Shining Inheritance
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Title: 찬란한 유산 / Shining Inheritance
Chinese title : 灿烂的遗产
Also known as : Brilliant Legacy / Chanranhan Yusan/ Beautiful Legacy
Previously known as: 인생은 아름다워 / Life Is Beautiful
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 28
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-25 to 2009-July-26
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:55
Synopsis
Go Eun Sung’s life is similar to Cinderella’s. After her father died, her step-mother, Baek Sung Hee, took away all of her assets and her younger brother, Eun Woo, suddenly disappears without a trace. Despite this, Eun Sung preservers and works really hard to fulfill her dreams. When the CEO of a food company, Jang Sook Ja, suffers amnesia and can’t remember who she is Eun Sung takes her in. However, Eun Sung does not know that she is the grandmother of Sun Woo Hwan, the man who she switched bags with at the airport. How will their constant bickering lead them to realize that they care more about each other than they let on?
Cast
Han Hyo Joo as Go Eun Sung
Lee Seung Ki as Sun Woo Hwan
Bae Soo Bin as Park Jun Se
Moon Chae Won as Yoo Sung Mi
Extended Cast
Kim Mi Sook as Baek Sung Hee
Min Young Won as Lee Hye Ri (Eun Sung’s friend)
Yun Joon Suk as Go Eun Woo
Jung Suk Won as Jin Young Suk (Hwan’s friend)
Han Ye Won as Sun Woo Jung
Ban Hyo Jung as Jang Sook Ja
Yoo Ji In as Oh Young Ran (Hwan & Jung’s mother)
Kim Jae Seung as Lee Hyung Jin
Son Yeo Eun as Jung In Young
Choi Jung Woo as Park Tae Soo
Lee Seung Hyung as Pyo Sung Chul
Jun In Taek as Go Pyung Joong (Eun Sung’s father)
Baek Seung Hyun as Manager Lee Joon Young
Park Sang Hyun as Han Soo Jae
Production Credits
Director: Jin Hyuk (진혁)
Screenwriter: So Hyun Kyung (소현경)
Awards
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Achievement Award (Ban Hyo Jung)
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Female Top Excellence Award (Kim Mi Sook)
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Best Actor Award – Special Planning Drama (Lee Seung Ki)
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Best Actress Award – Special Planning Drama (Han Hyo Joo)
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Lee Seung Ki and Han Hyo Joo)
2009 MNET 20′s Choice Awards: Hot Female Drama Star (Han Hyo Joo)
2009 MNET 20′s Choice Awards: Hot Male Drama Star (Lee Seung Ki)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-25 | 1 | 16.9 (3rd) | 17.0 (3rd) |
| 2008-04-26 | 2 | 19.2 (4th) | 19.6 (5th) |
| 2009-05-02 | 3 | 15.9 (3rd) | 15.6 (3rd) |
| 2009-05-03 | 4 | 21.7 (3rd) | 21.6 (4th) |
| 2009-05-09 | 5 | 21.8 (1st) | 23.1 (1st) |
| 2009-05-10 | 6 | 26.5 (2nd) | 27.7 (1st) |
| 2009-05-16 | 7 | 24.7 (2nd) | 25.1 (1st) |
| 2009-05-17 | 8 | 28.5 (1st) | 29.6 (1st) |
| 2009-05-23 | 9 | 26.8 (1st) | 27.4 (1st) |
| 2009-05-24 | 10 | 29.1 (1st) | 29.4 (1st) |
| 2009-05-30 | 11 | 28.5 (1st) | 28.1 (1st) |
| 2009-05-31 | 12 | 33.4 (1st) | 33.3 (1st) |
| 2009-06-06 | 13 | 28.5 (1st) | 29.2 (1st) |
| 2009-06-07 | 14 | 33.4 (1st) | 33.3 (1st) |
| 2009-06-13 | 15 | 30.9 (1st) | 30.4 (1st) |
| 2009-06-14 | 16 | 34.1 (1st) | 34.4 (1st) |
| 2009-06-20 | 17 | 32.9 (1st) | 32.7 (1st) |
| 2009-06-21 | 18 | 35.5 (1st) | 36.1 (1st) |
| 2009-06-27 | 19 | 33.0 (1st) | 33.8 (1st) |
| 2009-06-28 | 20 | 39.9 (1st) | 40.6 (1st) |
| 2009-07-04 | 21 | 35.6 (1st) | 35.7 (1st) |
| 2009-07-05 | 22 | 39.7 (1st) | 40.1 (1st) |
| 2009-07-11 | 23 | 38.5 (1st) | 37.6 (1st) |
| 2009-07-12 | 24 | 41.8 (1st) | 41.7 (1st) |
| 2009-07-18 | 25 | 40.1 (1st) | 39.9 (1st) |
| 2009-07-19 | 26 | 43.4 (1st) | 44.0 (1st) |
| 2009-07-25 | 27 | 44.6 (1st) | 45.3 (1st) |
| 2009-07-26 | 28 | 47.1 (1st) | 47.4 (1st) |
Source: TNS Media Korea
Related Photo
November 28th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Seung gi’s cut of brilliant legacy.
