South Korea was honored with a visit from Pope Francis this month. Known as the "People’s Pope," the Pontiff was getting around town in a compact Kia Soul car. Some of the highlights of his 100-hour stay included: a beatification of 124 Korean martyrs by the Holy Father in an outdoor mass Aug. 16 at Gwanghwamun square — the same place where martyrs were tortured and beheaded during the Joseon Dynasty (a beatification is the third of four steps in the canonization process); a meeting with bereaved family members of the Sewol Ferry disaster at which Pope Francis also left a letter of prayer for each of the 10 families of those still missing; and the delivery of his last message to the divided Korea, "Forgive and be united as one people." There are over 5.4 million Catholics in South Korea.
THIS WEEK’S SYNOPSES
"Rosy Day"
Episodes 17 and 18
Sunday, 6:30 p.m.: Da-jung is embarrassed and tries to avoid being alone with Jae-woo after he kisses her. Shin-ae is worried that Jae-woo likes Dah-ihn, so she sets up a group blind date for all three girls. Jae-woo rushes over after he hears from Young that Da-jung is on a date. Song-jung just can’t bring herself to ask Young for money to invest in her ex-husband’s play, so she quits.
Sunday, 7:45 p.m.: After Min-shik sees Song-jung with her ex-husband, she tells him the whole truth. He’s very concerned, but she asks him to leave it alone. Dah-ae ends up sick after drinking too much yogurt while thinking of Hyun-bin. Min-shik gets suspicious of Jae-woo’s relationship with Da-jung after watching them together at the store. Song-jung’s ex-husband comes back to the store.
"Temptation"
Episodes 5 and 6
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Seok-hoon’s brutal honesty, that he stayed in touch with Se-young even after coming back to Korea, hurts Hong-joo. When Hong-joo hears Roy is missing, she leaves Seok-hoon and goes to the summer house. When Seok-hoon comes to the summer house to find Hong-joo, she asks them to take some time apart.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Se-young tells Seok-hoon to find out Chairman Doo’s schedule if he wants a job at her company. Hong-joo’s misunderstanding deepens when she hears Seok-hoon is helping Se-young. Hong-joo runs into Se-young again when she goes to Seok-hoon’s office to see him.
"It’s Okay This Is Love"
Episodes 3 and 4
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Hae-soo tries to kick Jae-yeol out of the house, but the next morning, Jae-yeol prepares breakfast for everyone. Dong-min and Soo-kwang decided to use Hae-soo as a scapegoat to avoid eviction. Hae-soo and Jae-yeol somehow end up drinking alone in Jae-yeol’s room.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: After spending a night in Jae-yeol’s room, Hae-soo runs out in embarrassment, but Jae-yeol thinks Hae-soo is cute. Soo-kwang is furious that Hae-soo didn’t come home to sleep, but Dong-min is proud of Hae-soo for changing. Hae-soo sees Jae-yeol in a different light when she sees him hosting a radio show.
"Endless Love"
Episodes 11 and 12
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: When Kwang-hoon sees an article of In-ae’s attack, he gets permission to go see her. Kwang-cheol accuses Min Hye-rin of the attack, but In-ae tells him to ignore it. When Kwang-hoon sees Kwang-cheol, he blames Kwang-cheol for In-ae’s attack.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m: In-ae retires from the movie business, and goes back to school. When In-ae sees her law professor being taken away by force, she tries to stop them, but ends up getting locked up and tortured with 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.
