Following are this week’s synopses of shows on KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles.
Weekly Update
Root of the Throne
Episode 27 &28 (Sunday)
Sunday, 6:40 p.m.: Jung Mong-ju finds Jung Do-jun’s secret cave. Jung Do-jun tells Jung Mong-ju of his secret plan, but Jung Mong-ju tells him treason is out of the question. Government officials, who were to leave for land measurement, are killed one by one.
Sunday, 7:50 p.m.: When Bang-ji tells Boon-yi he wants to find their kidnapped mother, Boon-yi tells him their mother was not kidnapped, but left them of her own will. Yi Bang-ji runs into Gil Seon-mi while looking for his mother.
Escape of the Seven
Episodes 7 (Monday); Episode 8 (Tuesday)
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Back on Jeju Island, the seven escapees each receive ominous messages. Matthew Lee, the chairman of TikiTaka, introduces himself to the seven and offers his services to the investigation.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Mo Ne can’t shake off her guilt, but La Hui won’t hear it. Mo Ne’s reputation as a singer/songwriter is contrived. Mo Ne has been paying her manager, Song Ji Ah, for her songs but Ji Ah has debut aspirations of her own.
Good Supper
Episodes 117 &118 (Wednesday); Episode 119 &120 (F) (Thursday)
Wednesday, 7:50 p.m.: Kyung-su is hospitalized. Sook-jung nurses him and he tells her he might have loved her after all. Young-shin is surprised to find Kyung-su waiting to see her in her wedding dress.
Thursday, 7:50 p.m.: Young-shin thanks Kyung-su for loving her. Kyung-su tells her he loved her too. Jung-hoon and Young-shin’s wedding takes place.
Way to the Airport
Episodes 1 (Friday); Episodes 2 (Saturday)
Friday, 7:50 p.m.: Choi Sua is a veteran flight attendant with 12 years of experience. Her duties as at job and being a mother are not an easy task. Sua ends up sending her daughter to Malaysia at her husband’s urging. She struggles to come to terms with a decision and suffers in agony. Just then she meets her daughter’s roommate’s father Dou.
Saturday, 7:50 p.m.: Sua brought her daughter Hyoeun back, but she’s faced with her husband’s disapproval and stress from her job. Even while in her stressful situation, she can’t stop worrying about Dou who lost his daughter. Dou goes in search of his daughter’s remains and runs into Sua on the flight back.
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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.
