This year has been another busy year with many popular Korean dramas. “The Hymn of Death” ends Monday while a special one-parter, “The Reason We Can’t Sleep,” will air on Tuesday.
With year-end specials, there will be a few pre- emptions coming up: “Fates & Furies” will be pre-empted Dec. 30 with a two-part drama.
The new “My Strange Hero” is scheduled to start on Jan. 7 at 7:45 p.m. For the latest schedules, please visit kbfd.com.
This week’s synopses
“Fates & Furies”
Episodes 5-6
6:45 p.m. Sunday
Tae Oh tells He Ra that if she helps him steal In Joon’s heart, he would take care of her sister’s hospital bills. Soo Hyun confronts He Ra, telling her to make her first day at Gold Shoes her last. In Joon tells Soo Hyun not to interfere with company matters, as she is just a model and an outsider. Soo Hyun lands a position as art director of the company.
Episodes 7-8
7:45 p.m. Sunday
In Joon contemplates if he should really marry Soo Hyun. Suk Jin tells In Joon about the possible consequences the company would face if their marriage falls through.
“The Hymn of Death”
Episodes 5-6 (finale)
7:45 p.m. Monday
Sim-duk agrees to accompany Woo-jin, as he travels to Tokyo. Upon Woo-jin’s return home, he finds his father near a fire pit full of Woo-jin’s letters. The reality Sim-duk and Woo-jin face becomes crueler as the days go by. They only have each other to trust and lean on, though they both know family is important. Will they choose to endure their harsh reality in the end?
“The Reason We Can’t Sleep” (KBS special)
7:45 p.m. Tuesday
Youngjae is an aspiring web-toon writer, but works at a convenience store during the day. Youngjae hasn’t been able to sleep for a whole year. Yujeong is unemployed and hasn’t slept for two years. Youngjae and Yujeong live in the same neighborhood and meet by coincidence. Due to their insomnia, they have similar routines and meet often.
“The Last Empress”
Episodes 9-10
7:45 p.m. Wednesday
Wang Shik and Yu Ra plan a meeting, but Wang Shik disappears right as he sees her. Sunny asks Lee Hyuk why he’s been so distant, and he tells her he is very busy with work. Yu Ra confronts Empress Dowager. In the distance, Lee Hyuk looks at his mother with a devilish smile.
Episodes 11-12
7:45 p.m. Thursday
Empress Dowager confronts Yu Ra about what she saw. Lee Hyuk visits late Empress So Hyun’s resting place. Wang Shik is thrown into jail after a misunderstanding. Lee Hyuk confesses to Empress Dowager about his relationship with Yu Ra.
“Marriage Contract”
Episode 13
7:45 p.m. Friday
Ji-hoon tells Hye-soo to use him for money and to call him if she needs anything. Hye-soo is confronted by loan sharks once again. Hye-soo leaves on a trip by herself, telling Eun-sung it is for work.
Episode 14
7:45 p.m. Saturday
Eun-sung tells Ji-hoon her mom has been having terrible headaches. Ji- hoon’s brother finds out the truth about Hye-soo and Ji-hoon’s relationship. Sung-guk asks Hye-soo to tell Ji-hoon that she approached him for money. Ji-hoon asks Hye-soo what she’d want to do if she had a boyfriend.
Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
