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Heirs holds script rehearsal, begins production

I’m pretty sure we’ve exhausted our stores of what there is to say about Heirs, the much-buzzed-about new high school trendy drama featuring a cast of uber-rich characters. And the show has only just started production. We’ve certainly been hearing about it for months, though, and every time I’ve thought they were done casting, they went and added even more young hot things. As though Lee Min-ho, Park Shin-hye, Kim Woo-bin, and Choi Jin-hyuk weren’t reasons enough to tune in.

But as you can see in the script reading photos above/below, there are many more in the mix, including but probably not limited to: Kang Haneul (Monstar), Park Hyung-shik (Nine), Kang Min-hyuk (CN Blue and You’ve Fallen For Me), Im Joo-eun (Wild Romance), and Krystal (of f(x) and High Kick 3). One wonders: At what point are there TOO many young stars in a cast—is there such a thing?—dividing our attentions and not giving anybody quite enough screen time?

In fact, I’m pretty sure this show has been hyped enough that it’s time we deflate the balloon of expectations a bit, lest it pop in our faces. At least there’s only one more month left till Heirs premieres, on October 9. One full, long, whooooole month.

Via MBN

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Lee Min Ho. Yay! Kim Won Bin. Yay! Choi Jin Hyuk. Yay!

Oct 9 is 27 days away. Yay!

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How will we pass the time? :-)

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I'm not even going to pretend; I am looking forward to this. Normally, I would be ranting about shallow, mindless fluff dramas, but Gossip Girl the Korean Redux had me hooked from the start. Rich kids behaving badly, sign me up.

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i am soo with you, i am soo gonna watch this call me shallow but i have got to see this hehe

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Seriously. No matter what, it can't be badly ACTED, over all. So even if it's too ridiculous for words, there's gonna be some good stuff...and it's got to hold the Guinness record for most eye candy, at the VERY least.

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But it can be badly written, such as with Gentleman's Dignity, which Woobie and Lee JongHyuk couldn't save in a million years.

So, fingers crossed, this will be Korean-Gossip-Girl-Awesome.

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I WAS looking forward to it until I learned Kim Woo-bin is a second lead (and probably the third leg of a love triangle which is usually the case with second leads), which means he probably won't get the girl (because second leads never do). I want Woo-bin to get the girl! I may still watch just to see Kim Woo-bin and Choi Jin-hyuk since I absolutely LUV them!

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27?? I know Sept. is one day short of most months but I think it's more than 27 days. Shows how excited you are for the show lol. I'm just excited to see LMH again and since he's the male lead, I won't have to worry about him getting minimal screen time! :D

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Lee Min Ho, Kim Woo Bin, Choi Jin Hyuk. We are gonna be SO SPOILT. Yayyyyy!!! :D

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Gonna watch for three reasons only: Lee Min-ho, Kim Woo-bin, and Kang Haneul. It will either be a good crack drama or a hot mess.

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Or both, Boys Over Flowers was both!

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Haha! Can't disagree with that.

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LOL. So true!

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this is bad...i don't know where to focus:-)..gonna be cross-eyed if I keep this up....I only have one wish...no annoying female lead character....yeahh!!!

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i know. and this is how sbs commits crimes against humanity.

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Zsa, I have a feeling that I will be watching the eps a few times. Between reading the subs at the bottom and trying to catch all that goes on AND not miss any eye candy...oye! I'm in!!! :P

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too much pretty....*dies happily*

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Kang Min-hyuk, Kim Woo-bin, and Kang Haneul!!!!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3<3 <3 <3 <3 Choi Jin Hyuk, and Lee Min-ho are just added bonuses ;) I must say though, LMH is rocking the backwards cap look!

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Ashely,

That was my very first thought! He can certainly do girly-man, but when LMH does the full on testosterone version (casual, not fussy, athletic), that is the best.

I wish he would take on a role that has him as an athlete doing athletic things. A gal can dream, no?

Looking forward to October and the hottest mess/crack on screen!

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He was really athletic in City Hunter. From what I remember he did most, if not all of his own stunts.
:-)

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Cynthia,

City Hunter is my favorite of his work thus far - not just because of that reason. :)

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Kang Ha Neul!!! Been looking for him in these pictures. Thank you JB for that magnified pic of the bespectacled, curly-haired KHN! Still looked yummy! No wonder I didn't recognize him at first.

