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ASIAN MARKET: ASIA FOODS

UNEXPECTED BUSINESS: IN CALIFORNIA

- Do you live here? - I was born in Korea…

HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH STRANGERS

…and I went to school in Daegu.

- Oh, my! - Everyone knows everyone.

GREETING FAMILIAR FACES

THE MARKET IS BECOMING A MEETING PLACE

By the time the shoot ends, everyone becomes so close.

THEN THERE'S THIS LONELY SPOT…

Kimbap's all gone again, huh?

- Thirty rolls today? Thirty, yeah. - Thirty rolls?

LARGE ORDERS CONTINUE TO POUR IN

It's kimbap hell. It's kimbap hell!

ONCE AGAIN, THEY'VE RUN OUT OF KIMBAP

- How many rolls did you make? - Can we sell them now?

KYUNGHO CAN'T GET OUT OF THE KIMBAP SHACKLES…

I feel like I've become a machine.

HE'S BECOME A KIMBAP MACHINE

He can't leave.

I mean, we escaped dish washing hell, but he can't get out of kimbap hell.

Make this first.

NO REST FOR THE WEARY KIMBAP MACHINE IN KIMBAP HELL

This is it. There's no more. That's all.

FOLLOWING THE LAST BATCH OF KIMBAP

KIMBAP IS FINALLY SOLD OUT

IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR DINNER SALES

Is this good?

Okay, we're ready. I'll take your order.

NEW MENU LAUNCH: DRIED POLLACK HANGOVER SOUP

Okay.

- Two dried pollack hangover soups… - Okay.

ORDERS ARE FLOODING IN, THANKS TO THE NEW MENU

REGARDLESS OF AGE OR NATIONALITY

How is the food?

- It's refreshing. - It's so delicious.

EVERYONE IS SATISFIED WITH THE SOUP

- You're a professional chef. - Thank you.

Thank you.

GUKBAP RESTAURANT IN MARINA IS IN BUSINESS

TWO FEMALE CUSTOMERS ENTER THE MARKET

(THEY DISCOVER THE RESTAURANT)

- You're so good. - Thank you so much.

THEY WALK IN WITH CURIOSITY

- Hi. - Welcome. Yeah.

- Are you okay? This is... - Yeah, yeah, this is fine.

Thank you.

FIRST CUSTOMERS TO SIT AT THE BAR

ONE MORE QUICK WIPE DOWN

- Please sit. Yes. - Thank you.

- I ran into Heather at... - Oh, yeah?

CUSTOMERS TAKE A SEAT AT THE BAR

- This is so cool. - Yeah.

IT'S ALREADY A FULL HOUSE ON THE FIRST EVENING OF BUSINESS

Is there a menu?

Yes? Order?

A menu?

- Or... - Or... Oh, okay.

- Yeah. - Sorry. Thank you.

A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT SPEAKING ENGLISH

THEY GET UP AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE MENU

"You must try it."

HYOJOO'S MARKETING TAGLINE CATCHES THEIR EYES

One additional order.

- Do you wanna try this? - Yeah.

It's spicy. Is that okay?

- Maybe not. - Do you wanna try the other one?

- Yeah, try the other one. - And then we can taste together.

- One daege ramyeon and one... - Dried pollack soup?

- Yes. - Okay.

One dried pollack and one daege.

- Thank you. - Okay, yeah.

Very good choice.

- Thank you. - Oh, thank you, thank you.

- Two orders of daege? - Yes.

It's very spicy. Shakira.

"SHAKILA" (?)

Do you need something?

- Oh, those two girls. - Stella?

Yes, yes.

Stella. Excuse me, Stella? Yes.

Oh, my gosh.

- Hi. - How are you?

TWO CUSTOMERS GREET EACH OTHER

- Hey, Sam? - Hi, nice to meet you. Hi.

- That's my dad. - Hi, how are you?

Dad. This is Shakira.

Hi.

Good to see you.

What did you order?

I think that's what I ordered.

- Daege ramyeon? - Yeah.

- Ordered that one. - That is really good.

- And then she got the other one. - It's spicy. And that's that.

Yeah. Looks good.

Good to see you.

THEY'RE SO HAPPY THEY HUG AGAIN

(SO SWEET)

- All right, thank you. - Thank you.

Bye. Nice meeting you, Sam.

She's so sweet.

Yeah, yeah.

She's so funny.

IT'S ONLY THE FIRST DAY OF BUSINESS

BUT IT ALREADY FEELS LIKE A TOWN CLUBHOUSE

Oh, that's so cute.

- Thank you. - Oh, thank you.

KYUNGHO SERVES WATER FIRST

HE'D LOVE TO ANSWER THEM…

You're welcome, Stella.

Stella.

- Stella? - Yeah. Your name is Stella?

No, my name is Shakira.

Ah, Sha...

- Sha-ki-ra. - Oh, Shakira.

You know the singer?

- Oh, sorry. - Shakira, Shakira

Shakira? Yes.

- Chakra? Yes. - Yes, that's my name.

CHAKRA???

Koreans say, "Chakra."

Yes. Yes, that's right.

Korean say, "Chakra."

THERE SEEMS TO BE A SMALL MISUNDERSTANDING…

And this is my friend Grace.

- Grace. Grace. - Hi.

- Grace, yes. - Oh, right.

- Beautiful name. - Thank you.

- Thank you. - I'll tell my parents.

Well, cheers.

THE FRIENDS WHO INTRODUCED THEMSELVES TO KYUNGHO

- To midweek hang out. - Yes.

I actually got a call today from PacRep.

Because I'm already teaching with them on Saturdays.

- Okay. - But then they asked...

- I teach a creative… - Thank you.

- …and I was like, "that's exciting." - Yeah.

So I got that and then teaching at PacRep…

CATCHING UP WHILE WAITING FOR THEIR FOOD

- And you're still doing nails too? - Nails too.

But it's like, I need the nail salon for stability, income-wise.

Especially if I wanna start saving to move.

Because I wanna move somewhere I might have more opportunity.

How are you balancing enough?

I don't know how I'm gonna do it. So I'm like, okay,

while I'm figuring that part out, like,

I could try working.

Yeah.

- That's impressive. - Hello.

WHILE THE WOMEN TALK ABOUT PREPARING FOR THEIR FUTURE,

MR. ZO, WHO IS SECRETLY WORKING TWO JOBS (AN ACTOR AND A CHEF),

STARTS WITH THE DRIED POLLACK HANGOVER SOUP

A WHOLE POT OF DRIED POLLACK SOUP HE MADE IS ALMOST GONE

AND HE MAKES SURE THE LAST BOWL IS FULL OF DRIED POLLACKS

HE MAKES SURE TO ADD

THE BOILED DRIED POLLACK AND RADISH

AND ADDS BEAN SPROUTS TO ADD A HEARTY FLAVOR TO THE BROTH

LOTS OF TOFU

ONCE THE SOUP STARTS TO BOIL

IT IS READY TO BE SERVED

Juhwan. Normal.

NO JALAPEÑOS FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T EAT SPICY FOOD

I think this is not spicy.

Oh, that's right. This is the dried pollack hangover soup.

- Tofu, fish, bean sprouts, radish. - Yum. This looks amazing.

- I'm really hungry. - Yeah.

- Good, 'cause... - I'm…

- Here, I'll wait till you... - No, you can eat.

- No, no, no. - No, go ahead.

I kinda wanna taste it though.

- Okay. - Yeah.

Here.

I love the sprouts in it too.

THEY HAVE A TASTE OF THE BROTH FIRST

Hot.

That's good.

THEY HAVE THE SAME REACTION

SHAKIRA'S DAEGE RAMYEON IS STARTING TO BOIL TOO

MR. ZO SERVES THE DAEGE RAMYEON HIMSELF

Thank you.

Yum.

IT LOOKS DELICIOUS

SHE IS ABOUT TO GET A TASTE OF THE RAMYEON…

Excuse me.

Okay.

(DO YOU MEAN A RICE BOWL…?)

- A plate. - Huh? A plate?

IS THAT A FAMILIAR LANGUAGE I HEAR?

- Oh, do you want to share? - Yes.

You're good at Korean.

SURPRISED

Just a little.

IT TURNS OUT SHE CAN SPEAK A LITTLE KOREAN

But this...

WHILE WE'RE AT IT, LET'S ASK HER!

I wonder if the spice is okay. Can you ask her to try?

It's really good. Really good.

Yes, she said she likes it.

This actually tastes the best because it's the last bit of broth left.

He was saying, it, like...

Yeah, it was like the last, like…

The most recent one made, so…

Yeah, let her know that the taste is the fullest.

Yeah, it feels fresh. That's for sure. Thank you.

- Thank you for the food. - Enjoy.

AFTER HEARING CHEF ZO'S KIND EXPLANATION

IT'S FINALLY TIME TO ENJOY THE MEAL

Perfect. Incredible.

A BITE OF BEAN SPROUTS

AND A BITE OF TOFU

A DANCE NUMBER DURING A GOOD MEAL

SHAKIRA, WHO ENJOYS EATING SPICY FOOD,

SLURPS

They've done a lot of work.

OBSESSED WITH RAMYEON

I've never had fish before.

- That one? - Like this style, yeah.

I think it's…

Okay, it's dried pollack.

SHE ENJOYS HER FIRST TIME EATING DRIED POLLACK

IT'S WARMING MY SOUL RIGHT NOW

CHEF ZO'S DRIED POLLACK HANGOVER SOUP

HAS CAPTIVATED THE LOCALS AS WELL

Do you wanna try some noodle and see?

- Sure. - Here.

- I can put it in your spoon quick. - Okay.

SHE IS GOING TO GIVE HER FRIEND SOME RAMYEON ON HER SPOON

Beautiful delivery. Yes.

SLIPS

THE TWO GIRLS ARE GIGGLING

JUST WATCHING THE NOODLES SLIDE OFF

Perfect. Thank you.

(ANOTHER DANCE NUMBER)

It tastes good if you put a lot of the rice in the soup.

Okay. I'll do that.

Okay. Perfect.

A BIG SPOONFUL OF RICE JUST LIKE HER FRIEND SUGGESTED

A BIG SPOONFUL

- Does it taste good? - Yes, it's delicious.

Thank you.

Beer or soju?

- Do you wanna try soju? - Try something?

- Beer or soju. - Oh!

Makgeolli.

Oh, wow. You're so good.

There's rice wine, there's beer, and then soju is, like, rice liquor.

Oh!

I'll do the rice wine.

- Makgeolli, please. Yeah. - Makgeolli? Makgeolli, oh.

Rice wine? Okay, okay.

"Good choice."

Thank you.

- Play on words. - Hey...

Do you want to shake it? No... Just...

- Is there a proper way? - Okay.

- Oh. - It'll be right out.

HAND GESTURES BY INSTINCT

- Shake. Yes. Okay. - Start. Yeah.

- Yes. - Okay, I'll shake.

Shake.

KYUNGHO THE MAKMMELIER'S (?) FANCY PERFORMANCE

- We get to drink it out of a bowl. - Ooh.

Makgeolli cup. Makgeolli... Cup.

Gosh, this is...

There's a lot of carbonation.

(HE SEEMS LIKE AN EXPERT)

CURIOUS

Be careful.

HE CAREFULLY OPENS THE LID

SLIGHT EXPLOSION

THEY GIGGLE AT A SOMEWHAT SLOPPY PERFORMANCE

Are you okay?

