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DAY TWO OF BUSINESS

THEY SPEED THROUGH THE COLD AIR AT DAWN

- Oh, my. - All right.

WITH LOUD SHOUTS (?)

THEY CLOCK IN FOR DAY TWO

Right. An hour from now.

…make 100 rolls, diligently.

Is kimbap available?

Is kimbap available?

Kimbap. Hello.

Mr. Yoon!

Mr. Yoon!

- Mr. Yoon. - Yes?

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

Hello, brother!

It's so far.

BYUNGEUN TO THE RESCUE

What took you so long?

Give me something to do.

THANKS TO THE EXPERIENCED BYUNGEUN

I mean, water is heavy.

I'm so happy right now.

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

CUSTOMERS CONTINUE TO FLOOD IN

Do you know how much this is?

I'll make it if Hyojoo tells me to.

Can we have lunch too?

- We need four ramyeon so far. - Okay.

THE KITCHEN STOVE IS FILLED

WILL IT BE SMOOTH SAILING ON DAY 2?

THE SECOND DAY OF BUSINESS IS ESPECIALLY SUNNY

- Gotcha, gotcha. - Thank you, thank you.

- Thank you. - Bye, bye.

ASIAN MARKET: 12:45 P.M. LUNCH SALES

THE BASKET IS FULL

MR. CHA IS WORKING AT THE COUNTER

ON DAY 2 OF BUSINESS,

HE'S GOTTEN FASTER AT THE REGISTER

FOR SOME ITEMS,

HE DOESN'T EVEN CHECK THE PRICE TAG

Okay.

Sixty... Okay.

MEANWHILE, IN ONE OF THE AISLES

(LOOKS AROUND)

I saw that last time...

A CUSTOMER HOLDS RAMYEON

AND CHECKS SOMETHING

(HE EVEN TAKES A LOOK AT THE BOX)

STILL HOLDING ON TO ONE PACKET OF RAMYEON

I need one box, this one.

- A box? - I don't see it there.

Oh, okay, okay. I check... I check this.

THE BOX SHOULD BE IN THE STORAGE

How long will you take?

- Two minute! - Two minutes?

Yeah, that too.

HE'LL BE BACK IN TWO MINUTES?

Oh, gosh.

Why is there a hill over here?

My goodness.

HANG ON

MR. CHA IS NO LONGER SCOURING THE PLACE

Instant noodles.

(HE FINDS IT RIGHT AWAY)

Instant noodles.

HE HAS MEMORIZED THE LOCATION OF THE ITEMS!

Hold on. How much is a box of this?

EPISODE 8: YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY

Okay.

Is it this? Right?

- Yeah. - Okay.

Okay.

- How much? - 20.24.

THANKFULLY, THERE'S A PRICE TAG ON THE BOX

Thank you.

HE GETS A BOX OF RAMYEON THANKS TO THE QUICK SERVICE

And this meal, I'd like to buy...

This is... Yeah. This is the one I'd like to buy in the big bag.

There's no more over there.

- No more? - I didn't see none.

EMPTY

Could I... Okay, okay.

Sorry, sorry.

- Okay. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sorry.

I will check this.

(CHEER UP!)

- I will check this. Yeah. - Okay.

HE HURRIEDLY RUNS TO THE 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AGAIN

AT THE STORAGE OVER THE HILL IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD,

Jjajangmyeon.

This brand of jjajangmyeon.

ONCE AGAIN, MR. CHA FINDS IT RIGHT AWAY

Is this the brand of jjajangmyeon?

BUT…

This isn't the brand he wants.

I should take this one at least.

AT LEAST IT'S A SIMILAR PRODUCT FROM THE SAME COMPANY…

I... I find this.

- It's different from this one. Yeah. - Different, different.

But same company.

- Same company? - Yeah, same company jjajang.

Jjajangmyeon, jjajangmyeon. Same.

HE OPENS THE PACKAGE AND CHECKS THE PRODUCT

- This one... - I don't know, man.

Yeah.

- Same company, here. - Yeah, same company.

- Yeah. - Same, same jjajang.

- Same name. - This here.

But that's okay. When I run out, man, then I'll have to try that one.

- Okay? Okay? - Yeah.

HE BUYS BOTH HIS USUAL AND THE NEW RAMYEON

- You really like this. - Yes, ma'am. I sure do.

My friend brought me over here.

And no more of the top ramyeons.

- Thank you. - Have a great day.

Yeah, you too.

HE'S EXCITED TO GO HOME WITH THE NEW JJAJANG RAMYEON

MEANWHILE, TWO ELDERLY LADIES

SEEM CURIOUS ABOUT THE RESTAURANT

- Please sit here. - Okay, let's sit there.

- Welcome. - Hi.

What would you like to order?

Two bowls of ramyeon?

- Yeah, ramyeon and... - Yeah.

One hangover soup and two bowls of ramyeon.

- We'll have it right out. - Okay.

- Auntie, would that be okay? Is that okay? - Yeah.

AUNT

Did Linda go home already?

- Of course, she left a long time ago. - When did she leave?

You should use honorifics.

You should use honorifics.

When does she leave, ma'am?

- Are you asking when Linda left? - Yes.

WHILE THE MOTHER, DAUGHTER, AND AUNT GATHER TO CHAT…

Friday.

Would you like some orange juice?

Today is our first day selling orange juice.

SEIZING THIS OPPORTUNITY!

- So... - Yeah, so two glasses, please.

Oh, right now? Would you like the juice first?

- Yes. - Okay, got it.

- Two glasses of orange juice? - Yes, two.

PRODUCT SHOWCASING: SUCCESS

Okay.

SHE IS GLANCING TOO,

DOES SHE WANT SOME?

Yeah. Orange juice.

(THEY NOTICED)

Do you want it?

No.

I'm okay.

Okay. She said it's fine.

LOOKING FOR A SMALL OPPORTUNITY: FAIL…

Okay.

(SHE CHUGS COLD WATER INSTEAD)

ORANGE JUICE IS READY

All right.

It's freshly squeezed.

- Made with fresh oranges. - Yes.

- Thank you. - Sure.

- Thank you. - Of course.

- Would two glasses be enough? - Yes.

- Please enjoy. - Thank you.

- How is it? - It's good!

- Good? - It's delicious.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Want to try it, Mom? It's like regular. It's fresh.

THEY TAKE A SIP

It's good.

- They didn't add sugar. - Right.

PLEASED

WHILE THE RAMYEON IS STARTING TO BOIL

THE DRIED POLLACK HANGOVER SOUP IS READY

- Dried pollack hangover soup. - Dried pollack hangover soup. Over here.

Mmm, it looks delicious.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

I'll give you kimchi on the side.

Oh, yeah. Kimchi.

- I'm hungry now. - Are you hungry?

Yeah.

I only had a little bit of cereal today.

I only had a bit of cereal. That's it.

SLURPS

- Ours will be out soon. - This is good.

- Is it bland enough? - Yeah, it is.

That's a relief. You can't eat salty foods.

IT SUITS THE AUNT'S TASTE BUDS PERFECTLY

- Here is your daege ramyeon. - Okay.

Thank you. Oh, my. It looks delicious.

Here's some kimchi.

You can try it with kimchi.

- Thank you. - Yes. Please enjoy.

Ma'am, you're all dressed up today.

Thank you.

CHEF ZO NATURALLY JOINS THEM

My goodness.

Do you speak English?

- No? Not really? - A little bit.

- Little bit? - Little, little bit.

Oh, okay.

- That's like me in Korean. Very little. - Oh, I see.

THEY START TO EAT THE RAMYEON

(THEY TAKE A BIG BITE AT THE SAME TIME)

You did a great job.

Thank you, ma'am.

HE'S PROUD TO HEAR A COMPLIMENT

When did you come to the US?

It's been over 50 years.

- Over 50 years? - Yes.

This is my sister-in-law. She's been here even longer.

- Oh, really? - Yes. I came here in 1966.

How did you get here in 1966?

Overseas travel used to be so strict back then.

I got married.

She moved here and invited us to come.

- Is that so? - Yes.

My daughter was born here.

(MOM) (AUNT) (DAUGHTER)

Do you go to Korea often? Or...

- Have you been to Korea? - Two things.

- Oh, two times? - "Two things."

Yeah.

- What? - You said, "two things."

- No, well... - When?

When?

WHEN DID YOU GO TO KOREA?

My brother's wedding.

ONCE FOR A FAMILY WEDDING

And then, a long time ago,

maybe, like, about five years old?

That's right.

- You were about that age. - When I was five.

But I wanna go back.

Then you probably don't know much about Korea.

- Or do you? - I just...

I started learning again, because now...

- I watch K-drama now. I started. - Yeah, yeah.

- Before, I didn't like it, you know? - Yeah.

But now, I watch it and I'm like,

"Oh, I want to go to Korea."

I want to eat fried chicken, tteokbokki, and all that stuff.

When I see people your age, I have great respect for you.

I don't think I could've done it.

Leaving your home country and moving to a strange place.

You couldn't even speak the language.

- It was so hard at first. - Wow, how were you able to do it?

You're right. I can't put it into words.

- It's life, so you just deal with it. - Wow.

You're amazing.

They say, if the wind will not serve, take to the oars.

I had no choice but to face the challenges.

…with the mother...

THE DAUGHTER SEEMS TO REALLY ENJOY THE DAEGE RAMYEON

CRUNCH!

Gosh. You'll hurt your teeth.

No.

It's not hard. It's soft.

You're thorough when it comes to eating food.

Look, Mom.

Wow!

Wow!

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER CARE FOR EACH OTHER

DESPITE SPEAKING DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

SLURPS THE SOUP INSIDE!

You can stop eating, ma'am.

Okay.

- Take your time. - Yes, take your time.

I love ramyeon, but...

LOL

It must be good.

(WHAT A GREAT MEAL)

Thank you. Gosh.

JUHWAN HELPS HER WITH THE CHAIR

- Goodbye. - Thank you.

Goodbye.

- Be well. - You be well, too.

- Bye. - Drive safely.

- See you. - Bye-bye. Thank you.

A VAN APPROACHES THE MARKET

THEY DON'T SEEM LIKE CUSTOMERS

THE SUPPLIERS ARE HERE

ITEMS: VEGETABLES

PASTRY

BAKED IN THE MORNING AT A NEARBY CITY

VEGGIES, INCLUDING SCALLION, RADISH, AND NAPA CABBAGE,

WERE ALL ORDERED BY INSUNG

CARROTS ARE HERE TOO!

BOXES FALL

FLUSTERED, BUT ACTS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED (?)

STACKS THE CARROTS RIGHT AWAY

ENOUGH CARROTS EVEN FOR AFTER CLOSING HOUR…

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- Can I get a bread? - Bread?

