KBFD TV will be broadcasting its Korean Legacy series highlighting Korean Americans in Hawaii. This year, Retired Chief Justice Ronald Moon and KBFD founder Kea Sung Chung will be interviewed. The program will air on Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving day, aka
KBFD TV will be broadcasting its Korean Legacy series highlighting Korean Americans in Hawaii. This year, Retired Chief Justice Ronald Moon and KBFD founder Kea Sung Chung will be interviewed. The program will air on Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving day, aka Harvest Moon Festival) Wednesday at 6:45 pm.
Retired Chief Justice Ronald Moon is well-respected in the Korean American community as he was the first Korean American to become a chief justice of a state Supreme Court. He is also the descendant of the first immigrants to Hawaii; his grandfather came in 1903.
Kea Sung Chung, founder of KBFD TV, immigrated to Hawaii in 1972. He started broadcasting in 1974 Korean national news in black-and-white on a local channel, leasing time weekly. In 1986, he fully committed everything he had into starting KBFD TV, the first FCC licensed channel in the US dedicated to Korean programming. Wanting to promote Korean culture in Hawaii, he decided to subtitle in English a few programming in 1988. Black-and- white programming became color, digital, then high definition.
Broadcast tape formats changed over time from 1-inch tapes, three-quarter-inch tape aka Beta SP, digital Beta, and now high definition. Korean Legacy will trace Korean American history in Hawaii through the lives of retired Chief Justice Ronald Moon and Kea Sung Chung.
Weekly Update
‘Breezy Love’
Episodes 32 & 33
Today, 6:30 p.m.: Shinae arrives at the orphanage. She sees Deokcheon and Heedong saying goodbye to the director as they get in the car with Yoojin. Shinae’s shocked beyond belief, and wonders how Deokcheon and Yoojin are together.
Today, 7:45 p.m.: Shinae tries to put the ring back in Deokcheon’s room. She doesn’t see the ring with the Chinese character, and asks Yoojin who’s followed her. Frightened, he admits that he gave it to Yoosung. At hearing this, Shinae nearly collapses and screams at him.
‘Distorted’
Episodes 29 & 30 (Mon); 31 & 32 (Tues – FINAL)
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Moo-young engages in psychological warfare with Nam Kang-myung, while asking about the tattoo.
Tae-won and Young-ki feign nonchalance, and plan to use Nam Kang-myung to their advantage. So-ra asks Mr. Cha for a favor, before she faces the disciplinary committee.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: An anonymous informant sends a USB to Moo-young and Suk-min. It contains a record of the news piece Chul-ho was working on 5 years ago. Moo-young pressures Tae-won to confess the truth about Mit-eum Orphanage. A dark truth starts to unveil with Chul-ho’s video file.
‘Into The World Again’
Episodes 37 & 38 (Wed); 39 & 40 (Thur – FINAL)
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Hae-sung spends whatever time he has left with Jung-won. Dong-suk disappears with Gong-joo. Jung-won and Min-joon actually see Hae-sung’s body fading away.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Hae-sung is finally found innocent. He goes on a farewell trip with his siblings. Jung-won’s book gets published. Hae-sung is glad to see Jung-won’s career taking off, and his siblings living well with the restaurant he opened for them.
‘Band of Sisters’
Episodes 49 & 50 (Fri); 51 & 52 (Sat)
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Deul-re finds out Se-ra Park is actually Yang Dal-hee. She’s reminded of all the bad things that happened between her and Dal-hee. Regardless of that discovery, Dal-hee goes on with her evil ways.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: Deul-re gets suspicious of Kye-hwa and Secretary Oh. Deul-re searches for the brooch. Se-kyung seeks out Eun-hyang, asking her to look after Yong-ha.
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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.
