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Hey guys, it's Myah.
I'm at
I can not stop watching.
Kim's Convenience
After years of development, it became a show on
Its fourth season debuts January 7th,
and honestly, I had no idea it was a
Once it hit
it blew up all around the world
and it's got everybody saying --
OK, see you.
OK, Mr. Kim.
This is my first official press junket.
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Ten
in just a couple hours.
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I get to sit down with the actors who play
Appa and Umma from
They are so so good and I can relate to their TV kids
in a huge way.
This is a smart phone.
Mmm. And this... is a smart parent.
Phone, radio, pager. Everything I need.
How can you still need a pager?
That's how Umma find me when I out.
And can a smartphone keep our pants from falling down?
I'm only going to have 15 minutes with them,
which includes setup and takedown.
There is no time to waste.
Ooh, cake pops.
So we decided to do things a little different.
To prove I'm a
they are going to quiz me about the show.
I better not blow this.
It is a pleasure to meet you both
because I am a huge fan and so I heard that
you played the theatre version
first and then went into the TV version.
How was it different playing from the theatre version
to the on-screen version?
For me, coming into the television show
was like a liberation.
It was like light, funny, and younger.
It's really cool too because like we did the play
for quite a long time. Like --
Jean:
Paul:
Jean: I did 322.
Long enough that we actually counted.
Yeah.
Paul:
and like Jeannie said,
you know, with Umma, she gets to explore
so much and gets to show
so many more different sides of Umma.
It's the same thing for me with Appa.
And we get to explore our relationship a lot more,
which is really cool too.
You know, we're proof positive
as to what proper representation can look like
and mean and what it can do for entire communities.
Jean: Persistence pays. Paul: Yeah.
Anyway we heard that you are a super fan,
so we're going to quiz you.
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Mr. Chin has a dog. What is the dog's name?
[clock ticks] Hmm.
Don't time me. I get stressed.
[laughter]
I want to say it's... Ginger.
Jean:
Why was Jung first kicked out of the house by Appa?
He did a bad thing.
He stole. He stole. Paul:
Is that your final answer?
Myah:
It is correct. He did indeed steal.
Mr. Kim and Pastor Nina
engage in a fierce bidding war for a baseball bat.
Who signed that bat?
[clock ticks]
I know it. I remember this episode.
Oh wait wait wait. I think I know.
There is an infamous moment where this player
flipped his bat.
That doesn't help.
Paul:
[clock ticks]
Is there an L anywhere in this name?
Ho -- Ho --
Paul:
Oh... Bautista.
Yeah!
Myah:
For one million points,
what we're Appa and Umma's jobs before they came to Canada?
[clock ticks]
I don't --
I don't know. I don't know.
[buzzer]
They were teachers. They were teachers in Korea.
Also, I sold hats.
So many beautiful hats.
Hats? I want a hat.
There you go. Yes.
Like many immigrants in the story --
History teacher.
-- they had well-respected professions.
And when they immigrate to the new country
because they weren't qualified to work in those positions
they had to do things like
open up their own convenience store
or start their own businesses.
My uncle actually was a history professor in Korea
and he could not teach here. Yeah. Yeah.
Both of my parents were teachers as well.
So that's where the story for me resonates
because they were both teachers.
It's good that you can relate to it.
Paul:
Here's a lovely parting gift for you.
There you go. I'll give that to you.
It's not mine.
I'm just going to keep this forever.
It's so close to my heart.
[laughter]
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That was so cool.
I'm so happy that my very first sit down interview was with them
because they were open to anything.
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