- Yeah. A bread. - Okay.

- Bread? Okay. - Yeah. A bread.

Bread. Bread.

The bread...

I didn't...

TAEHYUN FEELS UNEASY

Sorry. Price...

(JUST CAME IN) NO PRICE TAG

Sorry, you don't happen to know how much these cost, do you?

ASKS THE SUPPLIER ABOUT THE PRICES

- Do you? - This is the wholesale price. Not retail.

MR. KIM MUST HAVE A DIFFERENT PRICE FOR THIS BREAD…

CAN'T FIND OUT THE BREAD PRICE RIGHT NOW

Exactly.

Sorry, I'm...

- First time. - I know. You're new.

I don't know this price.

Yeah.

MR. CHA IS HAVING A HARD TIME

Ask him...

Well, keep it, and I'll come back.

- Okay. - Save it for me, and I'll come back.

- Okay, okay. - Okay?

TRIES CALLING THE OWNER

What's wrong with the bread? Something wrong?

A red bean bun is here too.

Hold on. Excuse me. We...

We don't know the price of bread.

THEY'RE GETTING SOLD EVEN BEFORE THEY'RE PLACED ON THE SHELVES…

He's not picking up again.

THE OWNER IS OUT OF REACH

The owner didn't tell us how much the bread costs.

You can't sell bread?

- We don't know what the price is. - I see.

- It's okay. - We'll hold it for you.

Maybe I will tomorrow come.

Okay. I promise I'll figure it out by then.

Okay.

- Hello. - Hello.

ANOTHER CUSTOMER WITH BREAD!

It's bread again. This is bad.

The price for this is...

- Do you know, ma'am? - It doesn't have a price tag.

- What? - That's why.

I know the price.

If you know, that's great.

This one is $7.99.

Oh, okay.

Let's get a big one, because that one seems…

HE SELLS BREAD THANKS TO A CUSTOMER

MEANWHILE, THE SUPPLIERS ARE LOOKING INTO THE BREAD PRICE

Here.

(BREAD PRICE IS WRITTEN HERE)

Oh, yes. Thank you.

SANDWICH $4.50, RED BEAN BUN $2.50

Okay, okay.

PRICE LIST WRITTEN IN REAL TIME…

HE SHELVES THE BREAD THAT CAME IN

We'll take a few.

Sure, go ahead.

They just came in.

- Here you go. - Goodness.

Wow, bread has arrived.

- I couldn't ring these up… - It came in today?

…because they just arrived.

Gukhwa-ppang.

Red bean bun.

Yes, and...

RED BEAN BUN, CREAM BUN… KOREAN BREAD,

NOT FOUND IN TYPICAL BAKERIES HERE

These are cream buns, right?

Thank you.

- Thank you. - Yes.

KYUNGHO QUIETLY ROLLING KIMBAP IN THE CORNER

LAYING DOWN INGREDIENTS ONE BY ONE

APPLIES PLENTY OF PRESSURE

HERE COMES KIMBAP

Are you at the back rolling kimbap?

- Yes. - Will you put that in there?

This container never changes, huh?

No.

- I'd like to take some. - Thank you.

COMMENCING KIMBAP SALE!

OH!

Okay, okay.

CUSTOMER TAKES TWO ROLLS RIGHT AWAY

- Okay. Thank you. - Thank you.

- Have a good day. - Bye-bye.

- Kimbap? - Oh, yeah.

I'd like to buy these.

CUSTOMERS KEEP BUYING KIMBAP

(ALREADY RUNNING OUT AGAIN)

Yeah.

Only two rolls of kimbap left.

Hey, grab them. Get one for each of us.

Kimbap rolls just came in, but they're already sold out.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- Bye. - Goodbye.

Can I have some sushi, please?

I'm going to ask. Just a moment, please.

LET ME GO CHECK!

You asked about kimbap?

You asked about the kimbap?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

(SULKY)

Kim...

NO ONE'S HERE

Kyungho, you need to make kimbap.

I need to make kimbap, but...

KIMBAP MAKERS REASSEMBLE

GETS HIS GLOVES

So many people want kimbap.

I know, right?

- We can just put this here. - Okay. Shall I try?

TWO-PERSON KIMBAP FACTORY REOPENS

I forgot the seaweed.

That happens a lot when you're a newbie.

- Spreading rice before the seaweed. - Yeah.

Taehyun did that a few times.

- Nude kimbap? - Indeed.

Okay, I know.

(FIRST SPREAD THE RICE ON THE SEAWEED)

Great.

Kimbap gets fat if you add too much rice.

- It won't taste good? - No.

The locals here don't prefer fat kimbap.

- They don't prefer it? - No.

Kimbap rolls they had before were all slim,

so we'll get complaints if they're fat.

Oh, yeah.

This reminds me of the old days.

How my mom used to make kimbap at home.

(LOOKS OVER)

(CAREFULLY ROLLING)

PRESSES ON IT SO IT WON'T FALL APART!

(DID I ROLL IT WELL?)

PERFECT

This one isn't bad. How's this?

HE'S A FAST LEARNER

- That looks good. - Yeah.

- The fact that you rolled it is good. - Yeah.

So good!

Good job, Byungeun. You did really well.

It's because I have a great teacher.

I almost made nude kimbap again.

Oh, my God.

Can you speed up on the kimbap?

- Yeah. We have two rolls right now. - The person...

- The person who called earlier... - We have four rolls.

- You have four? Hand them over. - Yes. Okay.

Four... Okay, nice! Two more, please!

Okay. We're done with two more.

You're so mean, boss.

- It's nice of her to take them. - Yeah.

Otherwise, we'd have to make kimbap and take them over there.

CANNOT STEP AWAY FROM KIMBAP FACTORY

- Have a good day. - You too. Thank you.

AND THE COUNTER IS STILL BUSTLING

- Could we get the check? - Yes!

- Which one? - Check.

- Gosh, is something wrong again? - Check.

- Give him the check. - You've been waiting?

I have to write it down, right?

- And then here... - Could we also get kimbap?

We have kimbap.

One minute. Let me help this customer first.

Sure.

I'm sure the list is fine. We sold a bunch already.

Sold a bunch, huh?

- I need to pay this amount by check, huh? - Yes, that's right.

Okay, I got it.

WHILE THEY'RE PAYING FOR THE GOODS…

ANOTHER SUPPLIER COMES TO THE MARKET

IF GOODS ARE SOLD, THEN GOODS MUST BE RESTOCKED

GOODS SUCH AS TOFU, CONDIMENTS, AND COFFEE MIX

ARE BEING DELIVERED

- Hold on. Let me look for it. - Okay.

WAITING FOR HIS TURN

(QUIETLY AND PATIENTLY WAITING…)

- Hello. - Hello.

We can put them in the same spot. But could you take each product out first?

Be careful.

MOVES THE OLDER ITEMS BACK

Wow.

PLACES THE NEW COFFEE MIX IN THE FRONT!

Are you placing your goods in the front?

- What? - Are you placing your goods in the front?

(CAUGHT RED-HANDED…)

Ours was always in the front.

These are really popular anyway.

How many kimbap do you want?

MEANWHILE, AT THE COUNTER

- Wish we had some too. - There's no kimbap, huh?

Kimbap. Okay, kimbap.

He's waiting too. How many kimbap do you want?

- I want two. - Two?

- Two for me. - Two?

Okay, I will ask him.

Give me a moment.

Kimbap makers!

- Yes. - Four, five, six.

- We have six. - We need 14.

- Fourteen rolls? - Okay.

- It'll be ready soon. - You have kimbap?

Kimbap? We are making it.

So how long will it take?

I think maybe 10, 15 minutes?

Okay.

- Eight. - Eight?

Wow!

Yeah, okay. In 15 minutes.

- Okay. - Okay.

I'll try my best.

I should join you guys here.

- Just wrap them. - Just wrap them for us.

It'd be great if you could wrap them.

Don't mention it. I know you're working hard in sweat.

Kyungho is working the hardest.

There are nonstop kimbap orders.

Yeah.

Here you go.

Oh, nice.

THEN HYOJOO WRAPS THEM UP!

KIMBAP MAKERS WORK QUICKLY IN UNISON

- We should open a kimbap restaurant. - I know, right?

Two, four, six, eight. Just one more.

I'll do my best.

MADE TEN ROLLS IN A BLINK OF AN EYE!

All right. Keep up the good work, guys.

HEADS TO THE COUNTER

WITH THE FIRST CUSTOMER'S KIMBAP FOR NOW!

Here you go.

- See you again. - Yes, see you again...

Kimbap's not ready?

- Two kimbaps, right? - Yeah.

Here it is.

He wants more.

He wants more.

- Wants what? - Kimbap?

- Okay, we can always make more. - Okay.

THE BLESSING OF KIMBAP NEVER CEASES

It's okay.

(THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME)

(OKAY!)

Here you go. Five dollars received.

WHILE WORKING THROUGH THE RUSH OF KIMBAP ORDERS…

- Hello. - Hello.

A NEW CUSTOMER APPEARS!

May I come to pick up some kimbap on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.?

How many?

Forty rolls.

Forty rolls.

THE HEAVENLY GRACE OF 40 KIMBAP ROLLS

Forty rolls?

- You usually order 40 rolls, right? - Yes.

- It's a regular order you make here? - Yes.

- What time on Sunday? - Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

- Forty... Mmm-hmm. - Forty rolls.

- Please slice them for us. - Slice them, okay.

It's for the kids at church.

- For kids, okay. - Oh, I see.

- Forty rolls. - Yes.

- For the church. - Yes, yes, we got it.

Hello.

"EXCUSE ME…"

May I perhaps open this?

I'll open it for you.

I enjoyed The Bride of Habaek.

Thank you.

What's this? Chocolate!

The kids always have some before and after their visit to the beach.

Oh, I see.

How many would you like? Two?

SHE PICKS OUT A COUPLE…

- Go ahead. Sure. - Thank you.

…AFTER JUHWAN DISPLAYS THEM

AFTER JUHWAN KINDLY AND IMPECCABLY

INTERACTS WITH THE CUSTOMER

HE TRASHES THE BOX WITH THE PRICE TAG ON IT…

Thank you. Bye-bye.

IT'S THE CHOCOLATE CUSTOMER'S TURN

Hello, ma'am.

THERE IS NO PRICE TAG?!

Have a great day.

I saw the price a while ago.

Where did you find this?

They were all sold out, so Mr. Juhwan opened a new box for me.

THE CUSTOMER FEELS BAD THAT THE PRICE TAG IS GONE…

I should've checked before the new one was opened.

If it's come to this, there's no way to find out the price.

Also, maybe...

NO PRICE TAG HERE EITHER

A lot of them are missing price tags.

HE RESTOCKED THE SHELVES IN TOO MUCH OF A HURRY…

Seriously.

