(grunting)
Why you want, uh, "ten tip to punish your pecs"?
I don't. I'm trying to get the other magazine out.
Why you put in like this?
I didn't. Umma did.
Appa: Give to me.
Aeecham.
Well, that's one way to do it.
Yobo, stop taking perfume sample.
Why you doing like this? Doing like what?
Jamming all the magazines in.
Yeah. See what happened?
You do that. Not me.
I do this because you do that.
Why don't we spread out the magazines, make it look nice?
Because then we can't have lots of magazine.
Can't sell what we don't have.
Can't sell what we do have if it look like this.
(sighing)
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And where do you think you're going, mister?
Well, it was only a half day for me,
But I gave it my all.
Oh. Right.
Hey. We haven't really talked about
The whole, you know, astounding trek thing.
I didn't know there was anything to talk about.
No, you're right. There isn't. Kinda.
Well, not now, obviously,
But thought maybe later we could talk.
Sure.
(laughing)
Are the freckles part of her costume?
I think that's acne.
Oh, my god.
Which one of you troublemakers put this up?
It was out of love. Jung showed it to me.
I couldn't resist. What? It's cute.
I can take it down. Shannon: No need.
I'm proud of that outfit.
I won best anne in my class three years running.
The final year by default.
Well, hopefully people get the message.
Oh, the message is received.
But just remember, you drew first blood.
Raggedy ann?
Anne of green gables. Oh.
Jung: Hey.
Hey. What are you doing here?
Can't I just pop by and say hello?
Oh. I didn't mean it that way.
I had a job interview in the neighbourhood.
I knew it! Wait. Did you get fired?
No, no. I was just trying
To see what was out there.
As it turns out, not much. Hmm.
I thought school was supposed to make you a better photographer.
Kidding.
No, you're right.
I was kidding.
Just in a bit of a slump lately.
Yeah. I hear you.
My biz course made me feel like I was getting somewhere.
New city, new opportunities. I loved it.
Now, I'm back wiping windshields in handyland.
Better than having to decipher this every day.
Appa's dairy prices? Yeah.
Like a where's waldo for yogurt.
You know, you could put these into a chart.
Here.
So, volume goes here,
And dairy type goes this way.
That's so smart.
Okay. I was just trying to help.
No, really. It is. Whatever.
You know, there's also this magazine issue.
I don't mean issue. I mean issue.
Still very unclear.
Oh, god. What a mess. Yeah.
Look at those cheeks!
Omar: Is he smiling or crying?
Jung is going to be so embarrassed.
That's kimchee.
Really? Yeah. That's me.
(in posh accent) you come for the queen, you better not miss.
Unless I went too far?
Nuh-uh. You took it up a notch.
This thing is on.
What do you mean, "on"?
Like, should I be worried? I feel worried.
I just thought it was cute. We can put mine back up.
I have one where a bee stung me in the eye.
No. It's just seeing my dad.
We haven't spoken in a long time.
I'm sorry. When gwen gave me the picture,
She didn't say anything.
I haven't really talked to her about it.
He left when I was young.
Well, he looks pretty happy there.
That's because he's about to take off in that boat.
Ah, I'm kidding. He didn't leave in a boat.
Or at least I don't think so.
Again, I was young.
Probably took a cab.
You only hear what you want to hear
So you can say what you want to say.
Well, thank you. That's nice to hear that.
You do this?
No. You?
Why I ask if you do this if I do this?
Hey. What did you buy me?
You do that?
Before I answer that, what do you think?
Nice spread out. Lots of magazine.
Janet: And the second rack was just sitting in the basement.
Good idea, janet.
Actually, it was jung's idea. He dropped by.
Oh. He also did this.
Oh, that's good idea. You can find price so fast.
Jung has got lots of good ideas.
He could give you some business tips.
I don't need.
It wouldn't be for you; it'd be for him.
Jung's dying to use what he learned in school.
And if you gave him the opportunity here,
It would really boost his confidence.
Yeah. I don't know.
I do know, and I think it's very good idea.
Janet: Thanks, umma.
Not as good as jung's idea, but still very good.
Thanks.
(clearing throat) oh.
Need something?
I was just dropping off the signed reports.
