History Series / FiveFingers

And then [[FromBadToWorse a fire engulfs their home]], [[spoiler: killing Yoo Man Se, leaving In Ha with only 9 workable fingers, and]] forever changing the lives of the members of the Yoo family.

* ThePresidentsDaughter: Young Rang is obviously pushing In Ha towards Professor Ha's daughter, Ha So Yul, because of her connections, but it soon becomes clear to In Ha just that So Yul's loyalties lie with Ji Ho.

* DaddyIssues[=/=]MommyIssues: Whoa, boy!

~~DramaticHourLong FamilyDrama, KoreanDrama~~

And then [[ItGotWorse a fire engulfs their home]], [[spoiler: killing Yoo Man Se, leaving In Ha with only 9 workable fingers, and]] forever changing the lives of the members of the Yoo family.

* ItGotWorse

* ICanRuleAlone: "I'm not going to be Mom's puppet anymore."

** The relationship between Lawyer Choi and Denny Hong

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Is it Elvin Kim or Alvin Kim? D''a''nny Hong or D''e''nny Hong?

* TomatoSurprise: [[spoiler:"The person who killed your father was your mother."]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Ji Ho is the nice one in the family, calming reserving his rage, but he's showing to get his revenge little by little.

** In one of the early episodes, senile Grandma makes a nonsensical comment about property in Gapyeong. 14 years later, the other characters start to make the connection.
* ChekhovsGunman: The maid

* ItsAllMyFault: "I shouldn't have given Grandma the lighter."

* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Yoo Man Se's mother didn't start the house fire at all. [[TheButlerDidIt It was the maid.]] By accident.]]

* MommasBoy: Bratty as he is, young In Ha promises to take care of his mother and make sure she never bows to anyone.

* NoPronunciationGuide: Is it Elvin Kim or Alvin Kim? D''a''nny Hong or D''e''nny Hong?

* JerkassWoobie: [[{{Wangst}} Poor In Ha]]. His daddy doesn't love him and his mother appears to prefer his older brother. But yeah, he's still an A**hole.

* NoHonorAmongThieves: Young Rang doesn't completely trust Lawyer Choi, nor he her. So why does she rescue him from prison? Because she knows [[TakingYouWithMe he won't go down alone]].

* {{Wangst}}: Poor, poor In Ha.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Be careful of Ji Ho.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder

* [[ICanStillFight I Can Still Play the Piano]]: Ji Ho will play through the injury no matter what, and In Ha would find a way to ''not'' play.

* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Young Rang's step mother, "Lady" Na Kye Hwa,is obviously on nobody's side but her own; however, she almost always fails at her "evil" plots. But, come on, someone give [[DoNotCallMePaul Grandma]] a hug.

* JerkassWoobie: Poor In Ha. His daddy doesn't love him and his mother appears to prefer his older brother. But yeah, he's still an A**hole.
* LadykillerInLove[=/=]LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: DoublySubverted. Yoo Man Se's affairs are all obviously bids for Young Rang's affections.

* NotSoDifferent: Why does Young Rang's mother-in-law like her? Because they're too much alike.

LonelyRichKid Yoo In Ha is a ChildProdigy pianist and heir to the piano company, [=BooSung=] Instructments. He lives with his senile grandmother, his mother Chae Young Rang, and his father Yoo Man Se. Because he has no worries, In Ha spends most of his time, playing the piano and being a SpoiledBrat. That is, until his father brings home a [[LongLostRelative long lost son]], Ji Ho. Ji Ho is [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter older, nicer]], and to top it off, he has absolute pitch--a great advantage for anyone who wants to be a pianist. Not only that, Young Rang takes a liking to the new kid, allowing him to call her mother and treating him with deference.

[[caption-width-right:328: "Because ... [[IronicEcho you're my brother]]!"]]

[[caption-width-right:300: "Because ... [[IronicEcho you're my brother]]!"]]

