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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, January 29, 2006

Korean celebrities commit to show

By Jeff Chung

ANDRE KIM DINNER AND FASHION SHOW

5:30 p.m. Feb. 15

Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom

To buy tickets: 956-6016, events@ctahr.hawaii.edu

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K-QUESTION

Will Ji-soo end up with Dong-joo in "Stained Glass"?

1. No way, they have the same father!

2. Get chance — Dong-joo is adopted!

3. Ji-suk, brother of Ji-soo, will mess things up.

4. I like the underdog, Ki-tae.

Polling ends at 11 a.m. Friday. See results next Sunday.

Last week's poll

We asked readers what they think of K-drama quirks. The results: 144 of you find them culturally interesting, 79 want to say "huh?" and 70 say they make the shows unique.

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WIN A K-DRAMA DVD SET

Every week in February and March, KBFD and The Honolulu Advertiser will give away a K-drama DVD set. To win "Love Letter," for the third week of February, answer this question: What is the date of the Andre Kim fashion show? Send your answer with your name, address and daytime telephone to: Honolulu Advertiser, Island Life, K-Drama DVD Week 3, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. Or write to islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "K-Drama DVD Week 3" in the subject line. A random drawing will pick the winner. Entries must be received by Feb. 3. The winner will be notified by Feb. 14.

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Ever since I announced last month that Andre Kim will hold a charity fashion show here on Feb. 15, K-drama fans have been calling the University of Hawai'i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and KBFD trying get inside information on which stars will appear on the catwalk.

Well, I finally have the confirmed three names.

The timing couldn't be better for 6-foot-tall Shim Jee Ho, 24, who you know from the SBS Korean drama "Stained Glass," in which he plays Shin Ji-suk. He also was in the KBS daily drama "My Precious Child."

Fans of the past Korean drama "Fashion 70s" will be happy to hear that Kim Min Jung, 23, who played Ko Joon-hee, will be here. She has starred in 25 other Korean dramas, as well as movies.

The show stopper is superstar Jeong Joon Ho. You may have seen him in a number of Hawaii International Film Festival choices, such as "The Twins," "Another Public Enemy," "Romantic Comedy" and "Marrying the Mob."

Jeong has Hawai'i ties — he's an investor in the Hawaiiana Hotel in Waikiki, has a Hawai'i fan club and frequently visits the Islands. I am told that he speaks English well and has modeled for Andre Kim in the past.

Andre Kim's fashion shows usually end with a wedding scenario, which is when the stars appear. Past celebrity participants include Rain, Kwon Sang Woo, Kim Rae Won, Lee Byung Hun, Choi Ji Woo and Lee Young Ae.

The fashion show — a benefit for the UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources — is part of KBFD's ongoing 20th anniversary celebration. Top South Korean models also will be featured in the fashion show, and 26 journalists from South Korea will be arriving to cover the event.

Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD, which televises all of the K-dramas. If you have a K-drama question or comment, call KBFD at 521-8066 or reach him at jeffchung@kbfd.com.


JUNG-WOO GOES MISSING IN 'FAREWELL'

'A FAREWELL TO TEARS'

EPISODES 41 AND 42

Tonight at 7: Jung-woo's family is devastated when he doesn't come home. Police find Jung-woo's abandoned truck on the roadside and contact his family. Il-ho arranges a meeting with Hae-sun and his wife in an attempt to prove his innocence.

Tonight at 8: Seo-young finds out Jung-woo's whereabouts and looks for him with Sung-jae. Il-ho tries to persuade Min-joo to leave his son, but his plan backfires when his mother and wife show up with Min-joo.

'TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE'

EPISODES 7 AND 8

Tomorrow at 7:50 p.m.: Eun-young tells Young-hoon she was only putting on an act when she accepted his ring. Young-hoon and Eun-young return home to a swarm of fans and reporters at the airport. A talent agency offers Young-hoon a contract. The network suggests Eun-young and Young-hoon fake a relationship.

Tuesday at 7:50 p.m.: Young-hoon tells Soo-min he wants to succeed no matter what it takes, and Soo-min offers him her help. Jin-ha tells Eun-young he'll protect her from now on. Sung-shik invites Young-hoon, Eun-young and Hae-jin on a talk show to frame Eun-young.

'STAINED GLASS'

EPISODES 15 AND 16

Wednesday at 7:50 p.m.: Ji-soo leaves Dong-joo waiting at the altar and has dinner with Ki-tae instead. Tae-hee finds out that Dong-joo's father actually is Ji-soo's father. Ki-tae gets his hopes up after hearing the truth from Tae-hee. Dong-joo's father sends a package full of presents and a bank savings account book to Ji-soo before he leaves for Japan.

Thursday at 7:50 p.m.: Dong-joo returns to the office at Kube. He tells Ji-soo that he knows everything, and that he'll wait for her until she's ready. Dong-joo's co-workers hire Ji-soo to photograph a project to get her and Dong-joo together. Tae-hee proposes to Dong-joo.

'SWEET SPY'

EPISODES 9 AND 10

Friday at 7:50 p.m.: Soon-ae attends a dinner function with Yoo-il, and she runs into Joon and her friend Ji-soo, who is there as the corrupt politician Park's date. Soon-ae questions Song Hyun-chul about her husband's death and the missing document, and he leaves in anger. After dinner, Soon-ae and Yoo-il go back to Yoo-il's place and share a passionate dance.

Saturday at 7:50 p.m.: After Soon-ae has been forced to move out from the upstairs room at the park police station, Joon gives her the keys to his house. But Soon-ae wanders the streets, recalling all the recent bizarre events and wondering about Yoo-il's identity. In the meantime, Song Hyun-chul makes a proposition to Choe.