…THAT HE FORGOT TO STICK THE PRICE TAGS

Okay, $0.99.

THANKFULLY, SSANGHWA-TANG'S PRICE IS EASILY FOUND

HE CALMLY ENTERS THE PRICE…

This one was...

BUT THE PROBLEM'S THE CHOCOLATE

I vaguely remember it being $1.99.

- Sounds about right. - Yes.

A lot of kids bought them earlier.

- That kid a little earlier too. - Yes. That's why...

(GONE HAGGARD SO SOON)

- You got this! - I'm fine!

THANKFUL

The phone.

BONGSEOK'S MOM IS FLYING AROUND LIKE HER HUBBY (?) TODAY

Hello?

- I just bought some sushi rice. Wrap rice. - Yeah. Yeah.

And the rice is undercooked.

Rice is what?

(THE CALL SEEMS TO BE BREAKING UP)

The rice seems to be undercooked.

- It's undercooked. - The rice is undercooked?

- Yes. - In what way?

- It's hard. - The rice is hard?

- Uh-huh. - Oh, my God. I'm so sorry. We apologize.

Yeah, it's not cooked well.

We're so sorry.

If you pay us another visit, we'll give you a refund or something.

Okay.

Okay. All right. Thank you.

We apologize. We are so sorry.

Okay. Thank you.

What do we do? Oh, my... I think I'm going to cry.

- Okay, kimbap makers. - Yes?

We just received

a complaint phone call about kimbap.

Saying what?

The customer who bought the kimbap said the rice was undercooked.

That something was wrong with the rice.

FLUSTERED

- Make the rice sticky. - Okay.

- That's how it gets sticky. - Yeah, you're right.

…should come up to here on your wrist.

Up to that point?

We should first politely apologize, right?

- Of course. We'll give them a refund. - That's right.

(MUCHO UPSET)

What if we soak the rice in water? The water amount is hard to measure.

It'd be nice if we could do that.

- I'll go wash the rice and soak it, then. - Okay.

PUTTING IT TO PRACTICE RIGHT AWAY

BEFORE GETTING THE RICE IN THE COOKER,

JUHWAN HOPES TO SOAK IT IN WATER FIRST

SINCE THEN,

NO ONE EVER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE RICE AGAIN…

UNEXPECTED BUSINESS: IN CALIFORNIA

- …it takes too long... - Hello, sir.

- Where'd you put the energy drink? - The energy drink?

- It used to be here. - That's right, but...

- Hello. We have one box left. - Oh, this will do.

THE LAST BOX AT THE MARKET

- Thank you. - Sure.

I need to find more of those energy drinks.

How much was it again?

(I DIDN'T SEE IT…)

- Oh? - This is the problem I'm talking about.

I think it was $7.90.

- Sir, may I check the price for a sec? - Okay, sure.

- I'm sorry. - It's $7.90.

- He was right. Thank you. - No problem.

- Hello. - Kyungho, you have to...

You have to know how to do this.

No decimals, just punch in 99.

- Then press, "food." - Oh, that's right.

- You know? - This is my first time doing this.

- But I'll give it a go. Thank you. - Sure.

- It's so nice to meet Koreans. - Yes, it is.

- I'm happy and amazed at this. - Really?

THANKFULLY, KYUNGHO'S FIRST CUSTOMERS ARE KOREANS

FIRST, PUNCH IN THE PRICE

- That's it. Done. - Really?

Now, hold on for now.

- Are you paying by credit card? - Yes.

If they're paying with a card...

- No decimals here either? - No.

- "Enter"? - Yes. Then... Wait, wait.

- You insert the card. - Sorry.

How'd you plan to do this alone?

Now rip it out.

TAKING OUT THE RECEIPT CALMLY

- There's so much left? - Yes.

If you pull it out with too much force, the reader might get jammed.

- Come again. - Thank you.

- I'm still in training. My apologies. - It's fine.

- It took a while, huh? - It's okay.

You're working, but it's pleasant to see you.

Thank you.

We're pleased to hear that.

- Will you be paying by card? - We're... Yes.

- Will that be okay? - Yes. One moment please.

I'm sorry.

- Cash? - Yes. Do you have cash?

He needs to learn how to do cash payments.

- Okay, here. - Thank you.

He gave you $100 dollars. Now, punch in "100."

No, that's $1... Yes, that's it.

Next, press "CA." Then, it'll calculate it.

- The change is $78. - That's right.

- Is it all coming back? - Yes.

I should say something to Mr. Kim.

- He didn't even train you properly. - Oh, no.

- We have to learn as we go. - It's pretty harsh here.

- Sorry I'm making you take change. - No, it's fine.

- It's $78.92. Please check. - Oh, it's fine.

- You always... Thank you. - Thank you.

Goodbye!

When is the kimbap gonna be ready?

Kimbap? How... How many?

- I'll ask my mom. - Oh, yes.

- Kimbap, kimbap... Yes. - Shall I go roll some?

KIMBAP DUTY AUTOMATICALLY GOES FROM KYUNGHO TO BYUNGEUN

A hundred rolls!

I will roll if you tell me to

Four rolls, please!

If you tell me to roll kimbap

FRESHLY COOKED RICE THAT WAS SOAKED IN WATER

Oh, my God.

NUDE KIMBAP AGAIN…

Oh, my God.

Thinly.

Oh, the rice is a bit...

LOOKS LIKE HE MIGHT COUNT THE NUMBER OF RICE GRAINS

PAT-PAT

TAP-TAP

MEANWHILE, AS SOON AS LUNCHTIME ENDS

INSUNG JOINS THE KIMBAP CORNER

You put it there because you're left-handed, huh?

It's fine. I'll move it.

- Is that okay? - Yeah.

There aren't any more rolls, are there?

MORE KIMBAP CUSTOMERS COME IMMEDIATELY

How many do you want? How many...

Do you have four, by any chance?

- Can you wait ten minute? - I can.

- Okay, okay, ten minute. - Thank you very much.

Keep making the kimbap.

- Someone just ordered four rolls. - Again?

- Yes. - Yes, sir.

When you make four rolls, including the one Insung's rolling,

I'll take them out. But I'll need four more.

- Yes, yes. - And please keep rolling.

Wrap it for me, I can't do it with bare hands.

- Oh, sorry. - Yes.

You're so difficult.

I mean, we have to properly train the rookie.

Wait, why are you so clumsy? Just hurry up.

HE'S JUST TOO SCARED TO KEEP ROLLING

- Is this it? - Yes.

- Four more. - Okay.

You can't work this slow. Pick up the pace!

Cut dried laver for me, while you're here.

Gosh! Excuse me.

- Ooh! - Can you move your butt?

GOSH, WHY BOTHER MY BUTT?!

Please be careful, sir.

I needed to reach for it, so my butt had to.

Where should I put the laver? Here?

- Okay, you can wrap from here. - Aye, aye.

SCOFFS

Well, he's very hyper today?

- Hi. Kimbap? - Hi.

- Kimbap? - Yes.

But no crab.

- No crab? - Yeah.

- The crab, please leave out. - Okay.

- So just... No, no, no... - One? Two?

- Let's keep that as inventory, then. - Ten.

Ten?

- Sorry. I know it's a lot of work. - Okay, okay. No problem, no problem!

- Ten rolls. - We have to make ten?

- So, "no crab"? - Ten "no crab" kimbap, starting now.

- After those go out. - Yeah, after these go.

Just so there's no confusion.

PERSONAL PREFERENCE: NO IMITATION CRAB!

Hello.

- You... Yes... - I got the four.

THE CUSTOMER WHO HAD JUST ORDERED FOUR ROLLS

There is one? I think it's...

There is one? I think it's...

THERE ARE ONLY THREE ROLLS LEFT IN THE CONTAINER…

- I think it's... - Here, here.

- You got it... Got it. - Yeah.

Okay, four.

Yes, please.

HE SEEMS OVERWHELMED BY WORKING AT THE REGISTER

Okay. Cash or card?

Oh, here.

You have very nice card.

- Thank you. - Oh, this... Wait.

Enter PIN number.

Thank you.

THE SWEATY MARKET CLERK ON HIS THIRD DAY IN THE US

- Thank you very much. - Thank you. Thank you.

- Thank you very... Yeah. - Have a good day.

- Hello. Thank you. - Hello.

Why did I just say thank you?

I just say thank you when I see someone Korean.

Thank you very much.

- Does this work? - Oh, is it that...

We can do mobile payment. Press the same button.

Press it, and it's the same as card payment.

- This... - Yeah, it'll make a beeping noise.

Oh, okay.

Wow, how convenient.

There's one roll.

- You should say thank you. - Thank you.

- Yes, thank you. - Oh, thank you.

Thank you.

So we need to take the receipt out of here.

If they ask for it.

- Hello. - Not everyone wants one.

Yes. Thank you.

You're sweating a lot.

I didn't even realize.

(HE'S SWEATING IN AGONY, LOL)

- It's so hot here! - Is it?

It's so hot in Marina. Aren't you hot?

It's actually cold here.

- He's wearing a short-sleeved shirt... - It gets cold here.

He's wearing warm clothes.

IT'S A SAUNA ONLY FOR KYUNGHO

- Do you want a bag? - No, it's okay.

It's okay? Thank you.

- Good luck. - Oh, right. Bye.

I'm sorry. Let me get a bag.

- Your order. No crab. - Yeah.

Ten kimbap.

- Thank you. - Okay, thank you.

Hello.

- Hello. - Thank you for waiting.

- How many kimbap? Ten? Okay. - Ten.

TEN ROLLS OF KIMBAP WITH NO IMITATION CRAB

Are you okay?

Kyungho, are you okay?

- Please don't talk to me. - Okay, come on!

Speed, speed!

Hurry, hurry.

Sorry, sorry.

His first time.

(IT'S HIS FIRST TIME… PLEASE TRY TO UNDERSTAND)

UNCLE, CHEER UP!!

Sorry.

Thank you.

THANK YOU…

Thank you very much. Thank you very much.

- How do you say ten in Korean? - Yeah, yeah.

- Yeah. Ten. - Ten.

- One, two, three. - One, two, three.

- Four. - Four.

- Five. - Five.

- Six. - Six.

- Seven. - Seven.

- Eight. - Eight.

- Nine. - Nine.

- Ten. Ten. - Ten.

TEN = YEOL

Thank you!

INSUNG IS KIND ENOUGH TO TEACH HER "ONE TO TEN"

TEN = YEOL

How much did you sell the black bean noodles for?

Black bean noodles? It's $1.59.

$1.59?

THEY COPY & PASTE THE PRICE TAGS BEFORE THE LAST PRODUCT IS SOLD

AND THEY RESTOCK THE PRODUCTS

I guess that's all the kimbap for today then?

