This week’s synopses
"Tasty Life"
Episodes 11 and 12
Today, 6:45 p.m.: Hyong-jin runs off with the money, leaving Jung-hyun in big trouble. Suk-goo hands her over to the bar to work off her debt. Jae-bok comes to rescue her but he’s too late. Suk-goo says he’ll let her go if Jae-bok does a job for him. Jin-joo tries to persuade her mother to go into business with Yong-gi, but her mother is still unconvinced. Sung-joo faints and has to go home sick after a tough all-nighter in the emergency room.
Today, 7:45 p.m.: Sung-joo tells her father about In-chul. He cannot accept that his daughter is seeing a married man. When he tells her to end it, she says she can’t. When Jae-hyuk tells Sung-joo that her father wants them to get married as soon as possible, she tells him that she’s not the one for him. Hye-ran follows Jin-joo and Yong-gi to a hotel room in the middle of the day, thinking that he’s back to his old habits.
"The Chaser"
Episodes 11 and 12
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Chairman Seo demands Dong-yoon to sign the divorce papers, warning him that he has Hong-suk. But Dong-yoon already knows where Hong-suk is and refuses to sign the papers. Ji-won tries to sneak Hong-suk out of the hospital with Jung-woo and Detective Cho’s help.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Dong-yoon gives up and tells Chairman Seo he’ll give up on the presidential race when he finds out Chairman Seo has the video in his possession. But Chairman Seo tells him to make policies advantageous to his company. But Dong-yoon tells him he’d rather give up on his political career than become the chairman’s puppet. Jung-woo is given an order to stop the investigation, but he decides to focus his investigation on Dong-yoon.
"Phantom"
Episodes 11 and 12
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Gi-young traces and follows Han Young-seok to where he is and finds a notebook he always carries.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Hyuk-joo insists that Detective Han’s death wasn’t a drunken driving accident, but a murder disguised as an accident. Hyun-min shows up at Detective Han’s funeral.
"A Gentleman’s Dignity"
Episodes 15 and 16
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Yi-soo feels even more pathetic after running into Do-jin and Eun-hee in front of Yoon’s office. Eun-hee tells Do-jin she came with Colin to Korea eight years ago to tell him about their son. Min-sook helps Yi-soo and Dong-hyup when they come to apologize to the parent who’s suing Dong-hyup.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: Yi-soo meets with her mother and finds out she’s fighting with her stepsons over money. Yi-soo’s stepbrothers come and harass Yi-soo to make her mother give up on their inheritance. While Yi-soo is in the restroom crying her eyes out, Do-jin and the guys show up and teach her stepbrothers a lesson.
Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.