''Great Inheritance'' () is a 2006

South Korean television drama Korean dramas (; Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Han-guk deurama''), more popularly known as K-dramas, are Television show, television series in the Korean language, made in South Korea. They are popular worldwide, especially in Asia, par ...

starring

Kim Jaewon Kim JaewonThe actor indicates a preference of spelling his name "Jaewon" (without a space or hyphen) on hiofficial website (born 18 February 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for the television dramas ''Romance'' (2002), '' Listen t ...

and Han Ji-min. It aired on

KBS2 The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...

from May 3 to June 29, 2006 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 17 episodes.

Plot

Kang Hyun-se is a gangster of the Hanbando Group who inherits the Maru Kindergarten after his estranged mother dies from a heart attack. He intends to sell the kindergarten and comes to terrorize the staff, only to learn that his mother had stipulated that he has to work as kindergarten teacher for 100 days in order to gain legal ownership. Meanwhile, a development firm called NK plans to buy the kindergarten's property and begin construction on a project named Rainbow Park, an amusement park for children. Rainbow Park is a dream project of one manager named Jung Il-do, who mentors a young graduate from America, manager Choi Shi-wan, who incidentally shares a past with Yoo Mi-rae, a dedicated and naive kindergarten teacher. The Hanbando Group, headed by gangster boss So Dong-pa, convinces Hyun-se to fulfill his mother's conditions and then turn over the kindergarten to the gang's control once the 100-day period is completed. This would force NK into giving So Dong-pa a seat in its board of directors. Hyun-se reluctantly endures teaching at the kindergarten, inevitably falling for Mi-rae and the lovable children. He also discovers the identity of his biological father.

Cast

- Kang Hyun-se * Han Ji-min - Yoo Mi-rae, teacher *

Kim Ji-hoon Kim Ji-hoon or Kim Ji-hun () is a Korean name consisting of the family name Kim and the masculine given name Ji-hoon, and may refer to: * Kim Ji-hoon (director) (born 1971), South Korean film director * Kim Ji-hoon (singer) (1973–2013), South Kor ...

- Choi Shi-wan *

Lee Mi-sook Lee Mi-sook (born April 2, 1960) is a South Korean actress. One of the best-known actresses of 1980s Korean cinema, Lee's most famous films from this era include Bae Chang-ho's ''Whale Hunting'' and ''The Winter That Year Was Warm'', Lee Doo-yong ...

- Go Ah-ra, kindergarten director *

Jang Hyun-sung Jang Hyun-sung (born July 17, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career as a member of the ''Hakjeon'' Theatre Company, before transitioning to film and television. Jang is best known for starring in director Song Il-gon's arth ...

- Jung Man-ho, nutritionist/handyman *

Byun Hee-bong Byun Hee-bong (born Byun In-chul; June 8, 1942) is a South Korean actor. Career Byun In-chul was born in Jangseong County, South Jeolla Province, and attended Salesian High School in Gwangju. He took up law at Chosun University before dropping ...

- Jung Il-do, land developer *

Son Byong-ho Son Byong-ho (born August 25, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Son is known for his role in action films, notably, ''R-Point'' (2004), '' Running Wild'' (2006), ''The Good, the Bad, the Weird'' (2008) and ''Insu, The Queen Mother ''Insu, the Qu ...

- So Dong-pa, gang boss *

Jung Tae-woo Jung Tae-woo (정태우) is a South Korean actor. Much of his work has been in the genre of Korean historical dramas such as ''Taejo Wang Geon (TV series), Taejo Wang Geon'', ''Dae Jo Yeong (TV series), Dae Jo Yeong'', and ''The King and I (TV s ...

- Nal-chi, Hyun-se's sidekick * Shin Dong-woo - Jin Kyung-ho, student *

Yoo Yeon-mi Yoo Yeon-mi (born July 7, 1999) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress, notably in Jeon Soo-il's indie film ''With a Girl of Black Soil'' (2007), for which she received the Best Actress award at the Marrakech Internat ...

- Han Ye-seo, student *

Jin Ji-hee Jin Ji-hee (born March 25, 1999) is a South Korean actress. Career She began her career as a child actress, and is best known for her roles in the relationship drama ''Alone in Love'' (2006), the horror fairytale ''Hansel and Gretel (2007 fil ...

- Goo Dong-joo, student *Kim Min-ki - Hwant Seung-hyun, student *Choi Han-wool - Han-wool, teacher *Choi In-kyung - Chun-sa, teacher *

Ha Joo-hee Ha Joo-hee (, born September 18, 1982) is a South Korean actress, model, and entertainer. Ha debuted as a model in the magazine Cindy the Perky in September 2001. She debuted as an actress after appearing as Junko in the 2003 South Korean TV se ...

- Jin Yoo-jung, Kyung-ho's mother *Park Jae-rom - Ye-seo's mother *Kim Jin-soo - Goo Joon-ik, Dong-joo's father/policeman *Noh Hyun-hee - Seung-hyun's mother *Hwang Suk-kyu - Chun Sang-sik, gang member *Park Joo-ah - Ms. Kang, Hyun-se's mother

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

References

External links

''Great Inheritance'' official KBS website
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