While Big Bang member Daesung had his “D na Show” in Hawaii Jan. 6 and 7 at the Hawaii Theatre, another Big Bang member Taeyang was in Hawaii with his fiancée Min Hyo-rin for a wedding photo shoot and video filming.
YG Entertainment partnered with magazine Dazed to put together a photo book of 100 pages showing many parts of Oahu and 30,000 photos was published in time for their wedding day. Their wedding was held early this month on Feb. 3 at a church in Anyang, Gyeonggi province, with family members and close friends with an after party at Paradise City Hotel and Resort in Incheon.
No honeymoon is confirmed as Taeyang is expected to enlist in the military soon. The couple has been dating for four years. The couple met when Min was featured in Taeyang’s music videos “1AM” and also “Eyes, Nose, and Lips.” Their special edition photo book is titled “loved” was released on Feb. 3. Hawaii continues to be a desirable for Korean celebrities as a romantic travel destination.
Weekly Update
‘Rebel’
Episodes 17 &18
Today, 6:30 p.m.: Gildong and his men are righteous thieves, giving back to the poor. Park Ha-sung makes a connection about his friend. Gildong invites the King to Hwalbinjung.
Today, 7:45p.m.: Lady Park, Prince Chungwon, and Soohak gather to bring Gildong down. Upon learning Prince Chungwon has killed his sister, Gildong strikes down Prince Chungwon, not knowing it is a trap to catch him. He’s put in a precarious situation where all are out to capture him.
‘Oh, The Mysterious’
Episodes 33 &34 (Mon);
35 &36 (Tues)
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Through Butler Cha, Jong-sam learns Lee Kwang-ho ordered his mother’s murder. He and Jin-young push forth with the investigation. Lee Kwang-ho prepares to eliminate betrayers. Butler Cha holds many secrets that need revealing.
Tuesday, 7:45p.m.: Jong-sam is shocked to find out Lee Kwang-ho is his birth father. He shuts Jin-young out, upsetting her. Cheol-ki bonds with his son, Kang. Su-ran and Prosecutor Kim combine forces to confront Lee Kwang-ho.
‘Return’
Episodes 9 &10 (Wed);
11 &12 (Thur)
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Dok-go Young is asked whether Mi-jung’s murderer hid Suh Joon-hee. Ja-hye receives a photo of the crime scene and wonders of the motive behind it. Rumors spread that there’s a fight between the princes. Suspicions mount on all evidence.
Thursday, 7:45p.m.: Ja-hye and Dok-go take matters into their own hands when Joon-hee’s life is threatened by an unknown danger. Tae-suk does something unimaginable to avoid the dealer’s blackmail, throwing Hak-bum into shock.
‘Bravo My Life’
Episodes 49 &50 (Fri);
51 &52 (Sat)
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: RaRa collapses. Young-woong and Dong-woo are devastated to face the reality of her dying. Do-na and Bum-woo are anxious over the lawsuit. Do-na is shocked to find out RaRa is dying. RaRa feels guilty that she’s the source of Do-na’s grief. Young-woong asks Do-na to accept RaRa as her mother. Do-na finally comes around, bringing RaRa to tears.
Saturday, 7:45p.m.: Do-na rushes over to the hospital to see RaRa. She goes to Young-woong, and goes down on her knees. Bum-woo proposes to Do-na.
w NOTE: Due to the Pyeonchang Winter Olympic coverage in South Korea, there will be many preemption of regularly scheduled programs on KBFD. We will be back to regular schedule as of March 1.
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Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. This column offers synopses of the dramas playing throughout Hawaii. Chung can be reached at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
