The Korean film industry is off to another great start this year with back-to-back hits and no signs of slowing down. Hit films so far are "The Tower," with more than 5 million tickets sold; "Man on the Edge," nearly 4 million; "Miracle in Cell No. 7," over 6 million; and recently "The Berlin File," with already more than 4 million tickets sold since its release at the end of January.
"The Berlin File," which has been nicknamed by fans as the Korean "Bourne" series, opened Friday in Hawaii at the Pearlridge 16.
THIS WEEK’S SYNOPSES
"The Great Seer"
Episodes 22 and 23
Today, 6:45 p.m.: Lee Ji-ran is surrounded by Lee In-im’s men. Lee Sung-gae orders his men to rescue Lee Ji-ran, but Ji-sang stops him. Lee Ji-ran is injured but manages to escape, and runs into Hae-in. Ji-sang sneaks into Lee In-im’s house to find Ban-ya.
Today, 7:45 p.m.: Ji-sang is taken away on charges of murder, and Hae-in wonders if Ji-sang really killed her father. Ji-sang pleads his innocence but Hae-in turns him away.
Eight years later the young king has become a puppet of Lee In-im, who spends his days drinking and has become the most powerful man in Goryeo.
"Queen of Ambition"
Episodes 3 and 4
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Da-hae runs into Taek-bae but begs him not to tell Ha-ryu that he saw her there. Ha-ryu rents a studio near Da-hae’s work. Do-kyung realizes he forgot to bring the original copy of the contract as he gets ready to leave for Japan. Da-hae hires a messenger service to take the document to the airport.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: The chairman is not happy with Do-hoon being a hockey player, and disbands the hockey team so Do-hoon can’t play. Ha-ryu gets a marriage license but Da-hae rips it up. After being discharged from the hospital, Do-hoon goes to find Da-hae at her studio, where she has already moved out.
"My Love, Madame Butterfly"
Episodes 27 and 28
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Nabi is seriously injured. Her surgery goes well but she falls into a coma. Woo-jae gets his uncle to help him break out of his room. Roy goes to see how Nabi lived while she waited for him. He is touched that the extravagant Nam Nabi lived in the fermenting room while waiting for him. This makes him waver about Nam Nabi. Yoo-jin can see Roy wavering and is afraid.
Sul-ah finally realizes that Woo-jae isn’t going to marry her, so she tells the chairman that the wedding is off and goes to the hospital to see Nabi.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Nabi is about to be pronounced dead when memories of Woo-jae bring her back to life. Nabi, however, remains in a coma for a month. As consequence for his actions, Woo-jae is fired and kicked out of his house. Seung-ryong serves Mo-ran with divorce papers. While in a coma, Nabi’s shoe business slowly starts taking off, and her fans are back on her side once they hear her story. Nabi finally wakes up from her coma.
"Cheongdam-dong Alice"
Episodes 15 and 16
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Chairman Cha, Seung-jo’s father, meets with Se-gyung’s father and asks for his permission to let Seung-jo marry Se-gyung. In-hwa decides to show the video file of Yoon-ju and Se-gyung to Chairman Cha.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m: Seung-jo acts as if nothing happened and treats Se-gyung as usual. Seung-jo continues to plan their wedding as scheduled. Se-gyung tries to make a confession to Seung-jo when he takes her to a church, but Seung-jo gets furious with her.
Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