Yes, I am so on board this ship! I care not whether it's going to be a hot mess, I just feel it my bones - it's going to be one hell of a ride!

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awww...does this mean a definite no extension for Master's Sun?

I like the cast. (Okay, maybe not the idols as much). I haven't seen much of the PD's and the writer's works, but I have heard good things about them.

But I am NOT looking forward to the plot, or at least the bit of the plot we have right now. Drama about high school? Eh, could swing either way (of being a good plot) for me. But add the fact the students are rich, and there's a poorer GIRL (when would these high school dramas have a poorer BOY?) and the component of the rich kids "fighting"/ "competing" among themselves for a bit more pieces of the pie (although they have so much already) turns me off totally.

I really hope I am pleasantly surprised of the plot when I tune in the couple first episodes. Until then, I'm going to watch SJS take a page out from Bi/Rain's book in "How to avoid the Sun" :]

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I think we are going to end up agreeing that it is a huge mega-hit, total crack, and yet a bit disappointing to anyone who wanted a bit more substance. The preponderance of idols and the high school setting leads me to believe it is going to be light, uncomplicated fluff (roles the idols can handle easily, because they will be playing themselves). LMH and PSH will not have any complicated relationship issues to act their way through.
I'll watch it, because it will be slick, well-produced fluff with a few actors I like, but I'll probably have to do something else at the same time to keep my brain occupied.

On a totally frivolous note, I hate Kim Woo-bin's hair. I hope this is a momentary aberration.

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I think you sum up it quiet well: "a huge mega-hit, total crack, and yet a bit disappointing to anyone who wanted a bit more substance." I can't help to thinkit would be another BOF.

The (probable) lack of substance makes me sad, because it seems such a waste of the talents of the (some of ) the actors-I actually like the PSH & LMH pairing- and the talents of the staff.

I shouldn't be so judgmental of a drama before it airs. But maybe it is because I am truly enjoying "Master's Sun" and a bit miffed that it will end with out a extension (although I do not want the staff and actors to work more) and high probability that it would be "swallowed" by Heirs in recognition, praise and hype that would probably translate to more end-of-the year awards.

oh but yes, i should hold my fire until the drama airs...

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Having LMH as the poor student/PSH as the snobby rich girl would make things a bit more interesting actually! Since I seriously can't find how this is any dfferent than BOF except for my hubby KWB gracing this drama with his presence.

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i think they extended master's sun by 2 episodes. It was originally intended for 16 episodes, but if The Heirs airs on 9oct, there is still 8 more episodes for master's sun.

but I am not sure whether to anticipate for premiere of The Heirs or to frown. Certainly enjoying Master's Sun but can't wait for The Heirs.

ahhhh the frustration......... I hope The Heirs don't let me down, else it will be super anti-climax after the excitement from Master's Sun....

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This show really scares me cause I want it to do well and be as amazing as we all hope it to be but the basic premise of it is just so boring and the amount of hype pre-filming hasn't helped either.
I'm just going to keep my expectations extremely low and see where it goes from there.

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I don't know what to feel about this.... It feels like one of those hollywood movies full of stars but the movie sucks. Like that valentine's day crappy movie...

The plot has been used and re-used to death. I hope there's something more to it than what we're told. I'm certainly not expecting too much, that way I won't be too disapointed, or I'll be pleasantly surprised (I hope!)

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It definitely has the potential to be utterly terrible, lol

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I feel the same way too. I don't know how will the writer put something new to one of the most over-used plots ever. Ha.

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So true. It's too pretty, I'm scared. Haha.

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It's just hard to develop characters with as big of an ensemble cast like Heirs.. Then again it is Kim Eun Sook and she has very colorful(unforgettable) characters.

Yeah, valentines day sucked and so did new years eve. It's basically a money making concept. Shallow and sappy.

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Finally someone who hated Valentine's Day as much as I did. I love Anne Hathaway to bits and I've watched a lot of her movies since Princess Diaries, but even she couldn't save that movie for me.
Getting to this topic, I want to lower my expectations for Heirs but I can't help it. Even though I know this could go the way of Lie To Me, I'm still prepared to love it like I did Lie To Me inspite of all its major craziness. Is it october 9 yet.

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Kim Woo-bin!!!!!

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My first thought when seeing the photos was "nice cap, Min Ho", lol.

