Following are this week’s synopses of shows on KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles:
Weekly Update
“That’s The Way It Is”
Episodes 43 and 44 (Sun.)
Today, 6:40 p.m.: Se-jun’s family come together to get money to marry Se-jun off. Tae-hee asks Se-jun to move in and live with her.
Today, 7:45 p.m.: Sook-ja learns to use household appliance, getting ready to move out. So-hee starts to think seriously about Chan-woo.
“Teacher Oh Soon-nam”
Episodes 57 and 58 (Mon.); Episodes 59 and 60 (Tue.)
Monday, 7:45 p.m: Yu-min tells Soon-nam to stay home and take care of Mother when she pledges to reveal the truth. Sun-ju is dissatisfied with Se-hee’s work performance. Yu-min starts questioning Se-hee. Se-hee gets suspicious of Doo-mul and Soon-nam’s relationship and tries to spread rumors. Soon-nam pressures Bong-chul using Gwang-sik. Se-hee is at peak of anxiousness and ends up using violence against Bok-hee.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m: Soon-nam confronts Yu-min asking whether or not Bong-chul is his enemy. Doo-mul warns Se-hee never to shows her face again but she shows up at his house and sees Se-jong. Soon-nam warns Hwa-ran she knows what Se-hee’s done. Yu-min can’t stand the fact that Soon-nam’s position has solidified at Hwang Ryong. Yu-min tells Detective Kim to probe into his father’s death targeting Bong-chul.
“Alice”
Episode 15 (Wed.); Episode 16 (Thur.) (final)
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m: Jin-gyeom is desperately fighting to protect those he love from the time travelers who are out to kill them. After listening to Seon-young’s last will and testimoney, Min-hyuk is prepared to sacrifice himself for Jin-gyeom.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m: Time travel finally comes to an end. Jin-gyeom goes on his final journey through time to confront his mother’s killer. Can Jin-gyeom defy his fate and defeat himself from another dimension?
“Do you like Brahms?”
Episode 13 (Fri.) Episode 14 (Sat.)
Friday, 7:45 p.m: Song-ah confronts Joon-young about his cab ride with Jung-kyung the night before… Joon-young is faced by reality of his financial situation.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m: Joon-young’s professor steals Joon-young’s rendition of Traumerei Schumann. Joon-young tries to take it down from the internet before Song-ah can discover but it doesn’t go so smoothly.
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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.
