"Fists of Legend," which was released in Korea last week, was also released in Hawaii last Friday at the Consolidated Pearlridge multiplex. Near-concurrent release dates internationally are something new for Korean films that are also released in the U.S. In the past, there was usually a period of several months between release dates.

The movie is about men who used to be known for their fighting skills back in high school, and who now are matched up on a reality TV competition with a large cash prize up for grabs.

THIS WEEK’S SYNOPSES

"That Winter, the Wind Blows"
Episodes 3 and 4

Today, 6:45 p.m.: The blind Young realizes Soo is the man who read her brother’s letters for her a year ago. She tests him to see if Soo is really her brother of the same name. Soo goes through Young’s brother’s things to find the item Young tells him to bring that supposedly holds memories of Young and her brother.

Today, 7:45 p.m.: Soo finds pictures of Young and her brother’s childhood in the secret room. Young tells Attorney Jang that she wants to draft her will, leaving her entire assets to her brother Soo and a charity.

"Queen of Ambition"
Episodes 19 and 20

Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Da-hae threatens to expose the Baek Hak people’s weaknesses to help Suk Tae-il’s campaign. Yang-hun begs Da-hae to stop, but Da-hae persuades him to keep going. Ha-ryu is suspicious of Da-hae’s alibi and pursues his investigation with Sam-do and Taek-bae.

Tuesday, 7:45 p.m: Yang-hun turns himself in and confesses that he set up the car explosion that killed Do-hoon. Suk Tae-il is furious when he fails to become the presidential candidate of his party, but Da-hae asks him for another chance. Ji-mi goes to see Da-hae at Suk Tae-il’s campaign office.

"My Love, Madame Butterfly"
Episodes 43 and 44

Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.:Nabi gets the truth out of Baek-ki and figures out that the chairwoman is Woo-jae’s mother. Nabi confronts Jung-wook, but when she finds him unrepenting, she decides to tell Jung-wook’s mother and son the truth. But Sul-ah and Jung-wook have teamed up to stop the chairwoman and Woo-jae from ever finding out the truth. They also try to get some insurance.

Sul-ah asks for her company back in exchange for her loyalty and Jung-wook asks for World Department Store shares. The chairman tries to stop Nabi by threatening to tear down Mejikong.

Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: When Chairwoman Choi finds out that Woo-jae is Chul, she can’t face him. She wants to make things right before she sees Woo-jae, so she leaves him waiting for her once again. Woo-jae, disappointed and hurt, doesn’t want anything to do with her, but Nabi won’t leave him alone. Woo-jae accidentally finds out that the chairwoman is his mother, but he has a hard time accepting it.

When the chairwoman finds out that Lee Sam-goo is trying to tear down Mejikong, she intervenes and finally returns the land and restaurant deed to its rightful owner.

"Incarnation of Money"
Episodes 13 and 14

Friday, 7:45 p.m.: When Ki-soon’s video requesting reinvestigation of her husband’s murder gets circulated on the Internet, Ji Se-kwang decides to look up Lee Cha-don’s whereabouts. Ki-soon grows weaker and she passes out while talking to Cha-don.

Saturday, 7:45 p.m: Se-gwang and Bi-ryung stake out in front of the warehouse to find the true identity of Lee Gang-seok, but they only discover a memo left by Cha-don. Jae-in, upset after an argument with Cha-don, gets drunk and goes back to see Cha-don.

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