I'm worried about this as well. Surely that cast is too big for the writer to properly flesh out all of the characters? I'm going into this with 0 expectations because otherwise, i'll just be disappointed.

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i think it can be done. even with that many cast a drama can make every characters show/feel. one good example is Answer me 1997, the first 1-4 episode was like 30, but they captured all of the characters from the 6 friends, the parents and YJ's older brother. everything and everyone was heartfelt and fleshed out.

So it can be done, the only question is, will that be done be HEIRs...

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October till january are busy months for me. So I either let this one runs its course and watch later, like much much later or if I just couldnt wait then I'll be looking like zombie every morning after. Huhu.

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MY EYES ARE MELTING

SO MUCH PRETTY IN ONE POST *___________*

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I completely agree with you. *___*

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I agree with JB, thats too many young hot thing in one drama. that's just wooooa..

Im Joo Eun? Kim Ji Won? Krystal? I'll just skip mentioning the boys, too many pretty...

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I CAN'T WAIT! :D
I jumped on this ship the moment LMH and PSH were cast so even if the plot tanks I'm gonna go down with it. :D

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Is there some kind of script reading dress code? "Only white, grey with some black accents"

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Come to think of it, it's rare that actors and actresses dress up for first script readings. They're always dressed very very casually.

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Heee, they're probably like "man, I gotta dress up in public all the time, so I'm breaking out the T-shirt, dammit."

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October seems sooo looooooong,woo bin ah ;)

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I feel like every actor in Korea is going to be on Heirs, lol.

I bought my ticket for this drama, and I have no problem going down with all the pretty if it fails miserably. I've stuck it out for Fashion King, The Show That Shall Not Be Named with Joo Won, and others, so what's one more?

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There was some description I read, maybe on viki, I'm not sure, where Woobie's character is super-proud he has a hot step-sister.

A. Weird.

B. Who's playing the step-sister?

C. Cruel Intentions, anyone?

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splutters. THAT IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD.

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:-)

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B. kim ji won gonna play his step-sibling
they're of the same age in the drama
his dad marry her mom

C. there's possibility of such plot as they're not blood related

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Sounds good to me, thanks!

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Dang show, you just had to put together Kim woo bin and Kang min hyuk in one show? Wanting to see this show feels like a betrayal to So ji sub! This show has a large shoes to fill seeing how Master's sun is so awesome thus far.

All the eye candy kinda makes me scared. Like what if they waste all that pretty in a crappy unwatchable show. Just that Master's sun is doing a good job of making me think. I'm afraid that Heirs would just be all looks.

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Lee Min Ho! Soon! Yey! =)

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Is there such a thing as over-exposure?

I am and was looking for it. Now trying really hard to lower my expectations and expect a fluffy drama. Otherwise I would be really disappointed.

Hope they dress the " kids" well.

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But what happened to Kang Haneul's hair? O_O

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*giggle*
*girly hand-waving*
*kyaaaaaaa!*

So excited.

Welcome back LMH. We really, really missed you.

But HOLD UP. Kim Mi Kyung (ubiquitous ajhumma currently playing So Ji Sub's aunt on Master's Sun) is in Heirs too?! She is in everything! WHO IS SHE?! What magic does she have?

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Magic = good acting and mass appeal.

She is also in Goddess of Marriage currently as a mom.

She was with LMH in Faith...his aunt, I think.

Love her!!!

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"But HOLD UP. Kim Mi Kyung (ubiquitous ajhumma currently playing So Ji Sub’s aunt on Master’s Sun) is in Heirs too?! She is in everything! WHO IS SHE?! What magic does she have?"

Ahaha, I was thinking the same thing xD
She was in my first drama (Faith) and in AT LEAST half of the shows I've watched since then...
Since I like her, I don't really mind though =)

Argh, I'm really excited and anxious at the same time... (And to be honest, if it weren't for LMH, I'd probably never tune in)
Please don't suck, please don't suck, please don't suck!

(And please have better clothes than BOF...)

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It'd be great if Park Shin Hye kept her hair long and didn't have to chop it off.

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This is going to be like food with a lot of MSG, not healthy for your body, but it tastes so good you can't stop eating it.

HELL YEAH I'm ready! I won't use my brain much but will maximize using my eyes for the pretty!

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I don't mind the MSG if I'm not tortured emotionally.

