Following are this week’s synopses of shows on KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles:
Weekly Update
“Man Who Sets the Table”
Episodes 3 and 4 (Sun.)
Today, 6:40 p.m.: Ru Ri gets fired from her job and begs Tae Yang to put her up for a week. Her father comes to Guam to visit her and is shocked to find that she is living with someone.
Today, 7:45 p.m.: Ru Ri confesses her feelings for Tae Yang but he tells her she’s just being swept away by emotions of all that went on. Meanwhile, shocked by his daughter’s situation, Ru Ri’s father drowns himself in drinks ending up collapsing.
“Teacher Oh Soon-nam”
Episodes 119 and 120 (Mon.); Episodes 121 and 122 (Tue.)
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Yu-min punches Doo-mul telling him how important Jukhyunjae and Soon-nam is to him. Bong-chul is nowhere to be found after his fall. Doo-mul is arrested on fraud charges.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Yu-min’s sanity is tested. Yu-min and Se-hee’s fight escalate. Bong-chul’s evildoing continue on.
“Phoenix 2020”
Episodes 9 and 10 (Wed.); Episodes 11 and 12 (Thur.)
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: After the incident at the labor demonstration, Ji-eun and Se-hoon reaffirm their love for each other. When Ji-eun’s dad finds out about the two, instead of accepting it, he kicks Ji-eun out of the house. Ji-eun and Se-hoon spend quality time at Ji-eun’s vacation villa. Ji-eun’s father schemes to blow open an article about Ji-eun and Se-hoon’s relationship.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Jung-in can’t erase Ji-eun out of his mind and tries to break off with Na-kyong. Ji-eun’s father makes an offer to Se-hoon in exchange for breaking it up with Ji-eun. Ji-eun’s parents’ pressure to break off with their daughter is unrelenting. Ji-eun begs to her father to let her keep her relationship with Se-hoon.
“Delayed Justice”
Episode 19 (Fri.); Episode 20 (Sat.) (final)
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Tae-yong decides to hand over the evidence to Yoon-seok in order to take down Hyeong-choon and it leads to conflict between him and Sam-soo. It eventually ends up in Yoon-seok’s hands and everything rests on him now.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: Tae-yong and Sam-soo learn of Cheol-woo’s school corruption and come up with a plan to take down Cheol-woo and Yoon-cheol through an alliance with the students and teachers in the school.
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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.