- I'm great. - Yeah.

- Just a little bit. Thank you. - Yeah. Oh, just a little?

- Oh, it's really fresh. - Thank you. Ooh, I...

Thank you.

- Thank you. - Enjoy.

It's nice to meet you.

Oh?

It's nice to meet you.

APPROACHES THE CUSTOMERS TRYING MAKGEOLLI FOR THE FIRST TIME

CLINKING THE MAKGEOLLI BOWLS TOGETHER

CAREFULLY TAKES A SIP

That's really good.

(THE DRINKING ETIQUETTE) (LEARNED IT THE KOREAN STYLE)

It's super sweet. Yeah.

THOUGH SHE SAID MAKGEOLLI IS TOO SWEET…

(TAKES A SIP AGAIN)

In a lot... Well, even when Heather first…

(AND ANOTHER SIP)

…came in, she gave me a hug.

- She's the sweetest. - Yeah.

(AND YET ANOTHER SIP)

SHE'S FALLEN IN LOVE WITH ITS SWEET TASTE…

It's really good.

And the kimchi's really good.

My parents, they love kimchi.

And they always have…

their fridge, like, stocked with it.

And that's like,

whenever I smell kimchi it's, like, I smell my parents' fridge.

That's so fun.

A BITE OF KIMCHI

WHILE GRACE IS ENJOYING HER KIMCHI

MEANWHILE, AT THE COUNTER

You said she's pretty, right?

Am I pretty?

Am I pretty?

Why are you hiding?

- Our youngest... - In other families...

AVOIDING HER EYES

Am I pretty?

He can't speak Korean that well.

Really?

Is she pretty?

- You don't know? - I don't know. I don't know what to...

You said you don't know?

He's just nervous. Get it together, Son.

I'm outta here.

She's upset. What now?

She's really famous.

- I know. She's... - I'm not famous.

Called Always.

- Always? Yeah. - Always? Did you watch it?

Yeah, I saw it clearly.

- Really? - Yes.

I'm so happy to hear that.

(IS SHE FAMOUS?)

I asked if you don't think I'm pretty.

HYOJOO KEEPS POKING FUN AT HIM

You still didn't say she's pretty?

- He's going through puberty. - Geez.

Am I not pretty?

Puberty has nothing to do with calling someone pretty.

Hey, you have to say it.

- She's prettier. Hey. - Yeah, she's pretty.

- She's the most beautiful... - Yeah.

SOMEONE, PLEASE HELP ME…

- How embarrassing. - He's blushing. Look, look.

- It's fine. - How he's turning red.

He's about to cry. Just go! Okay, okay. Bye-bye.

- See you. - Bye.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

- Goodbye. - Bye.

Bye-bye.

- Thank you. - Bye.

He's so shy.

It's so fun teasing him.

HE'S STILL BEING TEASED

EVEN ON HIS WAY HOME…

Let's bus that table.

That table?

AS AN EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEE, HE QUICKLY BUSSES THE TABLE

WAITING FOR THE NEXT CUSTOMER WHILE BUSSING THE TABLE

- Hello. - Hello.

- Are you going to eat here? - Yes, yes.

I see. Have a seat.

CAN'T CATCH A BREAK ON OPENING DAY

Have a seat.

- Are you ready to order? - Yeah.

- What would you like? - What's on the menu?

We don't have that many today.

We just have dried pollack hangover soup and daege ramyeon.

But they're really good.

Do we have the soup left?

Didn't you say you only have daege ramyeon left?

Yeah, it's sold out.

- So, just ramyeon? - Yes.

I'm sorry, but daege ramyeon is our signature dish.

I see. And can we get a bottle of soju?

Sure.

- Four bowls of daege ramyeon, please. - Sure.

- And a bottle of soju. - Okay.

Cheers.

- Cheers. Great job. - Thank you.

THEY START WITH A GLASS OF WATER

We met for the first time today.

All four of you met for the first time today?

No, some of us are friends and colleagues.

Thank you for coming.

A MEETING OF ACQUAINTANCES

We're the same age.

- We're born in the same year. - Same year.

- Gosh. - Same year.

- We met last time when I was with him. - I think I saw you at the store.

- Really? Did we? - Yeah.

- Yes. - When we went to the galbi place.

- Back then. - Yeah.

- Cheers. - Nice to meet you.

To pair with your soju.

Steven...

- What's your last name? - Lee.

- Lee? Steven Lee? - Yes, yes.

I recently got my US citizenship.

- Really? - Yes.

- You got your citizenship? - Yes.

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

I had to take the citizenship test.

But my father suddenly passed away in June.

I became a citizen in May.

- So… - Wow.

I didn't have a passport.

I had the Korean one before.

So I sent an email to a senator.

- To a congressman. - Yeah.

- To Biden in the White House as well. - An email.

Yes, an email.

- Then what? - But no one replied back to me.

I found the life-or-death emergency service.

- I can leave for 72 hours. - I see.

- You can get it in San Francisco. - Right.

I called them, and they told me to book a flight first.

So I called them after booking my flight,

but they told me all the spots were filled up already.

It was absurd. I mean, my father passed away.

- So what did you do? - So I postponed my flight

to the week after,

So I called them again and reserved it for that week.

But then remember how I sent an email to a senator…

- Right. - …Biden and even Harris.

But at noon, I got a voicemail.

"Mr. Kim. We are available to make your passport."

That's what they said in the voicemail, but the office closed at 4:00 p.m.

So I put on my sweatpants at noon,

and drove to San Francisco.

But we got a call on the way.

They said I had to pay the expedited service fee.

But since we were running out of time, they said they'll pay in advance.

- Wow. - They must've had a time limit.

Thanks to them, I got the passport that Friday and went to Korea.

The funeral started on Tuesday.

This sounds more dramatic than K-dramas.

- Seriously. - Yeah.

- With so little time. - Yes.

But the thing is, had I known that my father would pass away so suddenly,

I would have gotten my citizenship later.

- Right. - I know.

He passed away within a month.

So I thought, "Everyone has to go through this,

but nobody wants to experience it so soon."

Anyway, that happened recently.

HE SHARES THE SADNESS OF LIVING ABROAD WITH HIS NEIGHBORS

MEANWHILE, AT THE COUNTER…

They're all...

We should check this too.

Yes, we should.

What is this for, though?

THE BOSS ONLY SEES UNFINISHED WORK

WHILE THE PART-TIMER SEES…

It's 8:00 p.m. now.

TIME TO CLOSE

- Close it. - Oh, my.

(MARKET CLOSING TIME: 8 P.M.)

Let's close it.

- Right away? - Let's close it.

LET'S AT LEAST CLOSE THE DOOR…

- We still have 20, 30 seconds to go. - Let's wait 30 seconds then.

Ten.

COUNTING DOWN TO CLOSE

Nine, eight.

Five.

Four.

Three.

(THE) (DAY) (IS) (FINALLY) (OVER)

Should I turn off the lights?

No.

I still feel uneasy.

Let me pour you a drink.

MEANWHILE, KYUNGHO, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF DRINKS

- Want a drink? - Have a drink.

- No drinking policy? - I need permission from Mr. Cha.

Okay. Well, it's past 8:00 p.m. now. Help yourself.

- Oh, yeah. - Go ahead. Go ahead.

- How about you? - I'm good. I shouldn't drink.

- What the boss says goes. - Thank you.

- This bottle is on me. - Wow.

- But this is... - Look at Mr. Cha.

What are you doing?

- He's just a part-timer. - I'll buy this bottle.

My goodness.

MR. CHA JUST LAUGHS

I've been working here for three years.

- Three years for him? - Yes.

It's his third year.

THE EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEE IS TRUSTED

MEANWHILE, DAEGE RAMYEON IS BEING COOKED DELICIOUSLY

- Excuse me for a moment. - Sure.

I've been here for four years.

- Thank you. - Let me know if you need rice.

RAMYEON IS SERVED

SLURPS

Wow.

- It's delicious. - At first...

THE KOREAN RESTAURANT OWNER PLACES KIMCHI ON THE NOODLES

AND PROPERLY ENJOYS HIS MEAL

HOWEVER…

This is pretty spicy.

- We're two years apart. - Spicy.

Gosh, it's spicy.

- It's spicy, right? - Yes.

Chakra is eating the spicy version.

- Really? - Shakira!

- Hi. - Hi.

It's not too spicy for you?

Not too spicy for you?

- No, it's good. - Really?

Shakira must be super famous around this area.

Yes, of course.

THEY SEEM TO KNOW EACH OTHER?

My wife was a Korean teacher at Shakira's Korean school.

- I see. - I see.

- Shakira went to a Korean school? - Yes, when she was young.

That's why she knows many Koreans.

Yes.

She's fluent in Korean, right?

- Yes. - Very fluent.

- Better than we are, right? - Yes, much better.

PRONUNCIATION-WISE… IT SEEMS THAT WAY…

GOOD-HUMORED

Sir, I heard you came when you were ten.

When I was 9 and a half years old.

Nine and a half?

Wait, you guys count half in age?

- Nine years old. - Okay.

I followed my father's footsteps and joined the military but in the US.

You've heard of the Airborne forces, right? Parachutes and all?

HE IS A RETIRED US ARMY PARATROOPER

Airborne? Wow.

WHEN HE WAS DEPLOYED TO THE KOREAN DMZ IN 1987

WHEN HE WAS SERVING IN THE US MILITARY

IT'S AS IF HE'S RELIVING THOSE DAYS

Airborne.

Argon?

- Argon? - No, not argon.

- Airborne. - Airborne.

ALL PARTIES FRUSTRATED

Geez, you sure are...

EMBARRASSED

After I got discharged from the air force, I opened an auto shop.

A barbershop?

PRONOUNCES "T" LIKE A SOFTER "D"

- Oh, sorry. - An auto repair shop.

- Oh, I see. - "Oh-to" shop.

Speak in "Koreanized" English.

IT'S "OH-TO" SHOP IN "KOREANIZED" ENGLISH

So you pronounce it "ah-doe-shop."

He does have that barbershop feel.

PFFT, LOL

He's got that look.

HAIRSTYLE ON POINT

- A military barbershop. - No, a typical one.

I'm sorry.

You're making a lot of mistakes today. Barbershop?

My apologies. Yes, barbershop. Barbershop.

How did you learn Korean?

My grandmother is Korean.

- Really? - Yes.

SHE'S A THIRD-GENERATION KOREAN-AMERICAN

- Now that makes sense. - Makes sense.

I lived with my late great-grandmother when she was still alive.

You lived... You lived with her, huh?

- She didn't know... - She didn't know English, huh?

- That's how you learned Korean? - I went to a Korean school.

Grandma didn't speak much Korean to my mom.

That's why my mom told me and my sibling to learn Korean.

- So I'm grateful to my mom. - Understandably so.

Your pronunciation is so...

You sound like a Korean person.

You must be jet-lagged.

No, that's not even the problem.

- It's just that it's our first day here. - Right.

So it's just so hectic. That's an even worse problem.

The owner here sells kimbap too.

THE BIGGER PROBLEM THAN JET LAG IS…

- It turns out it's so much work. - Seems that way.

Seriously, it's so much work.

And it's so popular!

I heard that he sells around 500 a day.

- Yes. - About 500 a day.

- Mr. Kim said 400, 500 rolls on weekends. - Sounds right.