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Can't wait for Heirs.....so many favorites in one drama!!!! :) :D

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I'm sure this is the prettiest young cast i've ever seen...

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It's really taking too long for October to come, Tick Tock

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This brings out the secret stalker impulses in me (not to the JYJ stalking crazy level, but y'know, swooning from afar levels) because I'm going to be in Seoul all next week and I'm dying to know if they're getting ready to go in front of the camera in a few days. Where would they shoot this? Bad noona! Bad!

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See here's the thing even though it's smaller I have tremendous faith in the female cast, Park Shin Hye, Im Joo Eun, Kim Ji Won, and Kim Mi Kyung. I also have some faith in the writer as City Hall, Secret Garden, and On Air, are some of my favorite dramas I also liked Lovers in Paris. However whatever the outcome even if it turns out worse than Dr. Jin with that cast, I'll watch it.

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HOLY. MOTHER. SO. EXCITED.

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OPPA MINHO,I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!

I AM VERY VERY VERY EXCITED!!!
I AM DYING 2 WATCH THIS DRAMA!!!

I have been thrown into a frenzy excitement since I heard about minho's new drama!!
I am dead sure that I will be sent into a frenzy excitement thorough the episodes of this drama!!!

OPPA MINHO is heavily focusing on the script!! AWESOME!!

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With the news we hear over and over again, lets hope that this drama is soooo muuuch worth it.

I think there are too many big star in Heirs. Not good I think. Yeah, but who knows. Let's hope it is good.

I'm more courious about Won Bin in this project. Is he going to be a badboy? Sweet flower boy type? I miss him already. I hope he get enough screen time :)

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he's gonna be a bad boy
he was LMH's good friend before LMH did one mistake that ruined their friendship
WB is set for a revenge

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I love PSH but i feel her character is going to be really annoying!! I hope she is a lovable lead.
I know some of these actors characters will be a baddie, but how do you expect a loyal fan girl to love and hate at the same time. *cries*

Kim woo bin!! fighting!! want him to have more roles with bigger screen time in the future!!

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sooo happy viki has already got the licence for this show!! hehe can't wait to watch

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Yep, and I came online precisely to share this link with all the characters: http://www.viki.com/tv/12699c-heirs-he-who-wears-the-crown-must-bear-its-weight.

I've a feeling I'll be referring to it often.

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OH MY GOSH!! OH MY GOSH!! OH MY GOSH!!
PERFECT!!

what I am looking forward 2 in this drama is the ROMANTIC SCENES!! KISSING SCENES!! :):)
Miss Kim Eun Suk's dramas FUNDAMENTALLY differs from other dramas!!
for example: the romantic scenes in "Secret garden" are really something!! great!
in other dramas,there are USUALLY skinship and ROMANTIC french kisses!!

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Don't expect great things in the romance department:

1. This is a high school drama. Korean TV doesn't believe high school kids kiss with their mouths open.
2. The lead is PSH. With one exception (and that was all due to the amazing efforts of her co-star) her kiss scenes have been horrible, stiff and awkward. She does cute really well, but I don't think I have ever seen one iota of sexual realization, much less desire, from her in anything she has done.

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Two exceptions, if you count CFs. I really do believe onscreen kissing is more in the hands of the PD than the leads, and given how conservative Korean society seems to be about women actually acting on any form of desire, it's perhaps not fair to pin it all on her. Though I am not optimistic about any kissing in Heirs, it's a high school show on network tv after all.

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I agree with skelly on the point that this is a high school drama and it we will not see anything particularly exciting regarding romantic heat. Also agree with the PSH factor, the projects she participates in are usually tepid at best regarding kisses/romance---BUT I agree with Pogo, can we really blame the 'style' of drama kisses on the actor or actress? They, or their agency, may choose projects based on what is required of them, that is true, so in that way they may determine what what is required of them onscreen. But they do what they are told to do onscreen. I imagine the actors/actresses are the last people to have any input on what gets on screen. The producers and directors and to some extent the writers, along with the airing station and the government, determine what sexual content is executed, filmed, and aired.

I would love for the drama gods to prove us wrong. ;) It's a crying all night shame, with all that hotness involved.

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Exactly!! This is why I am not too excited about her pairing up with Min Ho. LMH Does kiss scenes and scenes that requires any kind of insane chemistry well. So how would he work with her? I hope to be pleasantly surprised.

