A ceremony marking the 64th Korean War Commemoration was held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on Wednesday. The Korean War broke out on June 25, 1950, and lasted three years, ending in an armistice on July 27, 1953. More than 1.5 million people lost their lives, and 3.6 million people were wounded. Among them were 36,516 American deaths and 92,134 wounded, as well as 8,176 MIAs and 7,245 POWs.
THIS WEEK’S SYNOPSES
"Rosy Day"
Episodes 1 and 2
Sunday, 6:30 p.m.: Han Song-jung (Kim Mi-sook) is a struggling author with three daughters. Dah-ae (Hwangwoo Seul-hye), the oldest, is a pharmacist who is dating Hyun-bin, a divorced man with a son. Da-jung (Park Se-young), the middle child, is a nutritionist at a middle school who just started her first day at her first job. Dah-ihn (Go Woo-ri) is the youngest of the three.
Chul-soo owns Sparrow Rice Cakes and is the head of the family. Min-shik, his son-in-law, works with him. Min-shik is married to Shin-ae, who is trying to marry off her sons, Jae-woo (Lee Sang-woo) and Ihn-woo (Kim Hyung-gyu). Jae-woo, the conscientious, quiet type, works at an outdoor equipment company. Ihn-woo, who likes to think of himself as a great catch, is a second-year dentistry resident at Korea University.
Sunday, 7:45 p.m.:Jae-woo rescues Da-jung from a man he thinks is trying to seduce her. The whole family approves of Ihn-woo’s fake date. Song-jung finds out about her publisher’s scam to get her book on the top 10 best-seller list. Although her book signing is yet another sham, things progressively get worse, so she decides to do it.
"Dr. Stranger"
Episodes 9 and 10
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Worried about Seung-hee after receiving a call from Chang-yi, Hoon tries to leave the hospital to look for Seung-hee, but Soo-hyun stops him. Jae-joon’s team starts the operation on the twin baby on time, but Hoon’s team is delayed when Seung-hee doesn’t show up.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Jae-joon loses the competition and begs Joon-kyu for another chance, but Joon-kyu tells Jae-joon he’ll send him to a branch hospital. Joon-kyu finds out who Jae-joon really is.
"You’re All Surrounded"
Episodes 9 and 10
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Pan-seok can’t shake off the feeling that Dae-gu is Kim Ji-yong. He comes up with another way to prove that Dae-gu is Ji-yong. The four rookies are sent to catch a robber, but Ji-gook acts on his own without Tae-il, his partner, and ends up in danger.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Pan-seok finally finds out Dae-gu is indeed Ji-yong, and it reminds him of the painful incident from 11 years ago. Soo-sun also remembers the last day she saw Ji-yong at school. Pan-seok’s team investigates a murder case without a body.
"Angel Eyes"
Episodes 17 and 18
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Jae-beom gives an MP3 player to Dong-joo at his final moment and dies in his arms. Ji-woon is overcome with guilt and tells Young-ji he’ll turn himself in. Soo-wan, weak with sorrow and guilt, collapses in front of her father’s grave.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m: Ji-woon sees his mother meeting with the police chief and asks her what she’s up to. He’s in agony, thinking that his mother is committing crimes because of him.
Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
