Monday, September 27, 2010

20100923 (Newsletter) Chuseok Special Programs and More!



Hi, KBSWORLDi Fans

The autumn is around the corner and I am wondering what our fans are up for the rest of the year. Maybe hoping for another great K-drama?  We all know Rain's new drama 'The Fugitive: Plan B' is coming next week and it will do the magic!  Are you excited???

Happy Chuseok!

KBSWORLDi.com!



Two Men in Final Showdown in ‘Bread, Love and Dreams’  -- 

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Two men have come to a showdown in “Bread, Love and Dreams.”  In the episode #29, Gu Il-jung (Jun Guang-lyul) happens to overhear the conversation between his wife Seo In-suk (Jun In-hwa) and her lover Han Seung-jae (Chung Sung-mo) and learns that they were involved in the death of his mother a decade ago.  When Il-jung confronts them, Seung-jae pushes Il-jung down, saying that his time is over. But their son Gu Ma-jun (Ju Won) comes into the room and Il-jung holds his hand.  Ma-jun, who witnessed what happened between his grandmother and his mother back then as a child, tells Il-jung, “I am so sorry, father. I was so young that there was nothing I could do to help grandmother other than knocking on your room’s door.” Il-jung remembers he came out of the room to see what it happened but found his mother lying collapsed because Ma-jun had hidden himself in fear.

The two men take action to put each other into the corner. Seung-jae set a trap to catch Cho Jin-gu (Park Seong-woong), who betrayed him to help Il-jung. It seems his plan succeeds when Jin-gu shows up. But Jin-gu goes to Seung-jae to deceive him once again for Il-jung.  Il-jung tells Seung-jae, “You have two options -- either to go to the police or take this plane ticket. The ticket will help you leave the country to safety.” But with a hidden card -- he has ordered his men to kidnap Kim Tak-gu (Yoon Si-yoon), Il-jung's son out of wedlock. Seung-jae refuses to do either and rather threatens Il-jung to choose between Tak-gu or his company.
 


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Couple Divorces at Last in ‘Happiness in the Wind’ 

A couple has ended up divorcing in 0923 Wind 2"Happiness in the Wind."  In the episode #160, Kwon Oh-bok (Kim So-eun) and Jang Dae-han (Jin Yi-han) at last filed a divorce after failing to work out misunderstanding between each other.  Since Choi Mi-ran (Lee Sung-min), Dae-han’s former girlfriend who gave a birth to a son with Dae-han, wants her son back, Oh-bok decides that she herself should leave so that their son can live with his birth mother. On the other hand, Dae-han comes to wrongly believe Oh-bok wants to end their marriage to start her life again with her childhood friend Kim Gi-cheol (Kang Eun-tak).  But all that is not true, and the two still love each other, which is evident when they exchange last words and sadly look at each other's retreating figure after leaving the court.  The news of their divorce shocks the entire family as well. Dae-han’s parents feel despair, and his son becomes angry at him, saying, “You should have asked her for forgiveness no matter what.”  Dae-han and Oh-bok keep thinking about each other as well, visiting places they had been to when dating.

Meanwhile, Jang Min-guk (Lee Hyun-jin) seemed to have given up his love for Lee Gang-hee (Kim Mi-sook), his high school teacher who is 20 years his senior. When his grandmother went to a fortuneteller to ask about a good day for him to marry his childhood friend Ha Sol-ji (Jeong Da-young), he said that he would think about it.  But it still remains to be seen whether he will decide to marry Sol-ji or not, since he does not yet know that Gang-hee told a lie that she would marry a doctor when she actually has stomach cancer and only a few months to live.

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Chuseok Special Programs  

In In celebration of Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day), there are some changes in our service this week. Please note the following is applicable only to KBSWORLDi.com (Online Service), please refer to KBS America's Website for changes in the TV listing.

0923 Chuseok

* Special Programs Added

- 'Bread Love and Dreams' Special
- Korea Sings: Award Winners of 30 Years
- Road Documentary: Run, Country Bus!
- Well-being Table for Health 1,2
- Singing Contest of Multi-cultural Families
- Chungsan Sings the Autumn
- Documentary: Meeting with Cultural Assets
- Mother and Daughter
- Beautiful Going-Together
- Singer Handol's Hometown Arirang
- Global Family Lee's Daughter-in-law
- Kim Byung-man's Master Show
- Music Documentary Seoul's Moonlit Night
- Star Family My Mom's the Best
- Big Star Show Dance Grand Prix

* Visit KBSWORLDi.com for the list of cancelled programs.
 