We're following the owner's recipe, but we did get a few complaints.

(I KNOW THAT FEELING, LOL)

You rolled them yourselves?

Of course, we all did.

We got some feedback earlier. That the rice is a bit soggy.

So I said, "We hope to improve over time."

What's good about selling kimbap…

I think I've seen you on TV quite a lot.

- What? On TV? - On TV.

Well, that's my job.

- You're right. - My job...

- You've been an actor for long, huh? - Yes.

(I'VE SEEN HIM SOMEWHERE)

- There's this film I love. - Is it My Sassy Girl?

Is it My Sassy Girl?

- That's me. - It's you!

BEAR HUG

That's me.

Oh, my God... Wait!

TOOK A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT WHO HE IS

- It's him, all right. - Oh, my God!

- Well, he's excited. - Oh, my God!

- Oh, my! - Hey, hey, hey, calm down.

Hey, hey, you're on camera.

But seriously!

HE'S SO SHY (?) HE CAN'T STAY STILL

It's unbelievable.

That's why when I first came in...

- You saw him somewhere? - You thought I looked familiar?

HE WASN'T SURE WHY HE LOOKED FAMILIAR

I've never had a male fan be so surprised and get super excited.

This is almost a first for me.

- Seriously, I'm so happy to see you. - Oh, gosh.

- The pleasure's all mine. My goodness. - No... I mean, wow!

I've become fond of Korean celebrities after I came to the US.

- It's because I teach Korean to Americans. - It's so good.

THIS CUSTOMER TEACHES KOREAN TO AMERICANS

There's a clip that I always show them.

- My Sassy Girl! - No, no.

Not that... Well, that too. I do show them that too.

Speed Scandal.

- Speed Scandal? - Yes, Speed Scandal.

- I'm so grateful. - I specifically chose that film.

- I starred in that too. - Yes, sir.

- Seriously, I show that to my students... - Gotta see that one.

When they start to improve, I have a couple of films that I show them.

So I kind of feel like I know you.

FASCINATED

THE NIGHT DEEPENS AS THEY ENJOY THEIR CHAT

- Gee, that's funny. - It is.

WATCH MY SASSY GIRL!

It's a masterpiece.

- Hey, Shakira. Why don't you guys join us? - Did they go?

Unless you guys are...

They want us to join.

- Are you comfortable with that? - Yeah, sure!

- Okay! - Yeah!

Yay!

THE TWO PARTIES JOIN TOGETHER

- Why don't I get a high five? - Oh, okay.

What?

They're sharing tables.

UNEXPECTED HOT SPOT FOR SHARING TABLES (?)

IS THIS HOW IT IS IN THIS TOWN?

It's a small town.

- So we all know each other. - That's right.

Never pictured this happening.

YOU DON'T GET TO SEE THIS IN BIG CITIES

My favorite actor here...

I remember you from...

Speedy Scandal.

SURPRISED

That's right!

- I already talked about that. - No, no.

Yeah, I remember you played, like, grandpa and dad.

You're right.

I remember the kid was playing the piano.

Yeah, I remember that.

- Normally a girl will come hug him, right? - Oh, my God.

THIS MAN HUGGED THIS MAN!

I was so fixated.

I was like, I know I've seen him somewhere, some movie, some drama.

And I was thinking My Sassy Girl.

- And then I... - Oh, yes!

Yes, I remember. And, oh, the... The train...

IN THE SUBWAY… (VOMIT)

EVEN AFTER 20 YEARS, IT REMAINS A MEMORABLE SCENE

- She's remembering this just now? - Oh, you didn't know?

I only thought of Speedy Scandal.

SHAKIRA ONLY REMEMBERED SPEEDY SCANDAL

- Yes, yes. I'm sorry. - She didn't know.

That's no problem.

- That was, like, long time ago. - Yeah.

Gee, it was so much fun.

THE CHATTY DINNER SALES ARE OVER

You were our first customer today.

Oh, my... Thank you.

ONE MORE HUG

- Please come again. - Thank you.

- Bye-bye. All right. - Bye-bye. Yes.

THEY THANK THEM ALL FOR COMING ON THEIR FIRST DAY

- Good night. - Good night.

Goodbye!

THEY END THEIR DAY WITH FAREWELLS

- Goodbye. - Goodbye!

- Yes, goodbye. - Thank you.

Thank you!

DAY 1 OF BUSINESS HAS ENDED WELL

- You're going where? - My wife and everyone's there.

- Really? - Yes.

END OF DAY 1 OF BUSINESS

Let's just have pork belly and doenjang soup.

- Yeah, something simple. - Okay.

I'll open one packet of kimchi for us.

THE KITCHEN TEAM IS PREPARING FOR DINNER

Oh, right. I need to calculate our total income.

Press "CA" first.

HE READS THE MANUAL TO CALCULATE THE TOTAL SALES

Press it.

(TA-DA)

Rattle, rattle, rattle.

HE TAKES THE TOTAL SALES RECEIPT

Over here.

STICKS IT INTO THE LEDGER…

CAREFULLY

How much did we earn today? The total.

We earned $4,731 today.

I think we did a good job today.

Gee, we sold a lot.

AFTER MR. CHA FINISHES UP WITH THE CALCULATIONS…

HE BRINGS OUT A BAGFUL OF CARROTS

LET US NOT FORGET

THAT THIS IS NO ORDINARY SUPERMARKET

RATTLE, RATTLE

(CARROTS)

(NIGHT SHIFT)

9:10 P.M. AND THUS, THE NIGHT SHIFT BEGINS

- It's back to overtime work. - Yes.

MR. CHA PEELS THE CARROTS…

You peel them, and I'll julienne them.

- Thank you. - Okay.

JUHWAN IS IN CHARGE OF THE EOMUK

We all know what our tasks are now.

Every task.

MR. CHA HANDS OVER THE PEELED CARROTS…

What's this?

How do I... How am I supposed to julienne this?

(LOL)

How am I supposed to grind this?

IT'S A SAD PICTURE FOR SOME REASON

This won't work.

- What am I supposed to do? - I mean…

LOL

- All the carrots we have here… - Yes?

- …puts us in a dangerous position. - I know.

Right? These carrots are here to test us.

SWEET BUT SAVAGE AMERICAN CARROTS…

They'll keep slipping out of our hands.

(WHATEVER)

- This won't do. - No.

THINNER BITS ARE LEFT OUT

I guess we gotta sort them out first.

Well, I'll be careful not to get hurt.

From now on, stragglers are to just endure the pain.

We have no backup now, okay?

Until the brains of our team says that she's okay.

A WHILE AGO DURING DINNER SALES

- Parachutes and all? - Wow.

- You can boil this, I'll go prep these. - Okay.

FIRST, PREP THE CARROTS

NEXT, PREP THE ZUCCHINI

AND SHE WAS ALMOST DONE…

You cut yourself. Goodness.

SHE CUT HER FINGER

Oh, no. It's pretty deep.

Yeah, you'll be okay.

This is bad.

INSUNG FIRST SETS HYOJOO AT EASE…

AND THEY QUIETLY LEAVE THE KITCHEN…

TAEHYUN SENSES SOMETHING IS WRONG

- Why? Did you get hurt? Doing what? - She has a very deep cut.

Doing what? What were you shredding?

THE BOSS DUO HOLD AN EMERGENCY MEETING…

- Why didn't it hurt at first? - You were in shock.

…AND DECIDE HYOJOO SHOULD GO TO HOSPITAL

- Goodbye. - Good night.

THE FOUR OF THEM HAD TO KEEP WORKING

WITH A WORRIED HEART

- This is bad, man. - Gosh, Hyojoo is hurt.

Hyojoo shouldn't do labor work anymore.

THEY'RE ALSO WORKING ON HYOJOO'S PORTION

Hyojoo did do a lot of things.

She hurt herself trying to cook for us. My goodness.

THE DOENGJANG SOUP INSUNG HAD FINISHED COOKING

AND STARTS GRILLING SOME PORK BELLY

ONCE THE PORK BELLY IS GOLDEN BROWN

HE PUTS THE PORK BELLY ON A PLATE…

AND STIR-FRIES KIMCHI IN PORK FAT

CHEF ZO HAS A PLAN

HE SEEMS UNAFFECTED… AND NONCHALANT….

HE'S A MAN WHO PLAYS WITH FIRE…

THE FOUNDATION OF K-DINNER… IS COMPLETE

LOTS AND LOTS

- Let's eat! - Okay.

Okay, let's hurry and eat.

Thanks for the food.

10:00 P.M. THEY FINALLY HAVE DINNER

MR. CHA BRINGS OUT SOME BEER FIRST

- Great work, everyone. - Great work.

- Great work! - Our first day.

Gosh, how do I...

It's nice and fresh.

- What is? The beer? - Yeah.

THEN I'LL HAVE ANOTHER SIP TOO

- The beer goes well with the meat. - Yes.

CHEF ZO'S DOENJANG SOUP AND PORK BELLY…

Yeah. They go well together.

…GO PERFECTLY WITH BEER

Beer goes well with anything.

Bottoms up.

WILL HE GO FOR IT?

I've never been able to chug it.

AND HE FAILS!

EVERYTHING HE DOES IS CUTE IN MR. CHA'S EYES

You can totally do it.

Today, we made $4,700.

- $4,700? - Yeah, $4,700.

SHOCKED

We made a lot, right?

- Great work. - Yeah.

I walked 12,000 steps today in this market alone.

(GASP)

- Should I check too? - Me too.

HE REACHED 10,000 STEPS INSIDE THE MARKET

I reached 10,000 steps too.

11,756 steps.

- You guys go back and forth a lot. - Yeah.

Man, this job is really challenging.

- This is... - It's really tiring.

By the way, earlier,

Juhwan gave me a glass of cola because I was working so hard.

It was so good.

I kept thinking we needed something to drink.

We tried to make some fresh orange juice.

When we open for lunch tomorrow and we have some free time,

I'll make some fresh orange juice here.

Speaking of kimbap,

- we need to work differently. - Yes.

We can't keep going back and forth.

If we make, let's say, 100 rolls, we need to make them all at once.

The owner said he usually makes about 300 rolls.

Let's divide it into three times

and bring them all out at once.

We can make some extra rolls

and before we run out, make 100 more rolls.

If we set a time and sell them,

it'll be okay for us to leave our position during that time.

- But... - We have to start selling at 9 a.m.

At 8 a.m.

Yeah, so we need to start making it at 8... Or at 7:30 a.m.

We'll come at 7:30 and...

We should clock in at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow too.

Do we have anyone new coming in tomorrow?

You're not planning on leaving if a new person comes, are you?

You know you can't go anywhere, right?

I want to go home.

- Boss... - Just stay here and make money.

(CAT GOT HIS TONGUE)

We're in America, but I can't even look around.

I come to work as soon as I wake up

and get home when it's dark outside.

MR. CHA IS IN THE SAME SITUATION SO HAS NOTHING TO SAY…

Gosh.

- Thank you for the food. - Thank you for the food.

LET'S DRINK OUR WOES AWAY…

Man, how are we going to endure this for the rest of the shoot?

- Today... It's just the first day. - It's only day one.

- We can do it! - We can do it!

The owner must've always worked alone like this, huh?

Running a business is not easy.

What do you mean it's not easy? It's much too hard.

It's very difficult.

The more I clean, the more work there is to do.

You can do it.

We have a busy day tomorrow too.

