Recap on MBC's drama One Hundred Years Inheritance.

Something came into my mind on the weekend and I've decided to re-run my downloaded series of MBC drama- One Hundred Years Inheritance 백년의 유산 starring Eugene, Lee Jung Jin, Choi Won Young, Yoon Ah Jung with veteran actors Shin Goo, Jeong Bo Suk, Jeon In Hwa, Park Joon Geum, Park Yeung Gyu and Cha Hwa Yeon. 

 A 50-episode lengthy weekend drama but it proved to be good as ever. Eugene plays the soft, kind hearted Min Chae Won who was ill-treated ever since the day she got married to a mama's boy son Chul Gyu (Choi Won Young). Her evil mother in law President Bang (Park Won Suk) detest hers to she tried to put her into mental institution where Lee Se Yoon (Lee Jung Jin) saved her out. Se Yoon who has just returned from US is practically healing his own broken heart after his girlfriend died. He pities Chae Won and sees how she struggles to break herself free from the horrible household. 

After divorce from Chul Gyu, Chae Won moves back to her house to live with some nosy aunts, uncles and cousin together with her ailing grandfather who owns a noodle factory. Old gramps tell his lousy sons and greedy daughter in laws that he has a big land and big inheritance. So they must work their butt off to make the best noodles (guksu) so the winner will inherit the money. Grandma isn't pleased to hear that but least she is happy to see her granddaughter has moved back to stay with them. Meanwhile Chae Won's father, Min Hyo Dong (Jeong Bo Suk) is in love with a bar owner Yang Choon Hee (Jeon In Hwa). They went through many problems before getting the consent to marry each other. 


Se Yoon helps Chae Won to get a job as a nutritionist in his father's company. Unknown to her, Se Yoon is a chaebol's son and works as VP in the company. Joo Ri (Yoon Ah Jung) is Chae Won's mean ex-sister in law works in the same company too. Joo Ri gets super jealous seeing Se Yoon showering all attention to Chae Won so she gets ideas to frame and kick her out of the job. Finally the two fall in love and intends to even get married but was stopped by Se Yoon's mother, Seol Ju. She is anxious and worried upon seeing her orphanage friend Choon Hee as Chae Won's step mother. In fact the dark secret was out from the pandora box whereby Se Yoon is actually Choon Hee's real son. Seol Ju's son died after child birth so she swapped her dead son with Choon Hee's newborn son. Se Yoon was devasted hearing Seol Ju did such a terrible thing to his real mother. 

The leads did their jobs well apart from the nosy noodle making relatives in the factory. I must say Eugene became a little 'hobbit' compared to the 1.84m Lee Jung Jin towering over her. In fact she mentioned before they had to use a fruit box to elevate her up for poster shooting or filming because he's so tall. But most of all we want a happy ending and indeed it was.... Se Yoon recovered from the car accident and managed to walk back down the aisle with Chae Won. He now has two mothers after the forgiving process. Even mama's boy Chul Gyu ends up happily with his spoilt bratty wife. *Sweet...* 

And I do remember quite some time ago when I last visited 63 Building in Yeuido area I was lost and tried to find my tracks to Han River cruise while strolling along the streets. I bumped into this young gentleman crossing the pedestrian walk, he spoke to me in English and said Hanhwa is now the new name for 63 Building. Oh gosh...he was a splitting image of Lee Jung Jin (except a younger version of him). IF...If only I secretly snapped a pic of him that'd be great... haha!