I got tired halfway through and had to use my left hand,
So some of them say "shaman roth,"
But you get the gist.
Thanks.
I saw. I saw you saw.
I'm sorry. I feel like this is all my fault.
And whether you choose to find your dad
And work through those repressed emotions
Or if you just want to bury them further, I support you.
Thanks, but I think it's a closed book.
Totally. Totally.
The book is closed and it is back on the shelf.
Is that weird?
Uh, it was your metaphor. I was just kind of going with it.
No. I mean not doing anything about it.
Not at all. I have a friend who was adopted
That kind of feels the same way.
But it's who raised you that's important.
Exactly.
Is there anything I can do?
Wash your dishes.
Well, if you think of anything, I'm here.
What is kim's convenience?
Is it just a store made of bricks and mortar?
Or some items sitting on a shelf collecting dust,
Bought in bulk?
Or is kim's convenience
A rare feeling in these trying times?
A warm greeting for friends
And for strangers?
(whispering) does he want us to answer?
I don't know who he's talking to.
Jung: Young-mi, sang-il,
You started kim's convenience as a store,
But it could be so much more.
A garden centre in the spring and summer,
And in the basement, a year-round rental space.
Janet's photography studio.
Sorry?
You're a great artist,
But the best motivation for creativity is survival.
She starts paying rent asap.
What?
Yeah. Great idea!
Jung: These revenue streams should increase profits
By 15% to 20% in the first year.
And after that, who knows?
In conclusion, I think
There's great potential here for kim's convenience to be...
(laptop keys clacking) ...More than a store.
(applauding)
So good, jung! So professional.
Appa: Mm-hmm. Go back to part where janet paying rent.
I've already looking into the zoning permits,
And I can help with the business loans, too.
Yeah, okay.
Maybe we hire architect, put in skylight.
Yeah, and back patio with jacuzzi.
Sure, sure.
I actually have a friend that can help with the designs.
What?
For the new expansion.
The garden centre.
Umma: Oh, we are too old to start new thing.
Yeah, yeah. It's a good idea, but too much risk.
Mm-hmm.
But the presentation, you asked for it.
Janet asked for it.
This is for you, to build confidence.
Well, I just thought it would help.
My bad. I misunderstood.
Well, jung--
Shannon: Aw, it's adorable.
Omar: How'd stacie get my yearbook?
High school research is kind of her thing.
All right.
So, I got to thinking--
Yeah. That omar has had some work done.
No. About my dad.
Oh.
I may have reacted too quickly.
I mean, I'm okay. My life has been good.
But maybe he's not okay, you know?
Maybe he's all messed up with guilt over leaving us.
Might be nice for him to know I made it okay without him.
(awkwardly) mm-hmm.
Not in a "screw you" way.
More a "I'm my own man" kind of way.
Yep. What's wrong?
Nothing. 'cause I'm fine.
Yeah. Me, too. It's a great idea.
Okay. So, if we're going to do this,
You can't tell gwen, jung or my mum,
Or they'll make a big deal about it.
Agreed. Wait. We're going to do this?
Uh-huh.
It's from instagram, but pretty embarrassing, right?
It's actually a great photo.
Damn it.
Hey. Hey.
You're home sooner than I thought.
Yeah. I dropped by kimchee's to grab some stuff.
Thought we'd hang out, but he was acting kind of weird.
Yeah. Wow.
This is nice.
Oh. Uh, it's kwami's. He had a hot date.
Oh. Cool.
Jung: Hey, listen.
I was thinking maybe we put this over here.
Yeah.
What do you think? Possibly,
But before we decide on that, maybe we can talk?
Oh. Um, yeah.
I wouldn't mind grabbing a shower first.
Or we can just talk another time.
It's just a shower.
No, no. Go ahead. We'll talk later.
No. Fine, fine. Just tell me what I did wrong.
No. Forget it. It's not a good time.
No. You wanted to talk, so what is it?
(sighing) is this about astounding trek?
Because we already talked about that.
No. We never talked about it. That's the problem!
Is it something I did or didn't do?
Just take your shower.
(sighing)
Jung: Oh, hey, man.
I thought you were out.
No. Just, you know, chillin'.
Sorry about the noise.
Don't be. We're all people.
