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Choi Jin Hyuk, He Who Wishes To Wear the Crown Endure Its Weight: Heirs, Heirs, Kang Min Hyuk, Kdrama, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Min Ho, Park Shin Hye, The Inheritors
I’m so glad that I liked both the episodes of the most anticipated drama of 2013 Heirs as I went in with low expectations, the second one more than the first. The show is a bit slow-paced but not in a dragging or boring kind of way. It is just flowing with giving enough time to understand what is going on with the number of cast members present with their respective story lines. I think Heirs has done a great job in introducing everyone without making it haphazard and naturally without giving the stereotypical one by one intro. Let me just talk first about the things that I didn’t like and then we can move on to the good stuff. I really got annoyed by the non-actors they have taken to play American roles, especially the guy who played our hero Tan’s friend. He looks seriously mad with his overacting. Also, all other extras are aggravating. I’m relieved that the second episode didn’t show any such characters except one or two. I don’t think our main actors’ English bothered me much as we cannot expect someone whose native language is not English to speak it fluently. No problems there.
Okay, now the good points. I’m so happy about Lee Min Ho‘s Tan. Firstly, it’s entirely different from the writer’s previous arrogant jerky heroes (see Secret Garden). Secondly, it is totally opposite to Boys Before Flowers‘ Gu Jun Pyo. Although I enjoyed both the roles I mentioned but I love that we have change here. Tan is thoughtful, kind of caring and doesn’t bicker all the time. Same goes for the candy heroine Park Shin Hye as she adds more layers to her clichéd role and the character is not happy with her poor condition and multiple part-time jobs, a factor which makes her non-candy-esque. I’m loving the couple with each scene as they share a warm and comfortable chemistry. I like their cute, romantic interactions blended with an awkwardness. Thankfully, we have a pair who, for a change, is not arguing all the time. There is this innocent and vulnerable charm with our OTP that makes me care for them and much credit goes to Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye for that.
All other characters are also interesting and I would love to see more of their stories and relationships getting unfolded. I want to mention Kang Min Hyuk and Kim Woo Bin who are really doing a great job. Apart from the younger roles, we have the whole parent generation and Tan’s half-brother Won (Choi Jin Hyuk) to form the other half of the story.
Heirs has many things to explore and I’m all excited for the part when everybody gathers in Korea for their high school session. All in all, I enjoyed Heirs a lot and I’m eagerly waiting for its upcoming episodes.
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GAH! I THOUGHT IT STARTED THE 16th!!!! HOW DID I GET THE PILOT RELEASE DATE WRONG BY A WEEK!!! (Rushes off to find an english subbed version of the episode…) ^^
Aww….yes, it premiered this week…..do tell me your review after watching it 🙂
I… didn’t like it so much. Really, I didn’t go into the first 2 episodes with high expectations- mostly curiosity since there was SO MUCH HYPE about the show. But still, the show just isn’t working for me so far. I can do my best to ignore all the negative American stereotypes, but even passed that I just wasn’t too game for the “insta-love” going on between the main characters, and I just didn’t care what was going on a lot of the time period. I’d like to think that the show will get better as it goes (especially once everyone is back in Korea and we get to know the giant cast better), but really, with my limit on internet data I’m not sure I’m going to watch more to find out. I’d rather watch something I adore (I’m LOVING “I Hear Your Voice” right now) than something that may or may not end up being any good. Sorry. I’m a fan of the actors (SO MANY AWESOME ACTORS!) but this just didn’t work for me at all. I’ll be curious to check in and see how you and other bloggers like future episodes, though. Keep up the good work! ^^
Well, that makes KDramas unique that everyone has a different opinion… 🙂
Even I’m not a fan of love at first sight but that worked for me here because I don’t think it’s love yet…just a bit of attraction for someone who is under the same circumstances…but I agree…if you don’t like it, no need to watch anymore…there are so many dramas waiting….haha
IHYV is great….I liked it a lot but I never got excited for its romance part….
Totally agree with almost everything you said! Actually, I’m a bit annoyed at Park Shin Hye’s character complaining about how poor she is and how many jobs she has, she just comes across as pathetic. But then, if she wasn’t complaining and was just like “that’s just what you gotta do”, then I’d probably be saying how unrealistic she was, lol. They can’t win, ha ha. The second episode was so much better than the first, and I’m thinking it was because of the lack of English/Engrish. It was so nice not to cringe through half of the episode!
I know…..on one hand, we want to break that unrealistic image of typical drama heroine, but we also don’t want her to complain about what she is doing…..haha….I really hope that the drama will give a good arc to her character….
Thankfully, we’ll suffer less and less with all the annoying things the show had in the US….as the preview hinted that we’ll be seeing only Korean actors 🙂
Here’s another person who agrees with everything you said. You mentioned all the main points. Other than the stereotypical American characters played by very bad actors, I like “Heirs.” Can’t wait until they get to school. (And also Eun Sang’s lollipop date with Chan Young, so cute!) Thanks for the post! 😀
Yay that we share same thoughts 🙂
Can’t wait for the drama to show all the high school hijinks and of course, the cute date….Kang Min Hyuk is one of the cutest actors in my opinion….
For some reason, so far, I haven’t been too excited about this drama. I think I was afraid it wouldn’t live up to expectations. So I’ve been on the fence about watching it or not.
I didn’t want too read the recaps on dramabeans just in case I decided too watch it (reading recaps before watching ruins it for me). It was your post that finally made me decide to check it out. 😉 I will definitely check it out this weekend!
