How Kim's Convenience actress Andrea Bang landed her starring role - with no TV experience 

Kim's Convenience is sooooo good. I'm not Korean, but so many characters act just like my family. It really is the perfect Canadian sitcom.

Corona Netflix binge & I found this hilarious show. Starting to think Corona is "sneak attack" ..

This is the best series canada has produced in a very long while. Possibly ever. Love Andrea and the cast !

never heard of andrea bang till i watched kims convenience.. thought that her and the entire cast was p solid in terms of acting.. alot of genuinely funny comedic moments lol

Andrea Bang is so humble 😭 I'm such a fan of her and the show

its about a korean family but many japanese, chinese, pinoy, indian, pakistani, bangladeshi etc can easily relate !! typical asian family :P

Andrea you are natural,sincere and talented wishing you continued success

What I like about the show is that they don't try to make it just about culture, but they also don't ignore it entirely, because while I am interested in other cultures and ways of life, I know that the people in those cultures are still people, with families especially.

This is the most underrated show on Netflix. Probably because it was on Canadian tv for so long. I'm a white American and even I can appreciate how amazing it is. You don't need to be Asian to love it.

she is so adorable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man, he’s a great interviewer, hats off man, made her so comfortable

just finished all 4 seasons, for someone who's never really acted, she can turn on the tears in a heartbeat, love her relationship with Mr. Kim

Aw she’s a cutie

She is so cute

SO sad that the series is over. It deserves to be another Cheers lasting years and years.

I absolutely adore each of the characters on this show, it's the first time, usually I like one or two characters in a show, but this one....the writing is clever, funny, and hands-down so well acted by each actor...I love it....it lifts my spirits, it's just what I needed during these hard times. Andrea Bang is absolutely fantastic!

She sneak attack into the show ❤

The writing on this show is so brilliant. Its like Seinfeld with a heart and no laugh track.

She is such a sweetie!!! Can totally relate to being nervous in interviews :)

just learned she's 30... damn that asian genetics...

Andrea so sincere and cute! Her expressions are priceless and shes super funny

My wife is Korean, half Korean daughter. The show stays true to what immigrants go through and how they actually see the world. Love the show and iis well written.

I see so much of myself in Janet’s character. Love Andrea’s acting and the show!

I love Andrea Bang! She's a real cutie. Met her before and she's as sweet as she is cute. Cool down to earth chick. I Wish her the absolute best! Still crushing on her. She hates my impressions. Lol.

he is a good interviewer

this show is the perfect combination of funny and heartwarming. after the last episode, i immediately started watching it again from the beginning.

I love Kim’s convenience! 😍 The chemistry of the actors is amazing and it’s just so chill and happy going. Please bring more seasons! 💕

As a japanese Canadian, this show is so relatable

Tom seems like he does a great job; he knows his facts, he lets the guest talk and asks the right questions at the right time. It might be a good idea, though, for people who get nervous, to do a little talking before the camera/mikes are on and if anything interesting comes up, he can broach it again.

Love the show - any scene with Janet (Andrea Bang) and Appa/dad (Paul ?) is just HILARIOUS! I get excited when they both walk into a scene together. “STOP!”

I just want to give her a hug.

She’s like a human puppy. She’s absolutely adorable!

I introduced my cousin in Nigeria to the show on Netflix and his wife is now hooked. I really enjoyed the show. I hope most of the actors and actress hit it big in the future.

bring the show back I was so mad when it was canceled 😞 such a great show

Andrea is great! As a Korean Canadian, Kim's Convenience is so relatable, and genuinely funny, love it!

I really like Kim’s Convienience. I laugh out loud at so many of the the situations that come up. I really hope there are more seasons because it is a great show with a great cast.