It's just things are good and we're doing good,
And then, all of a sudden, we're not, and--
Woman: Kwami?
Uh, be right there. Sorry.
No, no. Um, have it her. I mean--
Inside voices.
You still think about jung?
No. Just about a dream I had.
About what?
Jung. Yeah.
But we have to think about retirement, not a garden centre.
I know.
Yobo-- hmm?
We come to canada with nothing, and then we make a store.
But after we retire and sell store,
And a new owner change the name of store, then what?
I think jung have, uh, some good idea.
And, uh, maybe he just need the opportunity.
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It's okay to be nervous.
What am I going to say?
"hey, dad. Here's what you missed out on:
"me stealing stuff, barely finishing high school
And getting a job cleaning gum off car seats."
Well, when you put it like that-- (sighing)
But, you know, a few years ago, I wanted to fire you.
You were the worst employee I had.
Now, you're indispensable.
Thank you.
(sighing)
I just worry this is a bad idea.
Remember the story I told you
About my adopted friend?
Well, I don't have an adopted friend.
Yeah. It was pretty obvious you were making it up.
No. It's...
It's me. I'm adopted.
Oh.
So, I can understand being worried
And curious about who your parents are.
I know so little about my birth parents,
And I don't know what I'd do if I were you.
But I do know if I didn't go in there right now,
I'd always wonder.
'cause you do not want to live a life full of regret.
That'll just-- okay. You get it.
(doorbell ringing)
Jung? Hey, umma.
Just looking for my charger.
Oh. Okay. Yeah. Oh.
I'm making galbijim tonight.
You and miss shannon should come for dinner.
Maybe, uh, ask kimchee, too, hmm?
Sure.
Hey, appa.
Uh, about yesterday--
It's all janet fault. Yeah, yeah.
Just overreacted, I guess.
Yeah. I think we overreacted, too.
You have lots of good idea.
Umma: But we are too old.
This is young-people idea.
Ah. Maybe new owner can use.
New owner?
Nobody yet.
Still looking, but maybe
If they is young like you, they can use your idea.
Huh.
What you thinking?
Nothing. Nothing. Just, um...
I don't know. What if...
You take over store?
Yeah. Hi. I'm calling about the director position.
I applied last week. Shannon ross.
Oh. Yeah, I can definitely come in then.
Thanks so much.
Looking forward to meeting you, too.
(in posh accent) grand.
No. I just said "grand" in a funny way.
Okay, thanks. I got to go.
No, I know I called you. I'm sorry. Bye.
So, how'd it go?
Really well.
I think I needed to say a few things after all.
It wasn't easy, but I said them.
And, yeah. Closure.
What did your dad say?
Oh, he's not my dad. What?
Apparently I made a mistake.
Right name, wrong dad.
But still, he seemed proud of me.
And the hug?
I promised him a free rental. Mid-size and under.
(ignition turning) you okay?
Yeah. I'm good.
Parking brake. Ooh, right.
Yeah. It's just so busy now.
Seems like my internship is turning into work.
Right. What used to be fun and personal is now a grind.
No. More like they offered me a job.
Don't tell your dad yet.
Wow. That's great!
I'm also making a change.
Really?
Yeah. It's about time
I did something with my photography.
Thought I'd officially start working for myself.
That's awesome.
Weddings, special events. Then, who knows?
It won't be easy. I'll need some help.
I'm in! That job was killing me.
Oh, wow.
Okay... I just wanted more of a sounding board.
Oh. So, you weren't offering.
But only because I thought you were so busy.
I mean, yeah, you know?
If you're good and it's more of a solo thing, I get it.
But having a partner would be good, too.
I'm just, you know, processing.
In a good way. Yeah. Me, too.
Lots to process. Mm-hmm.
And it's not that bad at work.
But don't tell them. Or your dad.
Cool. (chuckling nervously)
What do you think?
I don't know.
There's lots to think about.
Uh, what's going on?
Family meeting.
Oh. So, maybe I should leave.
Yeah, okay.
Seriously, did someone die? No.
We just talking about jung taking over store.
What? You can't do that.
(chuckling)
I mean, you can't run the store, jung.
Look. I know there have been setbacks, okay?
But I'm sure that if I put my mind to it,
I could do a great job.
But why would you want to?
Open early, close late.
