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Mistaken identities run through ‘My Love,’ ‘Alice’

"The Great Seer"
Episodes 18 and 19

Today, 6:45 p.m.: Lee Sung-gae seeks out Muhak and asks him to be his mentor. Muhak tells Ji-sang to keep an eye on Lee Sung-gae. Shin Don earns the trust of the king and puts his new rule into effect. Outraged, Soo-ryun-gae and Lee In-im plan to get rid of Shin Don. Hae-in feels sorry for Ji-sang, who’s going through a rigorous training.

Today, 7:45 p.m.: Lee Sung-gae wants to attack Lee In-im but Muhak tells him to wait, that it’s not time yet. But Lee Sung-gae is bent on telling Choi Young and the king of Lee In-im’s wrongdoings. Hae-in goes to see her father with Ji-sang and asks his permission for their marriage, but he says no. Jung-geun tells Lee In-im that he wants to marry Hae-in.

"The Lord of the Drama"
Episodes 15 and 16

Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Go-eun is forced to write two episodes in just three days. Min-ah introduces Anthony to an investor who offers him a deal that’s impossible to refuse. Ge-eun collapses from exhaustion, and Anthony finds her passed out on his way to sign a contract with the investor.

Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Hyun-min asks Go-eun to rewrite the script in hopes of winning an award at the year-end drama awards. But his confidence is shattered when everyone starts to talk about his lack of acting skills. Anthony and Go-eun use a contract renewal as an excuse to meet on Christmas Eve and buy presents for each other. Anthony, however, fails to show up.

"My Love, Madame Butterfly"
Episodes 21 and 22

Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Jung-wook comes back as Jeff Kang and married to someone else. He is the branch manager of a fine china company and is trying to get his products in Korean department stores, especially World Department Store. Nabi still mourns Jung-wook, but life goes on. She starts to learn shoe-making from her father-in-law.

Woo-jae and Sul-ah prepare for their wedding, but Woo-jae is not as enthusiastic. Sul-ah thinks she sees Jung-wook by accident, but she’s not absolutely sure it’s him. Nabi remembers where she knows Chan-gi’s girlfriend from and decides to help Baek-ki.

Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Nabi finds out that Woo-jae agreed to marry Sul-ah in exchange for saving her. She goes to the chairman’s house to try to stop Woo-jae, but he tells her that it’s not true and she’s "full of herself." Sul-ah is devastated when she finds out why Woo-jae agreed to marry her, but he guarantees that he’ll do right by her. Soo-jung tells Chan-gi why she can’t be with him, but he sticks by her anyway.

Nabi, Baek-ki, Gook-hee, and Sahl-goo go skiing.

"Cheongdam-dong Alice"
Episodes 9 and 10

Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Se-gyung’s thrown into confusion when she finds out Secretary Kim is actually Jean Thierry Cha, the chairman of Artemis. And she is conflicted when she realizes Seung-jo is in love with the old Se-gyung. Ah-jung tells Se-gyung to stay out of Seung-jo’s sight and play hard to get.

Saturday, 7:45 p.m: Seung-jo tells Se-gyung he’s actually the chairman of Artemis. When Se-gyung seems confused, Seung-jo barges into Se-gyung’s house and has a drink with Se-gyung’s father to try to persuade her to like him. Tommie Hong tells Se-gyung to leave the country, because she’s in the way of the marriage between Seung-jo and In-hwa.

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

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