The 15th annual Korean Festival will be held Friday night and Saturday at the Frank F. Fasi Civic Grounds next to Honolulu Hale, a new location for the festival.
The highlight Friday is the Korean blockbuster “Miss Granny,” which stars Eun-kyung Shim, Mun-hee Na and In-hwan Park.
The event opens at 5 p.m. with the movie beginning at 7:30 p.m.
From 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, enjoy food booths, cultural events and entertainment.
Korean singers Lee Jung and Nolza, originally scheduled to perform, will not be able to make an appearance. Instead, Pretty Brown has been added to the program.
This week’s synopses
“My Daughter, Sawol”
Episodes 47 and 48
Today, 6:30 p.m.: Certain of Hyesang’s guilt, Gi-hwang and Sae-hoon take her to the crime scene where Owel met her demise. To stop Dukyeh from continuing her revenge, Sawol promises to marry Chanbin and take over Bogeum Group. Dukyeh rushes over to stop Sawol from marrying Chanbin.
Today, 7:45 p.m.: Dukyeh is devastated to see Sawol married to Chanbin. Chanbin appoints Sawol as the new CEO of Bogeum Group. Sae-hoon devotes his time to finding leads that link Hyesang to Owel’s accident.
“Doctors”
Episodes 11 and 12
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Ji-hong and Hye-jung meet In-joo while operating on an emergency case. Hye-jung finds out Ji-hong’s concern over the disciplinary action against her and goes to see him. There, she confesses her feelings for him.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Ji-hong and Hye-jung don’t stay in contact while Ji-hong is in the U.S. They get together after a long time and engage in a deep conversation at Ji-hong’s house. Ji-hong sees Soo-ji shed tears.
“Wanted”
Episodes 13 and 14
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Director Choi goes into a drunken stupor after he finds out Na Soo-hyun was murdered and plans the ending. After they assess the situation, Hye-in, the police and the production crew move to safeguard Hyun-woo. Seung-in is furious that Young-kwan was hurt because of SG group’s men.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Dong-wook is thrown into confusion after seeing Joon-goo. Hye-in proceeds with the broadcast for Hyun-woo’s welfare and faces an unexpected situation. Seung-in realizes Kyung-hoon holds critical evidence.
“Second to Last Love”
Episodes 1 and 2
Due to Olympics coverage in South Korea, this drama was pre-empted and held back one week. We had a special two-part drama, “Snow Lotus,” that aired Friday and Saturday.
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Sang-shik receives an email request for a drama shooting from Min-joo and fumes at the email. Min-joo proceeds with the shoot without confirmation from Sang-shik.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: Min-joo finally fulfills her dream to move to the countryside. She moves and meets Jun-woo, her neighbor. Min-joo tries to settle with a writer who claims plagiarism, but unable to decide, the writer defers the decision to her brother.
Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