If we're out of ingredients.

Is there only one kimbap left?

Yes, it's the last one.

You're the lucky winner. That's the last one for today.

It's the last kimbap. I gave it my all making it earlier.

WHEW

Oh.

- Oh, sorry. - $1.79, $.1.79...

DISAPPOINTED

- One more kimbap, right? - Yes.

DAY 2 KIMBAP IS SOLD OUT!

I'll get dinner ready with Juhwan.

- Juhwan, let's go. - Okay.

Here we go, Hannah.

WOW, SOUNDS DELICIOUS!

BEAN SPROUTS

DRIED POLLACK

TOFU

PREPS INGREDIENTS WITHOUT ANYONE PROMPTING HIM TO DO SO

CHEF ZO IS IN CHARGE OF COOKING THE INGREDIENTS JUHWAN PREPARES

ONE CUP OF FISH SAUCE

AND SOME PERILLA POWDER TO ADD SAVORINESS

- Fill up the water. - Yep.

NOT ENOUGH WATER FOR DINNER SALES

FROM A CASHIER ASSISTANT TO A KITCHEN ASSISTANT

Shouldn't this be bigger?

WHETHER HE WANTS TO OR NOT, BYUNGEUN GIVES IT HIS ALL

What's going on here?

What's going on here?

What's up with this set up?

- What is this? - I...

- Byungeun. - I mean...

I do enjoy hugs from behind, but…

What is going on right now?

We staying like this until we're done?

What do I do then?

IT'S A SMALL SPACE… DON'T GET THE WRONG IDEA

I mean...

Come on!

Come on!

- Come on! - That's enough.

BOIL, BOIL

Try the soup.

HE CHECKS THE TASTE ONE LAST TIME BEFORE OPENING

SLURPS

Is the taste of perilla seeds too strong?

No, it's not. It's okay.

Is it okay?

Okay, then.

DAY 2 DINNER SALES BEGIN

I might have to have you come in.

DINNER CUSTOMERS ENTER AS SOON AS THEY OPEN!

- Hello. - Hello.

- That's perfect. - Yeah, thank you.

HE TAKES THE NEXT CUSTOMERS TO A TABLE

FOLLOWING THEM,

A COUPLE HEADS TO THE RESTAURANT AS WELL

- You came again! Hi! - I did! Yeah.

- I brought my husband. - Hi! How are you?

- Hello! - Hi.

- How are you? - Good. How are you?

- Hello. - Hi!

- I'm back again. - Yes.

THIS MORNING

Here.

- Okay. - For you. For you.

- I appreciate it. - Thank you.

- Enjoy. - Thank you so much.

SHE IS THE FIRST PERSON WHO GOT TO TRY THE ORANGE JUICE

That is really good!

I would say, like…

four dollars.

Four dollars?

THE SPECIAL PERSON WHO SET THE PRICE FOR THEIR ORANGE JUICE

Orange juice service.

- Thank you! - Thank you.

Cheers.

Love shot. Do you know love shot?

- Oh, my. - Oh, yeah.

THEY'RE OFF TO A HAPPY START TODAY

- Oh, my. Okay. - How about kimchi…

- Very good. - "Kimchi house."

BYUNGEUN IS PLEASED

Are they regulars here?

You been here before?

Yeah, we shop at this store almost every week.

- Oh, really? Almost every week? - Yeah. Yeah.

Oh. You like the Asian food?

- Love it. Yes. - You guys love it.

Oh. I see.

Tell them to come often, and that we'll be making sikhye too.

We're going to make some dessert drinks soon.

It's sikhye. It's Korean traditional beverage.

It's good to drink after meal.

She can decide the price again.

- Please. - Please!

Please.

UNEXPECTED BUSINESS' OFFICIAL 'TASTING TEAM' IS BORN

Hi! Welcome.

- We have ramyeon. - Okay.

And we have dried pollack hangover soup.

- We would both like the snow crab soup. - Yeah.

- And a... a water? - Anything to drink?

- For her, and I'd like a coke, please. - A water? Yeah.

- Coke? - Yes, thank you.

ORDER: ONE DRIED POLLACK HANGOVER SOUP,

ONE DAEGE RAMYEON, ONE VEGETARIAN DISH

ORDER: TWO BOWLS OF DAEGE RAMYEON,

ONE DRIED POLLACK HANGOVER SOUP

THE OTHER TABLES HAVE PLACED THEIR ORDERS AS WELL!

DESPITE THE SUDDEN RUSH OF ORDERS

THE THIRD-YEAR CHEF IS STEADFAST

THE TASTE IS ALSO GUARANTEED

I didn't know anything about it.

Three bowls of ramyeon, right?

- Wow. - So…

Yes. Of the three ramyeon orders, two go here first.

- Yes, two. - One here, and two there.

And two bowls of the dried pollack hangover soup.

Two orders of the dried pollack soup?

One for the man there, and one for the woman here.

- Yes, there's two orders. - I should make two?

THANKFULLY, THE BROTH IS ALREADY READY

HE QUICKLY PREPARES ANOTHER ONE!

Hyojoo, tell them tomorrow is your last day.

Or you can say that you'll stay longer.

- No, that's all right. - Okay.

THOU SHALT NOT DELAY THY JOURNEY BACK HOME

Actually, tomorrow is my last day of working.

- Oh, it is? - Yeah, I'm go back.

- Where do you go back to? - Korea.

- Back to Korea? Oh, wow. - Yes.

- We really want to go to Korea. - Yeah.

Please come to Korea.

- We want to. That's on our bucket list. - It's a fun city.

- Yes, yes. - I hear it's amazing.

Yeah, yeah.

WHILE HYOJOO CHATS WITH THE COUPLE

ANOTHER CUSTOMER APPROACHES THE RESTAURANT

THE TABLES ARE ALREADY FULL…

BUT HERE'S ANOTHER CUSTOMER!

Hi! Welcome.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

- Hello. - Hello.

I'd like one of the seaweed salad.

Oh, okay.

You're fluent in Korean.

- Oh, really? - Yes.

You're really good.

- Oh, thank you. - Thank you.

- To be honest… - Yes?

…I'm not very good at Korean.

- You're not good at Korean? - Yes.

What are you talking about? You're so fluent.

NAME: A.J. NATIONALITY: FILIPINO-AMERICAN

NOTE: LEARNED KOREAN FROM A FRIEND

Why are you lying?

- No... I'm serious. - You're fluent!

You look so innocent when you smile without your glasses on.

Like a very cute baby.

Thank you.

- Compliment. - Oh, yeah. I'll take it.

- It's a compliment. - I will take it. Thank you.

LAUGHTER NEVER STOPS

IN THIS PLACE OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP

MEANWHILE, HERE ARE REAL BABIES

BABIES ARE EXCITED TO GO SHOPPING WITH THEIR MOMS

Did you see this?

MOMMY, BUY US SOME SNACKS

THIS ONE

How is she so cute?

(HOW ADORABLE)

Are they friends?

- Yes. - Oh, really?

How old is she?

- She's 13 months now. - Thirteen months?

- Oh, my. She just turned one? - Yes.

HEY, CUTIE

Hi. Hi, hi!

Did you bring your car?

- Yes. - I'll put this in your car.

- Thank you. - I'll go. You do this.

Goodbye.

We're parked far away.

THE COOL OCEAN BREEZE OF MARINA

Where is it? That's all right. Let's go. Because of the baby...

AAH, LOL

She still has her Mongolian spots.

Exactly.

SO CUTE

- Should I put it in the trunk? - Yes, please.

HE PUTS THEIR GROCERIES IN THE TRUNK

This isn't even my car.

MISSION COMPLETE

- Thank you. - No problem.

- Thank you. - Goodbye.

- Drive safely. - Thank you.

Bye. Why did you cry?

Why did you cry?

I'm not a scary person.

Drive safely. Goodbye.

A TASTE OF PEACE OUTSIDE THE MARKET

(BOW)

- Juhwan, scallions. - Yes.

- Crabs. - Snow crabs?

OFF TO PREPARE INGREDIENTS

Hello.

- What's your name, by the way? - A.J.

- A.J.? - A.J.

Oh, I'm H.J.

- A.J., nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

- Pleasure to finally meet you. - Me too.

What do you do for a living?

I manage... Actually, right next door, I manage the business right there.

- Oh. - And on my weekend, I'm a photographer.

Photographer?

That's awesome.

- Yes, thank you. - What? What's his job?

- He's a photographer. - What?

- A photographer? - Yes.

I really like the... Take the photo.

She studies photography in Korea too.

- Sounds good. - But just... just hobby.

Can you show me some pictures?

- Right now? - Yeah.

Do you have them with you?

So, like, this is here, down in Big Sur, just me and my friends.

And then when my friends from Korea are here,

we take photos out at a library here.

- Cool. - Whole lot of different things.

- Cool. - Of course, nightclub photography.

- That's really cool. - Yeah.

Can I ask him to take a photo of us here?

- Sure. - Us working.

We could make it look natural.

- Glad to do that. - Really?

- Yes. - Tomorrow? Please take our pictures.

I asked him to do it tomorrow.

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD PHOTO OF US!

- Good. - Cool.

- Are you going to eat ramyeon? - Yes.

- Daege ramyeon sounds really good. - Yeah.

That is the signature menu.

I'll take it.

ANOTHER BOWL OF RAMYEON ADDED

PREVIOUS CUSTOMER'S RAMYEON IS DONE COOKING!

Thank you for waiting.

- Of course! Thank you. - Thank you so much.

MR. ZO'S DAEGE RAMYEON FULL OF SEAFOOD

- Here's kimchi. - Thank you.

- Enjoy. Bon appétit. - Thank you.

- Thank you. - All right.

I can take a picture.

Beautiful. Beautiful.

Thank you.

LOVE IS OVERFLOWING IN EVERY MOMENT!

I'm excited.

THE HUSBAND TRIES KIMCHI FIRST WHILE THE WIFE TRIES THE BROTH

That's really good broth.

It is.

TIME TO DIG INTO RAMYEON

SLURP! SLURP!

SHE HASN'T EATEN A BITE YET

- Having a hard time? - Yeah.

Is it slippery, metal chopsticks?

Yeah.

- I want you to be just that one… - Would you like a plate?

- …typical American that asks for a fork. - No.

Can't do that.

- We should give her a fork. - You need a fork?

- Yes. - Yeah.

I'm sorry!

HE LOVES TEASING HIS WIFE

I'm not an expert at it.

- Here it is. - Thank you.

- How about you? - I'm fine, thank you.

- Really? - Oh, really?

- I'm going to go for it. - Okay.

- He's more experienced than I am. - Okay.

Thank you.

SWIRLING THE NOODLES

FINALLY TAKES HER FIRST BITE!

SO DELICIOUS…

That's really good.