Great work, everyone.

- Great work. - Great work.

We will continue to be busy.

LET'S CALL IT A DAY TO PREPARE FOR TOMORROW'S BUSY DAY

How is this America?

- How is this America? - That's America, over there.

Is this San Francisco?

- Well, since everyone's been drinking… - It smells like America.

…we're having to hire a driver.

WE HAD TO EVEN IN THE US, IN ORDER TO GET HOME SAFELY

My goodness. Gee, my body aches.

Seriously. My whole body aches.

- My body aches. - That's right.

My body aches too.

THEY ARE FINALLY FREE FROM THE MARKET

How did people react to the dried pollack hangover soup?

I couldn't see. How was it?

Everyone said it was good.

Didn't we sell out quickly?

Yeah. They all said it was refreshing.

HE COULDN'T SEE THEIR REACTIONS BECAUSE HE WAS TOO BUSY COOKING

Some people who wanted it saltier

- put in a bit of salt. - I think that's better.

- Some like it with pepper. - Yeah, that's better.

You can just add whatever you like.

It's better than adding water to salty food.

- But people say the portions are too big. - It's too much.

We realize this whenever we empty the leftovers.

The bowl itself is too big, but the portions are huge.

THEY CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT WORK EVEN AFTER THEY GET OFF WORK

Thank you for driving us.

THEY ARRIVE AT HOME IN NO TIME

Gosh.

- Great work today. - You too.

- All right, Mr. Yoon. - Yes?

ALL RIGHT! MR. YOON… SHALL WE BEGIN?

Oh, Mr. Yoon.

AN UNEXPECTED ROUTINE (?) AFTER THEY GET OFF WORK

- You did a good job today. - You did a great job.

You're very special to me.

- Really? - Yeah.

You know we also have to do Hyojoo's part tomorrow, right?

Let's work even harder tomorrow.

I'm all out of strength after one day.

- Just a random thought. - Yeah.

Would you be willing to to pass out with a nosebleed?

Oh, come on!

That would be perfect.

What a scene that would be.

Great work.

- Go get some rest. - Okay.

AND… MR. CHA, WHO HAS COME OUT OF THE SHOWER,

Oh, my. Hyojoo.

How did it go? Did you get stitches?

GIVES HYOJOO A CALL

INSUNG HEARS THE CALL AND COMES OUT OF HIS ROOM

Oh. That's a relief.

They glued the wound.

- Oh, what a relief. - They glued it together?

Hyojoo, let's get back to work tomorrow then.

Seriously?

HE'S HALF JOKING BUT TOTALLY NOT

We can't do anything without you.

See you tomorrow, bosses!

All right.

I'll be your hands and feet tomorrow.

No, we just need your brain.

Give your hands and feet a rest tomorrow.

We just need your brain.

Good night. You all worked hard today.

- Okay. - See you tomorrow.

- See you tomorrow. - All right.

What a relief.

- Good night. - Okay.

DAY 2 OF BUSINESS IN THE US

HOME: 6:30 A.M.

Do you need help carrying that?

Do you need help carrying that?

THE TOP EMPLOYEE IS STUDYING HARD EARLY THIS MORNING

Oh, Mr. Yoon!

I want to say, "Don't look for me" in English.

"Don't look for me."

You all have to help me today.

THE FOUR OF THEM GET IN THE CAR HALF ASLEEP

There shouldn't be any thieves, right?

- Do you... Oh! - What's wrong?

- Good luck! - What are you doing?

Kyungho! It was nice knowing you!

You're messing with me so early in the morning.

LOL

Stop! Man, seriously.

You're hurting my feelings.

Well, you said not to look for you.

"Don't look for me?"

- You said, "Don't look for me." - "Don't look for me."

I'm completely awake now.

But you know, the run felt refreshing.

I want to jog like Americans do.

I wonder if Hyojoo is okay.

She's okay. It's such a relief.

Oh, look. He's jogging.

That's what we wanted to do.

You want to get out?

Want to run with him?

No, I want to save as much energy as possible.

Yesterday, we said we'd be making orange juice today.

- Sounds good. - We need to go buy oranges too.

- And some water. - We need to go get water.

That's right.

Then we need to prepare kimbap ingredients.

There's more to do this morning than yesterday.

We're here.

IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSIER MORNING THAN YESTERDAY…

THREE DAYS SINCE THEY ARRIVED IN THE US

KYUNGHO FEELS VERY SLUGGISH

All right.

GOING TO WORK EARLY IN THE MORNING

WHILE THEY'RE STILL JET-LAGGED

Seriously.

I didn't even realize we had a boxing arcade machine.

It was nice to see kids have fun with the arcade machine.

- Someone scored 815 yesterday. - Wow, who was it?

- It was 918 on the first day. - Wow.

THE WORKPLACE STILL FEELS UNFAMILIAR

BUT THEY ENTER AS IF THEY ALWAYS HAD

TURN THE LIGHT ON

AND BEGIN TO GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY ROUTINE

Let's do the rice first.

LET'S START OUR DAY AT THE MARKET

MARINA, CALIFORNIA FOGGY

MR. CHA CHECKS THE CASH REGISTER FIRST

CLICK

KYUNGHO STARTS PREPARING THE INGREDIENTS FOR KIMBAP

POURS ALL THE LEFTOVER RICE FROM YESTERDAY

EMPTYING OUT THE BAG

Is that too much rice?

MR. CHA AND MR. ZO GO TO KIMBAP CORNER

- So we have to… - Yes.

…make 100 rolls, diligently.

Make sure you measure the water right.

- I found the perfect amount yesterday. - Okay.

THINKING CAREFULLY

You were good at measuring water yesterday.

- The water… - Oh.

…should come up to here on your wrist.

- Up to that point? - Yeah.

The rice absorbs more water than you think.

- Yeah, a lot. - I know.

The water all goes away.

Someone told me yesterday,

"Is the kimbap thin today?"

- Right, our kimbap is… - Are they too thick?

Yeah, let's make them smaller.

I think Mr. Kim's kimbap were a bit smaller. That might work out better.

- We'll slice the ingredients smaller. - Yes.

IN CHARGE OF SLICING

We're not scolding each other, right?

- When? Now? From now on? - Yeah, that's what it feels like.

Like how kimbap was thick yesterday.

Oh, I was just saying we should do better from now on.

- Right? - If you think I'm scolding you,

say, "I feel like I'm being scolded."

HIS KIND OF HUMOR

How do you say "scold"? I forgot the English word for "scissors" yesterday.

THEY'RE RELAXED ENOUGH TO CHAT WHILE PREPARING THE INGREDIENTS

Eomuk is ready now, right?

Yeah, we made that yesterday night.

KIMBAP INGREDIENTS CHECKLIST EOMUK, BURDOCK, PICKLED RADISH…

Slice these and the pickled radish first. After the rice finishes cooking,

start wrapping right away.

WILL THEY BE ABLE TO STICK WITH THE NEW PLAN?

MR. ZO ENTERS THE KITCHEN

AND DILIGENTLY BEGINS TO PREPARE FOR THE RESTAURANT

SO STABLE AND RELIABLE

THREE-YEAR CHEF'S SKILL OF CHOPPING GREEN ONIONS

FOCUSED

MEANWHILE, THE ACE EMPLOYEE, JUHWAN

FILLS UP THE BUCKET WITH ICE TO KEEP THE INGREDIENTS FRESH

THEN PLACES THE INGREDIENTS ON TOP

KIMBAP INGREDIENTS CHECKLIST EOMUK, BURDOCK, PICKLED RADISH…

IMITATION CRAB MEAT

SLOWLY STIRS THE SLICED CARROTS

NOM

The goods arrive today, right? Okay.

Pastries are coming today.

MR. CHA WANTS TO BE PERFECTLY READY BEFORE OPENING

The pastry comes in today.

10 MINUTES BEFORE ASIAN MARKET OPENS 8:20 A.M.

WE STILL HAVE 10 MINUTES BEFORE OPENING…

CUSTOMERS HAVE ENTERED

Are you open?

Not yet.

- But… - It's okay, not yet?

Not this Asian Market. The other one.

All right. Okay.

Yeah. Go ahead.

- Okay. - Thank you.

- 8:30 a.m.? - Okay. Okay.

- Sorry. I'm blushing. - Go ahead.

- Sorry. I'm blushing. - Go ahead.

- I thought so… - No problem.

THEY OPEN THE STORE AGAINST THEIR PLAN

- Are you going to get the radish? - Yeah.

Do you need help?

Sorry. Can I get some of the radish, please?

- Radish? - Yes.

- This one. - Yes. Okay.

- Thank you. - This one?

Okay, thank you. You're welcome. Have a nice day.

Are we open already?

- What? - Are we open?

They were about to leave and go to another Asian Market.

So I stopped them.

THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL A BOSS'S INSTINCT

Okay.

THE FIRST CUSTOMERS COME IN TO PAY

10 MINUTES BEFORE OPENING

- Is this a new restaurant? - Yeah.

Lunch and dinner.

I SEE!

Is it any good?

I know him.

Yeah, we are actors.

We are running this store and shooting TV show.

Oh, okay.

- We always come here. - Yeah, we always come here.

MR. CHA DOES WELL WITH THE CUSTOMERS

- Thank you. - Okay.

- You need a bag? - No, thank you.

- Bye-bye. Have a nice day. - Thank you.

Yeah, thank you.

THE BOSS HAS BEEN RUNNING THE STORE FOR TWO DAYS

Mr. Yoon!

Yes?

- The rice isn't… - The rice just finished cooking.

- Okay. - Okay.

KOREAN KIMBAP FACTORY TO OPEN SOON

Right. An hour from now.

- Yes, I'll work hard. - All right.

THEY PUT ON APRONS FIRST

But this one is a bit heavy.

Kyungho.

- Get a bigger one. - Is this one small?

Mine was small yesterday too, so…

HE TAKES OUT ALL THE APRONS AT THE RESTAURANT…

WE HAVE TO START ROLLING KIMBAP NOW…

The color doesn't matter anyway.

This works. Sorry, we're all busy.

- I'll go with you. - Okay.

The basin.

- The rice is good. - The basin.

EMPLOYEES RETURN TO THE KIMBAP CORNER

- I'll close this for now. - Okay.

Here's the basin. Isn't this it?

Yes. Is the rice scoop there?

- Mr. Yoon! - Yeah? Is it there?

- Hurry up. - I need two rice scoops.

Let's hurry.

AN HOUR LEFT BEFORE KIMBAP SALES

- I can't find anything… - I can't see well, either.

HE SCOOPS THE RICE HE MADE WITH CARE

DIVIDES THE SECRET SAUCE ACCORDINGLY

All right.

READY TO ROLL KIMBAP NOW!

ASIAN MARKET OPENS 8:30 A.M.

Is kimbap available?

Is kimbap available?

Kimbap. Hello.

- We just started making kimbap. - Hello.

It'll be ready at about 9:30 a.m.

- We have to wait that long? - Yes.

We came all the way here for kimbap.

How many rolls of kimbap do you need?

I want four rolls.

- Four? - Yes, four.

- Then why don't you hang out for a bit? - I'll hang out over there.

Take a rest over there.

FORGET MAKING 100 ROLLS,

THEY NEED TO START MAKING 4 ROLLS FIRST

KYUNGHO IS BATTLING WITH THE SESAME OIL CAN THAT WON'T OPEN

- Hard to open, right? - Yeah. How do I open this? Do I press it?