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Friday, September 17, 2010

20100916 (Newsletter) Kim Tak-Gu, Sungkyunkwan & Fugitive Plan B



Hi, KBSWORLDi Fans

It's already middle of September and Chusok (Thanksgiving Day in Korea) is just around the corner (next Wed)!  As most of you know, one of the most popular dramas in Korea, 'Bread Love and Dreams', just ended this week but two new dramas (The Fugitive: Plan B, Jungle Fish 2) are coming by the end of the month.  Hope you are enjoying this late summer/early fall with KBSWORLDi.com!



Son Finally Reunites with Mother in ‘Bread, Love and Dreams’  -- 

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A character in the KBS drama “Bread, Love and Dreams” has finally reunited with his mother 14 years after she disappeared and was believed to be dead.

In the episode #28, Kim Tak-gu (Yoon Si-yoon) sees a man taking his mother Yang Mi-sun (Jun Mi-sun) in a car. He follows the car, and Cho Jin-gu (Park Seong-woong), a friend of Tak-gu’s from the bakery they are working at, is driving the car. Jin-gu is the one suspected of having been involved in the kidnapping of Mi-sun 14 year ago. But he unlocks the car and lets Mi-sun escape.  But Mi-sun is caught again by a group of men sent by Han Seung-jae (Chung Sung-mo).  Fortunately, Tak-gu, hearing her calling out his name, finds her and confronts the men to protect her. 

Tak-gu lets them beat him up until they give up. “Beat me up until you are satisfied, but I won’t leave without taking my mom. You either beat me up to death or let me take my mother with me,” Tak-gu says. “I lost her when I was only 12, and I’ve been searching her for 14 years since then.  And now I’ve finally found her right there. If you were me, could you leave your mother you’ve been searching for without even knowing if she’s already dead or not. If you have parents, you should know how I feel.”  This moves the men. They stop beating Tak-gu and let him meet his mother. The two hold each other and cry. Tak-gu takes her to the Palbong bakery, where everyone welcomes them. The mother and son spend the first night together in 14 years holding each other’s hands in sleep. The drama had its final episode in Seoul on Sep. 16th.


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Teacher Finds Out True Gender of Disguised Boy

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A teacher has found out that a girl is disguised as a boy to study at the boy-only Confucian school Sungkyunkwan in “Sungkyunkwan Scandal.”

In the episode #5, Kim Yun-hee (Park Min-young) is required by student representative Ha In-su (Jeon Tae-soo) to stand up with an apple on her head so he can shoot it with a bow and arrow. She loses her consciousness in fear although she is rescued by Lee Seon-jun (Micky) and Moon Jae-shin (Yu A-in) at the last moment.  Seon-jun and Jae-shin take Yun-hee to the teacher and doctor Jeong Yak-yong (Ahn Nae-sang), who happens to learn that Yun-hee is a child of his former fellow teacher Kim Seung-hwan, who died after being implicated in a political conspiracy.

The teacher feels her pulse and finds out that Yun-hee is a girl, not a boy.  Recovering consciousness, Yun-hee looks for her hairpin, and the teacher holds it up and asks her, “Are you a girl?”  Caught off guard, Yun-hee kneels down and asks him for forgiveness. The teacher says, “How can you expect to be forgiven when you’ve deceived the school? What is your motive?”  “I only did so to make a living. This was the only way for me to be able to live,” she says. “I had to earn money for my mother and sick brother.”  But that does not soften the teacher. He scolds her more severely for justifying her wrongdoings and breaking moral principles and tells her that she will be punished for this. He dismisses her, warning that she should not tell anyone about this and wait quietly until he decides what to do.  Later, Yun-hee goes to see the teacher again and pleads with him with all her heart to allow her to remain at Sungkyunkwan.

