Here are the synopses of this week’s Korean drama shows:
"My Love by My Side"
Episodes 41 and 42
Tonight, 6:45 p.m.: Yoon-jung finds out that Yong-woong is Seok-bin’s son. She is shocked and hurt, but Seok-bin’s attitude is blasé. When she overhears Jung-ja telling Seok-bin that she’s just waiting for her to have the baby to kick her out, she packs her bags and leaves. Yong-woong finds out that Mi-sol is his mother and rebels against her. Mi-sol decides that she’s going to raise Yong-woong as her son from now on.
Tonight, 7:45 p.m.: Yoon-jung leaves for America after she overhears Jung-ja and Seok-bin talking. Jung-ja tells Seok-bin that he must bring her back. Soryong decides that he can’t be happy without Mi-sol and tells his parents. His mother is still against the relationship, but his father supports his decision. When Mi-sol takes Yong-woong on a trip, Seok-bin shows up. Soryong goes to pick up Mi-sol and sees Seok-bin there.
"Warrior Baek Dong Su"
Episodes 29 (Final Episode)
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Cho-rip tells the Crown Prince that the Black Lanterns should be broken up and its leader, Yeo-woon, should be murdered. Dong-su finds out about this and gets mad, but Cho-rip says that he’d do anything to save the Crown Prince. Dong-su gets sad reminiscing about the time when they all were good friends. Hong Dae-ju is dead. Yeo-woon is excited in thinking that he might be able to go back to how things were with Dong-su and others.
"Drama City"
Episode 1 of 1
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Synopsis not available.
"Live in Style"
Episodes 9 and 10
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Yong-pal sincerely asks Sung-ae to marry him again after her cancer surgery. Shin-hyung cries and pleads when Ah-ra breaks up with him, saying she can’t marry him when her mom is fighting cancer. Sung-ae’s surgery proves her condition is worse than expected.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Sung-ae’s battle with cancer is starting to put a financial strain on the family. No-ra yells at Eun-jung when she feels her sister-in-law is neglecting her sick mother.
"Tree with Deep Roots"
Episodes 7 and 8
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Shim Jong-su finds out it was Sung Sam-mun who stole the corpse. Chae-yoon thinks it’s the king’s doing when he finds out the corpse has been stolen. The king visits Jung Do-gwang’s house with Jo Mal-saeng and finds out that Milbon still exists.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: The missing corpse of Jang Sung-su resurfaces in a small boat in the palace. Chae-yoon drops the book the assassin left to bait Soyi, but she burns the books after reading them. The king believes there may be members of Milbon in his court and sets out to investigate them.
Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
