When it comes to K-dramas, viewers often look for romantic storylines or something that offers a thrilling visual experience. However, there is another genre of Korean drama that is gaining popularity among many, which is class conflict, power struggle, or revenge. To put it simply, stories about poor people thriving to become rich. The new K-drama The Impossible Heir centers around a similar theme.
The Impossible Heir is airing on Disney Plus, and its plot focuses on a man who comes from a poor family but is also an illegitimate son of a conglomerate owner. As he tries to thrive in the rich industry, he gets rejected by his father. How he gets engulfed in revenge and how he plans his next steps is what this drama is about.
Meanwhile, here are a few more dramas, including The Impossible Heir, that show the power struggle and class conflict.
The Impossible Heir
The Impossible Heir is a power struggle K-drama revolving around Kang In-Ha (Lee Jun Young), who comes from a poor family. In a certain turn of events, he finds out that his father is a conglomerate owner. Soon, he tries to become big in the industry to get accepted by his father, but being an illegitimate son, he only faces rejection. He plans to take revenge and takes help from his childhood friend, Han Tae-Oh (Lee Jae-Wook). The ruthless drama shows societal divisions.
The Impossible Heir features a stellar star cast, including Hong Su-Zu, Choi Jin-Ho, Kim Ho-Jung, and others.
The Penthouse: War in Life
The Penthouse: War in Life is probably one of the most frustrating K-dramas that will leave viewers uneasy. The storyline revolves around a few wealthy families and their children living in a huge mansion – Hera Palace. However, their secrets and relationship dynamics start to take sharp turns when a young girl dies (read murder) in their palace. The girl comes from a very poor family. This drama purely shows how money can buy anything and how greed for more power can blind any person.
The Golden Spoon
The Golden Spoon is an emotional drama that shows two societal classes – one, born with a golden spoon (rich kids), and the other, born with a dirt spoon (poor kids). The storyline follows Lee Seung Cheon (BTOB’s SungJae), who is born into a poor family. But he hates to be poor. One day, an old woman offers him a golden spoon, and it turns his fate overnight. He starts to live with his rich friend and even eats three meals a day. But when he starts losing his family, he understands what he has got and at what cost. The drama takes viewers on an emotional rollercoaster ride.
My Mister
My Mister has a similar plot as The Impossible Heir, as it also shows friendship and offers a closer look at societal division. The storyline of My Mister revolves around Lee Ji-An (IU), who finds it difficult to keep her life afloat as she is in debt. On the other hand, she nurses her grandmother and needs to take care of her three brothers. How Ji-An heals from her scars and finds the love of her life is the theme of this drama. The series shows class divisions and how poor people strive to be included in society.
Little Women
Little Women is a K-drama that narrates the story of three sisters – In Joo (Kim Go-Eun), In Hyuk (Nam Ji-Hyun), and In Hye (Park Ji-Hu), who are raised in a poor family. After a few turn of events, the three sisters get trapped in a situation where they fight against a powerful South Korean family. Among the three sisters, In Joo is the one who likes to enjoy a rich life. This is why she marries a rich man. However, her life does not go as per her expectations.
The world of Little Women shows how money can rule over everything and how the three sisters try every possible way to thrive in society. The Impossible Heir also shows the societal ladder and vengeful twists and turns.
One Dollar Lawyer
One Dollar Lawyer is a drama that follows a lawyer, Cheon Ji-Hoon (Nam Koong-Min), who only takes one dollar from his clients. Also, he takes up cases against rich oppressors. Ji-Hoon is a skilled lawyer and never goes wrong with his gut. The series shows a lot of inequalities and divisions in the society. It even portrays how power plays a role in setting two societal classes.
For viewers and fans of The Impossible Heir, these K-dramas are also worth their time. These K-dramas are not light-hearted and keep viewers engaged and entertained till the end.
The Impossible Heir airs on Disney Plus on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. KST.
