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Brilliant Legacy (2009)

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Original title
찬란한 유산
Directed by
Jin Hyuk
Cast
Lee Seung Ki, Han Hyo Joo, Bae Soo Bin, Moon Chae Won, Kim Mi Sook, Min Young Won, Yun Joon Suk, Jung Suk Won
Genre
romance film
Country
South Korea
Length
1 season, 28 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman loses her father and is cut off from her family's wealth. She works hard to rebuild her life and falls into a complicated relationship with a man whose family took over her father's business.

romanticdramaticemotionalheartfeltfamily-centricbittersweethopefulmelodramatic

What happens

Brilliant Legacy (Korean: 찬란한 유산), also known as Shining Inheritance, is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Han Hyo-joo, Lee Seung-gi, Moon Chae-won, and Bae Soo-bin. It aired on SBS from April 25 to July 26, 2009 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 28 episodes. It was among the top-rated Korean dramas of the year; it maintained its number one spot in the viewership ratings chart for 20 consecutive weeks and reached a peak rating of 47.1% for its last episode. The series is commonly known as the star-making vehicle of popular Hallyu stars Han Hyo-joo and Lee Seung-gi, and is credited with launching their careers into the household names they are today. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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