No benefits, no vacation, and what does it amount to?
Ah.
I'm just saying you can't run the store
Because I think you can do better.
Oh.
Fyi, I wasn't going to take it.
I just didn't want to be rude.
Hmm. Like you do just now.
Don't get me wrong. I'm flattered.
But I kind of want to do things my own way, you know?
Like you did.
I understand.
Just to clarify, when I asked, "what does it amount to,"
The answer is, "so, so much."
Just keep digging, janet.
(siren wailing)
You can probably just head up.
No. I'll wait for jung.
Do you want to play a game or something?
I'm good.
Do you know muk-jji-ppa? Who?
Sorry we're late. That's fine.
G-man, what's up?
Gerald: You know. Kimchee: Cool.
You joining us? No. I had some already.
It's really good. Spoiler alert.
Okay. Shall we?
You look nice.
Thanks. I brought the pears.
I really appreciate you doing this.
It's fine.
Hey.
I just wanted to say sorry about the other night.
I know we haven't been on the same wavelength lately.
We should probably just go up.
Because it is no one's fault, you know?
We're going through a rough patch,
And we need to push through.
I think that we should break up.
What?
I'm sorry. I didn't want to do this right now.
Is it the fake proposal?
No, no. Well, yes, but no.
I just...
What excited me about astounding trek
Was the idea of adventure,
Of leaving handy and trying something new.
And-- and I know that we're okay...
Can you honestly say that you're happy
With the way things are?
I mean, I don't disagree, but it doesn't mean that we--
So, we're breaking up?
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come.
Umma: Jung, miss shannon? Dinnertime.
This is a kim sisters album.
Cool. I didn't know you had sisters.
(laughing) not my sisters. Just the name.
They is k-pop before k-pop is k-pop.
Oh.
Jung: Smells great, umma.
Umma: Oh, jung.
Mmm. Oh.
So good to see you, miss shannon.
Good to see you, too. Thank you for having me.
I brought korean pears.
Oh, thank you.
I brought wine. You remembered.
I reminded him. Hmm.
Umma: (sighing) okay.
Dinner is ready.
Wow! Ah.
That looks so great.
Kimchee: Smells awesome, ajuma.
Umma: Okay. Everybody sit, sit.
(speaking korean)
Ah. Now, we eat.
So, who is going to pray?
(whispering) we haven't started yet.
(whispering) deflect your way. I deflect mine.
Okay. I do. (clearing throat)
You know, it's a long time now
Mrs. Kim and me come from korea.
We make store and two kids.
Lots of hard time, though.
Racism, stealing, long hour--
Food's getting cold.
(laughing)
And a kid who never listen.
But when I die, I'm not going to think about that.
I just think of smiling customer,
Laughing with friend.
Good memory, like this.
Yeah. Okay. Let's toast-pray, hmm?
Umma: Yeah.
Thank you, god, for everything you give to us.
For food, for freedom, for business.
But most of all, thank you for family.
Oh, and for kimchee and miss shannon, too.
(chuckling)
Appa: Amen. All: Amen.
Geonbae. Geonbae.
(glasses clinking)
Ah. What you talking, huh?
We think name of store is going to be kim's variety.
No. Kim's variety store.
(sighing) anyway, so then, we gonna choose...
Appa & janet: ...7-12.
Like 7-11, but 12.
Yeah. Huh? So then, we gonna go with...
All: Kim horton.
Like tim horton, but with kim.
I'm trying to tell you some--
Okay, okay. Time to say goodbye.
Oh. Take something from store.
It's okay.
Appa: Ah, have to. Hurry up.
(umma speaking korean)
Lunch buddies?
Always.
Wait. Where you going?
Meeting up with friends. I won't be late. Bye, everyone.
Bye. Bye.
(speaking korean) thank you, ajuma, ajushee.
(both speaking korean)
Drive safe, everybody.
Shannon: Bye. Thank you.
Appa: Bye, miss shannon.
Bye, appa. Bye, umma.
Jung. (speaking korean)
Appa: Okay. See you.
(sighing)
Ah, gerald.
Next time, I'm going to make more myulchi bokkeum.
Miss shannon really like that one.
(chuckling) dinner was so good, yobo.
And no one had a fight.
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