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 29 &30 (Sunday)
Sunday, 6:40 p.m.: Bang-won gets suspicious when the arrival time of the royal gift coincides with the time Yi Bang-ji will be away. Bang-won realizes Gil Seon-mi tricked Bang-ji to get him away. Jung Mong-ju urges Wang Yo to ascend the throne.
Sunday, 7:50 p.m.: Yun Rang reveals her true identity to Wang Yo. Wang Yo drinks the antidote when he finds out Yun Rang is Cheok Sa-gwang. Bang-won asks Ha Ryun about information on Moomyung.
Escape of the Seven
Episodes 9 (Monday); Episode 10 (Tuesday)
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: La Hui questions if Chairman Bang is still alive and if he has an accomplice. La Hui tells Mo Ne she will sever ties with her that she’s useless to her. With her heart set on becoming the CEO of TikiTaka Studio, La Hui stirs up a scandal with Matthew Lee only to have it backfire on her.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: When Mo Ne finds out La Hui was Da Mi’s mom, she uses it as leverage to stay with LH Media. Matthew Lee forms an elaborate plot to get Chairman Bang out of prison, luring the seven into a trap. Chairman Bang successfully gets out of prison but a horrifying discovery devastates him.
Second Husband
Episodes 1 &2 (Wednesday); Episode 3 &4 (Thursday)
Wednesday, 7:50 p.m.: A man who has a wife and a child falls for his greed and gets married to another woman. Sun-hwa has an energetic and position personality. She gives it all in everything she does. But coming from a family with no money, she’s abandoned by her common law husband. Sang-hyuk falls for her boss at work.
Thursday, 7:50 p.m.: Jae-min gets caught doing a music gig. Sun-hwa finds part-time work promoting a new product but some hoodlum causes trouble for her. Sun-hwa is on her way to deliver flowers when Jae-min knocks her down running. This is to be their first encounter, Jae-min in wigs and dressed like a woman.
Way to the Airport
Episodes 3 (Friday); Episodes 4 (Saturday)
Friday, 7:50 p.m.: Dou and Sua come home from a long day, and they try to get back to the rhythm of their daily lives, which proves to be difficult. Dou can’t understand Sua’s efforts to erase Annie from her life. Jinseok sends Sua and Hyoeun’s belongings to his mother’s and tells Sua to move in. Sua is pressured from all corners.
Saturday, 7:50 p.m.: Sua sees Dou with Haewon and is shaken with fear, but it still doesn’t deter her from having feelings for Dou. Dou is faced with an unexpected truth while following Annie’s footsteps. Sua gets a call that Hyoeun has disappeared.
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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.