Yes, I'll do it for you.

MR. ZO SOMEHOW KNEW HE NEEDED HELP AND CAME

You always show up in emergencies and amazingly solve issues.

AMAZINGLY SOLVES ISSUES…

HE SUCCEEDS IN ONE TRY

Is it open? Great.

You're my Superman.

- Thank you. - I'm Kim Doosik.

MR. CHA RETURNS TO THE KIMBAP CORNER

LET'S START ROLLING FIRST

- All right. - I need space here!

You need to move these.

Okay, fine.

Right away. You scold him back right away.

- Over here. - You just expressed your opinion, right?

- Yes. - That's hot.

- You can do it with a rice scoop. - No, we don't have time for that.

KIMBAP ROBOT BEGINS OPERATION

- Can I get eight rolls of kimbap? - Eight.

- Twelve total. - Twelve total?

- Okay. - I'll make four rolls...

- They came together anyway. - I see.

Let's make kimbap faster.

We can't allow mistakes.

GRAINS OF RICE STUCK HERE AND THERE

- Gosh, this is… - Two?

Two, four, how many?

- Four? - How many for now?

- Four. - Four?

SECOND DAY MAKING KIMBAP IS STILL NOT EASY

(HE FLIPS IT OVER FIRST)

- Taehyun… - I'm going to eat that.

Too many grains of rice on it.

No, it's like... it's like songpyeon.

There's no need to make breakfast since we eat as we go.

Agreed.

We usually give out free coffee if we have some.

This doesn't feel real. I'm next to a celebrity.

Seriously.

To be honest, the cameras don't capture everything.

- Hello. - It's Hyojoo.

- Hello. - Hello.

- Good morning. - You're so pretty.

You're here early.

KYUNGHO REACTS TO HYOJOO'S VOICE

- Are you doing okay? - There you are.

HYOJOO IS HERE!

- How's your hand? - It's okay.

- Let me see. - Is there a scar?

She put on a bandage.

(I PUT ON A BANDAGE)

- Good job... So, no stitches? - Thumbs up!

- Thankfully, I didn't need stitches. - Kyungho cried yesterday, didn't you?

It was a brief visit to the hospital.

Don't do anything today.

- Don't do anything? - Yes.

Just stand there and talk. We'll get you a mic.

MEANWHILE, THE KIMBAP CUSTOMERS ARE STILL WAITING

- The kids? - Yeah, how they play.

INSUNG JOINS THE TEAM

Two, four, six... That's it. We have ten rolls.

- Two more. - Two?

- I'll roll this. - Okay.

CURRENTLY 10 ROLLS, NEED TWO MORE ROLLS

- One each for me and Insung. - The rice turned out well today.

- Turned out well, right? - Yeah.

PRESS, PRESS TO MAKE IT THIN!

BUSY ROLLING KIMBAP WITH LOVE AND CARE

(HOW IS THE KIMBAP ROLLING GOING?)

- Hi! - You guys are here? Hey, how you doing?

Hey, can I get some... Two tens?

- Two tens? - Yeah. If it's possible...

- I'm gonna use some quarters. - Oh, yeah.

- Two ten? - Thank you very much, sir.

- Yes, two tens. - Okay.

- Thank you very much. - You're welcome. Bye.

EXTRA DUTY: EXCHANGING COINS TO USE AT THE LAUNDROMAT

- Twelve rolls of kimbap. - Twelve?

KIMBAP IS FINALLY OUT

- Here's your kimbap. - Okay.

- Thank you. - Here are eight rolls.

- And four rolls. - Okay.

- Please enjoy! - Take care, ma'am.

THE PLAN WAS TO SELL 100 ROLLS AT ONCE

BUT THESE PEOPLE GET SOFT

WHEN IT COMES TO A CUSTOMER'S REQUESTS…

This looks pretty good too.

The eomuk, I mean.

- The eomuk? - Yes, the prep went well yesterday.

INGREDIENTS HAVE IMPROVED IN QUALITY

WHILE TAKING A BREATHER

RING, RING

Hello?

- Yes, hello? - Hello?

- Is that you, Mr. Kim? - Yes, hello.

Yes, hello, yes, yes.

- Did you get a good night's sleep? - Yes.

- Well, I forgot something. - Yes, yes.

We'll be getting a bread delivery today.

- From a bakery. - Bread!

- So a plain loaf of bread. - Yes, okay.

- We're getting four of those. - Yes.

- And seven gukhwa-ppang. - Okay.

I have a customer who always asks for them.

How many loaves of bread? How many each?

- Four loaves. - Four loaves of plain bread.

- Seven gukhwa-ppang. - Seven?

Four plain bread, seven... Gukhwa-ppang?

- Gukhwa-ppang. - Seven gukhwa-ppang.

(SHIFTY EYES)

Okay, I got it.

- Everything okay? It's quite fun, huh? - Yes, we're good.

Bye, sir.

I'm sorry, sorry, sorry.

THIS TEMP BOSS HAS NO TIME TO WHINE

Have a nice day. Bye.

BUT HE MANAGES TO RING EVERYTHING UP

(PHEW, I DIDN'T MAKE MISTAKES…)

BUT, AS SOON AS HE'S DONE HERE, ANOTHER CUSTOMER ARRIVES

- Do you have a box of this? - Box?

Yeah, and the case.

- I'll find this. - Okay.

I need a sansai... sansai soba.

- Soba? - Sansai soba?

MR. CHA IS RUNNING AGAIN TODAY

Is this tasty?

I want to try it.

SILENT TREATMENT

She's talking to you in Japanese.

I can't hear very well…

Your hearing is just fine.

You just don't want to talk to strangers.

THIS GRANDPA SEEMS TO BE QUITE SHY…

QUICK CUSTOMER ANALYSIS

How is it? Sold out yet?

EXTRA KIMBAP ARRIVES JUST IN TIME

Have you tried kimbap at this place?

- What? - Kimbap.

Kimbap.

Kimbap.

It's very good.

HOPING HE'D TAKE ONE

AFTER HEARING HYOJOO, HE FINALLY TAKES AN INTEREST

SILENTLY APPROACHES

Would it be okay if I touched it?

- Let's see now. - They taste good, sir.

How shall I do this…

I'LL BAG THEM FOR YOU

- There's a lot… There's… - A total of four, then?

MEANWHILE, TAEHYUN RUMMAGES THROUGH THE STORAGE

Is this it?

LOOKING FOR A JAPANESE PRODUCT

THE PHOTO HE TOOK EARLIER

This is it.

Wow.

Oh, my God.

WHAT THE CUSTOMER WANTS MUST BE FOUND!

Oh, my God.

I got it.

- Is it right? Right? Right? - Yes.

Thank you. Thank you.

STARES

If you make the store so beautiful, it's harder for people to walk in…

My apologies, but it's just for ten days.

Have a good day!

THE CUSTOMER WHO OPENED HIS HEART LEAVES THE STORE

HYOJOO IS HEADING TOWARD

THE FILIPINO MARKET NEXT DOOR

It's $1.29.

HERE TO BUY ORANGES FOR THE NEW DRINK MENU

Let's pick ones that look tasty.

One at a time!

JUST THEN,

A CAR QUIETLY APPROACHES THE MARKET

EPISODE 7: AN ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE

- Hello, brother! - Hey.

Hello, brother!

Hey, sister! Mommy!

I came a long way!

Why not shoot this in Gyeongsang Province?

THE LAST EMPLOYEE ARRIVES FROM ACROSS THE PACIFIC OCEAN!

HE MADE AN APPEARANCE EVERY SEASON

FROM SMALL FISH…

Goodness. Gosh, it's heavy.

…TO HUGE YELLOWTAIL FISH

UNEXPECTED BUSINESS'S PROFESSOR OF FISH

How long have you been doing this?

He's like a host.

MINORED IN LIFE COACHING

How long had you been dating?

PARK BYUNGEUN

Welcome!

Hey, welcome!

Hey, welcome!

HI

INSUNG GREETS HIM WITH OPEN ARMS

Why come all the way here?

It's so far.

You lost a lot of weight.

I'm hurting all over right now.

HE APPRECIATES HIS FRIEND FOR COMING SO FAR

What's this? You're looking pretty today.

Me? I've always been pretty.

HE SAYS HELLO TO HYOJOO TOO

- What were you up to? Oh, us? - Making orange juice.

Kyungho said he'd make us orange juice, so we were picking out oranges.

How's he doing? Is he breathing okay?

- Just barely. Yes. - Barely?

Then what... How should I help?

- Do I man the store? - Yes, go in.

- Give me any chore you have. - Yeah, just go in.

AN EXPERIENCED MAN LOOKING FOR WORK

Would you like something to drink?

HE CONFIDENTLY ENTERS THE STORE NEXT DOOR

Hello, hi.

IS THIS MY NEW WORKPLACE?

Byungeun thinks this is our store.

LOL

I saw you teasing him.

This kind of looks like our place in Naju.

It's similar to our place in Naju, Gongsan.

HE'S EXCITED TO SEE THE MARKET FOR THE FIRST TIME

Buldak ramyeon.

Shin noodles.

REALIZING THE POPULARITY OF K-FOOD

IN A KOREAN FOOD MARKET(?)

- Ansung noodles. - Byungeun!

We're running this store for ten days.

- Here? - Yes.

I see… Smells like America.

Give me something to do.

We'll need to put those boxes outside.

Right? Those boxes.

- Out where? - Right up front.

No, just stack them up neatly.

- Over here? - Yes.

Those... Yeah, neatly.

- It's crooked now. - Okay.

Set it upright.

What's all this about?

BYUNGEUN'S FIRST TASK:

ORGANIZING (SOMEONE ELSE'S) BOXES

Should he be using a highly skilled employee like this?

(NEAT)

- …right. - How long will he do that for?

It's nice to help out our neighbors.

- Hello. - Hi.

I feel bad... He's still at it, right?

Raw chicken.

Salmon, yeah.

This is a pomfret.

They get these here too?

HE'S STUDYING THE FISH ON DISPLAY

Wow.

Byungeun, I have to go visit a vendor.

INSUNG SUDDENLY LEAVES TO VISIT A VENDOR (?)

- Where? - To one of our vendors.

I just got here, but where are they all going? Goodness.

Is the food place that way?

HE TRIES TO FIND THE RESTAURANT BY HIMSELF

GIGGLES

HE WALKS TOWARD THE SOUND

Soybean sprouts and…

AN ENTRY MORE NATURAL THAN REGULARS

- I'm sorry. - Oh, that's okay.

BUT ALL HIS COWORKERS…

Everything else okay?

I'll look for it.

…ARE PREOCCUPIED WITH WORK

- We kept our promise, didn't we? - Yes.

HI

THANKFULLY, JUHWAN COMES OUT TO GREET HIM

- You're here. - They've been waiting so long.

My hands are wet.

- You cook here? Where's the restaurant? - Over there.

The restaurant's there.

(FOOD IS SERVED HERE)

I'm sorry.

Let me help you.

THEY FINALLY LOCK EYES!

- What took you so long? - …look at this face.

What took you so long?

KYUNGHO COMES OUT TO GREET BYUNGEUN

- You good? - Come on, Byungeun.

Give me something to do.

Put on an apron first.

FORGET THE WARM GREETINGS

Is there a lot to do?

It's really big, though.

