It has been confirmed that Lee Byung Hun will attend the 25th annual Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival. His movie "A Bittersweet Life" is making its U.S. premiere in Honolulu at 9 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Hawai'i Theatre.

It's not often that Hawai'i attracts a Korean drama and film megastar for an official visit. You know Lee from the 2003 hit drama series "All In," co-starring Song Hae Gyo, and 2001's "Beautiful Days," with Ryu Shi Won and Choi Joo Woo.

He was also in the hit movies "Everybody Has Secrets," which was shown at HIFF in 2004, and "Bungee Jumping of Their Own." He was also in "JSA," which was released in 2000 and went on to become one of the top 10 Korean films of all time.

Lee will be at the Hawai'i Theatre on Oct. 24 for a question-and-answer session after the movie.

Tickets, which sell out quickly, are at www.hiff.org or available through the HIFF box office at Dole Cannery.

"A Bittersweet Life" was released in Korea this past year. The 120-minute film was directed by Kim Jee-woon, who will be on hand to introduce the movie. "A Bittersweet Life" also has a cameo appearance from Eric Moon, who played the male lead in the KBFD Korean drama series "Super Rookie."

"A Bittersweet Life" was shown at the Cannes Film Festival this past year. Lee plays Sun-woo, an intelligent, cool-headed perfectionist who does not believe in love. Sun-woo's loyalty to his boss, Mr. Kang, coupled with ice-like management skills, helps him climb to the top position of the upscale lounge and restaurant. Mr. Kang asks Sun-woo to keep an eye on his girlfriend, Hee-soo, while away on a business trip. Hee-soo is played by Shin Min-a, who was also in "Beautiful Days" portraying Lee's younger sister. Mr. Kang suspects Hee-soo might be seeing another man and trusts Sun-woo to take care of all matters.

Lee, 35, is one of the few Korean entertainers who have had success in both TV and film. He's not only popular in Korea but also reaches deeply into the hearts of Japanese, Filipino and Chinese audiences.

He majored in French literature at Hanyang University and did his theater graduate studies at Choongang University.

Another rising star from Korea will be attending HIFF this year: Lee Ki-woo, making his first official visit to Hawai'i for the opening-night world premiere of "Sad Movie." More about Lee Ki-woo later.

Another note: A production crew from KBS, Korea's largest network, will be in Hawai'i during HIFF. The network has a weekly entertainment program, "Yeon Eh Ga Joong Gae (Entertainer's Show)," that will do a story on the film festival. KBFD airs "Entertainer's Show" at 6:50 p.m. Wednesdays.

Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises all the Korean dramas with English subtitles. Questions or comments can be sent to KBFD at 521-8066.

PLASTIC SURGERY FOR YOUNG-JEE? WHO KILLED LEE MI-YOUNG?

'A FAREWELL TO TEARS'

EPISODES 11 AND 12

Tonight at 7: Il-ho warns Sung-min never to see Yoe-jin again. Sung-min fights back and tells him he'll expose all of Il-ho's wrongdoings if he ever hassles him again. Hee-sook tells Yeojin to start over with Sung-min. Jung-woo rejects Seo-young, but the two continue their relationship.

Tonight at 8: Sung-kyu invites Sung-jae's family to dinner, and the topic of conversation turns to Jung-woo and Hae-sun. Hee-sook tells Sung-min to accept their divorce and start over again. Yeo-jin asks Sung-min to run away with her. Seo-young and Jung-woo prepare for the opening of their cafe.

'SECRET LOVERS'

EPISODES 1 AND 2

Tomorrow at 7:50 p.m.: Young-jee is fired from her job as parking attendant. Joon-woo and Ah-mi have a chance encounter at a half marathon they were both running. Young-jee enters a contest for children's stories and tells her all-too-real revisionist version of Cinderella, which appalls the children in the audience.

Tuesday at 7:50 p.m.: Depressed about her life prospects, Young-jee goes to see Ah-mi for plastic surgery consultation. Ah-mi tells Young-jee that she needs no surgery, and offers her a free spa treatment. Young-jee runs into Ah-mi again, when she is hired to drive Ah-mi home after one of Ah-mi's frequent binge drinking sessions.

'REBIRTH'

EPISODES 9 AND 10

Wednesday at 7:50 p.m.: Seeing Shin-hyeok/Ha-eun gives Eun-ha all the more reason to doubt Ha-eun's death. Ha-eun helps Yang Man-chul's family through Mr. Chun. Gang-ju find out Ha-eun was Shin-hyeok's twin brother, and informs Shin-hyeok/Ha-eun of her findings. Gang-ju gets a mystery letter containing clues to the events about to unfold.

Thursday at 7:50 p.m.: Mr. Chun remembers Ha-eun/Shin-hyeok as the detective who had helped him out once. After receiving a mysterious letter, Gang-ju decides to investigate Ha-eun's death and the case he was working on. Gang-ju tells Eun-ha Shin-hyeok is Ha-eun's long-lost twin brother.

'LAWYERS'

EPISODES 15 AND 16

Friday at 7:50 p.m.: Jung-ho now knows that his wife, Hae-soo, was the one whom Joo-hee's parents visited on the night of the fatal accident five years ago. Joo-hee, not knowing this, looks for Young-mi, the woman who worked at her parents' clinic, in hopes to find out whom their parents may have visited that night.

Saturday at 7:50 p.m. (final episode): Jung-ho makes arrangements for Suk-ki to hide till he can confirm who really killed Lee Mi-young. Suk-ki says that he will, but he actually goes to Hong In-ki's place to kill him. Hong has his men tie up Suk-ki, and they throw him in a shipping container and leave him for dead. In the meantime, Jung-ho gets Kwon Hyuk-joong to admit that he killed Lee Mi-young.