Singer Taeyang of Big Bang and actress Min Hyo-rin have confirmed they are engaged. The couple plan to marry in February before Taeyang starts his mandatory military service.
South Korea’s conscription law requires all males between the ages of 18 and 35 to serve in the military. Length of service depends on the military branch and ranges from 21 months for the army to 24 months for the air force.
Taeyang, 29, whose birth name is Dong Young-bae, was trained at YG Entertainment at age 12 and debuted with Big Bang in 2006.
Min Hyo-rin, 31, whose birth name is Jung Eun-ran, started her career as a model and released her first album in 2007. She then got into TV and film acting. She starred in the 2011 hit movie “Sunny” and appeared on Taeyang’s music videos “1AM” and “Eyes, Nose, Lips” in 2014.
THIS WEEK’S SYNOPSES
“Rebel”
Episodes 3-4
>> Today, 6:30 p.m.: Outraged at Geum-ok’s death, Amogae kills Lord Cho and is imprisoned. Gildong and Gilhyun try to find witnesses who will testify for Amogae. Gildong is sent on an errand by Lady Cho and heads for a mountain where tigers are known to appear.
>> Today, 7:45 p.m.: Upon being released from prison, Amogae settles at Ikhwari and starts an illegal smuggling business with Ming. He runs into pirates at sea.
“Oh, the Mysterious”
Episodes 5-6
>> Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Jong-sam is given a deadline to bring back the money. He takes over a dead police officer’s identity, and a cat-and-mouse chase ensues. Jin-young is reminded of Jong-sam from her childhood days, and suspicion lingers in her mind.
Episodes 7-8
>> Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: His cellmates think Jong-sam is dead. Men in black throw Jong-sam in the water to drown him, but he is rescued by the detective he worked for in his childhood. Cho Man-shik is investigated for killing his wife. Jong-sam cuts a deal with a bigwig.
“Judge vs. Judge”
Episodes 13-14
>> Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Jung-joo and Ui-hyun get closer to the truth, and so do their feelings for each other. The truth they are after comes with potential danger to Jung-joo. Myung-hee tells Jung-joo she’d rather have judged wrong than have it be anyone else’s fault. Misunderstanding is resolved with new evidence. The father of the rape victim from 10 years ago shows up and holds the key to the case.
Episodes 15-16
>> Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Jung-joo and Ui-hyun get close from working together. They gather evidence that brings them one step closer to Jang Soon-bok’s case. The breakthrough comes when the victim’s father takes the witness stand.
“Bravo My Life”
Episodes 29-30
>> Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Do-na announces she will stop weighing the two men. Dong-woo comes clean and tells his aunt that RaRa is the object of his affection. Do-na is shocked to see Hwa-im put RaRa down. Do-na tells Dong-woo that RaRa is not worthy of his affection. Bum-woo decides to give up on Do-na.
Episodes 31-32
>> Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: RaRa uses Young-woong to make Dong-woo give up on her. Bum-woo leaves on a trip to forget Do-na. Do-na is sad that she can’t hold on to him.
