Brilliant Heritage Explained

Native Name:
Hangul:기막힌 유산
Rr:Gimakin Yusan
Creator:KBS Drama Production
Director:Kim Hyeong-il
Starring:Park In-hwan
Kang Se-jung
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:122
Executive Producer:Kim Sang-hee (KBS)
Producer:Lee Woonghee
Runtime:30 minutes
Network:KBS1

Brilliant Heritage is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Park In-hwan, Kang Se-jung, and .[1] It aired on KBS1 every weekday at 20:30 (KST) starting April 20, 2020.[2]

It was the only KBS1 daily soap opera to draw average ratings of more than 20% since the end of Lovers in Bloom in 2017. Lead actor Park In-hwan won the Top Excellence Award during the 2020 KBS Drama Awards. It was one of the first Korean dramas to acknowledge the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in passing, with the children being depicted as learning lessons about it and restaurant staff being shown undergoing medical check-ups and observing sanitation protocols.

Synopsis

Boo Young-bae (Park In-hwan) is the owner of an 80-year-old Pyongyang cold noodle restaurant whose health scare causes his children to quarrel over his vast wealth. Feeling betrayed by their behavior, he decides to marry Gong Gye-ok (Kang Se-jung), a 33-year-old single maid enticed by Young-bae's fortune and big family, under false pretenses. The move shocks his sons, but Gye-ok's strong work ethic makes Young-bae realize that she'll be able to keep his cold noodle restaurant afloat. Unlike his siblings, Young-bae's independent and headstrong son, Boo Seol-ak, isn't interested in his wealth or family drama, but his disdain for Gye-ok and her presence in his aging father's life motivates him to get involved.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Boo Family

