Heard It Through the Grapevine (TV series)

Plot

Heard It Through the Grapevine is a black comedy that satirizes the presumptuous and materialistic ideas by the top upper class in Korea, who are indulged in imperialistic power and thrive on inherited wealth and lineage.

Han Jeong-ho (Yoo Jun-sang), and Choi Yeon-hee (Yoo Ho-jeong), are a wealthy couple from a prestigious family. Their reputation is suddenly turned upside down because their teenage son, Han In-sang (Lee Joon), impregnates his girlfriend from an ordinary family, Seo Bom (Go Ah-sung). Bom is determined to endure being isolated from her own family and humiliation from her in-laws for the sake of her child's future, while In-sang struggles between his love for Bom and his family's high expectations.

Main characters

Yoo Jun-sang as Han Jeong-ho (47)

The patriarch of the Han family, a prestigious and wealthy clan which for generations has produced many highly respected and successful lawyers who've influenced South Korea's politics and economy. Like his predecessors, Jeong-ho is strict and a perfectionist.

Yoo Ho-jeong as Choi Yeon-hee (45)

Jeong-ho's beautiful, elegant and intelligent socialite wife. She secretly knows that her son feels burdened and pressured to live up to his family's expectations, but has never spoken up about it.

Lee Joon as Han In-sang (18)

Jeong-ho and Yeon-hee's son. In-sang has received the best education and upbringing that money can buy. On the surface he seems like a perfect boy, but he actually feels pressured by his family and peers. Even though Bom told him not to meet her again, his love for her makes him break his promise.

Go Ah-sung as Seo Bom (18)

The second-eldest daughter of an ordinary family living in a poor neighborhood. She is determined to have a better future, therefore she strives hard in her studies. Smart, popular, and well-spoken, she was chosen to attend a prestigious English camp, where she meets and falls in love with Han In-sang.

Supporting characters

Jang Hyun-sung as Seo Hyeong-shik (47)

Yoon Bok-in as Kim Jin-ae (45)

Gong Seung-yeon as Seo Noo-ri (22)

Jeon Seok-chan as Seo Cheol-shik (43)

Park So-young as Han Yi-ji (16)

Baek Ji-yeon as Ji Young-ra (45)

Jang Ho-il as Song Jae-won (45)

Kim Ho-jung as Uhm So-jeong (45)

Seo Jeong-yeon as Lee Seon-sook (43)

Lee Seon-joo as Hong Geum-yeon (60)

Gil Hae-yeon as Yang Jae-hwa (53)

Jang So-yeon as Min Joo-young (29)

Lee Hwa-ryong as Kim Tae-woo (35)

Park Jin-young as Baek Dae-heon (60)

Baek Ji-won as Yoo Shin-young (37)

Kim Kwon as Yoon Je-hoon (26)

Jung Yoo-jin as Jang Hyeon-soo (18)

Kim Jeong-young as Jeong-soon (55)

Jeong Ga-ram as Seong Min-jae (18)

Kim Hak-seon as Butler Park (58)