"The Admiral: Roaring Currents," a box-office hit in Korea that was released on July 30 and has already sold more than 4.7 million tickets, will open at Pearlridge Consolidated Theatres on Friday. The Korean title "Myeong-ryang" is a legendary naval battle that occurred during the Japanese invasion of Korea from 1592 to 1598. On Sept. 16, 1597, Admiral Sun-shin Yi won the battle at Myeong-ryang sea with only 12 ships against a Japanese fleet of 133 ships (the film exaggerates the number to 330 Japanese ships). Admiral Yi’s statue stands in the heart of Seoul at Gwanghwamoon. Min Shik Choi of "Old Boy" plays Admiral Yi.
THIS WEEK’S SYNOPSES
"Rosy Day"
Episodes 13 and 14
Sunday, 6:30 p.m.: Jae-woo’s parents and grandparents decide to see who lasts longer. All the men in the family move to Song-jung’s house. Soon-ok expects Chul-soo back any minute, but she doesn’t know that Song-jung’s doing everything she can to make Chul-soo’s stay comfortable. Young meets with Song-jung’s ex-husband to buy back the rights to her book. Da-jung is confused about her feelings, especially with Ihn-woo being so aggressive.
Sunday, 7:45 p.m.: Ihn-woo lets Da-jung know in no uncertain terms that he likes her and that he’s willing to wait for her. He also tells Jae-woo, but Jae-woo warns him that he doesn’t have much time. Jae-woo is also interested in her. Meanwhile, the feud between his grandparents goes on. They both miss each other, but each is too proud to make the first move. Min-shik and Shin-ae make up.
"Temptation"
Episodes 1 and 2
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Se-young (Choi Ji-woo) flies to Hong Kong for business. On the same flight is Min-woo (Lee Jung-jin) who’s been invited by Jenny, his old girlfriend. Seok-hoon (Kwon Sang-woo) and Hong-joo (Park Ha-sun) are also on the same flight to Hong Kong to catch Seok-hoon’s business partner, who stole money from the company.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Min-woo brings Roy to Korea and has no choice but to leave him at his vacation home. Se-young finds out why Hong-joo tried to kill herself and offers Seok-hoon a million dollars for spending three days with her.
DRAMA SPECIALS
"The Strange Cohabitation" and "Neighborhood Watch"
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Soo-hyun’s living like a hermit after losing his wife in a crime. He moves to an apartment where he sees a ghost. But the tenants of the apartment seem to keep a secret from him. He suspects there’s something mysterious going on when tenants are found dead one by one.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Min-sook is in a hurry to get to work when she finds a trash bag tied to her car. She thinks it’s a neighbor’s prank, but trash bags start to show up at her neighbors’ doors, too. The neighbors decide to start a neighborhood watch to catch the elusive perpetrator.
"Endless Love"
Episodes 7 and 8
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: In-ae and Hye-jin confront each other. Hye-jin tells In-ae to let Kwang-hoon go for his own future, but In-ae doesn’t back down. Se-kyung, the Prime Minister’s daughter, finds herself strangely attracted to Kwang-cheol, who’s rude to her.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: Tae-kyung shows up at In-ae’s filming location with help from his father. In-ae finds out Tae-kyung’s mother’s nickname is Iron Butterfly and remembers the word "butterfly" written in blood at the scene of her mother’s death.
Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
