The wedding of the year took place last Tuesday, Oct. 31 in Seoul. The media has been calling it the Song Song wedding as actor Song Joon-ki and actress Song Hye-kyo tied the knot at the Shilla Hotel banquest annex Yeong Bin Gwan with an estimated 300 guests.
The Songs were the main character in one of the hottest drama of all time, “Descendants of the Sun,” last year. Song Joong-ki is born on Sept. 19, 1985, and has had a successful career in TV and film such as: “The Battleship Island,” “The Grand Heist,” “A Frozen Flowers,” “Deep Rooted Tree,” “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” and “Innocent Man.” Song Hye-kyo was born on Nov. 22, 1981, has had a successful career in TV and film with hits such as: “Full House,” “Autumn in my Heart,” “Hotelier,” “All In,” “Hwang Jinyi,” “The Grandmaster” and “My Brilliant Life.”
They are expected to live in Song Joong-ki’s new home in Itaewon which he purchased early this year for nearly $9 million and is just under 6,500 square foot in size.
Weekly Update
‘Breezy Love’
Episodes 42 &43
Today, 6:30 p.m.: From Yujin’s kindergarten, Yoosung goes to Yujin’s house with Daehoon. Youngae heads for Yujin’s house to pick up Yoosung. At seeing this, Cheongja and Shinae fear that Youngae and Daehoon will run into each other.
Today, 7:45 p.m.: Daehoon thinks the person on the flier ad is him. He begins to question Shinae’s motive for lying to him. Mipoong tells Jango she has a favor to ask of him.
‘Love Temperature’
Episodes 17 &18 (Mon);
19 &20 (Tues)
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Hyun-soo and Jung-sun become a couple after a long while, and enjoy their time together. Jung-woo doesn’t let on that he knows of their relationship, and ponders what he must do. He asks Jung-sun what he’d do if they were attracted to the same woman.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Hyun-soo works on a new script with a restaurant theme, and does her research at Good Soup. Jung-sun keeps going, despite bad reviews over an allergy case. Jung-woo views them with mixed feelings. Jung-sun tells Jung-woo he wants to introduce his girlfriend, and Jung-woo tells him to bring her on the day of his proposal. Thus, Hyun-soo receives a call from both men.
‘Bravo My Life’
Episodes 1 &2 (Fri);
3 &4 (Sat)
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Do-na, an assistant director, is down on her luck. After many downfalls, Bum-woo is back on his feet again, finding love with Do-na. RaRa has hit rock bottom after reigning as a queen. Dong-woo, a workaholic, doesn’t let life pass him by. These characters will teach the viewers the importance of life and love, as their stories unfold.
Saturday, 7:45 p .m.: RaRa’s past is discovered, and her husband is enraged at the secret she kept. Do-na is faced with her birth mother. She breaks down sobbing, blurting out hateful words to her mother. RaRa begs Dong-woo for a small part, so she could be close to her daughter.
‘While You Were Sleeping’
Episodes 17 &18 (Wed);
19 &20 (Thur)
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Jae-chan searches for clues to Woo-tak’s case. Hong-joo dreams of Jae-chan getting stabbed and fears it’ll come true. She realizes Do Hak-young’s release leads to the stabbing. He reassures her that the dream won’t come true.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: The tomboy Jae-chan met at the funeral 13 years ago was Hong-joo. Although he only spent a day with her, it’s still vivid in his mind, as it was very memorable.
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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.