Watching this show makes this American want to become a Canadian! I ❤️ this show and actors! Glad Season 4 is out. Binge watching during the pandemic.

i can't stress how relatable the show is and i'm not even korean. i never heard of the show, but i watch korean media (from korea) just not in an obsessive way where i'm looking for korean media left and right and my cousin who doesn't watch any korean media (even though kim's convenience is technically canadian media) told me about this show and i got SOOO hooked. my cousin and i can't stress how relatable everything is in our south asian families. it's also very realistic in general. i just watched a movie where in this one part two high school seniors were talking about where they were going to school and they literally said columbia and nyu. other shows/movies try to dramatize EVERYTHING and make characters seem so perfect with miniscule problems but this show is so raw and i love that no one is perfect or even close to perfect. and so many asians, east and south alike, can relate hahah.

She is gorgeous

Yesterday I finished binge watching all 4 seasons, took me almost a week and I'm already wishing the 5th season would drop.

Love this actor. And Tom Power is always wonderfully calm and inviting.

I love "Kim's Convenience"! I was born to an immigrant family (Armenian and Russian Jewish) and went to undergrad in Canada, so while this doesn't map directly to me, it's got a wonderful way of being relatable to so many audiences. Similar to "One Day At A Time" (about a Cuban multi-generational household). Also, this radio interviewer is great - he's got a wonderful way of guiding the discussion.

I love the show! Andrea is beautiful. I was in the US Army and lived in Korea for a little over year. It is a beautiful country.

didnt care much for her character on the show but am now in love with her after this interview. such a sweetheart!!!

She is adorable! Love the show - I just started watching a few months ago, and as for her comment about people watching as a family, I just have to say that YES! I am watching with my teenage son and we both enjoy it.

Loved her. I admire Genuine, open individuals who still hold on to their boundaries. The interviewer was great as well. I admire him being curious, understanding and acting like a host host :)

This is such a great show- our family just found it on Netflix and watched all 4 seasons and really loved it. The actors are wonderful - so funny and so heartfelt. The stories are so authentic and relatable and the characters are so likable. Looking forward to seasons 5 & 6!

Started watching yesterday and I can say that this is one of the most genuine and funniest series that I have ever watched. All of the jokes are not forced. Love from the Philippines!!

I love this show! She's so sweet, authentic and smart! Watching from Romania

I am a Kimbit and proud of it. Love Andrea Bang and really appreciated the easy-going interview style of Tom Power. An excellent interview on both their parts.

Just started watching this show on Netflix. Loving it.

I’m gonna slowly watch Season 4 because when it’s done, I’m gonna miss them all 😭😂 I never binge watch shows until this one. It’s so good!!

My daughter first told me about this show so my wife and I started to watch it. We became hooked. We binged on the whole series. We watched EVERY EPISODE. LOVE IT. Christy. Worcester UK xxxxx

I have been watching it on Netflix. What a delight. It is like a kinder, gentler, Canadian version of All In The Family (Archie Bunker). I am dreading getting to the last episode of the 2 yrs on Netflix.

Just binged watched all for seasons that's a great show didn't know about it can't wait for more

I just found this on Netflix and hooked. This is a great show.

Kim's Convenience is an amazing show! Great acting, amazing story, funny and heartfelt. Thanks Andrea Bang!

I love Kim’s Convenience. I found it on Netflix, last Summer, and recommended it to my teenaged granddaughter. We’ve watched all 4 Seasons together, at least 4 times.

I started watching the show with zero information beforehand but i ended up loving the show and each and every character. It is funny and relatable even if you are not an immigrant.

Great interview Tom. I love the show, and only recently retired from CBC after 36 years. I have previously seen your interview with Simu, and enjoyed that as well.

I have loved this show since the first episode (which I watched several times!!) . It's not just Korean! Love it ! Absolutely amazing written and acting!

Best show on tv. A hundred more episodes please.

What a great show. What an amazing cast especially Bang. I wish it were still in production. Saw every episode on Netflix. Great stuff.

I just watched 3 episode and went right to youtube to find her, she did a great job, didn't expect the show to be this good.

