Korea’s latest family comedy film "Miss Granny" will be released Friday at Pearlridge West Consolidated Theatres. Here is the synopsis of the film provided by CJ Entertainment:
Oh Mal-Soon (Na Moon-Hee) is a 74-year-old widow who realizes she is becoming a burden to her family. As she roams the streets, she comes across a photo studio and dresses up for a portrait. When she walks out, she mysteriously regains her appearance at age 20. Making the most of this unique opportunity, she changes her name to Oh Doo-Ri (Shim Eun-Kyung) and decides to enjoy her newfound youth.
THIS WEEK’S SYNOPSES
"Madly in Love"
Episodes 21 and 22
Today, 6:30 p.m.: Yoo-jung breaks up with Moo-yeol because of Soo-hyeok. Soo-hyeok’s surgery goes well, but he relapses, causing his parents to panic. When he wakes up, he tells Moon-do that he can’t live without Yoo-jung. Moon-do decides to accept Yoo-jung, but his reasons may not be so pure. He tells Nan-cho, whose daughter is Yoo-jung, making Nan-cho even more against it. Moo-yeol’s factory starts running.
Today, 7:45 p.m.: Soo-hyeok drops a bomb by asking Yoo-jung’s mother for her hand in marriage. Yoo-jung tries to tell him that she’s not ready, but to no avail. Soo-hyeok takes her home, and Nan-cho isn’t very happy about it. But Soo-hyeok convinces her to change her mind when he threatens to tell Moon-do the truth about who his father is. He also changes Yoo-jung’s mind when he promises to stop the golf course construction as a wedding gift to her. Moo-yeol is devastated. He tries to talk to Yoo-jung, but she won’t budge.
"A Word from Warm Heart"
Episodes 7 and 8
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Jae-hak’s mother kicks Min-soo out of the house, and Mi-kyung blames Jae-hak. Mi-kyung decides to put an end to it all, and has Jae-hak come to her cooking class. Eun-jin finally realizes Mi-kyung is Jae-hak’s wife.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Jae-hak apologizes to Mi-kyung and offers to take her on a trip as a gesture of reconciliation. But Mi-kyung doesn’t see sincerity in his peace offering and gives him the cold shoulder. Sung-soo meets with the security personnel and finds out Jae-hak is the one who requested security service for Eun-jin.
"Man from the Star"
Episodes 2 and 3
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Song-yi decides to do a reality show to launder her tainted image. But her ignorance and outbursts keep her manager and stylists on their toes. Song-yi turns in her paper to Min-joon only to be publicly humiliated in front of her class and cameras.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Min-joon has a vision where a woman in silver shoes goes overboard. Min-joon also learns Song-yi owns the same pair of shoes that he saw in his vision. But he promises himself he won’t get involved in anyone’s life. Song-yi feels extreme pain in her stomach late at night, and Min-joon hears her moaning in pain.
"The Woman Who Married 3 Times"
Episodes 15 and 16
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Seul-gi tells Chae-rin she wants to visit her maternal grandparents, but Chae-rin tells her no. Tae-hee finds Seul-gi crying in her room. Eun-soo meets with Dami and confirms her relationship with Joon-goo, and goes to her parents’ house.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m: Chae-rin and Tae-hee disagree on everything, and Tae-won tries to be the peacemaker. But despite Tae-won’s efforts, Tae-hee says she’s moving out. Gwang-mo professes his feelings for Hyun-soo.
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Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