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Well, everyone certainly looks very pretty, which... I think is all anyone's expecting from this drama. *g*

I like Kim Ji Won's fringe - at least she'll look slightly different from TtBY's Hana, even if she'll be playing essentially the same character.

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OH MY GOSH!! OH MY GOSH!! OH MY GOSH!!
PERFECT!!

what I am looking forward 2 in this drama is the ROMANTIC SCENES!! KISSING SCENES!! :)
Miss Kim Eun Suk’s dramas FUNDAMENTALLY differs from other dramas!!
for example: the romantic scenes in “Secret garden” are really something!! great!
in other dramas,there are NOT USUALLY skinship and ROMANTIC french kisses!!

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"Heirs, the much-buzzed-about new high school trendy drama featuring a cast of uber-rich characters."

Sounds like something I'd hate. Looks like something I'd love.

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"Sounds like something I’d hate. Looks like something I’d love."

I'm right with you, owl, on this.

I'm cringing thinking about. And I will also be eyebrow deep in semester and trying to survive when this airs. But I know I darn will well not be able to resist watching the first episode even if I have to stay away from viki and dramabeans the rest of the semester.

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Sounds like a school that the character Joong-won would attend. If Master's Sun gets really popular, I wonder if someone would get the idea for L to cameo or maybe have So Ji Sub be some sort of alumni.

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I think we can all acknowledge that LMH's a hot guy, but it's a hotness that I can only admire from afar and it's not one that I'm sexually attracted to. However, you put him in that cap, looking all simple and casual, and all of a sudden, I find myself wanting to do things to him that I shouldn't be doing... :)

On a lesser note, the premise sounds like a bore to me. Ah, have to wait and see how this all pans out.

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choi jin hyukkkk

omo papa Ho, I miss you!!! <3

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Heirs! Why you no start production earlier?! Though I still wouldn't be able to catch my Oppa in LA anyways. T_T

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Wow! So many recognisable names...how did they manage to get so many to sign up???
Anyway, hope it doesn't bomb!

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I really want to be done with high school dramas but this cast means I'll at least give this an episode or two.

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As long as they don't sing, I'm cool with high school dramas.

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I'm also curious if the writer will really pull this one with so many young actors in it...i want a solid story and characters not just 1 min for the others just to look pretty...hope they will have their own story

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Since Kim Woo-bin and Lee Min-Ho are inhabiting the same dramaland space it's only fitting that this happens to Lee Jong-suk and Jung Il-woo. They just all need to work together on something even if its a CF.

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lee Min Ho last drama before Army with Jang Geun Suk , JYJ ,Kim Hyun Joong , Lee seung Gi , Seo In Guk .
Choi Jin Hyuk will be next year :(
I love My Park Shin Hye I hope her role will be strong and effective in the story :D

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Hopefully there will be some romance in this show. The fist-fight-palooza scheme ( School 2013 ) was boring.

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The synopsis sounds obnoxious as heck and I dislike this writer's female characterizations. And the boy eye candies are not enough to tempt me but man, they have to go and add in Im Joo-eun, whom I adore ever since Hon and still hoping for her tremendous big break cause girl got an insane amount of talent, so now I have to check it out. Yay for fast forward button! :D

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Wow. There really is a lot of cast members. A lot of them are young and hot up-and-comers, and some are just hot. I know that many of them can act, but there are a few that I'm worried about being overshadowed. Namely Krystal. She's not without talent, but there is no way she's as talented as Park Shin-hye or Lee Min-ho or Choi Jin-hyuk. There's just no way. I really hope she does well because I like her a lot and I'm a fan of f(X). So, I'm a little nervous about how she'll measure up to the rest of the cast.

That being said, I'm so looking forward to this! It's got many of my favorite actors in it. Lee Min-ho is one of my favorite Korean actors ever. He was the lead in Boys Over Flowers, my first ever Korean drama, so he has a special place in my heart, kind of like Super Junior does. They were the group that introduced me to K-pop. So I'm looking forward to this as a fan of Lee Min-ho.

Also, Park Shin-hye, Kim Woo-bin, and Choi Jin-hyuk. Three very talented young actors who I'm looking forward to seeing more of.

I cannot wait until October 9! It seems like such a long time, but it really isn't. I hope this drama does not disappoint!

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