Ricky Kim, star of “Oh! My Baby,” was in Hawaii with his family in August to film his TV show and visit his mother. The program aired in Korea last weekend in time for Chuseok, a Korean holiday similar to Thanksgiving. Hawaiian Airlines partnered with the program and flew Ricky’s family to Hawaii from Korea. Kevin Yim, senior director of global marketing communications, said the airline is “pleased to support the production of Korean TV shows.”
“Oh! My Baby,” featuring Ricky’s visit to Hawaii, will air in two parts on KBFD. The first episode, highlighting Waikiki, can be seen at 6:45 p.m. Friday Ricky’s visit with his mother in Hilo will air at the same time on Oct. 16.
On another note: KBFD has produced its first high-definition documentary about the Korean books in the Hawaii State Public Library system. Moon’s Book Club, the organization that created the Korean book section 20 years ago, started with about 200 books. Today the book count is over 25,000. This touching two-part documentary will air at 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 11. Thanks to our sponsors: Central Pacific Bank, Tony Hyundai, Korean American Foundation and Hankook Drama Hawaii. The show will have English subtitles.
This week’s synopses
“Here Comes Jang Bori”
Episodes 49 and 50
Today, 6:30 p.m.: In-hwa screams at Min-jung’s mother that she will never forgive Min-jung if Bee-dan is Min-jung’s biological daughter. Bo-ri vows to herself that nobody will ever take Bee-dan away from her. Su-mi and Soo-bong learn the truth about In-hwa with Jong-ha’s confession.
Today, 7:45 p.m.: Min-jung warns In-hwa that she’ll disappear with Bee-dan if she lets her compete. Jae-hee finds out Min-jung had a miscarriage. Jae-hee also hires someone to find out about Ji-sang’s daughter. Bo-ri remembers that she lost her memory in an accident caused by Min-jung’s mother.
“Mrs. Cop”
Episodes 11 and 12
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Young-jin finds it odd that Park Dong-il apologized to her right before he collapsed. Jin-woo finds the mob boss behind the stolen car ring. Dal-hwan finds something very interesting while fixing a car.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Young-jin and her team chase the car carrying gold bars. Young-jin runs into an old woman visiting Park Dong-il at the hospital. She follows her to a restaurant and runs into Chairman Kang there.
“The Gang Doctor”
Episodes 11 and 12
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Do-joon orders Tae-hyun to announce Yoe-jin’s death. He also plans a big funeral for Yeo-jin. Yeo-jin asks Tae-hyun to escape from the hospital and do something for her. Do-joon’s secretary receives a suspicious message and heads to the morgue to check on Yeo-jin’s body.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Yeo-jin makes Do-joon’s secretary go down on his knees with the flash drive her father left her. Detective Lee tracks Tae-hyun to the city hall and arrests him but gets an interesting offer from Doo-chul. Do-joon realizes Yeo-jin is behind it when uninvited guests arrive at Yeo-jin’s funeral.
“Identical Affairs”
Episodes 7 and 8
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Jin-eon and Sul-li spend a night together. Hae-kang follows Jin-eon to the inn and witnesses Jin-eon and Sul-li kiss, then jumps into the river from the shock. Tae-seok tells Baek-seok he’ll do as he wishes if he finds him the first person who made Ssanghwasan.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: Jin-ri goes to see Sul-li and tells her she’ll make her Jin-eon’s wife if she does as she’s told. Jin-eon receives a package containing pictures of him and Sul-li. Just then there is an explosion in his office. Sul-li risks her life to save Jin-eon.
Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