It's super big, with the other grocery store.

What's the difference?

No, that's not ours.

- That's not our market? - No.

NOW FORGET ABOUT THAT PLACE

No, don't go over there.

Here, we have an amazing present called kimbap waiting for you today.

You need to wear this to feel better.

Give me something to do. Come on.

HERE IS YOUR WORK: CLEAN THE ORANGES

I've been thinking about doing all sorts of stuff here, like making sikhye.

There were so many customers looking for kimbap yesterday.

Is this place popular for its kimbap?

How much is it?

Two dollars per roll.

- That's so cheap. - Right?

It's too cheap.

We can't keep up with the time it takes to make them.

IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY THE PAST TWO DAYS…

This is all work.

That's right. In the kitchen…

That's why people who live alone don't cook for themselves.

Because it's all work.

But if you order food or eat out, it's only 10,000 won.

KYUNGHO IS LONG GONE…

As soon as I get to the US…

SOMEONE PLEASE TAKE CARE OF HIM…

I didn't think I'd be cleaning oranges.

That's why you never know with life.

Oh, man…

EVEN AFTER HE REALIZES HE'D BEEN TALKING TO HIMSELF…

It's good to keep working hard…

…HE'S NOT THE TYPE TO STOP TALKING

…and live a good life.

THE NEXT TASK IS TO PEEL THE ORANGES

Are you planning to sell the orange juice?

Yes, but before that, we should taste it first.

- For dessert? - Yes.

How nice.

But this... It's quite simple. You just…

You don't even need to cut it. Just peel it. And put the whole thing in.

Then you blend it and make it into juice.

IF YOU PUT THE WHOLE THING IN AND BLEND IT

THE NEW MENU: FRESHLY-SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICE

- Wow, this… - Close it.

- It's full. - Wow.

GUSHING

- Let's try it. - Have some.

TASTING THE NEW MENU ITEM

Let's try it together.

BYUNGEUN TAKES A SIP FIRST

Wow, it's good. It's good.

THE BEVERAGE GUY TAKES A SIP TOO

It's just real juice.

IT'S 100% FRESHLY-SQUEEZED JUICE MADE FROM CALIFORNIAN ORANGES

Wow. It's very fresh.

A TINY CUSTOMER ENTERS THE MARKET

CRASH

- Hello. - Hello.

- Hello. - Hello.

Hi. Oh, my.

A WARM SMILE

- Go. Now we gotta pay for it. - Yeah.

We have to pay for it.

Do you know the mister?

AN ADORABLE BILINGUAL BOY

- Put them up. - He brought a dinosaur.

- Kimbap. - Put them up!

Put them all up.

GRUNTING

He's so strong.

Are you going to put it back, or should I?

I will!

(IT SEEMS LIKE HE ATTENDS A TAE KWON DO ACADEMY)

HE EVEN PUTS THINGS BACK PERFECTLY

- Okay. - Nice!

- Thank you. - Of course.

HE EVEN GIVES A FIST BUMP

PROUD

THEY FINISH PAYING

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Goodbye.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

AND THE STRONG BOY LEAVES

THE MARKET IS EMPTY

MR. CHA BRIEFLY SITS OUT

Byungeun, is that you?

Byungeun, you're here!

Taehyun!

Did you see him just now?

What? Did you see him just now?

What are you doing all the way in the US?

Oh, my goodness.

- Geez. - It's no joke right now.

Gosh, this is really…

A LATE REUNION

My gosh.

We're back in the old days.

It's not this anymore. The scanner.

- Seriously? - We have to input everything ourselves.

It's like Hwacheon-gun back in the day, huh?

It's a mix of Hwacheon-gun and Gongsan.

We don't sell raw meat here, right?

No, we don't.

It was delicious, though.

NO RAW MEAT BUT RAW CHAOS…

MEANWHILE, HYOJOO IS MAKING BREAKFAST FOR THE EMPLOYEES

HYOJOO'S BREAKFAST MENU IS DOENJANG SOUP

Should I add tofu? Want me to add tofu?

In order to reconcile with this mandolin, I'll give it another try.

THE MANDOLIN THAT HURT HER YESTERDAY

CAREFULLY, CAREFULLY

Yeah. If you do that, I'll do this.

- Hey, if you're using the knife to cook... - With plastic wrap...

SHE CHOPS THE CABBAGE INTO BIG PIECES

ONCE THE BROTH IS READY…

VEGETABLES GO IN AT ONCE

SHE ADDS ALL THE SMALL PIECES OF TOFU SHE CUT UP EARLIER

Byungeun told me to add some tofu.

LASTLY, IT'S TIME TO ADD THE DOENJANG

SHE POURS A SPOONFUL OF THE HOT BROTH

AND ONCE SHE ADDS THE DISSOLVED DOENJANG, IT'S DONE

ONCE IT STARTS BOILING…

Totally. Yes, that's right.

THE DOENJANG SOUP IS READY

WHILE THE DOENJANG SOUP IS BOILING, BACK AT THE MARKET…

A CUSTOMER IS CARRYING A HEAVY-LOOKING BAG

SHE ARRIVES IN FRONT OF THE KIMBAP CORNER

WHO IS THIS CUSTOMER CALLING FOR JUHWAN?

Thank you, ma'am.

Call me before you visit me.

- This is my restaurant. - Restaurant? Sure

- You want some side dishes and kimchi? - Yes

- Because we're slow workers, so… - I make good kimchi.

My goodness!

- This is kimchi. - Yes.

- And perilla leaves. - Perilla leaves?

- Yeah, and these are stir-fried anchovies. - Yes.

These are seasoned cucumbers.

Wow, thank you so much. Thank you for the food.

- We really appreciate it. - Sure.

- They're good. - Thank you.

I'm so grateful.

- She brought some over? - Yes.

Wow! Why did you bring so much, ma'am?

Wow, we didn't have much to eat today, so this is great.

We have so many banchan now.

- Thanks to you. - Thank you, ma'am.

Thank you so much.

We'll enjoy the food.

- Like this, here and here. - Sounds good.

THEY START SETTING UP THE PRECIOUS BANCHAN RIGHT AWAY

THEY PUT AS MUCH AS THEY CAN EAT ON A PLATE

It looks delicious.

Wow, stir-fried anchovies.

A BIG PORTION OF STIR-FRIED ANCHOVIES

It looks good.

We already have kimchi, so I'll just bring the green onion kimchi.

WITH THE GREEN ONION KIMCHI,

THE SET OF FOUR BANCHAN ARE COMPLETE

This is precious food.

I'm going to eat it all up.

THEY HEAD TO THE RESTAURANT WITH THE PRECIOUS BANCHAN

THEY FILL UP A BOWL WITH HYOJOO'S HANDMADE DOENJANG SOUP

Thank you.

IT'S NOW TIME FOR BREAKFAST

Everyone, come eat breakfast.

CUSTOMERS ARE STILL AT THE COUNTER

Let's eat first. Whoever can eat now. And swap places after.

- We'll eat first then. - Go ahead.

Let's eat first and switch with them.

- Thanks for the food. - Please enjoy.

THOSE WHO ARE AVAILABLE BEGIN TO EAT FIRST

Let's eat first. This is mine.

SHE HAS A TASTE OF DOENJANG SOUP FIRST

KYUNGHO EATS FROM THE BOWL

So this is what you were making.

- Thank you. Bye-bye. - Yeah.

AFTER TAEHYUN FINISHES AT THE REGISTER

HE IMMEDIATELY COMES TO HAVE BREAKFAST

- How is it? - It's good.

HE TAKES A BITE OF THE FRIED EGG FIRST

- The meat? - It's well-seasoned.

ENJOYING A SHORT BREAK

Do it like this and...

It's been a while since we've had a proper meal.

I'm so happy right now.

THEIR FIRST BREAKFAST SINCE THEY GOT TO THE US

- Did you make this, Hyojoo? - Yes.

THEY RELAX AND ENJOY BREAKFAST

- The side dishes are good too. - It's delicious.

I was going to make this yesterday…

AT THAT MOMENT…

GLANCES

It was posted online.

GLANCES

Seriously.

Hello.

THE WHOLE GROUP IS IN MEERKAT MODE

Hi.

A CUSTOMER WALKS IN WITH HIS HOOD ON

HE LOOKS AROUND AND STARTS TO PUT SOMETHING IN HIS BAG

IT'S NONE OTHER THAN KOREAN BUTANE FUEL

THAT'S KNOWN TO BE THE VERY BEST

You make the broth and dissolve the doenjang.

HE ARRIVES AT THE COUNTER

I'll go.

Hi. Good morning!

- I have six of these. - Okay.

- Okay, thank you. Have a good day. - Thank you. Have a good day.

- An orange is... - $1.23?

The price changes from day to day.

- Then… - Let's get one.

SHE STARTS EATING AGAIN

AS SOON AS SHE TAKES A BITE

ANOTHER CUSTOMER ENTERS

Hi.

Hi.

Hi.

- Hi, hello. - Hi!

- Wow. This is new, this is great. - Yeah.

Can I help you?

Hi. I was just gonna buy some of these.

SHE IS HERE TO BUY KIMBAP

We just opened the restaurant yesterday.

- You did? Wow! - Yes.

A RESTAURANT?

That's amazing!

I'll have to check that out.

(SHE BUYS 4 ROLLS OF KIMBAP)

RINGING UP KIMBAP IS A PIECE OF CAKE NOW

- Thank you. - Have a great day.

Thank you. You too.

Hi.

AFTER PAYING, SHE HEADS TO THE RESTAURANT

FULL OF CURIOSITY

Do you guys have menus?

- We just only have ramyeon. - Okay.

- Wanna try the pressed fresh orange juice? - New menu!

- I would love to! - Yeah, we're making it so…

Just wait a moment and then he will make it for you.

Chef! Chef!

- "Chef, chef." - Orange chef.

That's how you get five cups.

HE FILLS UP A WHOLE CUP OF ORANGE JUICE

EXCITED

- Here. - Wow.

For you.

I appreciate it.

- Enjoy. - Thank you so much.

(HOW DOES IT TASTE…?)

That is really good!

- Good? Good? - Thank you.

RELIEVED

How much? The price.

Is right for this orange juice?

HESITATES

I mean…

Four dollars?

- Four dollars? - Yeah.

4 DOLLARS!

- At least four would be… Yeah. - Four?

Four dollars? Oh, okay.

Four dollars.

KYUNGHO IS SATISFIED AS WELL

Thank you for helping us.

Of course! Yeah, thank you for letting me taste it.

It was really good.

You're first customer for his orange juice.

Wow! I'm honored.

I told her she's your first customer.

Yes.

I... I never forget you.

His face is like the orange.

ONE JUICY-LOOKING FACE

Oh, my God.

We have to end this on a good note.

KYUNGHO'S ORANGE JUICE DEBUT IS CONFIRMED

I'll go buy some oranges. Can I have your card?

UNEXPECTED BUSINESS: IN CALIFORNIA

- Right. Over here. - Okay.

Right. Over here.

Okay.

THEY ARRIVE AT THE WATER STORE FIVE MINUTES AWAY BY CAR

Good morning, Ryan.

- Good morning. How are you? - Yeah.

- How are you too? - Fantastic.

- Refill the water? - Yeah.

- Do you remember me? You're Ryan? - Yeah. It's the...

Yeah, I'm Ryan. The name is…

- Zo Insung. Perfect. - Zo Insung. Yes.

