Following are this week’s synopses of shows on KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles:
Weekly Update
“Teacher Oh Soon-nam”
Episodes 29 and 30 (Today); Episodes 31 and 32 (Tue.)
Today, 7:45 p.m: Soon-nam is flabbergasted to see investors showing up at Jukhyunjae. Doo-mul works with Soon-nam to find the perp. Hearing the perp’s name catches Soon-nam and Myung-ja anxious fearing it might be Se-hee.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m: Soon-nam informs Yoo-min that Se-hee is involved in fraud case. Hwa-ran schemes with one of the investors. Soon-nam is taken in by the police and Doo-mul finds a counsel for her. Myung-ja is faced with choosing betrayal her boss vs helping Soon-nam.
‘ALICE’
Episode 1 (Wed.); Episode 2 (Thurs.)
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m: Yoon Tae-yi is a physicist and a time traveler. On one of her missions, she remains in the past to give birth to her son, Park Jin-gyeom. After dying a mysterious death, Jin-gyeom, who never got over it, becomes a detective who solves crimes surrounding strange circumstances, which all points back to Alice.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m: Jin-gyeom encounters a physicist who looks identical to his mom and is eager to find her. Meanwhile, time travelers are caught up in an abduction and a murder.
“Return of Bok Dan-ji”
Episodes 121 and 122 (Fri.) final
Friday, 7:45 p.m: Seo-jin’s mother begs Dan-ji to spare Seo-jin. It’s Hak-bong and Mi-ok’s wedding….The bride and groom are nowhere to be seen. Is it happy ending for Dan-ji’s family at last?
Drama special: “Disqualified Laughter”
Saturday, 7:45 p.m: A story of a serious, humorless Ji-ro, who works as a weather forecast analyzer. His life takes a 180 degree turn when he falls for a weather forecaster. Humorless, stolid Ji-ro must learn to make people laugh, to earn his love.
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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.
