The Korean American Women’s Club of Hawaii just celebrated its 20th anniversary Friday with a concert at Mamiya Theatre. The concert featured Park Sang Min and the group Yurisangja, both of whom have had their music used on Korean dramas.
This week’s synopses
"My Love by My Side"
Episodes 13 and 14
Tonight, 6:45 p.m.: Seok-bin tells Mi-sol that he regrets having left her. Woo-dong sneaks home and gets beaten by Sun-ah. Mrs. Jung dreams of marrying Joo-ri off to Jin-gook once she finds out that they are rich.
Tonight, 7:45 p.m.: Jung-ja grills Soo-bin to find out what she saw, but Soo-bin was so drunk that she can’t be sure. Un-hee is upset when Mrs. Jung spends $400 on Joo-ri’s hair. Seok-bin takes Mi-sol to the restaurant they used to go to as kids.
"Warrior Baek Dong-soo"
Episodes 1 and 2
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Born with abnormal legs and arms, Baek Dong-su was a loner. However, he becomes an escort guard of Great King Jung-jo and a great fighter. Yuh Woon was abandoned by his father and had a hard life.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Dong-su stands at the edge of a cliff and looks down. He asks the other kids to accept him as a friend if he jumps off the cliff. He hesitates but sees the others mimicking the way he walks, so he closes his eyes and jumps.
"City Hunter"
Episodes 19 and 20 (last episode)
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Young-ju finally sees Yoon-sung without his mask but decides to let him go. Chun Jae-man flees, and Young-ju realizes someone in the prosecutor’s office is helping him.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Yoon-sung feels guilty about Young-ju’s sacrifice and blames Jin-pyo for getting Young-ju involved. Jin-pyo says he’ll punish Chun Jae-man, but Yoon-sung protests. But Jin-pyo finds Chun Jae-man first.
"New Tales of Gisaeng"
Episodes 51 and 52 (last episode)
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Hwa-ran tells Soon-deok, Eo-san, Sa-ran and Damo that Sa-ran is Soon-deok and Eo-san’s daughter. Sa-ran and her parents finally reunite. Ja makes Gong-ju jealous, and she kicks him out of the house.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: Eo-san and Su-ra fight over who gets live with Sa-ran and Da-mo. Eo-san convinces Sa-ran to live with him after the birth of the baby so Soon-deok can take care of her. But Su-ra has his own plan.
Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
