Korean Alphabet Day, or Hangeul Day, will be celebrated on Thursday this year. Under the reign of King Sejong, Hangeul was born empowering the people. KBFD has produced a special two-part documentary on the Korean alphabet, which will air at 6:50 p.m. Thursday and Oct. 16. In our busy immigrant life assimilating into the U.S. culture, Koreans from generation to generation lose their cultural identity and often lose the ability to speak and read Korean. This documentary explores the loss of identity and how people are now trying to regain it through Korean language schools. This important documentary was possible with the support of Honolulu Disposal Service, Palama Supermarket and Korean American Foundation.
THIS WEEK’S SYNOPSES
"Rosy Day"
Episodes 29 and 30
Sunday, 6:30 p.m.: While Dah-ae and Hyun-bin are happily getting married, Jae-woo has to deal with Da-jong’s father. Shin-ae can’t relax after Jae-woo finds out that she gave Ihn-song money and called him to tell him about the wedding. Ihn-song regrets taking the money. He asks Young for it back, so he can repay Shin-ae. He bumps into Song-jung on his way to see Shin-ae and tells her about how he ended up with the money.
Sunday, 7:45 p.m.: After Shin-ae feels ganged up on by Song-jung, Min-shik and Jae-woo, she leaves home with a note telling her family not to look for her. Min-shik decides to teach her a lesson. Shin-ae waits for her family to reach out to her, but no one does. She ends up having to stay at a sauna because Young won’t give her any rooms and she has nowhere to go.
"Temptation"
Episodes 17 and 18
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Min-woo tells Chairman Jang he won’t do business with him unless he fires Seok-hoon. Sae-young goes into surgery to remove her cysts, but she hears more bad news from her doctor.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Seok-hoon decides to leave for New York after Sae-young breaks up with him. Min-woo and his mother give Hong-joo a hard time after Ji-sun’s miscarriage. Hong-joo apologizes to Ji-sun, and decides to leave Min-woo.
"It’s Okay This Is Love"
Episodes 15 and 16 (Final Episode)
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Jae-yeol is hospitalized. He has a hard time accepting the fact that Kang-woo is only his hallucination. Hae-soo gets suspended for breaking the rule and going to see Jae-yeol. Hae-soo begs Jae-yeol to realize that Kang-woo is only a hallucination.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Jae-yeol tearfully bids farewell to Kang-woo. Jae-yeol also tells Hae-soo to leave him. Hae-soo decides to take a yearlong sabbatical and leaves the country.
"Endless Love"
Episodes 23 and 24
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Hye-rin finds out her husband visited In-ae at the hospital, and confronts her. In-ae is featured in an ad on an opposition party newspaper and rises as a prominent figure for the opposition party. General Cheon advises In-ae to deny any involvement with the opposition party, but she refuses.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: The prime minister goes to the church that In-ae’s mom used to attend and asks the priest to help him look for his daughter. In-ae gives birth to a daughter, and she tells Kwang-cheol to stay out of her life.
Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
