Following are this week’s synopses of shows on KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles:
Weekly Update
“Father, I will Take Care of You”
Episodes 3 and 4 (Sun.)
Today, 6:40 p.m.: Jungae gets furious finding out Sunghoon’s situation. Hyungsub feels for Sunghoon, ho’s just too honest for his own good. Sungshik and Heejoo move in as well and hopes to inherit the condo. Hyunwoo sees Jungeun sleeping at the construction site.
Today, 7:45 p.m.: Hyejoo makes it awkward for Sungshik as she barges in to his room without permission. Sungsub is forced into giving the rooftop room to Sunghoon’s family. Hyunwoo watches Sungjoon with weary eyes as Sungjoon moves in. Sungjoon and Donghui reunited…
“Racket Boys”
Episode 14 (Mon.); Episode 15 (Tues.)
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Kang Tae-seon returns to Haenam and it has a ripple effect on Haenam Seo Middle. Also, the long awaited National Junior Sports Festival has arrived but an unexpected event may have severe consequences for the Haenam Jeil Girls’ Middle team. Will they be able to overcome the crisis?
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Trying to carry the team to victory without Se-yoon is a heavy burden for Han-sol. Can Haenam Jeil Girls’ Middle win the finals? Meanwhile, the Jeonnam team exhibits a surprising win in the semifinals but Se-yoon is deeply concerned about Hae-kang.
“Phoenix 2020”
Episodes 109 and 110 (Wed.);
Episodes 111 and 112 (Thur.)
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Strange things keep happening in Jung-min and Ji-eun’s house. Ji-eun keeps overworking while trying to get pregnant, raising tensions between her and Jung-min. It turns that out Eun-joo somehow survived the accident and is now living in the soundproof cellar of Jung-min and Ji-eun’s home. Eun-joo attacks Ji-eun and drags her down to the cellar and keeps her there.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Ji-eun tells Eun-joo that there is a notepad with the passcode to Jung-min’s secret Swiss bank account. She also teels Eun-joo that she will leave Jung-min if Eun-joo can find that notepad for her. Jung-min feels upset and lost that Ji-eun has supposedly left for a trip to Europe without discussing it with him. Ji-eun keeps trying to find a way to trick Eun-joo so that she can escape from the cellar.
“Penthouse III”
Episode 9 (Fri.); Episode 10 (Sat.)
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Soo-ryeon severs her ties with Seok-kyung, declaring that Seok-kyung is no longer her daughter. Time as lapsed and everyone’s life has changed. Dong-pil is separated from Ma-ri and Jenny. Yoon-cheol works with mysterious person to look after a burn victim.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: Torn between Ro-na, who is fighting to expose the truth behind her mom’s death, and Dan-tae trying to assert his paternity, Seok-hoon chooses to break up with Ro-na. Meanwhile, Sim Soo-ryeon unveils herself as the lobbyist for Dohae Construction.
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Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV. Chung can be reached at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