MEANWHILE, JUHWAN

IS CHOPPING SCALLIONS

- You're going to prepare it there? - Yes.

It's hard to prepare it there.

AVOIDING THE KITCHEN TO PREPARE INGREDIENTS

OUT OF SCALLIONS AFTER SERVING ALL TABLES ONE TIME

All right.

We can't waste any.

- I'll cut some more. - That's enough. It's perfect.

One bundle fills up a container.

WHEN FRESHLY (?) CUT SCALLIONS ARE FILLED UP

Thank you.

THEY'RE GIVEN TO THE FINAL RAMYEON CUSTOMER

Please enjoy it.

Enjoy the food.

Thank you for the food.

- Enjoy. - Thank you.

EATING THE BROTH FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Uh-huh.

- It's really good. - Really?

- I love it. - Take your time and enjoy.

A.J. BEGINS SLURPING RAMYEON

AND ONE MAN FACES A DILEMMA AFTER ENOUGH SLURPING

The question is how am I going to eat the…

- Oh, the crab? - …crab.

AFTER GIVING A SWEET SMILE TO HIS WIFE…

HE FEROCIOUSLY CRACKS THE CRAB

CRUSHES IT WITH HIS HANDS

HE SIMPLY LOOKS CUTE IN HER EYES

You do that well.

Trying.

- Bye. - I should say hello.

Hello. Have you been waiting long?

KYUNGHO IS HOLDING THE FORT

- Yes. - This is... No, it's mine.

Is this the same one?

HOWEVER… HE SEEMS TO BE OUT OF SORTS

That'll be $16.65.

- For all of this? - Yes. Hold on.

Yes. I got everything. For all of this, it's $16.65.

- It's $16.65. - Give him $20.

I have 20 cents.

Thank you.

THEY SEEM TO HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD THE TOTAL

Just give him 20 cents.

- Here you go. - This?

- This is a quarter, right? - Yes.

I'm not familiar with these.

I'm sorry. Here's a 20.

It's $50… I see. Thank you.

$20.50 received.

Yes.

RECEIVED AMOUNT: 20 DOLLARS 25 CENTS

(BUT ENTERS $20.50 INSTEAD)

Enter 50 cents.

The change is…

HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO WATCH THE CONFUSION

- Are those pennies? - Yes.

You gave him the wrong amount.

- Why? - It's 65 cents. Give him more.

It's 65 cents?

- It's 65 cents. - Goodness.

- It's 65 cents. - I see.

HUH? WHAT'S GOING ON?

- What's going on? - Give him 65 cents,

then you give her $4 as change.

Do what this lady tells you.

- What? Earlier… - Listen to her.

Give her $4 back.

Really? Sixty-five cents?

Do what this lady tells you.

- How much do I owe you? - Look at the line.

Four dollars.

- The line is so long. Hurry up. - I'll give you change.

- I'm sorry. - Out.

Goodbye.

CONFIDENCE IS SHOT…

MR. CHA TAKES OVER THE REGISTER

- Okay. - Thank you.

- Thank you. Goodbye. - Bye.

- Thank you. - Thank you. Bye-bye.

BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!!

Okay.

Twenty-four…

THE LONG LINE OF CUSTOMERS

REDUCES TO ONE TEAM IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE

- Thank you. - Sorry. Bye.

- Hello. - Hello.

- I'm sorry. - I should've come earlier.

- Kyungho, you put the items in for them. - Make it cool.

How do I make this look cool?

Like this?

Like this?

(CHUCKLES)

Thank you.

- Goodbye. - Thank you.

- Thank you so much. I'm sorry. - It's okay. Good luck.

- Thank you. Bye. - Bye.

- Bye. - Bye.

Good night.

- Everyone left just like that. - Yes.

You should get some alone time.

AFTER TAKING CARE OF THE LONG LINE, MR. CHA

HEADS SOMEWHERE WITH A STACK OF PAPERS

This invoice thing is so…

HAVING TROUBLE TAGGING PRICES ON ITEMS

FIND THE PRICE OF THE ITEM BY MATCHING THE PRODUCT CODE

ON THE INVOICE AND BOX

MR. KIM'S PRICING INSTRUCTIONS ARE WRITTEN ON THE MANUAL…

LET'S CHOOSE A PRODUCT AND TEST IT OUT FIRST

This must be it.

CHECKS THE PRICE ON THE SHELF!

THEN…

LOOKS AT THE INVOICE AND FINDS THE PRICE

I followed what's written on here, but the price is different.

EVEN AFTER THAT, MR. CHA

(CALCULATES)

(CHECKS)

STILL HAS TROUBLE WITH CALCULATIONS…

FRUSTRATED

I can't figure it out with this.

STRIDING

A GROUP OF PEOPLE HEAD TO THE MARKET?!

- It's 33 cents at the bottom? - Yeah.

- Three? - Yeah, it shows the change owed.

- This is… - Hello.

Hello.

Press "C" again.

- They're here to eat. - Hello. Hi.

- Hello. How are you? - How are you?

- Hello. - Hello.

PACKED

- Please wait a moment. - Do we have enough seats?

Thank you.

Do we have extra chairs?

YES, WE DO

Okay.

THANKFULLY, SIX-SEAT TABLE WAS ARRANGED

- Do you guys know what you want? - Yeah.

It's one or the other. It's either the ramyeon with a spicy noodle soup

- with crab in it. - Dried pollack hangover soup…

It's either the fish soup or the ramyeon.

- Yeah, they're just the same thing. - I thought…

WHILE THE CUSTOMERS CHOOSE THEIR MENUS

- Okay. - It's the ramyeon…

GLANCES

It's the ramyeon or the…

(SHY)

- Family? - Yes.

- I can tell. - Yes.

- The eldest, second… - The eldest.

…third, and the son is the youngest.

There we go.

There we go.

ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY

How about you, babe? What do you want?

- I'll get the ramyeon. - You want the ramyeon too?

SMILES

GLANCES AGAIN

It's gonna be good.

YOUNGEST STARES

It's gonna be good.

CAN'T HELP BUT STARE AT THIS HANDSOME BOSS…

It's gonna be good.

THE DAD LIKES HIM TOO

That's the special.

(BUT HOLD ON…)

Are you brothers?

Brothers?

- Brother. Yeah, yeah. - You two look alike.

THOSE TWO ARE SUSPECTED OF BEING BROTHERS AGAIN

I figured, yeah. Twins. We are.

HANDSOME BROTHERS ARE WORKING HARD AS USUAL

That's their specialty.

THEY'RE GONNA BE SUPER SPECIAL

- So are you guys ready to order? - I think so.

So, fish soup, the dried pollack soup, and everybody else is going to do ramyeon.

Okay, cool.

Anybody have a low spice tolerance?

- Food? - You?

- No, you can't eat it? - I can eat it.

"Who can't." You want yours a little bit less spicy?

Little bit less spicy?

- So, just one person... - No, you too, huh?

Little bit less spicy.

Yes.

- Yes. - Just a little bit less?

How about you?

- Three, please. - Okay.

- So, three bowls of ramyeon are… - Less spicy.

- Less spicy? - Yes, yes.

- No changes to the hangover soup? - No.

- One dried pollack soup. - One.

- And five ramyeon. Yes. - But three of them are to be less spicy?

I hope it's good. I'm really excited.

It's probably gonna be good.

- You know already? - I know.

(BUT…)

STEALING GLANCES AT THE COUNTER

Mom, I just realized that man isn't like any of them.

Because the way it works is that they're supposed to run it.

That's the whole...

- So even checking out the customer... - Yeah.

So that's why I asked.

Was that man making the kimbap or anything?

- Or was he there too? - I'm not sure. Yeah.

Someone was saying that they even had them making the kimbap and everything.

- Oh, wow. That's... - Yeah.

Oh, my goodness.

How funny they chose that out of everything. Matthias's favorite.

- Right? - Yes.

- I think you should come here from now on. - Yeah. I think it's gonna be delicious.

Yeah, that looks good.

But, Dad.

- I can't wait for the Niners to play. - I know, they're, like, real good.

THE YOUNGEST LOVES AMERICAN FOOTBALL

Oh, yeah. Niners are playing on Sunday. They play Sunday.

Mom, Mom.

Naruto!

Oh, my gosh.

LOL

- He loves his ramen, huh? - Yeah.

- Doesn't he? - Naruto.

- Yeah, it's going to be good. - Mom, look. Me rapping.

WHILE THE YOUNGEST ENTERTAINS

Yeah, you're doing good.

THE LESS SPICY RAMYEON IS FIRST PREPARED

Your less spicy ramyeon.

- Yes. - Little spicy.

THE KIDS' LESS SPICY RAMYEON IS SERVED FIRST!

Yeah!

- It looks good. Yes. - Clam.

I think it only has the shell, right?

Whatever you can't finish, Daddy will handle it.

Dad, I'm gonna finish it.

(GOOD LUCK, MAN!)

- And kimchi. - Yeah.

Woo-hoo, yes!

(CHOPSTICKS FOR THE ADULTS)

- Looks great. - And you need a fork or...

- Forks. - Forks?

- I want chopsticks. I know how to use it. - You want a chopstick?

Okay, okay.

SO ADORABLE

- I'm still... There it is. - Here it is.

Your chopstick.

- What do you say? - Thank you.

- Thank you. - Hey.

- Hey, you need a fork? - Fork, yeah.

You need a fork! Okay.

I'll... I'll try.

THE ONE HOLDING THE FORKS WAS RIGHT NEXT TO HIM

JUST THEN, THE YOUNGEST GIVES THE RAMYEON A TASTE

Oh, here it is.

That looks very good. Yeah.

- There it is. - That's a big one.

- They taste like shrimp. - Yeah.

- I don't like shrimp. - Like fish.

It tastes like fish, Matthias.

- You said the wrong one. - One, two, three, go!

THE FAMILY SEEMS MORE EXCITED BY THIS

- There you go. - Hot?

- This is first... first time eating clam. - First time...

- Really? - Yeah.

Hope you like it. Hope you like it.

No.

- Hope you like it. - It's okay. Hope you enjoy.

- No? - No.

No, you don't like it?

Really?

THE FIRST ATTEMPT IS ALWAYS THE HARDEST

Okay. I'll eat it. I'll eat it. It's okay. It's okay.

- Daddy's happy. - Yeah.

He likes to eat it.

DADDY'S IN LUCK!

BUT WILL HE LIKE THE RAMYEON…?

WORRIED

- Yes! - Is it good?

SO RELIEVED

So, seriously, yeah, this looks great.

It's good, Mom. I love it, it's really good.

This is how we make it at home, but better.

Well, of course. It has seafood in it.

THE SECOND ELDEST TAKES A BITE WITH SOME KIMCHI

Bye!

Good.

