THIS WEEK’S SYNOPSES

“Doctor John”
Episodes 5-6
6:45 p.m. today

Yo Han and Si Young reunite again as professor and resident. The other doctors of Seoul Hanse Medical Center object to the reinstatement of Yo Han’s medical license as they still see him as a doctor who once murdered a patient. MMA fighter Joo Hyun Woo is admitted into the hospital after a strange accident.

Episodes 7-8
7:45 p.m. today

Si Young learns more about Yo Han’s past. Yo Han desperately searches for a clear diagnosis of Joo Hyun Woo’s illness. Yo Han is instructed to withdraw from Joo Hyun Woo’s case.

“Hide and Seek”
Episodes 13-14
7:45 p.m. Monday

Chae Rin is shaken up after reading Jo Pil Doo’s letter. Eun Hyuk strives to put an end to his relationship with Yeon Joo. Jae Sang begins to doubt Eun Hyuk and Chae Rin and their relationship to each other.

Episodes 15-16
7:45 p.m. Tuesday

Chae Rin discovers the real reason why Yeon Joo had been so cold to her. Yeon Joo’s mother begs Eun Hyuk to just stay by Yeon Joo’s side, even if he is in love with someone else. Yeon Joo makes a vow to herself that she’d take revenge on Chae Rin and her mother.

“Doctor Detective”
Episodes 9-10
7:45 p.m. Wednesday

Joong Eun finds evidence that indicates the dormitory where Ha Rang and Do Young lived has been contaminated with mercury. But as she gets closer to the truth, the threat to her and UDC grows. A fierce battle ignites between those who what to hide the truth and those who what to reveal it.

Episodes 11-12
7:45 p.m. Thursday

Min Ki and Joong Eun partner up to rescue the scapegoat, who was wrongfully accused of Ha Rang’s death. Without solid evidence, the Epidemiological Survey and Evaluation Committee refuse to approve the case for mercury poisoning. Can UDC find the evidence needed to reveal the truth behind the industrial disaster?

“Pledge to God”
Episodes 41-42
7:45 p.m. Friday

Hyeon Woo is at the crossroad of life and death, having been given bone marrow that was not a match. Jae Wook finds out that Na Kyung deceived the donor who was a perfect match to fulfill her ambition to save her own son, Joon Seo.

Episodes 43-44
7:45 p.m. Saturday

Ji Young pledges to bring Joon Seo home. Na Kyung is on the verge of losing everything.

Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.