#TheImpossibleHeir

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Classmates in high school - an ambitious intelligent boy and an illegitimate son of a wealthy chaebol family - become friends, grow up and team up to climb their way to the top to take over the throne.

I am actually a #LeeJunYoung fan (#Imitation), but ended up cheering for #LeeJaeWook (Alchemy of Souls, Extraordinary You) in this revenge drama.

As usual, I am perplexed as to how things are in Chaebol / South Korean conglomerate families. Well, the power struggle and the fight for money, siguro gets mo pa. But, just like my review on #FlexXCop, I can never fathom why and how people with the same blood running in their veins would kill each other (or hire people to do so) and would endlessly find deceitful and evil ways para maglamangan. Kakatakot hahaha pamilya mo na, kaaway mo pa na pwedeng wala kang malay.

But then again, fiction naman and laging sinasabi sa disclaimer na coincidental lang kung may similarity sa totoong buhay or sa totoong tao.

Anyways, back to the two Lees na sobrang lakas ng presence. Ang chemistry, mga beshie. Ayaw paawat. Ampopogi, ang tatangkad, ang gagaling umarte. This is my first time with LJW who plays Han Tae Oh. Si LJY (as Kang In Ha), lovable siya sa Imitation lalo na nung nainlove siya and nawala ang angas, #MayIHelpYou and #BadlandHunters. Kaya naging oppa ko sya. Ang galing din niya sa bad boy roles and nakakainis na characters #MaskGirl. Sa inis ko sa kanya dito sa TIH, yung LJY pillow ko, inilayo ko muna sa akin, at nagfocus ako kay LJW hahaha Context: whenever I currently watch a drama with one of my Oppas in it, itinatabi ko sa pagtulog yung pillow nila.

It’s true that the female lead (Hong Su Zu) needs more acting improvement, pero for the male cast, including Lee JiHoon and Jang MaRu, super sulit. Lee Ji Hoon as Seongju, the 2nd son who decided to give up his and his mother’s ambition na palitan si father dear. “Let’s stop, mother.” I really liked this scene. Kaya naman narewardan siya in the end, and tama nga na mas madali ang maging kakampi then kalabanin mo pa ang family mo. While Jang MaRu, hindi maitago ang charms nitong batang ito despite the strong presence of his Hyungs. A smart techie guy. Matapang. Loyal until the end. Kaya deserved ang bakasyon engrande.

And yes, cute yung role ni Choi HeeJin as HuiJu and her undying crush kay Tae Ho hanggang sa huli. Pero buti naman hindi nadedz ang role niya dito (Strong Girl Namsoon, Behind Your Touch).

Yung chaebol dad, matalino rin eh. Dapat ganun eh, may sariling pag-iisip and decisions. Kaya nga Chairman ka eh hahaha

Gusto ko rin na yung prison life, just like in Cha Eun Woo’s Wonderful World, hindi depicted as sobrang scary, yung nasasaktan sila sa loob at may nakakaaway na prison mates. In fairness, they even found good and loyal friends. 

Yung character ni In Ha, I didn’t see it coming. Ang saya and sweet kasi nilang magkabarkada. And yung plans nila mula pagkabata. Why the 360 degree-turnaround? Although inisip ko na aside from the love triangle angle, ano kaya ang magiging conflict pa nila ni Tae Oh? Yun pala, siya ang bwiset hahaha If this story was real, yun ang lesson dun eh. Andun ka na eh, naging greedy ka pa lalo. Talagang yang greed, deadly sin yan eh. Literally nakamamatay. Minsan ok lang na maging kuntento na. I just have one pending question: What was it that he wanted to tell Tae Oh when the latter visited him in prison? Sabi lang nya, “Never mind…”

And yes, I wondered and waited if I can finally see Tae Oh smile and I was not disappointed. At last, si Tae Oh na umpisa pa lang puro struggles, family issues, dreamed of bigger things at 18, went to hell and back, achieved everything in the end. Siya ang totoong title holder, ang legit na Impossible Heir pala. And of course, naki-iyak na naman ang tyahin nyo when this happened. With the fireworks and all. 

That, I believe, is the most fulfilling part of a being a k-drama fan or viewer. Yung nakiki-share ka sa triumphs nung lead sa bandang huli, sa pag-overcome ng hardships, yung rising again after setbacks. At tuwang-tuwa ka sa mga closures in the end. Lalo na when everybody seems to get what they deserve. When every piece of life’s puzzle falls into place.

(Incidentally, when this drama series started, nahaluan ng romance / dating news ni LJW and eventually, they broke up. Why oh why. Truth is really stranger than fiction. Fighting, Wookie!)

You can still catch this drama at Disney+ PH  #BuhayKPam