New historical dramas bring palace political intrigue

We have had a short drought of historical dramas the last few months but now with the start of "Warrior Baek Dong-su" and "Dong Yi," K-Drama fans can get their fix of historical dramas. Many men enjoy historical dramas for their palace political plots and battle scenes with historical references to neighboring countries Japan and China. "Warrior Baek Dong-su" can be seen on Mondays and Tuesdays at 7:45 p.m. while "Dong-yi" can be seen on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:25 p.m.

THIS WEEK’S SYNOPSES

"My Love by My Side"
Episodes 15 and 16

Tonight, 6:45 p.m.: Un-hee finds Mahn-soo working at a restaurant, heating up coals. Seok-bin tells his mother to leave Mi-sol alone. Mi-sol quits her job because of Seok-bin. Mal-ja tells Jung-ae that she would like to set up Jin-gook and Joo-ri. This makes Jung-ja very nervous.

Tonight, 7:45 p.m.: Mrs. Kang meets with the person who was in charge of the orphanage. Jung-ja is angry when she finds out about Mrs. Kang’s betrayal. Mal-ja convinces Joo-ri that marrying a rich man is the only way she can keep writing her dramas. Seok-bin goes to Mi-sol again and tells her not to worry about his mom, but she tells him that she doesn’t want him. Jung-ja disappears.

"Warrior Baek Dong-su"
Episodes 3 and 4

Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Yun Woon wonders whether he’s running into a trap. He throws a branch and something pops up from under the ground. Cho Sang points his sword at Yuh Woon after being stabbed in the chest.

Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Dong-su and Sae-ja are horrified at the fire. Dong-su sees a trout and follows it all the way to the bottom of the ocean. Dong-su finally comes out of the water but sees Sae-ja lying down with an arrow in his body.

"Protect the Boss"
Episodes 1 and 2

Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Noh Eun-seol was a high school tough girl, but she’s shaped up. After putting herself through college, she’s trying to find a decent job but jobs are hard to come by. Cha Ji-heon is a spoiled brat heir of a mogul, but he suffers from panic attacks.

Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Eun-seol gets the job as Ji-heon’s assistant, but the two don’t recognize each other. Ji-heon becomes a horrible boss, trying to get Eun-seol to quit, but she won’t relent. Eun-seol is ordered to go to Ji-heon’s house to get him to work on time, but once there, she finds her missing shoe in Ji-heon’s room.

"Drama City"
Special one-hour dramas; synopses not available.
Friday and Saturday, 7:45 p.m.
A new TV series will start after two weekends of "Drama City" specials.

Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.