Get ready for the 21st Annual Honolulu Festival, taking place Friday to March 8. Highlights include a grand parade in Waikiki, educational programs, the Friendship Party at the Hawai‘i Convention Center, a craft fair, workshops, performances and a Nagoya Fireworks show, which is dazzling every year. The 10-member Jeju National University performing team from Korea will show the beautiful lives of "Haenyeo," the female freedivers of Jeju.
"Family Is Coming"
Episodes 7 and 8
Sunday, 6:30 p.m.: James shows up to the house unannounced and drops a bomb that leaves the family flabbergasted. He claims that Dal-su isn’t Jong-tae’s son. Meanwhile, Jun-hui pretends to have partial amnesia after her staged car accident. Dong-seok stays by her side, making her truly warm up to him. While in the hospital, Jun-hui comes across Dong-seok’s first love and her husband.
Sunday, 7:45 p.m.: Jong-tae can finally breathe easy. He knows for a fact that Dal-su’s his son, not Hong-gab’s. Now that all the misunderstandings have been cleared, he feels differently about Keut-soon. But Keut-soon feels differently. She wants her divorce now. Jun-hui and Dong-seok finally tell each other how they feel about each other, thanks to Dong-seok’s first love. They agree to date in secret. But Dong-seok catches Jun-hui in a lie.
"Punch"
Episodes 15 and 16
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Jung-hwan’s condition worsens, and he realizes he doesn’t have much time left when he begins to lose his vision and have trouble with his speech. Ha-gyung and Jung-hwan set a trap to find out where Tae-joon spent the slush funds, and Kang-jae falls into the trap.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Tae-joon desperately looks for Kang-jae when he learns of the contents of the missing 10 minutes of the interrogation video. But Kang-jae feels betrayed and exposes Tae-joon’s corruption. Jung-hwan tells Tae-joon they should work together to topple Ji-sook as well.
"Hyde, Jekyll, Me"
Episodes 5 and 6
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Seo-jin gets mad when he sees Robin’s message, telling him not to change the contract with Ha-na. But the two personalities call a truce, deciding that Seo-jin will take the day and Robin will take the night. Ha-na asks Robin to join her at her troupe’s workshop.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Seo-jin is taken aback by Ha-na’s confession of love and departs, leaving only a note behind. Detective Na traces the suspect to Wonderland. Seo-jin fears for Ha-na’s safety and goes out looking for her.
"My Heart Twinkle, Twinkle"
Episodes 5 and 6
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Soon-soo is about to be expelled when her dean finds out she’s working at a bar. Soon-jung asks Gwan-mo why Woon-tak was there at the time of the fire, but he tells her not to stir up trouble.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: Woon-tak and Soon-jin persuade the dean for Soon-soo to let her stay in school. They tell Soon-soo the good news, but she’s set on moving to the States. Mija pressures the principal at Soon-jin’s school to fire her using Soon-soo’s working at a bar as an excuse.
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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.
