Taste of Korea, a fundraiser to build a Korean cultural center in Hawaii, will be a night of sampling food prepared by local chefs putting their spin on Korean dishes. Restaurants involved are MW Restaurant, Sorabol, Lucky Belly, Seoul Jung and The Pig and the Lady. The event will be held Nov. 10 in the Japanese Cultural Center’s Manoa Grand Ballroom with a ticket price of $80. Tickets can be purchased online at www.hawaiikcc.org.
THIS WEEK’S SYNOPSES
"Rosy Day"
Episodes 37 and 38
Sunday, 6:30 p.m.: Jae-woo and Da-jung finally get married and leave for their honeymoon. Jae-woo has a little surprise for Song-jung. He puts her letter to Young as a preface in her book. Song-jung doesn’t like how chummy Young seems to be with her book manager from the publishing company. Da-jung decides not to take the job at the school and work at the store, much to Min-shik’s pleasure.
Sunday, 7:45 p.m.: Ji-hye and Young seem to be getting along well, making Song-jung a bit jealous. Min-shik goes out of his way to make life easier for Da-jung. Shin-ae has to pay back interest for the money she borrowed, but she has no way to get the money, so in desperation, she goes through her parents’ account books. So-hee is determined to get Min-shik to love her more than Da-jung, so she starts working at Sparrow Rice Cakes, but she keeps making a mess of things.
"Secret Door"
Episodes 5 and 6
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Crown Prince Yi Sun goes to see Seo Gyun and asks his permission to hire Ji-dam as his secret investigator. While looking over Heung-bok’s will, Ji-dam and Yi Sun realize the will is a fake.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Afraid for his daughter’s safety, Seo Gyun asks Woon-shim to make Ji-dam a gisaeng and hide her in her gisaeng house. Kim Taek realizes the written pledge he has is a fake after a meeting with Park Moon-soo.
"My Lovely Girl"
Episodes 7 and 8
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Shi-woo insists on keeping his performance style and refuses to sing Sae-na’s song. Hyun-wook comforts Sae-na, who’s disappointed. Sae-na realizes she’s falling in love with Hyun-wook and goes to see him in the middle of the night.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Sae-na admits her feelings for Hyun-wook and tries to find out how Hyun-wook feels about her, but Hyun-wook lies to her. Dal-bong’s condition worsens, and Hyun-wook asks Sae-na to be his pet sitter again. But Shi-woo takes Sae-na away in the middle of her job to go see fireworks.
"Endless Love"
Episodes 31 and 32
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Park Young-tae extorts In-ae for money, saying that he has evidence Kwang-cheol and his company were involved in illegal construction. General Cheon asks In-ae to help him and Kwang-hoon with the declaration of democracy.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: Tae-kyung tells his father their family’s biggest problem was that his father didn’t love his mother. On the day of the big announcement, Kwang-hoon switches his car with General Cheon’s and is seriously injured when the car explodes.
Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