- Perfect. - Nice.

ZO INSUNG: AN INFLUENTIAL NAME!

You drink this much water?

(WATER REFILL)

If you look outside, they also sell ice cream.

THEY ALSO SELL ICE CREAM

WELL…

- Did you bring your card, Byungeun? - Behind you.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Okay. Sorry. Have a good time.

Thank you.

HE CAN'T TAKE HIS EYES OFF THE ICE CREAM

You get water from here…

Do you like ice cream?

How much?

Well, after today, on your card

- you'll have 45 gallons left. - Yeah, our card.

- Zo Insung card. - Zo Insung card?

- Oh, okay. - Let's have one.

- Shall we? One single each? - But we're in America.

You should think of your health and have something like green tea.

- It's me. The green tea ice cream, single. - Oh, yeah.

You don't want to taste it?

- Would you like a cone or a... - This one, please.

And the same size?

Yes, same size.

YUM, YUM

- Wow. - What?

ONE CUP PER PERSON, KYUNGHO CHOOSES CARAMEL FLAVOR

Thank you, thank you.

For the first time since I've been here,

I feel happy.

(WHO ARE YOU??)

Very good. Yeah, very smooth.

- Yeah. - Sweet.

AMERICAN ICE CREAM IS SO GOOD IT IMPROVED HIS ENGLISH

- Water's all set whenever you'd like. - Okay.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- The total for the ice cream, $9.50. - Yeah.

Okay. Card… Zo Insung.

- Okay, gotcha, gotcha. - Okay. Please.

ZO INSUNG'S NAME WAS ALL IT TOOK

This is nice. I can't believe ice cream could make me this happy.

This is the first time I felt relaxed since I got here.

Wow, this...

- Should we live in the States? - No.

I can breathe a little better now that you're here.

This is nice. I feel like I can relax now.

We're doomed.

We're doomed.

- Hold on. - What do we do?

(THERE'S NO RAMP)

Goodness.

THEIR ENJOYMENT LASTED 30 SECONDS

Goodness.

(GOING DOWN BACKWARDS)

DROPS

OH, MY BACK

- Okay. - Put that in.

We need to buy oranges.

We can buy them here.

Shall we?

(NO NEED TO GO FAR, RIGHT?)

- Let's leave it here for now. - Why?

You can't bring food inside.

- Is that a rule in America? - I don't know.

- Let's go. - Okay.

- Let's sit down and eat. - What?

Let's eat and go.

This is nice.

THEY SIT DOWN AFTER A BIT OF CONSIDERATION

- This is nice. - Gosh.

This is really nice.

- No matter how hard it is... - Let's go.

Let's leave it here. Let's go.

- What if someone takes it? - No one's going to take it!

Come on.

- We have to choose quickly. - What?

We need to buy it before it melts.

(WE'RE GOING TO MELT ANYWAY)

THE ORANGE BOYS ARE GETTING ALONG PERFECTLY

Hello.

- It's right there. - Here it is. Orange.

What? Why is it so pricey?

- Per bag. - I see.

That's cheap despite their small sizes.

$4.99 FOR A BAG CHEAPER THAN EXPECTED

- It's the same price. - It is.

THE PRICES ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME…

But isn't Sunkist better as a brand?

Is this famous too?

BASED ON POPULARITY (?) AND QUALITY

Let's go with this one.

THEY SPEEDILY BUY ORANGES

- Eight. - Yes.

You should go out first and guard the ice cream.

No.

(HMM…)

Shall we get some candy?

No.

(HE PUTS IT BACK RIGHT AWAY)

- Is this good? - What?

Is it good?

No.

We had ice cream.

Is there an empty line? I guess not.

(THIS MAN IS IN HIS MID-FORTIES)

(SNEAKS IT IN)

- Let's share this to boost our energy. - We don't have to tell them.

Taehyun and Insung.

Hyojoo and Juhwan. It's perfect.

It's only 700 won. Let's not be petty here in the States.

It's not our money.

These look so small.

SOMEHOW, HE CAN RELATE, THESE LOOK SO SMALL

Oh, wow.

Wow, watermelon.

(GETS DISTRACTED EASILY)

Hey, ice cream.

We need to get the ice cream.

- You go ahead. - Okay.

THEY GO TWO SEPARATE WAYS

ONE GOES TO SAVE THE ICE CREAM

AND THE OTHER IS MOVING THE ORANGES

Let's put the fruit in here.

- It's cool in here. - How'd you know?

DOING GROCERIES WITH THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE

It's nice.

MAKES IT EASIER TO KEEP THE INGREDIENTS FRESH WHILE DRIVING

Wow, look at this.

This is a proper fridge.

ORANGES ARE PLACED INTO THE FRIDGE

It's nice.

ON THEIR WAY BACK TO THE STORE

THEY BOTH EAT ICE CREAM AT THE SAME TIME

It's delicious.

I haven't felt relaxed since I got here.

Yes, it must've been tough.

I'm relaxing for the first time.

RELAXING BEHIND THE BOSS DUO'S BACKS

This is nice.

IT'S NICE TO SLACK OFF…

Hi.

HOWEVER, THE STORE IS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THE GROCERY TEAM

Do you know how much this is?

- Where did you get it? - It was in the... It was the last one

- in the last refrigerator. - Okay, I will check.

SO BUSY

Taehyun, we're out of kimbap, right?

Yeah. It'd be nice to have some.

THEY'RE ALMOST DONE MAKING THE MORNING PORTION

This is all we have.

That's it?

Then it's after 1:00 p.m., right?

- Okay. - Yes.

DRIED POLLACK HANGOVER SOUP IS ON THE MENU FOR LUNCH AGAIN

(INGREDIENTS FOR DRIED POLLACK HANGOVER SOUP)

(WE ALSO SERVE RAMYEON)

- Here's the tofu. - Thanks.

LUNCH IS ABOUT TO START

BUT HE BARELY GETS STARTED ON DRIED POLLACK HANGOVER SOUP

MR. ZO COOKS FAST,

(BUT BYUNGEUN AND KYUNGHO, PLEASE COME BACK QUICKLY)

- 23.99. - Okay, here you go.

(THEY SEEM FAMILIAR)

Kimchi with ramyeon with kimbap is perfect.

Can't go wrong.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

CHECKOUT COMPLETE

- Thank you so much. - Bye.

- Have a good day. - Thank you.

THEY SPEAK KOREAN AND HAVE AN APPETITE FOR KOREAN FOOD

- Just one. - Just one?

- Let me have one, please. - No, you have to eat your meal.

You're so mean, Dad.

You can have them after breakfast.

There's a camera.

THE KIDS ARE DISTRACTED BY THE CAMERAS

POSING

- Goodbye. - Bye.

(POSING…?)

Hello.

- Do I ring them up together? - Yes, please.

You two are having a snack party today, aren't you?

You two…

SO EXCITED

You're right. Today must be your snack day.

Isn't it?

SINCE YOU BOUGHT LOTS OF SNACKS…

HERE'S A PEN!

(I LIKE PENS)

Say, "Thank you."

- Hi. - Thank you. Bye

(THANK YOU!)

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

THIS TIME, IT'S A GROWN-UP SON

- Hello. - I really enjoyed Unexpected Business.

Now you see me here.

- You're right. - Yes.

(HOW DID YOU END UP IN THE US…)

- You must be her son. - Yes.

HER SON IS MUCH TALLER THAN SHE IS

- Are you a student? - Yes, in college.

- Is it nearby? - No.

- College is a bit far away. - So you're on vacation?

Yes, it's summer break.

- Hello. - Hello.

(SMILES EAR TO EAR)

He's a big fan of yours.

I've seen a lot of your work.

Which ones?

I watched Happiness.

SHE CHECKS IF HE'S A FAN RIGHT AWAY

I watched The Pirates and W.

He would've been so sad if you didn't come.

I still have a lot to watch.

He would've been so sad if you didn't come.

HIS TONE AND MANNER CHANGED AS SOON AS HE MET HYOJOO

Thank you for watching my work.

Speaking of, there's a show called Moving.

- It's on Disney+ and Hulu. - Yes, I'm watching it now.

THUMBS UP, HE REALLY IS A BIG FAN

- Please keep watching. - Okay.

- I look forward to keep watching. - Okay.

Bye.

A SMALL FAN MEET WHERE EVERYONE IS HAPPY

MEANWHILE, THE GROCERY TEAM IS TAKING THEIR SWEET TIME

URGENTLY COMING BACK

- I'll carry this. - I got it.

THEY'RE FIGHTING TO CARRY THE HEAVIER ITEM

No, I'll carry this.

I've been lifting weights.

Just close the trunk for me.

- That's cool. - I can do lunges carrying this.

I CAN LUNGE WHILE CARRYING WATER JUGS

SHAKING

We have to act like we did a lot of work.

I mean, water is heavy.

- Hey, you're back. - Yes.

Thank you for your work.

THE WATER ACT WORKS LIKE A CHARM

- Did you buy oranges? - So tired.

- Yes, we did. - Yeah.

We bought a whole box.

- Let's go, go. - It's okay.

Hold on.

We need to fill one jug for where Insung's working.

WORKING HARD

- Not bad. - Yeah.

SATISFIED WITH THEIR OWN ACTING

HYOJOO'S FAN FINDS THE BOXING ARCADE MACHINE

CURIOUS

(FINDS THE CUSTOMER)

- Do you want to play? - Yes.

Someone got 918 yesterday.

- That's the new record. - Really?

- Can you beat it? - I'll get 920.

- Okay, ready? - Yes, yes, I'm ready.

Ready.

HYOJOO'S FAN IS QUITE CONFIDENT

Careful. Make sure you don't injure your wrist.

LET'S GO FOR FIRST PLACE

(HOLDS HIS FIST TIGHT)

Wow.

Wow. That was a good one!

HEAVY PUNCH

SCORE KEEPS GOING UP…

Wait a bit more.

- It's 941! - Wow!

IT'S 941 POINTS!

I didn't know the score could go up that high!

You broke the record.

APPLAUSE, CONGRATULATIONS!

- Congratulations on setting a new record. - Thank you.

Can we not have lunch yet?

- Lunch? - Yes.

- Not yet? - Let me go ask.

FOR THE FAN WHO WANTS DAEGE RAMYEON

Welcome.

You know the boxing arcade machine out in the front?

- He set a new record? - Yes.

Since he got a new record, you have to make him ramyeon.

- You have to make him ramyeon. - Sit down.

I'll make it if Hyojoo tells me to.

LUNCH BEGINS WITH BOXING ARCADE 1ST-PLACE CUSTOMER

Can we have lunch too?

Yes. I'd appreciate it if you'd sit with him.

- Please, sit here. - We can do that.

(PLEASE TAKE A SEAT!)

THANK YOU FOR LETTING US JOIN YOU!

(MOM, COME QUICKLY!)

Ready to order?

- Two bowls of ramyeon. - Okay.

Do you want a bowl too? So two bowls?

Two bowls of ramyeon?

- Two ramyeon? - Thanks to your son,

he set a new record on the boxing arcade.

So we're treating him to ramyeon.

FILIAL PIETY (?) WITH A SINGLE PUNCH

- We need four ramyeon so far. - Okay.

