Drama Update: Shining Inheritance

Nowadays, I am watching the Korean Drama, Shining Inheritance, starring Han Hyo Joo as Go Eun Sung, Lee Seung Ki as Hwan Sun Woo, Bae Soo Bin as Park Jun Se, and Moon Chae Won as Yoo Seung Mi.  The story revolves around Go Eun Sung and Sun Woo Hwan in this classic Cinderella story.  Go Eun Sung goes from riches to rags overnight as her father "dies," his company goes bankrupt, and her evil stepmother kicks her out due to the stepmother's supposed inability to support both the biological children of her deceased husband as well as her own daughter, Seung Mi.  Added to this, Eun Sung's autistic younger brother, Go Eun Woo, played by Yun Joon Suk, wanders off one night and goes missing .

While Eun Sung is struggling to support herself and find Eun Woo, she finds her old true friend Lee Hye Ri, played by Min Young Won, for help.  She also encounters the kind and handsome Park Jun Se who falls in love with her.  What really causes the story to turn around is when Eun Sung encounters the Jang Sook Ja, the grandmother fondly known as "hymunni," played by Ban Hyo Jung.  Through saving grandmother's life and caring for the grandmother, Eun Sung gains the admiration of the grandmother.  Jang Sook Ja turns out to be the CEO of a large food corporation, who is disappointed in her family, especially Sun Woo Hwan, her heir.  As a way to cure her family's bad character as well as bring some stability in her life, the grandmother brings Eun Sung into her household, declaring Eun Sung her new heir.

Unbeknownst to Eun Sung, her evil stepmother, Baek Sung Hee, played by Kim Mi Sook, is actually orchestrating everything in the background, having hidden money from Eun Sung's father and bought a luxurious apartment as well as deserting Eun Woo in the countryside.  However, everything comes back to bite her, for as Newton's third law of physics states, "every force has an equal and opposite force."  Eun Sung's father, having been mistakenly been declared dead, comes back to haunt Sung Hee after hiding in the shadows to enable his family to collect the life insurance in his name after the collapse of his company.  Hwan, the love of Seung Mi's life and Sung Hee's hope for a future of relaxation, loses the inheritance and begins to love Eun Sung.  The grandmother, in return for Eun Sung's help, sends out men to search Seoul and the surrounding countryside for Eun Woo, making his discovery imminent, threatening Sung Hee with his impeccable memory and innocence that prevents him from lying.  Eun Sung, the girl she previously viewed as a burden, is about to become the heir to one of the largest food corporations in Seoul and a huge inheritance, leaving Hwan penniless.

Shining Inheritance can be found on Mysoju.com and Dramacrazy.net for all who wish to watch it.  I highly advise this drama.  It adds a touch of humor to the classic love triangle, bringing the classic Cinderella tale to the modern day in Seoul.  The casting is superb and the acting is well done.  The outfits prepared are chic and aid the characterizations in the story, revealing each character's inner nature.  Overall, this is a great drama.  Hope you enjoy!

Photos of the four main actors/actresses: Han Hyo Joo (Go Eun Sung), Lee Seung Ki (Sun Woo Hwan), Bae Soo Bin (Park Jun Se), and Moon Chae Won (Yoo Seung Mi)