LonelyRichKid Yoo In Ha is a ChildProdigy pianist and heir to the piano company, [=BooSung=] Instructments. He lives with his senile grandmother, his mother Chae Young Rang, and his father Yoo Man Se. Because he has no worries, In Ha spends most of his time, playing the piano and being a SpoiledBrat. That is, until his father brings home a [[LongLostRelative long lost son]],Ji Ho. Ji Ho is [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter older, nicer]], and to top it off, he has absolute pitch--a great advantage for anyone who wants to be a pianist. Not only that, Young Rang takes a liking to the new kid, allowing him to call her mother and treating him with deference.

* DragonWithAnAgenda: Lawyer Choi is the only one who knows all of Young Rang's secrets, and he doesn't seem keen on keeping them.

* EvilMatriarch

* IfICantHaveYou: In Ha particularly says this trope exactly to Da Mi.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Young Rang's step mother, "Lady" Na Kye Hwa, obviously on nobody's side but her own; however, she almost always fails at her "evil" plots. But, come on, someone give [[DoNotCallMePaul Grandma]] a hug.

* LamarckWasRight: Both Ji Ho's mother and In Ha's mother were talented pianist

* SadistShow

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: In Ha sports a huge ring on his left pinkie--just in case [[ViewersAreGoldfish the audience forgets which finger is the "funny" one]].

* NotGoodWithRejection: No, In Ha, Da Mi says no. Repeatedly.

* {{Fingore}}: As ''Five Fingers'' is a series of pianists, fingers suffer quite a bit. In Ha even loses full control of one of his.

LonelyRichKid Yoo In Ha is a ChildProdigy pianist and heir to the piano company, [=BooSung=] Instructments. He lives with his senile grandmother, his mother Chae Young Rang, and his father Yoo Man Se. While Young Rang spends her time taking care of the defiant old lady, In Ha passes time being a SpoiledBrat. That is, until his father brings home a [[LongLostRelative long lost son]],Ji Ho. Ji Ho is [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter older, nicer]], and to top it off, he has absolute pitch--a great advantage for anyone who wants to be a pianist. Not only that, Young Rang takes a liking to the new kid, allowing him to call her mother and treating him with deference.

* TheOneThatGotAway: Kim Jung Wook is Young Rang's old lover.

* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Young Rang's step mother, Na Kye Hwa, obviously on nobody's side but her own, and almost always fails at threats. But, come on, someone give Grandma a hug.

* LadykillerInLove[=/=]LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: {{Subverted}}. Yoo Man Se's affairs are all obviously bid for Young Rang's affections.

* LukeIAmYourFather: Yoo Man Se delivers this to Ji Ho when they first meet, immediately calling him "Yoo Ji Ho."

LonelyRichKid Yoo In Ha is a ChildProdigy pianist and heir to the piano company, [=BooSung=] Instructments. He lives with his senile grandmother, his mother Chae Young Rang, and his father Yoo Man Se. While Young Rang spends her time taking care of the defiant old lady, In Ha passes time being a SpoiledBrat. That is, until his father brings home a [[LongLostRelative long lost son]], Ji Ho. Ji Ho is [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter older, nicer]], and to top it off, he has absolute pitch--a great advantage for anyone who wants to be a pianist. Not only that, Young Rang takes a liking to the new kid, allowing him to call her mother and treating him with deference.

* TechnicianVersusPerformer: In Ha works to master the piano; Ji Ho works to master the sounds.

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* YouCantThwartStageOne: [[spoiler:Young Rang and In Ha are successful in causing a ongoing rift between Ji Ho and Professor Ha, even causing both Ji Ho and Professor Ha to demean each other. This plan worked so well that Professor Ha was even going to name In Ha his successor--until In Ha [[TwoRightsMakeAWrong fakes his own music]]. Then Professor Ha [[NiceJobFixingItVillain jumps back]] on the Ji Ho bandwagon.]]

Five Fingers (다섯손가락) is a 2012 [[KoreanSeries makjang]].