Following are this week’s synopses of shows on KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles.
Weekly Update
Blessing of the Sea
Episode 85 &86; Episode 87 &88 (Sunday)
Today, 6:40 p.m.: Pil-du blackmails Hak-kyu. Hak-kyu opposes Chung-yi and Poong-do’s marriage shedding tears as he tells Chung-yi about the past, how he has caused two men’s deaths. Poong-do tries persuade Hak-kyu. Chung-yi makes a difficult decision.
Today, 7:45 p.m.: Poong-do won’t accept Chung-yi’s decision. Poong-do and Chung-yi spend days in agony. Chung-yi pleads with Hak-kyu to tell the truth but he begs her to keep it a secret. Shi-joon gets suspicious looking at Yeol-mae’s drawing of the dock and a lady.
Taxi Driver II
Episodes 9 (Monday) Episode 10 (Tuesday)
Monday, 6:45 p.m.: When his daughter becomes comatose after an operation, Han Je Deok claims medical malpractice. Ahn Young Sook asserts that the operation went accordingly. Meanwhile, Do Ki and the gang decide not to take on this particular case.
Tuesday, 6:50 p.m.: A mysterious man enters the operating room and Do Ki instinctively knows he’s the key to solving this case. Do Ki fakes an injury and admits himself into the hospital where he has a run-in with On Ha Jun. Meanwhile, Go Eun manages to dig up Ahn Young Sook’s secret past.
Secret House
Episodes 117 &118 (Wednesday) Episode 119 &120 (Thursday)
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Sol is thrown into confusion about her biological father. She confronts Tae-hyung and in the process collapses. Annie pretends to be in a relationship with Tae-hyung. Sol’s condition worsens. Yang Man-su promises to leave Han Sook-jin’s side. Sook-jin works to get her hands on the company.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Yang Man-su ends up in critical state. Tae-hee breaks down in front of Yang Man-su. Ji-hwan catches Sook-jin and Tae-hyung from trying to hand over the company. Tae-hyung is taken in by the authority. Sook-jin finds another person to lie for Tae-hyung. Sook-jin and Tae-hyung work to frame Ji-hwan. Ji-hwan finds a CD from Yang Man-su’s home.
Gwanggaeto
Episodes 31 (Friday); Episodes 32 (Saturday)
Friday, 7:50 p.m.: Ko Un learns that Feng Ba and Murong Bao are in Baekje and go there disguised as a merchant. Gae Yeonsu ignores the warning signs saying that the meeting between Baekje and Houyan does not mean they are preparing for war. Murong Bao asks the Baekje king to attack Goguryeo first but he refuses to make any moves.
Saturday, 7:50 p.m.: Damdeok tells his father that he has no intention of going through with the wedding until the troubles regarding Baekje and Houyan are resolved. Doyeong realizes the situation and prepares a last gift for Damdeok before leaving the capital. In the meantime, Ko Un approaches Feng Ba with the ulterior motive of sabotaging the negotiations between Baekje and Houyan.
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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 808-521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
