Korean drama update for September 27

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Epik High of YG Entertainment will have a concert in Hawaii on Oct. 18 at the Neil Blaisdell Concert Hall.

Epik High of YG Entertainment will have a concert in Hawaii on Oct. 18 at the Neil Blaisdell Concert Hall.

Members Tablo, Mithra and Tukutz will perform at 6 p.m., with a meet-and-greet opportunity before the concert. It has been a long time since a K-pop concert took place in Hawaii, and this also is YG’s first live concert here.

Tickets have been on sale since Sept. 16 at ticketmaster.com. Concert tickets range from $65 for balcony, $75 for general seating and $100 for premium seats, with meet-and-greet tickets for an additional $100.

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“Here Comes Jang Bori”

Episodes 45-46

6:30 p.m. today: Bo-ri remembered the accident from 20 years ago and begs her mom to repent her ways and not commit more sins. But In-hwa insists everything will be fine as soon as she finds Min-jung’s baby. Soo-bong realizes Min-jung is hiding Jong-ha and employs Ji-sang’s help to find him. 7:45 p.m. today: Min-jung talks her mother into lying. Min-jung’s mom testifies she saw Oak-soo abandon Bo-ri. In-hwa accuses Oak-soo of trying to set her up. Dong-woo scolds Hwa-yoen for not taking better care of Jung-ran.

“Mrs. Cop”

Episodes 7-8

7:45 p.m. Monday: Chief Yeon orders Young-jin to take her hands off the huge narcotics case she stumbled upon while investigating Lee Eun-jung’s murder case. Young-jin tells Do-young to persuade the only survivor of a sex-trafficking ring to give up the identities of the organization. 7:45 p.m. Tuesday: A new serial murder case is opened when a runaway girl is found dead. Young-jin finds Chairman Kang’s car in surveillance camera footage while looking for the serial killer. She asks Kang for his cooperation in the investigation but he tries to weasel his way out.

“The Gang Doctor”

Episodes 7-8

7:45 p.m. Wednesday: Do-joon is dumbfounded by President’s Ko’s offer of a deal when the news of Yeo-jin’s death breaks. Detective Lee overhears Man-shik talking to another criminal in the detention cell and realizes he’s somehow connected to Yong-pal. 7:45 p.m. Thursday: Detective Lee tracks Yong-pal to Hanshin Hospital. Tae-hyun and Director Lee are invited to dinner at Do-joon’s mansion. There, Tae-hyun hears about Sung-hoon, Yeo-jin’s late boyfriend. Nurse Hwang calls Do-joon’s secretary and threatens him to take her back to Yeo-jin’s side.

“Identical Affairs”

Episodes 3-4

7:45 p.m. Friday: Hae-kang gets furious when she sees Seol-li and Jin-eon together in front of an elevator, but she asks them to have dinner together. Seol-li later tells Jin-eon she was sincere when she kissed him in the elevator. She also tells Jin-eon that she’ll wait until Jin-eon is ready. 7:45 p.m. Saturday: Jin-eon’s heart goes out to Seol-li even more when he finds out Seol-li was an abandoned orphan. Baek-seok opens his own practice but gets no work. While going through his school yearbooks, he comes across Yong-gi’s picture and starts reminiscing about the old days.

This column is your source for updates on Korean dramas. Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD-TV on Oahu, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles.