It's time for the 8th Annual Korean Festival at Kapi'olani Park.

The traditional festival takes place tomorrow, but it has a special kickoff tonight at Sunset on the Beach with "Lump of Sugar," a Korean film from CJ Entertainment about a girl and a race horse who both lost their mothers when they were young. The pre-movie entertainment at Queen's Surf Beach includes singer Park Sun-ju, Hawaiian groups and traditional Korean dance.

Tomorrow's event at Kapi'olani Park is themed "See, Taste, and Listen." Food booths, entertainment and sponsor tents will fill the field with giveaways and cultural information.

The Korean Festival is staged by the Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with a multitude of local sponsors and hundreds of volunteers. The festival was originally started to celebrate the Korean centennial of immigration to the United States, and Hawai'i served as the first home for many Korean immigrants.

The big draw this year is entertainment: in addition to the performances tonight at Sunset on the Beach, Hwan Hee and Kwon Min will perform at the festival tomorrow.

Hwan Hee performed at Hawai'i Theatre in February with Brian Joo as the duo Fly to the Sky. Park was in the Islands earlier this year with Song Il-gook for his fan appreciation event.

Hwan Hee shocked the entertainment world when he openly talked about his facial makeover through plastic surgery. He is well-known for his singing talent and for being half of the rhythm and blues duo Fly to the Sky. He also has many albums, awards and songs to his credit, including the theme song for the Korean drama "Fashion 70s."

The singer-actor-model made his television debut with "Over the Rainbow," a 2006 MBC drama series. Hwan Hee and Joo have since decided to pursue their own careers.

Kwon Min's acting debut came in 2002's sitcom "Orange" and he recently had roles in "General Hospital 2" and other Korean TV shows.

He also made an appearance in the Korean film "My Boyfriend is Type B." Kwon Min was also at the Song Il-gook fan event in March.

Park Sun-ju is a singer and songwriter who has recorded five albums and is currently a vocal professor and trainer in South Korea. She specializes in combining jazz, ballads and blues into her own style of singing.

Park studied at New York University, where she majored in psychology and music performance.

For more information on the 8th Annual Korean Festival, please visit www.koreanfestivalhi.com or contact the Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce at www.hkccweb.org.

THIS WEEK'S K-DRAMA SYNOPSES

'BRILLIANT LEGACY'

Episodes 9 and 10

Tonight at 7:45 p.m.: Afraid Grandma would find Eun-woo first, Sung-hee offers to get a place for Eun-sung and tells her to move out of Grandma's house. She also promises to find Eun-woo, but Eun-sung turns down Sung-hee's offer. Sung-hee comes home to find Seung-mi with the deed to the condo in her hands.

Tomorrow at 7:45 p.m.: Grandma orders Hwan to drive Eun-sung to her mom's grave. Feeling guilty for losing her brother, Eun-sung cries her eyes out and Hwan feels a tug at his heart. Eun-sung's father also comes to his wife's grave and narrowly misses Eun-sung.

'DARE TO LOVE'

Episodes 11 and 12

Sunday at 6:45 p.m.: Gum-ran tells her family why she can't call Jang-mi's father. Sae-dol's feeling down and out when he spots Soo-nam with Yanti. Soo-nam doesn't know what to do. Jung-seok suggests marrying Yanti off. Soon-shin comes up with a plan to save Jang-mi.

Sunday at 7:45 p.m.: Sae-dol keeps on blackmailing Soo-nam until he discovers that it's more than he thought. Yanti gets more and more comfortable with modern life. Soon-shin does a paternity test between himself and Jang-mi. The whole family tries to find a matching donor for Jang-mi.

'PRINCESS JAMYUNG'

Episodes 24 and 25

Monday at 7:45 p.m.: Overcome with jealousy when she sees Hodong and Jamyung together, Lahee decides to stay and join the battle. Jasil tells Wang Hol to kill Jamyung, but Mo Yanghae tells him to bring her back alive. Hodong devises a plan to capture Lahee alive, and Jamyung and Ilpum kill Ha Hogae, a Nakrang general, to capture Lahee.

Tuesday at 7:45 p.m.: King Choi Li has composites of Jamyung and Ilpum drawn and orders them killed for killing a Nakrang general. Donggobi is shocked when she sees the paintings, and tells Mo Haso the girl in the painting is Puku. Wang Jasil asks Song Maeseolsu to kill Puku (Jamyung).

'CITY HALL'

Episodes 7 and 8

Wednesday at 7:45 p.m.: Guk extends Mi-rae help in her fight to get City Hall to pay her the prize money. But she is torn as Guk plans to use her cause to bring down Mayor Goh for the benefit of his own party and perhaps to run for mayor himself.

Thursday at 7:45 p.m.: Mayor Goh gets ousted due to corruption charges brought on by the attention from Mi-rae's protests. Mi-rae becomes a civic hero in the people's minds, and Guk tries to persuade her to run for mayor.