 

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Rain is coming with 'The Fugitive: Plan B'  

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Here's the synopsis of an upcoming drama 'The Fugitive: Plan B':

In Korea, you are not allowed to work on a secret investigation or be a private detective. This is why Jiwoo (Rain, Jung Ji-hoon)’s official job title is “P.I.A (Private Investigation Administrator)”.  Many years ago, Jiwoo handled the case of Asian couple who died at a casino in Las Vegas.  As a result, Jiwoo received astronomical amount of money as a reward and also became one of the top detectives.  Jiwoo didn’t know this incident would rebound upon him at that time.  He loses his best friend Gyudong and meets a lady named Jini (Lee Na-Young).  Jini requests Jiwoo to find a person calls Melchidec.  Jini believes that Melchidec is the one who killed her foster parents and she will also get killed by him. She thinks Jiwoo drew the conclusion that her adoptive parents committed suicide, even though he knows all these facts.  As Jiwoo and Jini come closer to getting the full story of the case, they notice that they fall in love for each other.

'The Fugitive: Plan B' starts on Sep. 29th in Seoul.



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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Fugitive Plan B (도망자 Plan B) KBS Official HD Preview (KBS America)

Friday, September 10, 2010

20100910 (Newsletter) Best Program in 2010 and More!



Hi, KBSWORLDi Fans

Thanks to the Labor Day weekend, we've got a shorter work week and that means you have more time to watch your favorite Korean TV program.   :)  Just a reminder: our Labor Day sale ends on Friday. Well, you don't want to miss this chance to save big on your favorite Korean TV dramas and shows.  

Have a wonderful weekend with KBSWORLDi.com!

 



'The Slave Hunters', Best Program in 2010    -- 

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KBS drama 'The Slave Hunters' gained the highest honor at the 37th Korea Broadcasting Awards, the nation’s most prestigious broadcasting award celebrated annually as part of the Broadcasting Day of Korea.  KBS has thus become the winner of the prestigious award over the last three consecutive years, following 'Asian Corridor in Heaven' in 2008 and 'Noodle Road' in 2009.

At a ceremony held on September 3 at KBS Hall which was hosted by the Korean Broadcasters Association, 'The Slave Hunters' also won awards for the Best Drama (short TV drama category), Best Director and Best Screenplay.  Set during the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, the drama revolves around the world of slave hunters and slaves.  The magnificent scale, tight-knit plot and breathtaking action scenes of the drama have drawn significant attention. Its high-profile cast, which includes Jang Hyuk, Lee Da-hae and Oh Ji-ho, is another reason this drama has received the spotlight.

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Two Sons Face Off Over Family Business in ‘Bread, Love and Dreams’

The family of the 0909 Kim Tak Gu1 3business group Geoseong have been shocked to learn that their father Gu Il-jung (Jun Guang-lyul) entrusted managerial rights to his out-of-wedlock son, Kim Tak-gu (Yoon Si-yoon) in the episode 25 of ‘Bread, Love and Dreams.’ The family’s eldest daughter Ja-gyeong (Choi Ja-hye) and son Ma-jun (Ju Won) feel hostile toward Tak-gu, and Ma-jun even plots to oust Tak-gu. He has always felt inferior to his half-brother due to their father’s trust in him.

0909 Kim Tak Gu2In preparing for a board meeting, Tak-gu studies many reports and documents to find out how the company has been operated and tastes all the bread it has produced to analyze why they succeeded or failed.  But Ma-jun tries to win over board directors by providing illicit hospitalities and buys prominent consultants and advisors to have them testify to his ability. Meanwhile, Kim Mi-sun (Jun Mi-sun), Tak-gu’s birth mother who was believed to have been dead, learns that the son of the Geoseong group who has come to head the company instead of Il-jung is her son.  She goes to take a glimpse of him at the board meeting, where Tak-gu has a hard time amid the disagreeable, arrogant members on the board. Il-jung, who is sick in bed seemingly without consciousness, surprisingly opens his eyes when his lawyer tells him that everything worked out fine, as he planned.

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KBSWORLDi E-Store Sale Ends on Sep. 10th  

0909_95_2_t_happiness_wind2KBSWORLDi’s E-Store has Labor Day Sale from Sep 1st to Sep 10th! Save big and get a free gift! Visit 'Event Page' for more detail.