I'M HUNGRY…

Oh, you did?

COMING, IT'S COMING RIGHT UP

THE ELDEST'S DRIED POLLACK HANGOVER SOUP IS SERVED

- Yeah, I'm sorry. - Fish soup.

God.

That's what I would do. Yeah.

It's kinda perfect for you, huh, Helen, because the sprouts and everything?

- Thank you. - Okay.

NODS

- Yeah. - You did?

THE LAST TWO ORDERS OF RAMYEON ARE FINALLY SERVED

- Sorry. - Oh, thank you. Thank you, son.

Excellent. Looks great.

Great.

- Thank you, sir. - Yes, yes.

MOM AND DAD ARE GIVING IT A TASTE TOO

It's a bit hot.

MMM-HMM

MMM-HMM AGAIN

You want some? Try.

Yes.

- Gosh. - Real bomb?

- Yeah. - Yes, definitely.

(HOW DO I GET THE CRAB MEAT OUT…?)

- Mom. - Yeah?

It's too soft to, like, bite.

WHAT'S SO HARD, BRO?

- It's too soft to bite. - Then just tear it.

Cracking it...

(WELL…)

- What did he do? - Just like that.

CRUSH

CRUSH, CRUSH

CRUSH, CRUSH, CRUSH

GETTING THE MEAT OFF THE SHELLS ALL CLEAR

(THE MEAT SLIDES OUT)

- You want more? - Yes, please.

CRUNCH

The crab is really good.

LOOKS INTENTLY

(IS IT GOOD~?)

YEAH

SHE RATES THE FOOD WITH A HAPPY FOOD DANCE

LOL, YOU GOT SOMETHING STUCK ON HERE

- Oh, no. - Yo, you have something right here.

- It went down my shirt. - Yes.

That means you're enjoying it.

- Mama, it went down my shirt. - It's okay. Just...

Yeah, don't worry about it.

How's everything, good?

- It's great. - It's so good.

(PROOF)

I thought I heard you speak Korean. Are you Korean?

- Yes. - So you've been living here all along?

- I was born and raised here. - Mom?

- Really? Is that right? - Yes.

I grew up and attended school here.

- Then, went to UCLA for college. - UCLA?

Then I came back here.

Oh, I see. So this would be your hometown?

- My mom's here... My whole family's here. - Oh, I see.

How did you two meet and get married?

Well, my husband's father was in the army.

My dad was stationed in Busan.

Busan?

- Busan... Yeah, my dad. - They were there for…

- Was it a year or two? In Korea. - Two years. Yeah.

- Small world. - Yeah.

And Fort Ord over there, it used to be…

…a military base.

Oh, right here?

HE WAS STATIONED AT 'FORT ORD' UPON HIS RETURN TO THE US

We met when we were kids.

HE'S BEEN LIVING IN MARINA SINCE HE WAS A KID

- Yeah. - I see.

So, you met each other here and got married?

Yes, after I came back from college.

Then, we got married.

You didn't know him before then?

Yes, I did a little bit.

- As neighborhood friends? - Since we...

- Grew up here? - Yes, right.

It was hard. Long-distance was hard. Yeah.

- And then when I came... He would visit... - I'd fly out.

When I come home for vacation, we would still communicate.

- She never called me. - Oh, really?

He's lying.

Oh, so you...

You put a lot of effort to... To her, right?

A lot of effort, a lot, a lot.

Yes.

UNEXPECTEDLY HEARING ABOUT THEIR PARENTS' LOVE STORY

- Destiny. - Yes.

Hey.

How about the other, like, Korean culture?

Do you like the Korean... K-pop or K-drama?

- Yes. - K-pop?

- They like... - K-pop?

- Who's your favorite? K-drama? - I like K-dramas.

- If you like K-drama, you recognize us? - Yeah.

- Really? Who do you know? - Uh-huh.

Him?

(MR. ZO?)

(FEELING SHY AFTER SAYING IT OUT LOUD)

You think he's handsome?

No?

(THOUGH I CAN'T LOOK HIM IN THE EYE)

NOD, NOD

OH, MY

(PLEASE DON'T TELL HIM)

She says you're handsome.

That's amazing.

Oh, so you know?

Wow, you got a great eye.

(WHAT IS IT, SIS?)

Wait, what did he say?

No, nothing.

She's blushing.

Is it getting hot?

If you like K-drama, please watch the Moving.

He and me is in there.

And he's my husband.

And we have a son.

She was a very scary wife.

GLARE

No way.

Someone…

…is deleting.

A BLACK OPS AGENT'S WIFE WHO ONCE WAS A GOOD SHOT

(SO SCARY…)

- Okay. - So…

- Okay. - So…

THE HUSBANDS EXCHANGE GLANCES

Yes. Please watch it. It's just aired.

- K-pop is the best. - K-pop is the best?

- K-pop is the best? - K-pop is…

Yeah, you're right, kid.

- Who is your favorite? - BTS?

- BTS, BTS. - Yeah.

- Yep. - It's his favorite, all the time.

He sings and dances all the time.

- To BTS... Yes, I know. - I sang it yesterday.

I like ENHYPEN.

- ENHYPEN? - Oh, Stray Kids.

- I like Stray Kids. - Stray Kids?

You... You guys know well!

Oh, yeah.

- You know? - I'm so proud of the K-culture.

It's spread out "worldwidely," so...

- I'm so thankful. - It's beautiful music, you know?

Oh, yeah.

THANKFUL

They identify with it because they're half.

So at home, their grandma... Everybody speaks Korean.

We eat a lot of Korean food.

- Yesterday we had kimchijjigae. - Oh, nice!

- So, they're very... they're very involved. - The best.

THEIR KOREAN IDENTITY IS PRESERVED EVEN OUTSIDE OF KOREA

I feel like you are a very happy family.

I feel this sense of happiness... Your family as a whole.

- Thank you so much. - Yeah.

- And I got a lot more American... - They're good kids, good kids.

- Really? - Better be.

- You lucky, you lucky. Yeah. - Yeah?

They're lucky.

They're lucky too.

Yeah.

So lame.

AND SO, THE EVENING RIPENS WITH THE LOVING FAMILY…

EPISODE 9: IF YOU GO TO LOS ANGELES

- Thank you. - Thank you much.

- Have a wonderful day. - Have a nice day.

KYUNGHO'S COUNTER IS OPERATING SMOOTHLY

- Hello. - Hello, nice to meet you.

Are you paying separately?

- Each other? - Yes, please.

OH, SHE'S NOT KOREAN…

Oh, gosh.

Card... Okay. Card received.

SWIPES

- Insert? - Why is this... Oh, sorry.

It's okay. There.

BEEP, BEEP, BEEP

Huh?

PAYMENT FAILED

I'll try just one more time. So, if it works...

It'll work. It'll work.

HE BLURTS OUT IN KOREAN OUT OF HASTE

- One more, please? - Okay.

- It's crooked? - Problem?

Oh, wait... So she gave me a debit card.

MR. CHA TO THE RESCUE

- I did it like that. - Here? Here?

Doesn't work, huh?

PAYMENT COMPLETE

Yeah, PIN number?

- Sorry. - It's okay.

- Gwaenchana. Yes. - Oh, it's okay?

Gomawoyo.

THANK YOU

- Gamsahamnida. - Thank you. Thank you very much.

- Have a nice day. - You too. Good night.

- Hi. - Hi.

Think I've seen you before.

- Really? Thank you. - Yeah!

THIS CUSTOMER RECOGNIZES KYUNGHO

- My... My Name? - Yeah, My Name. Yes.

- I'm a big fan. - Father, yes.

Oh, my God.

AMAZED

- Thank you. Nice to... - Thank you.

- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

- Have a nice day. - You too.

Hello.

BUT THERE'S NO TIME TO REST

- Hello. Yes, hello. - Hello.

- You're tired, huh? - No, I'm fine.

- Are you okay? - Yes.

I'm resting well, thanks to you.

What do you mean?

What do you mean?

EVERYONE, FREEZE

I work here.

- I work here. - Oh, do you?

OH, YOU WORK HERE!!

- Nice to meet you. - Same here.

AS YOU WILL HAVE NOTICED, THIS PLACE CAN'T BE RUN ALONE

THERE ARE OTHERS WHO RUN THIS PLACE WITH THE OWNER

ALTHOUGH THEY WORK DIFFERENT DAYS AND HOURS,

THEY'VE ALL BEEN WORKING AT THE MARKET FOR A LONG TIME

It's nice to meet you.

How's it going?

- It's hard. - Anything I can help with?

It's nice to meet you. Hello.

You didn't see him in the morning?

- Oh, right. We were busy making kimbap. - I see.

ONE BY ONE

It's nice to meet you.

Is everything okay?

Is there anything I can help with?

(JUST A MOMENT…)

PLEASE EXCUSE ME

Oh, I see.

- This here... The price. - Yes.

- You know, making the price tags. - Yes.

- For example... Look here. - Yes.

- This is what the owner wrote for us. - Right.

- Man, it's much too difficult! - Right?

- It says to divide the sales by seven. - Divide by seven. Right.

- Then from here… - Yes?

What does he mean by sales?

- This is the amount we received. - Yes.

So this amount is worth $18.

- So if you want to buy them individually… - It's $13.

It's $13.90.

FOCUSED

- That's individually. - So we don't have to worry about this one?

- That's right. - This one.

- This is the price of... - Right, because you've done it.

- I don't have to worry about it. - That's right.

- I'll give it another try. - All right.

HE FIGURED OUT THE PRICING, THANKS TO THE EMPLOYEE

- Great work. - Thank you.

Wow. This is so hard.

But starting today, the market will be busy.

Today, the day after tomorrow, all the way until Sunday.

So Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

That's why I have to check the prices today, no matter what.

- That's that… But those... - I have to find it.

Those are products you have to unpack as soon as they get here.

I'll check them.

Besides these, there is another supplier who brings our best-selling items.

You can go.

- Is there anything else? - No, it's okay. I'll take it from here.

- Thank you, sir. - You don't have to help with the display.

- You've been a great help. - Call me if you need me.

I'm just resting anyway.

I'm resting comfortably, thanks to you.

If that's the case, I'd appreciate it, if you dropped by once in a while.

- Keep up the good work. - Okay. Goodbye!

- Sorry to bother you during your break. - It's fine. I've been resting well.

- Thank you. Get some rest. - Thank you, sir.

Thank you. Please visit us from time to time.

- Yes, I will. - Yes.

MR. CHA WAS VERY HAPPY

THE EMPLOYEE MADE A VISIT TO THE MARKET

NOW THAT HE'S LEARNED HOW TO CALCULATE, IT'S TIME TO REVIEW

Energy drink… It comes from this supplier.

HE'S STARTING TO UNDERSTAND LITTLE BY LITTLE

If we were to figure out this energy drink...

