A free screening of the Korean film "Papa" will be shown at the Mamiya Theatre at Saint Louis School at 7 p.m. Sept. 8. This special screening is made possible with the sponsorship of the Korea Foundation, the Korean Consulate of Hawaii and KBFD TV.
"Papa" is a 2012 comedy-drama written and directed by Ji Seung Han and stars Yong Woo Park and Ara Go. Choon-sub (Yong Woo Park) is a talent manager who comes to America chasing one of his AWOL clients and finds out she is pregnant, which puts a stop to her career. He wants to stay in the United States to avoid his boss in Korea and ends up in a contract marriage with a Korean-American mother of six. She suddenly dies in a car accident and Choon-sub ends up with the responsibility of keeping the family together or face having the children being sent to different homes.
To request tickets, please email me with your mailing address and request of one or two tickets. Please note there is a limited number of tickets; the sooner you respond, the better your chances!
THIS WEEK’S SYNOPSES
"Rosy Day"
Episodes 19 and 20
Sunday, 6:30 p.m.: Min-shik, Young and Jae-woo find out who Da-jung’s father is at the police station. Da-jung also goes to the police station and thinks something is amiss, but lets it go until she sees them together again. Min-shik figures out that Jae-woo and Da-jung are dating. Song-jung gives Ihn-sung money to get rid of him. Dah-ihn is shocked to find out that Jee-ho is in high school.
Sunday, 7:45 p.m.: Jae-woo thinks that Da-jung knows the man his father got into a fight with is her father, but he doesn’t know what to do about it. Da-jung starts avoiding him. Song-jung tells Hyun-bin to move back with Un-chan after she finds out about Un-chan’s dyslexia and how much Hyun-bin cares for his son. Da-jung gets her father’s address and goes to see him. Unfortunately, he’s less than what she’d hoped.
"Temptation"
Episodes 7 and 8
Monday, 7:45 p.m.:Seok-hoon tracks down the owner of Chairman Doo’s favorite soup restaurant to get a chance to bid for the acquisition of M Hotel. Se-young goes along with him for the ride, and the two end up spending a night at the soup lady’s house to prepare soup that takes two days to make.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Seok-hoon turns down Se-young’s offer for a job to try to fix his marriage with Hong-joo. Se-young runs into Hong-joo at a hospital when she goes to see her gynecologist. Hong-joo learns of Se-young’s condition.
"It’s Okay This Is Love"
Episodes 5 and 6
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Hae-soo finds herself waiting for Jae-yeol to come home. But when Jae-yeol does come home, he brings home a girl and asks to put her up for a night. Hae-soo, her roommates and Jae-yeol go to Yoon-cheol’s concert, and there, Jae-yeol sees a new side of Hae-soo.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Jae-yeol tries to be serious with Hae-soo, but Hae-soo shakes off their kiss as a mere happening, and tries to avoid him. Jae-yeol asks Hae-soo to have a serious relationship and shows her his bathroom, his secret space.
"Endless Love"
Episodes 13 and 14
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Park Young-tae asks In-ae what her motive was for approaching Tae-kyung, and also tells her that she’s about to lose Kwang-hoon to General Chun. When Kwang-hoon witnesses In-ae’s torture scene, he decides to obey General Chun and breaks up with In-ae.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: In-ae can’t get over Kwang-hoon and begs Kwang-cheol in tears to bring Kwang-hoon back. Kwang-cheol’s heart also breaks over In-ae’s agony. In-ae is released and comes back home. She begs Kwang-hoon to come back, but can’t change his mind.
Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
