Hit 'Cain and Abel' makes way to Isles
By Jeff Chung
Hallyu star So Ji Sub returns to the small screen next week when the Korean drama "Cain and Abel" begins airing here.
Already a hit in South Korea, the 20-episode series features So Ji Sub ("I'm Sorry I Love You," aka "Misa") as Abel (Lee Cho-in) and Shin Hyun Joon as Cain (Lee Sun-woo). Chae Jung Ahn and Han Hi Min also star.
As the title suggests, "Cain and Abel" is a drama about sibling rivalry. Lee Sun-woo and Lee Cho-in, adoptive brothers and accomplished neurosurgeons, become rivals when the family's hospital is willed to the adopted Cho-in instead of biological son Sun-woo. Enraged, Sun-woo and his mother send Cho-in to China, where he saves a North Korean refugee and falls in love with her. He survives a murder attempt but amnesia forces him to piece his former life back together.
THIS WEEK’S K-DRAMA SYNOPSES
'THE FAMILY OF HONOR'
Episodes 37 and 38
Tonight at 7:45 p.m.: Both Jin-ah and Mal-soon get Chairman Ha's approval, but the Ha family rejects Young-ja. Dan-ah tells Young-ja that she'll break up with Gang-suk.
Tomorrow at 7:45 p.m.: Gang-suk decides to go to the United States. Jin-ah finds out she's infertile. Gang-suk shows up at Soo-young and Tae-young's wedding.
'GLASS CASTLE'
Episodes 36 and 37
Sunday at 6:45 p.m.: Min-joo seems to get special treatment when Yusung becomes JBC's second-largest shareholder. Yu-ran proves her trust to Hyong-seok. Doo-hyong tells his wife Sung-ha is Joon-song's child.
Sunday at 7:45 p.m.: Joon-song's mother thinks Sung-ha is Joon-song's child. She starts being nice to Min-joo, who feels uncomfortable around Suk-jin. Joon-hee's trying to forget Suk-jin. Hyong-seok finds some dirt on Doo-hyong.
'YALU FLOWS'
Episodes 2 and 3 of 3
Monday and Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. Synopses not available.
'CAIN AND ABEL'
Episodes 1 and 2
Wednesday and Thursday at 7:45 p.m.: Lee Sun-woo, a brilliant and career-driven neurosurgeon, returns from Johns Hopkins to Korea, where his younger adopted brother, Lee Cho-in, is an idealistic emergency room neurosurgeon who has claimed the heart of Sun-woo's former love.
Tomorrow at 7:45 p.m.: Sun-woo sends Cho-in to China to observe a groundbreaking brain surgery and Sun-woo's mother hatches a scheme to make certain that Cho-in does not come back in time to have a say in Bosung Medical Center's future. In China, Cho-in meets Oh Young-ji, a North Korean refugee hired by gangsters to spy on Cho-in.