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Posted on: Sunday, July 3, 2005

K-dramas take on pirates and poker

By Jeff Chung

"Mr. Housewife"

Tonight (Episodes 3 and 4)

7 p.m: Mina learns her mother-in-law is visiting, and hurries home to find Soo-han playing poker with his friends. Soo-han's mother arrives and criticizes Mina for her poor homemaking skills. Soo-han goes grocery shopping with Yu-jin, the next-door neighbor, and fights an alleged pickpocket who stole her wallet.

8 p.m.: Mina submits her business plan to Sun-woo but Eun-mi intercepts it. Soo-han's mother finds out Soo-han has been fired from work, and chastises Mina, but she holds her ground. In the meantime, Mina is fired from work for giving away leftover food.



"Wonderful Life"

7:50 p.m. tomorrow and Tuesday (episodes 15 and 16)

Tomorrow: Shin-bi finds out she could be dying. Se-jin goes to the church to talk to Father, but collapses on her way out. Once recovered, Se-jin adopts a cheerful manner toward Shin-bi. Seung-wan and Se-jin take Shin-bi to an amusement park, but Shin-bi slowly falls into a coma.

Tuesday: Se-jin and Seung-wan desperately look for a bone-marrow donor for Shin-bi. Seung-wan finds out he's a match for another patient and decides to be a donor. Days after, Se-jin and Seung-wan learn they found a match for Shin-bi.



"Super Rookie"

7:50 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday (episodes 15 and 16)

Wednesday: Hyun-ah offers to help Kang Ho with his English presentation. Bong-sam learns Kang Ho's employment was because of a system error. Kang Ho asks Sung-tae for help with his presentation, but Sung-tae seems preoccupied with gambling. Mi-ok feels threatened when she sees Hyun-ah and Kang Ho together.

Wednesday: Bong-sam sneaks into the dark office to dig up personal information on Kang Ho. The day of the English presentation, Kang Ho completes his presentation just as he had practiced with Hyun-ah, and is proud of himself. Mi-ok's resolve not to fall for Kang Ho melts away at the sight of him.



"Emperor of the Sea"

7:50 p.m. Friday and Saturday (episodes 37 and 38)

Friday: Yum Moon arrives at Chunghae only to be ambushed by Jang Bogo and his security officers. Kim Yang tells Jang Bogo he'll now take charge of suppressing the pirates, but Jang Bogo insists he'll finish what he started. Madam Jami sets a trap for Yum Moon and hands him over to Kim Yang.

Saturday: Yum Moon and his pirates are captured alive by Jang Bogo. Jang Bogo contemplates a fitting punishment for Yum Moon, and decides to brand his face and make him a slave. Yum Moon vows revenge. Few years later, Chunghae is flourishing as a center of commerce. Threatened by Jang Bogo's growing power, Madam Jami and Kim Yang plot to get rid of him.