Keep the expectations low and you’ll be pleasantly surprised….
some portions might be annoying for you, like the over-acting of non actors they used for American friends etc but rest is good so far….
I never read recaps before watching….only the intro part….even that ruins the excitement sometimes….but if you’ll go over at Dramabeans, there are so many negative comments on Heirs…I was surprised…haha 😀
Yeah, I was confused by all of the negativity on Dramabeans. I mean, okay, the first episode wasn’t great but the second episode made up for that. People were saying that maybe their expectations were too high, which annoys me because you have to automatically go into this kind of show with low expectations. If you expect it to be the greatest show on earth, of course you’re going to be disappointed!
Lol, that was more bitchy than I’d intended. There’s nothing wrong with having expectations, ha ha. I didn’t mean that to sound as harsh as it did.
No..no….you are not harsh at all…..because, the way I see it…it seems either the people had high expectations as if it’s gonna be epic (!!) or it looks like they have their own favorite actors who have not been cast in Heirs….because I never read so many negative comments for so many crappy shows…and Heirs seems pretty decent if we talk about a normal show…nobody is overacting or has a weird character…except of course, the extras….
Lee Min Ho is playing a character who is supposed to be lazy and indifferent…and he is doing a great job in portraying it…but some people think that he has no energy or whatever…hahaha
Anyway, I’m glad that there are some of us who are appreciating the drama, including my favorite bloggers of Dramabeans 😀
I just wanted to let you know I finally watched Heirs and its official – I am a “pabo.”
I should have never doubted I’d like a Lee Min-Ho drama! Maybe because I had a heads up (thanks to you 🙂 ), but the bad English didn’t bother me one bit. I really enjoyed the interactions between the main couple. Only that I did get a headache from figuring out who is who in Kim Tan’s household – what a mess that family is!
Oh and I read the recaps on dramabeans after watching, which I enjoyed of course. But then I had to go and read the comments also… Is it me or did the comments on those two post become a drama themselves? Don’t get me wrong, I love reading the comments normally, but it seems some people got off the wrong side of the bed when they commented on those. 😦
Yeah, some people seemed to get angry, hey? I find I only read the first page of comments, if that, because I figure it’s more of the same for the rest of the pages, lol
And for some reason I can’t reply to snow_white’s reply to me, so I’m gonna say it here. I’ve seen the comments people have made about Min Ho and yeah, i disagree with them as well. I mean, he’s just playing the role as it’s written. He’d certainly be a pretty bad actor if he was actually showing how bored he was!
Haha….yes, the negative comments were just recycling….somebody was hell bent to make a record of “most negative comments for a drama…” LOL 😀
that’s what I’m saying….the people commented as if they were on some mission to write as many negative points as they can….it’s one thing to criticize a drama if you don’t like it but the way people went on and on (many times repeating the same thing) was hilarious and annoying….I have seen far worse shows but nobody wrote so many hateful things about them….haha
yay that you enjoyed it 😀
Tan’s household is one big confusing place but from what I deduced, KT’s real mom is the one who everyone called the mistress but officially he is the second wife’s son….
I liked it too! 🙂 And also cringed through the American “acting” stuff. (Because seriously — they’re in Hollywood! How can they not find a decent actor?!?) After the first few scenes, though, it flipped over to funny.
And I’m loving our main characters, so that’s all I need. 😀
yay that you liked it 🙂
I know….they were hilarious….especially that friend…hahaha 😀
thankfully, we’ll be seeing less and less of those (non)actors in the coming episodes…..
,,count me in snow_white..i do enjoy the the 2 episodes greatly…and i have to concur that the non-Korean actor castings are so annoying especially Tan’s American friend..the casting group could have chosen a guy that can equal Tan’s charm and with skills in acting…i’m a bit excited ’bout e3 ‘coz the last scene is hanging…Kim Tan already making a pass to Eun Sang?….what will it be like if they go back to Korea?…i’m also intrigue on Choi Dong Yo’s character..
I think Tan is just teasing her….we’ll have to wait the whole week to find that out!!
Yay that you liked it too….that friend is so hilariously funny with his over acting and exaggerated expressions….haha 😀
I haven’t joined in the Heirs bandwagon yet, mostly because it gives me that Boys Over Flowers vibe (not that it was a terrible drama). I heard that most people have mixed feelings about it, while some really love it. I’m going to watch it when it finishes airing! I can’t stand 2 per week episodes, it will drive me nuts. Plus, I get to marathon it. 😀
I always prefer marathon….but weekly watch is good when we are busy in RL and two eps per week is suitable that way….but the wait is annoying if the drama hooks you….also, sometimes I forget little details and have to go back to understand again…LOL 🙂
In episode 2, the bromance skit between Kim Woo Bin and Hyungsik XD good thing Woo Bin’s character has a sense of humor (:
Yes, I liked the bromance….hopefully, we’ll have more of it in upcoming episodes…. 🙂
I too believe that it is not love yet. As you said it’s more of an understanding from his part of her situation. They would bond because they are in the same situation with their family problems.. I think they’re gonna be each other’s “shoulder to cry” kind of thing which I guess later on it will change to love.. I liked them together.. 🙂
Also I wanted to mention that only when we get back to Korea we will truly know the “feeling” of the drama. Now in LA it feels more like the appetizer before the main course..
But overall I’m excited for the next episodes.. 🙂
yeah…it’s like we haven’t started the main story yet….well, it’s understandable because they need to introduce the characters and all….
fingers crossed that the show will get better 🙂