Kim’s Convenience stars Simu Liu and Jean Yoon blast the hit Netflix sitcom’s ‘racist’ storylines and ‘horsepoop’ pay
- Simu Liu – star of Marvel’s highly anticipated Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – was frustrated with the way his character was portrayed
- Co-star Jean Yoon voiced her concerns over the lack of Korean writers involved in the show, which made the experience ‘painful’ for her
Now Kim’s Convenience has officially ended, its stars are venting their frustrations about the smash-hit sitcom.
After the fifth and final season debuted last week on Netflix, actors Simu Liu and Jean Yoon voiced their concerns regarding the series’ “overwhelmingly white” production team, “horsepoop” pay and “overtly racist” storylines, among other grievances.
Based on actor and playwright Ins Choi’s stage production, Kim’s Convenience premiered in 2016 and centred on a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store in Toronto. In the show, Liu – star of Marvel’s highly anticipated Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – portrayed Yoon’s on-screen son, Jung.
“I’ve heard a lot of speculation surrounding myself – specifically, about how getting a Marvel role meant I was suddenly too ‘Hollywood’ for Canadian TV,” Liu wrote in a lengthy Facebook post. “This could not be further from the truth. I love this show and everything it stood for. I saw first-hand how profoundly it impacted families and brought people together.”
Yet Liu expressed disappointment with the way that he and his character were treated as the series progressed.