Widow gets second chance at youth in ‘Miss Granny’
Korea’s latest family comedy film "Miss Granny" will be released Friday at Pearlridge West Consolidated Theatres. Here is the synopsis of the film provided by CJ Entertainment:
Oh Mal-Soon (Na Moon-Hee) is a 74-year-old widow who realizes she is becoming a burden to her family. As she roams the streets, she comes across a photo studio and dresses up for a portrait. When she walks out, she mysteriously regains her appearance at age 20. Making the most of this unique opportunity, she changes her name to Oh Doo-Ri (Shim Eun-Kyung) and decides to enjoy her newfound youth.
THIS WEEK’S SYNOPSES
"Madly in Love"
Episodes 21 and 22
Today, 6:30 p.m.: Yoo-jung breaks up with Moo-yeol because of Soo-hyeok. Soo-hyeok’s surgery goes well, but he relapses, causing his parents to panic. When he wakes up, he tells Moon-do that he can’t live without Yoo-jung. Moon-do decides to accept Yoo-jung, but his reasons may not be so pure. He tells Nan-cho, whose daughter is Yoo-jung, making Nan-cho even more against it. Moo-yeol’s factory starts running.
Today, 7:45 p.m.: Soo-hyeok drops a bomb by asking Yoo-jung’s mother for her hand in marriage. Yoo-jung tries to tell him that she’s not ready, but to no avail. Soo-hyeok takes her home, and Nan-cho isn’t very happy about it. But Soo-hyeok convinces her to change her mind when he threatens to tell Moon-do the truth about who his father is. He also changes Yoo-jung’s mind when he promises to stop the golf course construction as a wedding gift to her. Moo-yeol is devastated. He tries to talk to Yoo-jung, but she won’t budge.
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"A Word from Warm Heart"
Episodes 7 and 8
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Jae-hak’s mother kicks Min-soo out of the house, and Mi-kyung blames Jae-hak. Mi-kyung decides to put an end to it all, and has Jae-hak come to her cooking class. Eun-jin finally realizes Mi-kyung is Jae-hak’s wife.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Jae-hak apologizes to Mi-kyung and offers to take her on a trip as a gesture of reconciliation. But Mi-kyung doesn’t see sincerity in his peace offering and gives him the cold shoulder. Sung-soo meets with the security personnel and finds out Jae-hak is the one who requested security service for Eun-jin.
"Man from the Star"
Episodes 2 and 3
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Song-yi decides to do a reality show to launder her tainted image. But her ignorance and outbursts keep her manager and stylists on their toes. Song-yi turns in her paper to Min-joon only to be publicly humiliated in front of her class and cameras.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Min-joon has a vision where a woman in silver shoes goes overboard. Min-joon also learns Song-yi owns the same pair of shoes that he saw in his vision. But he promises himself he won’t get involved in anyone’s life. Song-yi feels extreme pain in her stomach late at night, and Min-joon hears her moaning in pain.
"The Woman Who Married 3 Times"
Episodes 15 and 16
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Seul-gi tells Chae-rin she wants to visit her maternal grandparents, but Chae-rin tells her no. Tae-hee finds Seul-gi crying in her room. Eun-soo meets with Dami and confirms her relationship with Joon-goo, and goes to her parents’ house.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m: Chae-rin and Tae-hee disagree on everything, and Tae-won tries to be the peacemaker. But despite Tae-won’s efforts, Tae-hee says she’s moving out. Gwang-mo professes his feelings for Hyun-soo.
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Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.