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00
 * Original Soundtrack: The Heirs OST

Synopsis
A romantic comedy about high school students living in top 1% high society, learning about love and friendship. Things get turned topsy turvy when the students end up getting tangled with a girl from lower class who is the heir of "poverty", and romance unfolds.

Cast

 * Jeguk High School Students
 * Lee Min Ho as Kim Tan (18, heir of Jeguk Group)
 * Jung Chan Woo as young Kim Tan
 * Jun Jin Seo as child Kim Tan (ep 19)
 * Park Shin Hye as Cha Eun Sang (18, heir of "poverty")
 * Kim Woo Bin as Choi Young Do (18, heir of Zeus Hotel)
 * Yang Hyun Mo (양현모) as young Young Do
 * Krystal Jung as Lee Bo Na (18, heir of Mega Entertainment)
 * Kim Ji Won as Yoo Rachel/Yoo Ra Hel (18, heir of RS International)
 * Kang Min Hyuk as Yoon Chan Young (18)
 * Kang Ha Neul as Lee Hyo Shin (19, heir of Attorney-general Lee Chang Hyuk)
 * Park Hyung Shik as Jo Myung Soo (18, heir of Seungri Law Firm)
 * Jun Soo Jin as Kang Ye Sol (18, heir of Gangnam room salons)
 * Jo Yoon Woo as Moon Joon Young
 * Choi Tae Hwan as Lee Sang Woo
 * Yang Seung Pil as Hyo Joon
 * Hwang Bo Mi (황보미) as Kang Ha Na
 * Jeguk Group
 * Choi Jin Hyuk as Kim Won (31, president of Jeguk Group/Tan's older brother)
 * Kim Sung Ryung as Han Ki Ae (44, Tan's mother)
 * Jung Dong Hwan as Kim Nam Yoon (62, chairman of Jeguk Group/Tan and Won's father)
 * Kim Mi Kyung as Park Hee Nam (50, housemaid/Eun Sang's mother)
 * Choi Won Young as Yoon Jae Ho (45, chief secretary of Jeguk Group/Chan Young's father)
 * Park Joon Geum as Jung Ji Sook (54, foundation chairwoman of Jeguk Group/Tan's registered mother)
 * Kim Seung Wook as Jung Ji Hoon (Ji Sook's younger brother)
 * Baek Seung Hyun as Secretary Jung
 * Seo Jin Wook as Senior Managing Director Park
 * Others
 * Yoon Son Ha as Lee Esther (43, CEO of RS International/Rachel's mother)
 * Choi Jin Ho as Choi Dong Wook (47, CEO of Zeus Hotel/Young Do's father)
 * Im Joo Eun as Jun Hyun Joo (25, Jeguk High School teacher)
 * Seo Yi Sook as Hyo Shin's mother
 * Ra Mi Ran as Myung Soo's mother
 * Choi Eun Kyung as Ye Sol's mother
 * Choi Ji Na as Yoo Kyung Ran (Young Do's mother)
 * Jung Won Joong as Lee Chan Hyuk (Hyo Shin's father)
 * Lee Yun Kyung as Bo Na's mother
 * Cameo Appearances
 * Yoon Jin Seo as Cha Eun Suk (25, Eun Sang's older sister) (ep 1)
 * 2EYES as themselves (ep 4)
 * VIXX as themselves (ep 4)
 * BtoB as themselves (ep 4)
 * Kim Hee Chul as music program MC (ep 4)
 * Kang Kyung Hun as Dong Wook's lover (ep 8)
 * Jung Joo Hee (정주희) as announcer (ep 15&16)
 * Wang Ji Won as Yang Da Kyung (Kim Won's arranged date woman) (ep 17, 19-20)
 * Lee Hyun Jin as Bo-Na's older brother (ep 19)
 * Park Young Ji as Da Kyung's father (ep 19)
 * Park Woo Chun as Kim Tan's cousin (ep 19-20)
 * Lee Ga Hyun
 * Dean Dawson as Prof. John S. Keating (voice)

Production Credits

 * Production Company: Hwa and Dam Pictures (화앤담픽쳐스)
 * Chief Producer: Choi Moon Suk
 * Producer: Shin Bong Chul (신봉철), Lee Sung Hoon (이성훈), Yoon Ha Rim (윤하림)
 * Director: Kang Shin Hyo, Boo Sung Chul
 * Assistant Director: Lee Kwang Young
 * Screenwriter: Kim Eun Sook

Recognitions

 * 2014 9th Seoul International Drama Awards
 * Outstanding Korean Drama
 * 2014 2nd Asia Rainbow TV Awards:
 * Best Modern Drama
 * Outstanding Leading Actress (Park Shin Hye)
 * Outstanding Scriptwriter (Kim Eun Sook)
 * Outstanding Director (Kang Shin Hyo)
 * Outstanding Theme Song: "Moment" (The Heirs OST Part 3) by Lee Chang Min
 * 2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards
 * Most Popular TV Actress (Park Shin Hye)
 * 2013 SBS Drama Awards
 * Top Excellence Actor for Mid-Length Drama (Lee Min Ho)
 * Excellence Actress for Mid-Length Drama (Park Shin Hye)
 * Special Acting Award for Mid-Length Drama, Actress (Kim Sung Ryung)
 * Top 10 Stars Award (Lee Min Ho)
 * Top 10 Stars Award (Kim Woo Bin)
 * Top 10 Stars Award (Park Shin Hye)
 * Best Couple Award (Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye)
 * New Star Award (Kim Ji Won)
 * New Star Award (Kang Min Hyuk)
 * New Star Award (Choi Jin Hyuk)
 * Popularity Award (Lee Min Ho)
 * 2013 18th Anhui TV Drama Awards
 * Most Popular Foreign Actress (Park Shin Hye)
 * Most Popular Foreign Actor (Kim Woo Bin)

Episode Ratings
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