| Great Inheritance | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Starring | Kim Jaewon Han Ji-min Lee Mi-sook Kim Ji-hoon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | KBS 2TV |
| Original run | May 3, 2006 – June 29, 2006 |
| External links | |
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| Great Inheritance | |
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| Hangul | 위대한 유산 |
| Hanja | 偉大한 遺産 |
| Revised Romanization | Widaehan Yusan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Widaehan Yusan |
Great Inheritance aka Great Expectations or Kindergarten Love, was a 17-episode South Korean television drama starring Kim Jaewon as gangster-turned-kindergarten teacher Kang Hyun Se. Han Ji Min co-starred as Yoo Mi Rae, a dedicated and seemingly child-like kindergarten teacher. The show began airing on May 3, 2006 and was written by screenwriters Lee Sook-Jin (Sweet Buns) and Kim Tae-Hee.
Kang Hyun Se is a gangster of the Han Ban Do group who inherits the Maru Kindergarten after his estranged mother dies from a heart attack. He intends to sell the kindergarten and comes to terrorize the staff, only to learn that his mother had stipulated that he has to work as kindergarten teacher for 100 days in order to gain legal ownership.
Meanwhile, a development firm called NK plans to buy the kindergarten's property and begin construction on a project named Rainbow Park, an amusement park for children. Rainbow Park is a dream project of one manager named Jung Il Do, who mentors a young graduate from America, Manager Choi Shi Wan, who incidentally shares a past with Yoo Mi Rae.
The Han Ban Do group, headed by So Dong Pa, convinces Kang Hyun Se to fulfil his mother's conditions and then turn over the kindergarten to the gang's control once the 100 day period is completed. This would force NK into giving So Dong Pa a seat into its executive board.
Kang Hyun Se reluctantly endures teaching at the kindergarten, inevitably falling for Mi Rae and the lovable children.