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‘Man from Nowhere’ is a thriller coming to U.S.

Actor Won Bin ("Mother," "My Brother" and "Taegukki") stars in a new Korean blockbuster, "The Man from Nowhere," scheduled for U.S. release in October. He plays ex-special agent Cha Tae-sik, who tries to save a young girl, So-mi, from drug dealers who also trade in human organs.

The traffickers kidnap the girl and her drug-smuggler mother, promising to release them if Tae-sik makes a delivery for them, according to a plot synopsis from film distributor CJ Entertainment.

This week’s synopses

"Coffee House"

Episodes 13-14

Tonight, 6:45 p.m.: Two years have passed since Jin-su left. Seung-yeon has become a junior writer for a radio show, and Eun-young is expanding her book cafe business. Jin-su returns to Korea and sees Seung-yeon in a hotel bar, coming down on her junior worker. Jin-su decides to pull a prank on Seung-yeon.

Tonight, 7:45 p.m.: Seung-yeon’s producer tells her to get Jin-su on their show. Seung-yeon tells him Jin-su would never agree to it, but she’s forced to go see Jin-su, who is back in his old office in Eun-young’s building. He accepts Seung-yeon’s invitation to her show and in return asks her to pose as his girlfriend.

"Definitely Neighbors"

Episodes 29-30

Tomorrow, 7:45 p.m.: When Sae-hee tells Mee-jin about her ruined date, Mee-jin suggests Sang-kyu might have ruined it on purpose. Gun-hee is in a bad mood because Sae-hee told him he likes Ji-yong. The picture of the dish Ji-yong styled comes out in a magazine, making her proud. Jong-min’s mother disappears, and In-soo and Jong-min look everywhere for her.

Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Jong-min still hasn’t found his mother. Jong-soon finds Yong-sil unconscious at Woo-jin’s house. Woo-jin rushes over and takes her to the hospital, making Jong-soon wonder what’s going on. When Joon-seo falls off a slide and is hurt, Mee-jin and Sung-jae rush to the hospital. It pains Mee-jin to see how much her son misses Sung-jae.

"Bad Boy"

Episodes 13-14

Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Jae-in and Monet are shocked to see Gunwook with Terra. Monet asks Gunwook whether he likes Terra and Jaehoon overhears their conversation. Won-in gets arrested for shoplifting while shopping for Jae-in’s present, but Gunwook helps her out. President Hong orders Manager Kim to find out who was behind Taegyun’s death.

Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Gunwook asks Manager Kim about who killed his parents, but Kim says Mrs. Shin is the one who knows everything about it. Mrs. Shin starts to suspect Gunwook as the other Taesung. Gunwook gets extremely mad when he hears the story behind his parents’ death. Jae-in ends up seeing all the pictures of Haeshin’s family in Gunwook’s room.

"Life Is Beautiful"

Episodes 33-34

Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Byungjun is in torment after spending a night with Ara. Byungjun tells Byungtae what happened and Byungtae is overjoyed. Byungjun apologizes to Ara about what happened and asks her whether she really wants to marry him. Ara tells him she loves him. Chorong isn’t happy with Yeonju and declares to the family that she’ll be a mean sister-in-law.

Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: Minjae tells Byungtae that Gyungsu and Taesup want to get married. She tells him she wants her son and Gyungsu to have a small ceremony before Hosup gets married. Byungtae is hesitant about going through with the ceremony. Byunggeol rides a scooter to the resort to drop off some documents for Byungjun and is humiliated by a valet and his own brother.

 

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