Following are this week’s synopses of shows on KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles:
Weekly Update
“Man Who
Sets the Table”
Episodes 13 and 14 (Sun.)
Today, 6:40 p.m.: Tae Yang visits Kevin with food to detoxify his liver. But Kevin gets suspicious of him thinking Tae Yang’s come with ulterior intention of praying on his weakness.
Today, 7:45 p.m.: Yeon Ju finds out So Won has a daughter. She asks him if he loved her at all. But So Won replied that he married her to erase his first love out of his mind.
“Penthouse #2”
Episode 5 (Mon.);
Episode 6 (Tues.)
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: The night of the Cheong-A Arts Festival is finally here and the competition for the Bella Voce award for a free pass to Seoul University College of Music is on. Seok-kyung gets her hands on Eun-byul’s phone and blackmails Seo-jin with the video to coerce her to give the trophy to her.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Seo-jin begs Yoon-cheol to save Eun-byul and he’s agonized over it but he does the unthinkable and betrays Yoon-hee. Mr. Park, the school security guard, turns himself in as the culprit and a mysterious man enters Rona’s hospital room…
“Phoenix 2020”
Episodes 29 and 30 (Wed.); Episodes 31 and 32 (Thur.)
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Ji-eun is livid when she finds out that Se-hoon turned over Bisang’s tax evasion documents in the past. Meanwhile, Jung-min wants to take the next step with Ji-eun but she confesses that Se-hoon is her ex-husband. Jung-min is hurt by the fact that Ji-eun didn’t tell him about Se-hoon sooner and livid at Se-hoon for making Ji-eun go through the humiliation. Meanwhile, Mi-ran’s obsession with Se-hoon is becoming more and more excessive.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Ji-eun goes on job interviews to get her life back on track while Jung-min starts his new position as director at Seorin. This bothers Se-hoon tremendously. Jung-min continues to pursue Ji-eun and Ji-eun can’t deny her attraction to him. Mi-ran is fuming over Se-hoon’s apparent infatuation with Ji-eun. When Ji-eun gets stuck in the elevator, Se-hoon goes to her rescue.
“W”
Episode 9 (Fri.);
Episode 10 (Sat.)
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Yeon-joo is pulled into the webtoon world again. She is sad when Kang Chul doesn’t recognize her. Sung-moo sets up a plausible person as a real culprit for Kang Chul’s benefit. Yeon-joo yearns for Kang Chul and she finally meets him.
Saturday, 7:45p.m.: Yeon-joo spends time at the hospital unable to return to real world. She can’t help but notice Kang Chul’s stare. Chul-ho is put in precarious state with the appearance of Jin-beom. Jin-beom calls Chul-ho and tells him of future events that is to happen. Hyun-suk asks Kang Chul the truth about what happened 10 years ago.
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Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Chung can be reached at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
