Heirs
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 10/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 9/10Class divideWealth, poverty and the gulf between them.This show: 8/10Elites & privilegeThe rich and powerful, glamorous or rotten.This show: 8/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 8/10Young adultTeen protagonists with teen-first appeal.This show: 7/10School & campusSchools and universities as the primary world.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Lee Min-hoPark Shin-hyeKim Woo-binChoi Jin-hyukKrystal JungKim Ji-won
Starring
Lee Min-hoPark Shin-hyeKim Woo-binChoi Jin-hyukKrystal JungKim Ji-won
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| S1 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.8 |
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About
"Cinderella fantasy dressed up as high school drama"
Set at an elite high school for Korea's wealthiest families, the story follows a girl from a poor background who gets swept into that world after a chance encounter abroad, then finds herself enrolled alongside the sons and daughters of conglomerate dynasties. It's glossy, melodramatic K-drama comfort food: love triangles, family power struggles, class tension, and slow-burn romance shot through with soapy cliffhangers. The pace is unhurried and the plotting leans on genre tropes, but the chemistry between leads and the wish-fulfillment fantasy of it all carry the momentum.
Watch it for
the star-driven romance and glossy escapism of watching wealth and love triangles collide.
Maybe skip if
you find slow-burn melodrama or repetitive misunderstandings frustrating rather than charming.
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Season 12013
7.72K2019h 42m
Kim Tan is the heir to Empire Group who has been sent to study abroad in the U.S. In reality it's a form of exile, as his elder half-brother back home schemes to take over the family business. While in the States, Tan meets Cha Eun-sang, who arrived from Korea in search of her older sister. He feels himself falling for her, never realizing that she's the daughter of his family's housekeeper. When his fiancée Yu Rachel arrives to bring him back to Korea, his heart is torn between love and duty.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Romance Between the Heirs Start | 6.9 | 150 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | A Love Encounter | 6.7 | 122 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | A Romantic Relationship and Emotional Entanglements | 6.8 | 114 | 63 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Meeting Under the Same Roof | 7.0 | 109 | 63 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Eun Sang Transfers to Imperial High School | 6.9 | 106 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | A Tense Situation Between Young Do and Kim Tan | 7.9 | 104 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | The Bossy Young Do and the Warm Kim Tan | 7.7 | 102 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Kim Tan and Eun Sang's Romantic Kiss on the Rooftop | 8.0 | 103 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Kim Tan and Young Do Fight for Love | 7.6 | 113 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | The Plan to Save Love | 7.9 | 98 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Twist and Turns Between Kim Tan and Eun Sang | 8.1 | 95 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | True Love in Silence | 8.1 | 98 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Kim Tan and Eun Sang Are Open with Their Romance | 8.1 | 95 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | The Continuity of Sweet Love | 8.3 | 99 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | The Engagement Between Kim Tan and Rachel Is Dissolved | 8.1 | 96 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Forced to Be Apart | 8.3 | 104 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | A New Kind of Love | 8.1 | 96 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 18 | Reunions Are Difficult | 8.1 | 97 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 19 | The War Between Heirs | 8.2 | 96 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 20 | A Happy Ending for Kim Tan and Eun Sang | 7.8 | 133 | 58 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Lee Min-ho Kim Tan
Park Shin-hye Cha Eun-sang
Kim Woo-bin Choi Yeong-do
Choi Jin-hyuk Kim Won
Krystal Jung Lee Bo-na
Kim Ji-won Rachel Yoo
Kang Min-hyuk Yoon Chan-yeong
Kang Ha-neul Lee Hyo-sin
Park Hyung-sik Jo Myeong-soo
Jeon Soo-jin Kang Ye-sol
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