* Event 1: Buy One Get the Second One 50% Off

  - 'Asian Corridor in Heaven', KBSWORLDi $20 Giftcard

* Event 2: FREE Gift of 2D1N (EOR)

  - 'Happiness in the Wind Vol. 2', 'Secret Agent Miss Oh'

* Event 3: Historical Dramas on Sale

  - 'Immortal Yi Soon Shin', 'Scandal in Old Seoul'    It
  

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Friday, September 3, 2010

20100902 (Newsletter) Kim Tak-gu, Sungkyunkwan, E-store Sale



Hi, KBSWORLDi Fans

Wow, it's already September and two thirds of 2010 is gone. Are you getting close to the goals you have set at the beginning of the year?

Right now, KBSWORLDi has a great Labor Day Sale going on and you can save big or get a free gift. Don't miss it 'cause it lasts only ten days! 

Have a great weekend with KBSWORLDi.com!

 



Teacher Passes Away in ‘Bread, Love and Dreams’    -- 

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A legendary baker and teacher spent the last moments of his life with his favorite student in “Bread, Love and Dreams.”  In the episode #23, teacher Pal Bong (Jang Hang-seon), who has been sick in bed, wakes up Kim Tak-gu (Yoon Si-yoon) late at night and takes him to a baking room.  Making bread together with Tak-gu, Pal Bong says, “Life is about going through. You go through good things and bad things and happy moments and sad moments.  Ma-jun is your brother. You have to accept him as part of your life,” revealing that he has known the relationship between Tak-gu and Gu Ma-jun (Ju Won) from the beginning.  Pal Bong continues, “The only regret I have is to lose my only and best friend. That was why I stopped making my specialty,” referring to bread made without using yeast. “There’s nothing more important than cherishing people around you,” he adds.

Pal Bong later smiles and breathes his last breath, saying in a monologue, “Life is like flowers in a field. It leaves no traces when it comes to end, like flowers are gone in an instant. But I was very happy to meet you towards the end of my life.”  Noticing that Pal Bong has passed away when he brings the baked bread to him later, Tak-gu only holds his teacher's hands and weeps.


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Intense youth, coming of age drama series of young people, Sungkyunkwan (成均館)!!

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Nation’s highest educational institute and the oldest university in East Asia that has distinguished history of 500 years; it is Sung-kyun-kwan University.  But if you are thinking of Sungkyunkwan as a boring study place, you underestimated it.  It is the place full of vitality, where youthfulness is flowering, and the school where you learn to be harmonized!  And there is a young Confucian scholar Kim Yoon-hui, who gets into this forbidden place for women, hiding her gender. Yoon-hui’s father, Kim Seung-hyun was a scholar at Sungkyunkwan and also a good friend of the Crown prince.  King Yeongjo calls him before the day of his death and asks him to hand down his secret book Kum-deung-ji-sa across the generations.  However, Kim Seung-hyun gets killed by the opposing faction and the book has disappeared.  Yoon-hui was only 7-year-old when her father got murdered.  Yoon-hui has a talent for writing, which had inherited from her father.  She starts to stay at Sungkyunkwan and meets three good friends: Seon-joon, Jae-sin, Yong-ha.  Yoon-hui slowly gets fascinated by King Jeongjo’s vision and becomes to understand what her father truly dreamt of.  Coming soon to KBSWORLDi.com and KBS WORLD TV!  

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KBSWORLDi E-Store Labor Day Sale (Up to 59% Off)  

20100902 Labor Day SaleKBSWORLDi’s E-Store has Labor Day Sale from Sep 1st to Sep 10th! Save big and get a free gift! Visit 'Event Page' for more detail.

* Event 1: Buy One Get the Second One 50% Off

  - 'Asian Corridor in Heaven', KBSWORLDi $20 Giftcard

* Event 2: FREE Gift of 2D1N (EOR)

  - 'Happiness in the Wind Vol. 2', 'Secret Agent Miss Oh'

* Event 3: Historical Dramas on Sale

  - 'Immortal Yi Soon Shin', 'Scandal in Old Seoul'    It
  

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

20100830 (Promotion) KBSWORLDi E-Store Labor Day Sale


* Watch your favorite Korean dramas and shows online at http://kbsworldi.com/.