5-4-0.

Then… Five.

THE PRICE WAS SO HARD TO CALCULATE

Okay, like this.

Okay! I got it!

I've finally figured out the price!

I've finally figured out the price, Hyojoo.

How did you figure it out?

But it's too difficult.

Since you're leaving soon, you don't have to learn it.

- I don't want to do it then. - Yeah, don't.

Explaining this is hard too!

MR. CHA IS FINALLY FREE FROM HIS WORRIES

THAT'S AFFLICTED HIM ALL DAY

PROUD

MEANWHILE, CUSTOMERS ENTER THE MARKET

- Hello. - Hello.

Hello.

- Hello. - Hello.

- Hello. - Can we sit here?

Yes, you may sit here. How many?

- Four. - A table of four.

You can sit here. Yes, yes.

What's on the menu today?

Look over there.

- There's a lot. - "Daege ramyeon"?

- "Dried pollack…" - "Dried pollack hangover soup."

Would you like to order?

A daege ramyeon!

- Okay. - I'll have the same.

I'll have the dried pollack hangover soup.

So it's three bowls of daege ramyeon and one dried pollack hangover soup.

- Yes. - Okay, I got it.

WAIT A MINUTE…

Juhwan, we're out of pots.

- Pots? Okay. - Yeah.

HE FINDS BYUNGEUN DOING THE DISHES

Byungeun, could you take care of these first?

Okay. Can you put them here?

BYUNGEUN UNEXPECTEDLY BECOMES THE DISHWASHER

HE QUICKLY STARTS TO WASH THE POTS

Whoa, that's hot!

SO WHAT IF IT'S HOT WATER?

HE WASHES THE DISHES WITH FANCY SKILLS

SPEEDY AND CLEAN, FOR CUSTOMERS IN WAITING!

HE FINISHES WASHING THE POTS

AND NOW, IT'S TIME TO WASH THE DISHES!

THUMP ARGH

HIS PRAYING HANDS AT THE UNEXPECTED PAIN

AH… (GONY)

WHILE BYUNGEUN CONTINUES TO WASH THE DISHES IN PAIN

- Thank you! - Thank you.

- Thank you, sir. - Thank you so much.

- Bye-bye! - Thank you.

- Thank you. Bye-bye. - Everything was wonderful.

- Okay. - Thank you for the food.

Are you leaving?

- Yeah. - See you tomorrow.

Hello.

- Hello. - Hello.

I'm a bit flustered because there is a new owner.

Is he not coming back at all?

He'll be back. We're only in charge for 10 days.

I've been living in Northern California for about 20 years.

It's officially the best kimbap place in all of Northern California.

That's the reason why we feel a lot of pressure.

- Why? - We're in charge for right now.

WE SHOULD DO JUST AS WELL…

- But it's also affordable. - That's right.

We have four to five people working, rolling kimbap like crazy.

The owner makes kimchi and kimbap all by himself.

He makes it in no time.

Exactly. But we're total amateurs.

We make one but... It burst.

ROLLING ONE IS HARD ENOUGH

- I'll be here tomorrow. - Have a good night.

Even non-Korean locals line up for kimbap here.

For them, it's a whole meal.

- Right. - He's right.

- If you eat two, you're full. - Exactly.

And you can't get a whole meal for $4.

You need to pay at least $10 for even a hamburger.

- It's affordable and delicious. - Right.

KIMBAP HAS BECOME AN AFFORDABLE AND DELICIOUS MEAL FOR EVERYONE

How much money did you bring when coming to the US?

Didn't you say you brought $50?

You have a good memory.

(SHE REMEMBERED)

Didn't I tell you the story?

Well, from Korea…

- When Korea first… - Thank you.

…established a direct flight from Seoul to Los Angeles.

So, for me, it was $400.

I bought a plane ticket on a 24-month installment plan.

I paid back $20 a month.

- You could do that back then? - Of course.

So we got to LAX.

We didn't know we had to sleep there in order to go to Washington the next day.

So I asked the flight attendant,

"I need to get some sleep for my next flight. Where can I go?"

She said there was a hotel they're staying at.

But as I was about to check in,

I realized I didn't have enough money.

So what can I do? I called my brother

and told him what happened, so he took care of it with his credit card

and I was able to sleep there.

I came here as a student, but I had to take care of my family.

I didn't even have the money to make some kimchi.

I couldn't eat kimchi for several months. That's how I had to live.

I couldn't even buy food when I had morning sickness.

I cried every day because I was hungry.

- I heard you moved to Utah back then. - Yes.

We all came here with little money and had to study hard.

And we settled here.

Of all the people who immigrated here,

you think any of them came with a ton of money?

Exactly.

AS THEY WERE CHATTING…

- What are you doing in the neighborhood? - Please enjoy.

…THE FOOD IS READY

- Please enjoy. - Oh, my. Thank you!

It looks delicious.

Wow, it looks delicious.

SHE SLURPS THE RICH BROTH

- I'll leave the napkins here. - Thank you.

Let me try the ramyeon.

SLURPS

I think the bathroom is over there. Wanna go wash your hands?

DAEGE

SATISFIED

- Thank you. - I don't know if it's the snow crab,

or because there's crab in the ramyeon, but it's delicious.

EITHER WAY, IT TASTES DELICIOUS

WHILE HE ENJOYS EVERY INGREDIENT

IN THE DRIED POLLACK HANGOVER SOUP

- Thank you, sir. - Thank you.

I'll leave the napkins here.

Thank you.

MR. CHA SNEAKS UP AND SITS NEXT TO THEM

It might be a bit spicy.

- In Monterey, there's a Korean school. - Yes?

- Korean school? - Yes.

I've been the principal of a Korean school for about 12 years.

- A principal? - Yes.

Then what kind of students enroll in that school?

Second-generation Korean Americans in the neighborhood.

- I see. - And people who are interested in

- K-pop and K-drama come to the school. - I see.

IN SALINAS, NEXT TO THE CITY ASIAN MARKET IS LOCATED IN

THERE'S A SMALL KOREAN SCHOOL

Even if you want to learn Korean,

- you can't learn it at an American school. - I see.

We not only teach Korean culture and language,

but also identity.

Korean schools contribute to those values.

A KOREAN SCHOOL THAT TEACHES ABOUT KOREA IN A SMALL TOWN

- Like Korean Americans or their kids. - There was a girl named Shakira yesterday.

A plate?

- Could I get a plate? - A plate?

You're fluent in Korean.

I speak a little.

SHAKIRA SURPRISED EVERYONE

- Yes, Shakira. She came to our school. - Shakira.

- She came yesterday. - She's good.

- She's fluent. - She's a good singer too.

Did you come here often when the owner was here?

- Asian… - We're regulars here.

I see.

- Kimbap was high in demand. - Right.

We literally can't do anything.

Because it sells so well?

- Yes. - Busy rolling kimbap?

I wonder how the owner manages on his own.

It didn't take long to sell 300 rolls today.

Not only the kimbap looks good,

- but it tastes good too. - Right.

Also, he donates kimbap every other week

- to the Korean school. - I see.

He made kimbap here then made more for the school?

Yes. He not only makes kimbap here,

but he also makes kimbap for when we have recitals.

- Goodness. - That must be a large amount.

Then how many rolls does he make on those days?

My goodness.

Is that even possible? My gosh.

The owner is extraordinary.

Eleven years ago,

- I became the principal. - I see.

After I became a principal, I came here to see the owner.

As the principal of Korean School, I politely asked him

if he could donate his kimbap to the school.

- You mean regularly? Right. - I was asking him a favor.

And then his expression completely changed and said,

"I don't decide to donate or not based on who the principal is."

- He told me not to say those things… - I see.

…because he was doing it for the Korean school.

I learned a valuable lesson when I first became the principal.

I see.

Yes. That's what he's like.

- The owner of this place is very Korean. - I see.

You know how when you go to corner shops in Korea,

they give children small gifts?

When my kids were little,

I used to bring my three daughters here.

He'd always give them stuff, saying how lovely they are.

Back then, I was still new to the country, but I felt consoled by his gesture.

No matter how small it was it was nice to share that warmth.

I even got emotional at one point.

That's when I started to like and respect him even more.

When my kids come,

they call him "mister" and are still close to him.

The world would be a better place with people like him.

He's been running this place for 23 years now.

- Yes. - Yes.

TREASURED MEMORIES BUILT WITH THE CUSTOMERS FOR A LONG TIME

Mr. Zo Insung,

which hanja does your family name use?

From Pyongyang Zo.

- Pyongyang? - Yes.

- I'm a Changnyeong Cho. - I see.

But I live in a different country now.

Even at my workplace,

- we all have different roots. - That's right.

That's why we call ourselves Cho of Monterey.

- Cho of Monterey. - I see.

- That's how we bond. - What a great idea.

- I know. - That's how we rely on each other.

That's right.

So he's a Zo of Monterey in the US.

That's right.

- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

Zo of Monterey.

You're now Zo of Monterey.

All done? Okay.

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

Thank you for coming.

Hey.

Boom, boom, boom.

Thank you so much.

- Thank you so much. - Wonderful, wonderful.

Thank you, come again.

- Thank you, sir. - Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

THE BIG FAMILY LEAVES WITH SMILES

CLEANING UP FOR THE NEXT CUSTOMER

Hello.

Hello.

- Hello. - Gosh, hello.

Have a seat. I'll get you a chair.

QUICK BUSSING AND POLITE SERVICE

What would you like?

Dried pollack hangover soup for me.

I'll have that.

- Daege ramyeon? - Daege ramyeon.

- We add real snow crabs. - It's snow crab ramyeon.

Then I'll take daege ramyeon.

I'll have daege ramyeon.

Are you allergic to crabs or anything else?

- I'll be fine. - Okay then.

I'll have daege ramyeon as well.

Two bowls of daege ramyeon...

And two bowls of dried pollack hangover soup.

- Even at work, I… - All right.

FINAL ORDERS OF THE DAY ARE SET ON THE STOVE

- Thank you. - Bye.

- Thank you. Bye. - Bye.

Taehyun.

- Yes? - Can I go out for a second and come back?

- Of course. - I'll be right back.

Just finish this up first then.

You know where this goes, right?

You see the fridge, right?

SQUABBLING

You want me to go after this?

- I was just kidding. - Did you tell him to work first?

- Go get some rest. - Yes, sir.

You seemed super upset just now.

That's not true.

Man.

KNOCK, KNOCK

I'm taking a break.

HELD BACK BY MR. ZO THIS TIME

My legs hurt.

(WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?)

(COME BACK IN, KYUNGHO!)

Let me just rest my legs.

What?

MIME COMMUNICATION BEGINS

What?

COME BACK IN RIGHT NOW! LET ME REST A LITTLE…

Here!