Hillarious.
http://tryp96.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/brilliant-legacy-fanvids/
November 30th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
SEUNGJOOO……………
December 1st, 2010 at 11:37 am
drama yg layak untuk di tonton.
sangat bagus!!!
December 4th, 2010 at 9:05 am
Please vote for seung gi.
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Thank you.
December 9th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
its really awesome best drama ever its really emotional i fell in love with lee seung gi character
December 13th, 2010 at 10:43 am
I just love this drama, I cry my tears out whenever I watch this drama.. I just fall in love with go eun sung character, she had a kind heart. And also sun so hwan, its good to see him change to a better person bcause of her.
December 14th, 2010 at 9:31 am
OMG this was one of the best korean dramas ever
i loved this and every episode of it got better and better <3
December 14th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Han Hyo jo and Lee seung gi have a same age, they were born in 1987, so I think the couple is really match, she doesn’t look old and he doesn’t look too young or even like a kid, he looks exactly like his age. So they look perfect for each other..
December 17th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
seungjoo…miss themm
December 23rd, 2010 at 6:16 pm
i really like moon chae won acting…her acting was amazing…
i more pity for seung mi than eun sung in this drama…
December 25th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
never bore wacth this drama…..
very brilliant..
Seung gi oppa, Hyo jo unni.. U are the best couple..
December 27th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
I really love this drama. This is the best drama I’ve ever seen. and also I really like Han Hyo Joo <3 <3
December 29th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
i love this series so much! unique story, no wonder it is number 1 in 2009!
January 2nd, 2011 at 2:42 pm
OMG I LOVE SHINING INHERITANCE/BRILLIANT LEGACY!! I remember I had a hard time looking for different episodes, but it was DEFINITELY WORTH WATCHING IT :”> One of the best K-dramas ever!!
January 6th, 2011 at 11:32 pm
its the best korean drama i seen…. congrats all of you… love you much..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 6th, 2011 at 11:34 pm
its the best korean drama i`ve seen…congrats all of you…..love you much….!!!!!!!!!!!
January 13th, 2011 at 5:33 pm
just browsing through the list of dramas for 2009 and 2010.. just curious why shining inheritance didnt have a list of any awards received for 2009 with their ratings so high?… is this not the highest rating sbs drama for 2009? whats the drama that received most recognition since im looking for drama to watched to? can pls someone answer me. thanks.
January 17th, 2011 at 9:26 pm
Ooopppsss… i guess i skipped the part of awards received by this series while running through this page
but how come the special for this series was not included. where can i watched it, please can someone reply. thanks.
January 23rd, 2011 at 1:06 pm
love seungjoooo
January 24th, 2011 at 8:40 am
nice drama
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:25 pm
woah ………………………………. i’ve seen this drama like 200 times a day and i never got tired of it!!!! OppA saraghae!!! hwaiting!
February 4th, 2011 at 11:27 am
gak pernah bosan nntn nih drama
udah kecanduan berat sama nih drama
February 8th, 2011 at 2:56 pm
WOW ! AM I MISSING SOMETHING AWESOME? I HAVENT WATCHED THIS DRAMA YET COS I DONT KNOW IF IT’S REALLY GOOD..
CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF IT’S FUNNY SHOW ? I LOVE LAUGHING.. =D LET ME KNOW PLEASE !
email chong_lilian90@yahoo.com (no spams pls.. i just wanna know if i should watch this show..)
thankssssss
February 13th, 2011 at 4:45 am
I just finished this drama… and it made me cry, laugh, smile!
It was just marvelous! 
Loved the actors, loved every single thing about it!! 
February 23rd, 2011 at 3:59 pm
thank you