Need this show in my life now during quarantine Netflix

I love Kim's Convenience. The social commentary is never too heavy-handed, and the use of "slow release" humor (like in Corner Gas), where you need a split second, and then... "hey, what?" is perfection. The characters are not perfect which makes them so relatable (although, Simu has the usual impossible abs of TV-land... must be special effects). Things like Kimchee's (my favorite character) need to pick on Terence... such a twist and thought provoking... Terence is not "mainstream" (which is often the root of intolerance), but he's a good person... (which is why intolerance is so limiting). The awkwardness of the office manager, Shannon. Excellent comic relief. Mr. Kim has an edge, but is ultimately a lovable character --- Yes! We all know about Korean Independence Day now. Janet's encounters with all sorts of moral dilemma that don't go away... Just like her mom, so real. Derek McGrath ... Kung Fu comedy... you never see it coming. His is the perfect delivery of a punch line that is in the white space. We all know someone like his character. I could go on and on... but fans all know what I'm talking about. Here's to many more years of the Kims.

You were such a great interviewer! Great questions!

Talented and beautiful. Hope she had a long and successful career.

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I love Kim’s Convenience so much. I love when a show can be funny but understands that you need that strong emotional appeal

the way koreans say appa and umma is so much like indians !! i love it :)

We hope season 5 of Kim Convenience will happen because we enjoyed the show so much. Tom Power is a good interviewer. He made Andrea at ease during the interview.

I'm glad Netflix picked up this show, it's a very cute heart warming show that i didn't immediately warm up to but after a few episodes I've been binge watching since. I'm glad the show is popular well deserved

I'm in Hawaii and love the show, the cast, the setting, the comedy.

Asian family can relate to this sitcom.. love it.. Hello from Indonesia..

Relate so much with myself watching the show. Love it.

Kim's Convenience is my favorite show! Andrea Bang is a cutie!

Love the show I laughed so much. I can't wait for Season 4. Love from Australia!!

I just started watching Kim’s for the last 6 months or so and I was pleasantly surprised. The show is really funny and the actors are great.

Everything about KC was 5 star, most especially the entire cast. Finally getting to watch the last season and I really don't want this to end..

This interviewer is so emotionally in-tune - what a guy! And Andrea is just a cutie. Good for you for breaking out of the mold that a lot of children of immigrants struggle breaking out of due to fear of disappointing our parents who want us to have that stable income. Don't ever say you are boring - what you did and continue to do takes a lot of courage.

One of my favourite shows from recent times. It's just never tiring.

I ❤ Kim's Convenience! Bring on the next season!!!

she is so talented & underrated. how u could just get the tears while making jokes? omg she is so sweet!

I enjoy watching Kim's Convenience. The show is funny and entertaining and I love all the characters in that show.

Greetings from Malaysia, KL , come across this series in netflix , awesome sitcom, hopefully there's season 5

She speaks so calmly. 😌

Just saw it the other day and I am loving it.

You could tell she was nervous, so adorable

I love watching Kim's Convenience it is one good show I hope to see Andrea in more roles

AMAZING show!!! I wish all cultures here in the US could be represented with such great shows as Kim's convenience

The percentages of yes gifs for Andrea is going up big time. She’s adorable. She was absolutely amazing in Kim’s Convenience. What a great show with, fantastic writing and an incredible cast.

Big fan from GB wonderful actress but the whole cast are excellent too. Congratulations on 4 series it is very easy to watch especially as a family.

I really enjoy watching this show. Its very positive funny its has a universal quality to it that reflect a lot of families.

i absolutely love this show. i binged watched it by chance and fell in love with janet... really cute and adorable. the epitome if a little sister!!

Just watched in the UK it's characters are fantastic and funny , the show is well written and very enjoyable

I’ve only ever listened to Tom Power over the radio before now. It’s crazy to see what he looks like!

My 11 year old son and I started saying AMAH-ZING for the last two months.

I was so looking forward to Janet's evolution in the show

Great interview. Thoughtful questions