ORDER STATUS: 4 RAMYEON

HE QUICKLY PLACES 4 POTS ON THE STOVE

MEANWHILE, A MYSTERIOUS MAN IN SUNGLASSES

IS APPROACHING THE MARKET

HE WALKS OVER CASUALLY

AND STOPS RIGHT BEFORE THE MARKET

(SCRATCH, SCRATCH)

AFTER SLIGHTLY HESITATING…

THE MAN IN SUNGLASSES ENTERS THE MARKET

MR. CHA IS BUSY AT THE REGISTER

He says no.

Your second born?

- Okay, thank you. - Bye.

INTENSELY STARES

Bye. And have fun.

Bye…

HE SEES THE INTENSE GAZE…

AND FINALLY NOTICES HIS PRESENCE

THE MAN HANDS OVER SOMETHING

Sorry?

IT MAKES HIM NERVOUS FOR NO REASON…

(WHAT'S THIS?)

Asian Market. Okay, good.

Asian market. Okay, good. Thank you!

(HE WAS JUST A MAILMAN)

HE COMPLETES HIS MISSION AND LEAVES WITHOUT A WORD

GOODBYE…

HE KEEPS THE MAIL SOME PLACE SAFE

- One? Yeah. - Yes.

ONE KIMBAP?

- Thank you. - Thanks.

STARTING WITH THIS CUSTOMER

(LET'S BUY SOME KIMBAP TOO!)

AND SO THE KIMBAP SALES STREAK BEGINS AGAIN

Do you want some kimbap?

(NOD, NOD)

TWO ROLLS GONE

ONE ROLL GONE

AND THE LAST ROLL OF KIMBAP

IN IT GOES INTO A CUSTOMER'S BASKET

(TOTALLY EMPTY)

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- Are you out of kimbap? - Yes, we're sold out for now.

We're gonna start making them from around 1:00 p.m.

- Do you make the kimbap yourselves? - Yes, we do.

But since many people are making it, they all taste different.

I can't guarantee the taste.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Goodbye.

LUCKY CUSTOMERS OF THE LAST KIMBAP LEAVE

AND THESE TWO PARTIES END UP SHARING TABLES UNEXPECTEDLY

- Are you Korean? - Yes.

- Where are you from? - I'm from Salinas.

Where are you from?

- We live in Contra Costa. - Where is that?

It's north of Walnut Creek.

(THIS MOTHER AND SON ARE FROM FAR AWAY)

- Walnut Creek. Up north? - You know it? Yes, yes.

- We weren't planning on eating here. - I was surprised.

Your Korean is good!

He attended Korean school for five years when he was a kid.

- He did too, for over two years. - Really?

But he's not so good.

HE CANNOT REFUTE HIS MOTHER'S OBJECTIVE REMARK

But isn't this hard to believe?

- I feel like I'm inside a TV show. - Famous actors walking around us.

ARE WE IN A DRAMA SERIES?

You only see them on TV.

- But now it's like we're inside one. - You watch their shows?

Oh, yes. I watched so much of them.

Is that so?

Hey, do you recognize anyone?

- Cha Taehyun! - That's all he knows.

THE ONE & ONLY CHA TAEHYUN

- Yes, please press your pin number. - Yes.

That's Lim Juhwan.

It's hard to pick up, huh?

JUST THEN, BYUNGEUN ENTERS THE RESTAURANT

He's Yoo Byungeun, like I said earlier.

I think it's Park Byungeun.

Park Byungeun.

That's right. I'm Park Byungeun.

(I, YOON KYUNGHO, AM HERE TOO)

Why does it keep getting loose?

- What? - Can you help me?

Geez, you're a piece of work. Let's see now.

BYUNGEUN FIXES HIS APRON

- You should've gone for a 2XL size. - Thank you.

THE ORANGE CUTTING BEGINS…

…OR NOT QUITE YET

(THAT'S RIGHT) (I GOTTA WEAR GLOVES)

BUT…

HE'S TAKING AGES JUST TO PUT THEM ON

- Blowing balloons? - They're too small.

HIS HANDS ARE TOO BIG FOR THE GLOVES

Goodness.

I feel dizzy every time I put them on.

Careful now. Try abdominal breathing.

SQUEAK

Wow, you're even playing the flute.

GLOVES ARE FINALLY ON

This is hard to peel.

STARTING FOR REAL

Let me cut it.

It's hard to peel, isn't it?

ORANGE PEELING ISN'T AS EASY AS IMAGINED

Man, it's all getting mushy.

And I was glad to escape the kimbaps.

Now it's the orange peeling, huh?

ORANGE HELL WAS WAITING FOR ME…

Simple labor is hard.

But I'm glad we get to talk like this.

Sort of like a work song.

How about we sell these today?

THEY'VE PEELED A LOT WHILE CHATTING

Should we test it out?

- Yeah, this... - Okay, I'll take these.

I'll do a test run. Sales is our ultimate goal.

KYUNGHO DECIDES TO SELL THEM FIRST

Hello.

We're selling orange juice starting today.

He's doing a lot. He's juicing the oranges too.

Please have a taste.

Since it's for tasting, we'll give you small cups.

- Is that a soju glass? - Yes, it is.

THE RANDOM APPEARANCE OF SOJU GLASSES

The consistency will depend on the quality of the fruit.

THEY EACH RECEIVE ONE GLASS OF ORANGE JUICE

- Try them, please. - Thank you.

Please have a taste.

- Cheers to Unexpected Business! - Unexpected…

- Do it together. - Unexpected Bu...

Cheers.

THE OFFICIAL TASTE TEST

It's delicious.

It's sweet.

How is it? Is it good?

- It's too sweet. - Really? I added nothing else into it.

- Really? - Yes, it's 100% orange juice.

Four dollars per cup.

ADVERTISING THE PRICE: 4 DOLLARS A GLASS

Let's buy some later.

HOW MANY WILL THEY SELL TODAY…?

BOILING, BOILING

DAEGE RAMYEON IS READY IN NO TIME

Here's your ramyeon order.

- The rest will be up soon. - Okay.

TABLE 1'S ORDER IS SERVED FIRST

Please go ahead.

THEY GET TO TASTE THE DAEGE RAMYEON FIRST

- Good? - Yeah.

A TASTE THAT MAKES THE HEAD BOB

What's your name?

- I'm Kyle. - Ka...?

- Woo Sunghyuk or Kyle. - Kyle.

- My English name is Kyle. Yes. - Woo Sunghyuk?

HE ALSO GETS WATER FOR THE TWO HE'S SHARING TABLES WITH

My dad watches this show a lot and he loves the daege ramyeon menu.

- Today's the day, huh? - He tried making it at home.

He tried making it once and failed.

- Why? - So... It didn't turn out well.

- How so? - The noodles got all soggy.

MR. ZO'S RAMYEON IS COOKED TO THE PERFECT CHEWY TEXTURE

Here you go.

QUICKLY SERVED BEFORE IT GETS SOGGY

Please enjoy.

The noodles are really chewy.

- Are they chewy? - Yes.

Try it.

THEY'RE FINALLY GETTING TO TASTE THE ORIGINAL DAEGE RAMYEON

Good?

- The seafood tastes great. It's good. - Good?

Thank you.

IT'S UP MOM'S ALLEY TOO

It's super good!

Certainly tastes different from the one we made at home.

- Yeah. - There's a lot of snow crabs in it.

Insung, if you want to make them at home...

Do you need to boil less on the stoves at home?

No, you need to boil more. The one here's on high heat.

Commercial-style and residential stoves are different.

So I boil them here…

for three minutes here.

You'll need to boil them 30 seconds longer.

BOILING TIME FOR RAMYEON, 3 MINUTES AT A RESTAURANT,

3.5 MINUTES AT HOME

(LET'S SEE…)

You all came together, right?

- No, we're separate. - Separately?

- You don't know each other? - No.

MAKING ACQUAINTANCE EATING RAMYEON

- Shall I leave so you guys can talk? - No, no.

Don't you need time to get close?

WE'RE ALREADY QUITE CLOSE

What are you studying right now?

- I'm studying electrical engineering. - Okay.

- Isn't that hard to study? - No, I think it's fun.

- Well, I want to try many things too. - I see.

MOM'S SMILE

You happen to be in engineering?

- No. - No?

- I'm in business right now. - Oh, okay.

Where did you graduate from?

UC San Diego.

I know a lot of people from there. Okay.

THE MEAL ALMOST COMES TO AN END WITH SOME SMALL TALK

- Got a lot of Koreans who know each other. - Yeah.

Want to drink one orange juice?

- Would you... Oh, okay. - One please.

- One? All right. - Yes.

- Wow, are you selling? - Yes, we're selling.

- Thank you. - It's his first order.

ORANGE JUICE IS LAUNCHING IMMINENTLY!

(JUICER ON)

SUPER SERIOUS

Okay.

I'll pour the juice out for the customers.

This is a cup of orange juice that I made with two oranges.

- Wow. Thank you. - Yes.

- Please enjoy. - Yes, thank you.

A PALATE CLEANSE WITH ORANGE JUICE

AFTER FINISHING UP THE DAEGE RAMYEON

- Is it good? - Yes, it's good.

MOM TRIES THE ORANGE JUICE TOO

(IT'S HARD TO STOP)

MOM FINISHES THE DELICIOUS JUICE

- Nice to meet you. - Oh, sure.

THE MOTHER-SON CUSTOMERS WHO LIVE NEARBY LEAVE FIRST

- Goodbye. - Goodbye, ma'am.

- Was the orange juice okay? - It was so good.

But honestly speaking... Do you think $4 is a reasonable price?

- It's fresh fruit. - They're usually pricier.

- Is it? - Yes.

They're more expensive in bakeries and places like this.

- What a relief. - I think $4 is a good price.

Thank you.

- Yes, thank you. Bye. - Thank you for the meal.

BOXING ARCADE'S FIRST-PLACE FAN IS LEAVING

Thank you for the meal.

THIS MEAL FILLS THE BELLY, BUT LIGHTENS THE FEET

THE PLEASANTRIES CONTINUE DURING LUNCH SALES OF DAY 2

It's causing very pleasant ripples in my everyday life.

I'm glad to hear we're providing a bit of liveliness.

It's a pleasantry for everyone who comes here.

ALL CUSTOMERS WHO VISIT BLOOM WITH LAUGHTER

IN FULL BLOOM

You good?

WINK

THE EMPLOYEES ARE FEELING GREAT TOO

You are…

EVERYONE'S HAPPY ON DAY 2

- …a precious person. - All right.

I'm sorry.

WORD OF MOUTH TRAVELS UNEXPECTEDLY

CUSTOMERS FLOOD IN

- There's no more over there. - No more?

THEY'RE SLOWLY RUNNING OUT OF INVENTORY

Why is there a hill over here?

My goodness!

RUSHING UP AND DOWN BUSILY

How much is this per box?

THE ITEMS RESTOCKED HAVE NO PRICE TAGS ON THEM!

This one has no price tag either. This is bad.

MEANWHILE

I will roll if you tell me to

Oh, yeah.

MR. DAD JOKE ENTERS THE LONELY KYUNGHO ZONE

- We have four rolls. - You have four?

- Yes. - Hand them over.

Four... Okay, nice!

WILL THE KIMBAP SALES CONTINUE TO REMAIN "NICE"?

Hello?

- What? - We're getting complaints

about the kimbap.

WILL THEY BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THIS CRISIS?

Translated by Tiffany Nayeon Hwang, Jea Heon Chung, and Jennifer Jisu Park