My hip hurts.

KYUNGHO, ARE YOU IN THAT MUCH PAIN…?

MR. ZO, I'LL REST JUST A BIT…

You are a precious person.

Do we have to do this here?

You are…

a precious…

- …person. - All right.

I can feel your sincerity.

CONFLICT AT WORK RESOLVED MIRACULOUSLY

What's that?

- $14.95. - Would you like some makgeolli?

Didn't you drive here?

I'll drive you home.

You two can drink.

We'll drive you home.

HESITANT…

- Have a drink. - In the fridge.

- Could I get a bottle of makgeolli? - Sure thing.

I don't want to drink, but Mr. Won insisted, so I had no choice.

Your wife must think that I'm a bad friend who makes you drink.

- Hello. - Hello. Nice to meet you.

Wow.

Why did you come so far to the US?

Well, we don't know either.

Here's your makgeolli.

- Thank you. - Goodness.

MR. CHA JOINS THE PARTY

When did you all come to the US?

I came in 1976.

That's when I was born.

Wow, 1976?

It's been almost 50 years since I came.

Wow, 1976?

She came after she graduated from high school.

- Wow. What are you saying? - After she graduated...

THAT'S NEWS TO ME

- You're wrong. - You came before you graduated?

That's right.

Didn't you say you came after high school?

You two aren't married?

Are they?

WHAT'S THE TRUTH?

You're married, right?

One thing is certain. We slept together until yesterday.

We slept together until yesterday.

So why didn't you know that about her?

ADULT JOKES AMONG ADULTS

- Did you think we were faking it? - You said you weren't sure about her past.

ORDERS ARE ALMOST DONE

Here's ramyeon.

They came to my wedding. They left in one car.

- Here's dried pollack hangover soup. - The way I saw my husband...

It might be a bit spicy.

It's good.

I'm glad to hear that.

Thank you.

(TRIES DRIED POLLACK HANGOVER SOUP)

- This morning… - In my opinion, this isn't food.

That looks good.

This is a masterpiece.

Wow.

A chef didn't make this.

An artist did.

Artist Zo.

Hey, Insung. That's Artist Zo.

He said this isn't food.

It's a masterpiece.

CONVEYS HIS COMPLIMENT

A chef didn't make this.

This is a masterpiece.

- An artist made it. - Thank you.

- I knew you were Korea's handsomest. - Oh, goodness.

- Thank you, sir. - But I didn't know you'd be such a cook!

UNCOMFORTABLE AT THE OUTPOUR OF COMPLIMENTS…

The ramyeon's served really quickly.

THEY ARE SAVORING THE MASTERPIECE

Wow, you came here in 1976?

So, it's been 47 years. It's practically my age.

CAN'T HELP BUT ADMIRE

I came here a year after I was discharged from the army.

You left right after?

Back then, there was no direct flight.

I had to stop by Hawaii.

How long did it take?

About 17 hours.

- But that's pretty quick. - It really is quick.

- Now, it's 12 hours. - We have direct flights now.

At first, I went to Florida.

I lived there for about five years.

Then, I heard someone was selling their business…

HE HAD FIRST COME HERE FOR A BUSINESS VENTURE

…so I came to buy it.

Then, just decided to settle here.

- I see. - After living there…

That man, there. He's very famous too.

He's in the dental technology business.

What business?

- He makes teeth. - A denturist?

- He makes dental implants and such? - Yes, that's right.

So, he was very famous as a denturist.

- Who? This gentleman, there? - Yes, over there.

- The one over there. - I see.

(THIS MAN)

- I used to do the same thing. - I see.

Maybe it's because he was so good, but my business kept dying.

- This place is too small. - So I moved to San Jose…

ESCAPED TO SAN JOSE THAT'S 30 MINS AWAY BY CAR

That's why I moved.

While I was doing that, my wife said, "Just quit and come here."

So I quit and came here.

The fact that she was able to demand that…

- She must've been quite capable... - Of course.

Let me put it this way.

She was in active duty, I was in the reserves.

He means she was a civil servant for the federal government.

Being the civil servant that she was...

- She advised him to come back here. - Yeah. Of course.

- Even so... - I'm sure that nobody in this town

retired faster than I did.

That's not something to be proud of.

That's when I realized that my wife's arms were warmer than my mother's.

MY WIFE'S THE BEST

You're right, sir.

Twenty years ago,

- I came to LA to briefly do a show. - I see.

It was a show for soldiers in Koreatown.

So I followed the team here when I was a student.

I didn't have any money either.

Honestly, I only had $100.

Which is just absurd, actually.

I was super anxious, since I was staying here for 15 days.

To be honest, I wondered what I could do to enjoy my time here without using money.

- And I noticed the monorail up there. - Oh, yes.

I thought, "That could be free, I should go for a ride on that."

But I couldn't speak English well.

It was odd to be around Americans.

They probably felt the same about me.

I was trembling when I said this, "Where is monorail station?"

But they'd go, "What?" And I felt intimidated by that one word.

"Mo-no-rail station?"

- They'd reply, "Maw-norail?" - That's so accurate!

They'd go, "Maw-norail."

Then, I'd go, "Yes, maw-norail."

HE TRIED TO EXPLAIN WHAT HE MEANT WITH HIS WHOLE BODY

"Go straightly."

"Look town one, town two, and turn right."

"Town two and go straightly." Like so.

I'd listen so carefully.

So, I followed the directions.

I got confused after a bit, so asked someone else again.

"Ma... Mandalivé?" To that, I was like, "What?"

"Ma... Mandigo... Mandalivé!"

My friend was like, "I think it's called Mandalivé."

"I guess that's what it's called."

So I kept saying the word, and people would go, "Mandalivé?"

So I approached one last person,

"Excuse me, where is Mandalivé?"

They were like, "Mandalivé?"

"This is Mandalivé!"

And we were in front of a bakery named "Mandalivé."

Written in a hilarious-looking font.

KYUNGHO'S POOR ENGLISH LED HIM ON QUITE THE JOURNEY

When I saw it…

I realized we had traveled for an hour to get to that bakery.

- Did you buy their bread? - We had no money.

So we just went back. We never got on the monorail.

- My wife's uncle once told me... - Yes?

He's never needed to use English while living in the US.

Oh? How so?

If he didn't take his lunch box to work,

there was one place he went to, so I asked him where it was.

And he said an American chicken place.

- Oh? - I asked, "Why there?"

"The easiest place to order," he said.

So, he'd get there and go...

(SHOULDER TAP, TAP) TWO!

(LEG TAP, TAP) TWO!

Two legs, two shoulders?

- Wings. - So two wings?

- Two legs. - Yes, two legs!

Wow.

BODY LANGUAGE SURE IS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE

- They all understood him. - He's bold.

That only works with chicken places.

If it were anywhere else... You can't go to a noodle place and go...

No, that's why he only goes there.

Just spend a couple decades here, your English will become fluent.

But we are not so fluent. Wanna know why?

All we were focused on was to survive, so we barely attended school.

We only know basic English.

We can't speak advanced English.

THEY ONLY LEARNED ENOUGH TO SURVIVE

That September back in the day, people immigrating to the US

weren't allowed to bring more than 50 bucks.

- That's right. - Right, taking flights...

- Traveling was banned. - It was before they were lifted?

- It was before. - Oh, right.

Then, how did you ever leave?

- Family-based immigration. - So that's how you left Korea.

But I like this place the most.

So, Marina and Dongducheon are sister cities.

I see.

The 2nd Infantry Division of the US...

So after the Korean War, American soldiers relocated to Marina.

They were here for over 20 years.

They've moved to another state since.

So it has deep connections with Dongducheon.

About ten years ago, when the 2nd Division was stationed here,

- there were about 10,000 Koreans. - I see.

This place used to be crowded, and the economy was flourishing.

- I see. - The economy and all.

THIS CITY HAD A STRONG ECONOMY AND WAS CROWDED WITH PEOPLE

Back then, the people in this neighborhood

- would send money over to Korea. - That's right.

- For their family in financial distress. - That's true. Yes, that's right.

What you'd earn a month here used to be a year's earning in Korea.

That's right.

But people still think that we ran away to the US

- because we hated poverty. - I see.

We didn't run away to the US.

Life was so hard in Korea,

so we needed to go abroad to support our family.

- Now, they're doing well. - That's great.

We worked so hard to come this far.

While people in Korea worked eight, nine hours,

we worked 15, 17 hours here.

- I bet you did. - Of course.

- I can feel it just by working here. - Yeah.

If I think about it that way, I know I can't move back to Korea.

But I know that, as a Korean, I've made a place for myself here.

So I try to comfort myself and believe that this is one way of being patriotic.

Yes, of course it is.

Because I was earning US dollars and sending it back home.

That's right.

THINKING CAREFULLY…

For me, I came to the States when I was 26.

One morning, I realized that I'd already become 72.

Right now.

I thought, "I'm an old man."

- I agree. - "I'm young at heart,

but I've become an old man."

He's three years younger than I am.

- I'm now... I'm still in my fifties. - How old are you?

ONLY THE HEART REMAINS AS IT WAS WHEN THEY FIRST CAME HERE

We're all still in our fifties.

AND JUST LIKE THAT,

ANOTHER DAY IN THE US HAS GONE BY

DAY 3 OF SALES

Starting today, those with bad work performance

will be sent to the kimbap corner.

KIMBAP-MAKING AS PUNISHMENT

You made a mistake, so go roll some kimbap.

Oh, no!

- What are you doing? - Go and roll kimbap.

You stay there for at least an hour.

This won't do.

IS TEAMWORK CRUMBLING…?

- I can't leave this spot. - We're kimbap machines now.

THOU WHO HAVE ERRED ROLL THY KIMBAP

Just let me serve time instead!

- Yo! - Boss.

A NEW PART-TIMER ARRIVES TO THE SLUGGISH MARKET

- Hello! - Hello.

- You need to know everything. - Yes.

Like how I do it usually?

- Very thinly. - Thinly.

I have nothing to teach.

KIMBAP CORNER'S BRIGHT TALENT

She's the best out of all of us.

Teach me how to make kimbap.

Wait... You need to learn this.

EXCELLENT ADAPTIVE SKILLS

That'll be $16.56.

Okay. Good job.

The mood has lifted, now that Kyeongrim is here.

Six rolls of kimbap!

People are flocking in again.

BUT OUR ACE EXCELS IN THE CHAOS

This is better frozen. Please take this.

This is no joke.

DAY 3 OF SALES IS ANOTHER BUSY DAY

It won't be an easy battle.

- Here you go. Thank you! - Thank you.

CAN THEY ACHIEVE HAPPINESS NOW THAT THE ACE HAS ARRIVED…?

Translated by Jisu Park, Tiffany Hwang, Jea Heon Chung