Gong Family

Other characters

Viewership

2020
Original broadcast dateTNmSNielsen Korea[3]
NationwideNationwideSeoul
12018/09/0322.6%20.1%19.3%
22018/09/0421.6%19.2%18.2%
32018/09/0521.1%19.2%18.3%
42018/09/0621.0%18.8%17.1%
52018/09/1020.5%17.5%16.2%
62018/09/1121.0%19.4%18.2%
72018/09/1222.0%19.6%18.9%
82018/09/1321.2%18.2%17.1%
92018/09/1720.3%18.6%17.8%
102018/09/1819.1%16.9%15.8%
112018/09/1919.6%17.7%16.5%
122018/09/2021.7%19.2%18.4%
132018/09/2421.2%19.1%18.0%
142018/09/2520.7%19.8%19.0%
152018/09/2619.5%16.5%16.1%
162018/09/2821.7%20.0%18.9%
172018/10/0122.1%19.4%18.6%
182018/10/0221.8%19.1%17.9%
192018/10/0322.6%19.7%18.6%
202018/10/0420.9%18.6%17.5%
212018/10/0822.1%20.2%18.8%
222018/10/0922.8%20.0%18.7%
232018/10/1021.7%18.9%17.7%
242018/10/1122.7%19.6%19.0%
252018/10/1520.9%18.2%17.4%
262018/10/1622.4%21.4%20.4%
272018/10/1722.2%20.6%20.3%
282018/10/2222.8%20.0%19.1%
292018/10/2322.6%20.2%19.5%
302018/10/2420.6%18.1%17.5%
312018/10/2521.7%21.4%20.7%
322018/10/2922.0%20.5%19.6%
332018/10/3022.3%20.1%19.5%
342018/10/3122.8%21.8%21.1%
352018/11/0120.7%17.8%16.9%
362018/11/0520.8%20.7%19.9%
372018/11/0621.9%20.3%19.3%
382018/11/0721.6%20.1%19.3%
392018/11/0822.8%20.9%20.7%
402018/11/1222.0%20.5%20.4%
412018/11/1321.6%21.2%21.2%
422018/11/1420.9%19.7%19.7%
432018/11/1521.4%20.8%20.3%
442018/11/1922.7%20.7%19.5%
452018/11/2021.8%18.7%18.3%
462018/11/2122.2%20.6%19.7%
472018/11/2222.0%19.7%19.3%
482018/11/2623.1%20.0%19.3%
492018/11/2720.8%19.0%18.5%
502018/11/2823.1%22.0%21.0%
512018/11/2921.1%19.8%19.6%
522018/12/0321.1%19.9%19.1%
532018/12/0423.5%21.0%19.9%
542018/12/0522.3%20.1%18.5%
552018/12/06-21.2%20.3%
562018/12/1021.6%19.8%18.7%
572018/12/1121.0%20.7%20.2%
582018/12/1222.3%20.4%18.6%
592018/12/1321.3%20.1%19.4%
602018/12/17-21.7%20.5%
612018/12/1821.2%21.0%20.7%
622018/12/1921.9%20.0%19.1%
632018/12/2021.9%20.9%20.0%
642018/12/2421.3%20.4%19.5%
652018/12/2523.9%21.8%20.7%
662018/12/2622.6%21.1%20.2%
672018/12/2724.5%23.0%21.7%
682018/12/3125.4%23.5%23.2%
692019/01/0123.1%20.3%19.1%
702019/01/0224.3%21.7%20.2%
712019/01/0323.8%21.8%20.6%
722019/01/0723.8%21.1%19.9%
732019/01/0824.1%21.5%20.6%
742019/01/0921.1%19.0%18.4%
752019/01/1023.1%21.4%20.5%
762019/01/1422.2%20.8%20.5%
772019/01/1523.8%21.6%21.3%
782019/01/1624.0%21.4%20.0%
792019/01/1723.9%21.6%20.8%
802019/01/2125.0%22.9%21.1%
812019/01/2225.0%21.5%20.0%
822019/01/2323.8%20.9%19.8%
832019/01/2423.5%21.3%20.7%
842019/01/2822.2%20.5%19.3%
852019/01/2923.4%23.0%22.1%
862019/01/3022.2%21.5%20.7%
872019/01/3122.0%22.2%21.9%
882019/02/0423.0%21.4%20.6%
892019/02/0520.6%20.5%19.4%
902019/02/0623.9%22.5%21.3%
912019/02/0722.7%20.6%19.7%
922019/02/1123.3%22.3%20.4%
932019/02/1224.8%21.9%21.3%
942019/02/1323.4%22.5%21.7%
952019/02/1423.0%21.0%19.5%
962019/02/1822.0%21.3%20.1%
972019/02/1921.1%20.3%19.5%
982019/02/2023.2%21.7%20.6%
992019/02/2121.4%20.5%19.4%
1002019/02/2521.0%22.0%20.6%
1012019/02/2622.4%22.0%20.5%
1022019/02/2722.5%21.3%19.8%
1032019/02/2823.1%22.2%21.1%
1042019/03/0422.4%22.2%20.3%
1052019/03/0523.2%21.8%20.1%
1062019/03/0623.7%23.0%21.2%
1072019/03/0721.0%21.3%19.8%
1082019/03/1122.8%21.9%20.7%
1092019/03/1222.1%20.6%19.6%
1102019/03/1322.0%21.2%19.6%
1112019/03/1422.2%22.0%20.8%
1122019/03/1820.6%20.2%18.9%
1132019/03/1921.5%20.8%19.6%
1142019/03/2020.8%20.1%18.7%
1152019/03/2116.4%14.4%14.0%
1162019/03/2513.8%14.0%14.5%
1172019/03/2619.7%18.6%18.3%
1182019/03/2722.1%23.5%21.5%
1192019/03/2821.6%22.6%21.8%
1202019/04/0123.7%22.6%21.7%
1212019/04/0223.8%24.0%22.7%
1222019/04/0322.0%22.9%21.4%
Average20.5%19.6%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brilliant Heritage (Korean Drama - 2020) - 기막힌 유산. HanCinema. 2021-02-16. 2023-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20230404203923/https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_Brilliant_Heritage.php. live.
  2. Web site: Jo. Jun-won. '기막힌 유산' 신정윤-강세정 '라라랜드 댄스처럼~'. 'Stunning Legacy' Shin Jung-yoon-Kang Se-jung 'Like La La Land Dance~'. The Korea Economic Daily. February 16, 2021. April 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421230102/https://tenasia.hankyung.com/drama/article/2020041643064#_enliple. live.
  3. Web site: AGB Nielsen . 2021-02-16 . 2020-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201124130408/http://www.nielsenmedia.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00 . live .