Kim’s Convenience is back for another season on AMI-tv! We score a behind-the-scenes chat with Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and Jean Yoon about why the show hits home with audiences and why on-screen diversity is so important.
A successful profanity-free comedy is almost unheard of now. But creator/writer Ins Choi and writers Kevin White and Garry Campbell keep nailing it every time.
@@almason253 They curse in the show. And _most_ sitcoms don't have cursing, especially here in the States, even if they have mature themes. Profanity doesn't make or break a show. Poor, lazy, sloppy writing does.
I'm noticing almost no white people in the show! Took me season 2 to realize lol. That's kinda cool. Idk where they live or if thats how it is there or what
This is just like Pat Morita's Mr Miyagi. Unless you're Korean or around real Korean accents a lot you wouldn't know. I am Korean and I knew their accents were fake. It is close in the sense that it's a good fake of a real Korean accent.
I liked how they went a little meta in the episode where Jung is impersonating the restaurant workers, doing the Asian accent, and then Shannon comes in and starts doing the same accent and everyone gives her a weird look.
It makes me so sad to know how hard the cast members had to fight for their voices and accurate + respectful portrayals while filming. I hope these stars know that revealing their struggles with scripts/producers/cultural inaccuracies on set is such a helpful and honorable thing to do. It's clear that these actors are knowledgeable and each have their own impressive paths - I am rooting for you each all the way.
This is just like Pat Morita's Mr Miyagi. Unless you're Korean or around real Korean accents a lot you wouldn't know. I am Korean and I knew their accents were fake. It is close in the sense that it's a good fake of a real Korean accent.
Law Office of Joshua Y. Lee I think it depends. My mom and dad both have strong Korean accents and I am korean and i honestly thought their accents were real
@@LawOfficeofJoshuaYLee Yeah I'm white af and I knew they were fake. Idk if people say "what you talking" etc. Seems like an exaggerated stereotype more than anything. So I came to RU-vid ti find their real voices. Didn't expect him to sound likee that though! Different voice!
I'm from across the border in the U.S. I love this show, and their words on the importance of representation are especially meaningful to me, as someone who was born and grew up in the States to an immigrant family. It's incredible how many parallels there are in our experiences. Appa and Ŏmma remind me so much of my parents when I was growing up.
They should keep making this for the next decade. Remind's me a lot about my childhood watching 'under one roof’ a convenient store based sitcom out of Singapore 26 years ago.
YES!! I'm Korean-American and felt such a deep and profound connection to this show. I can't get over how real some of their Korean mannerisims are, especially when appa is frustrated. Sounds like my dad!
It's unfortunate that in the end the show ended in disgrace because they felt like they were Koreans expressing white culture and passing it off as Korean.
I am from Nigeria and I absolutely love this show. My favorite phrase is “Sneak attack”. It’s interesting to hear them without their accents. Especially Mr. Kim.
reflective of how authentic Paul and Jean's acting is. They deserve so much appreciation for nailing typical Asian parents in English speaking countries. Appa: "yeh I deserve"
I've watched all of the Kim's Convenience episodes(LOVE this show). Now I'm going to binge Schitts Creek. I've already watched all Letterkenny as well(before COVID). I'm also binging Fringe which is amazing!
obviously i knew their accents were fake, especially with learning korean for a few years but still hearing them without their accent was shocking lmao
Very nice show. Have just finished binging season 2 and love it. I thought the writing drooped a bit at the end of season 1 but season 2 was strong all the way through. It kinda makes me a bit jealous that I and my family aren't so talkative and effortlessly witty. I know it's a show of course but it's kind of sad that real life isn't so rose coloured. That's what shows are for I guess, to entertain us and take us out of reality for a while.