Jean Yoon Archives

Kim’s Convenience Abruptly Cancelled at 5th Season
While some pundits attacked him, his co-star Jean Yoon, who played Mrs Kim, his character Jung's mother, defended him and backed up his assertions. "Kim's Convenience", CBC, Netflix This week, he issued a follow-up statement released exclusively to Vanity Fair Liu clarified his comments, praising the show for breaking new ground and explaining that he never meant to[...]
Kim’s Convenience Abruptly Cancelled at 5th Season
Kim (Jean Yoon) has a health scare in season 5 that may or may not provide a story arc Janet (Andrea Bang) is still chafing at being treated like a child when insisting she's now an adult, despite moving back home and living in the basement A final season would have been a good reason[...]
Kim's Convenience: Liu Simu's Statement on the Series' Cancellation
The whole world tuned in to watch the shenanigans of Appa, Umma, Janet, Jung, Kimchee and Shannon; I'd like to think that our show brought everyone a bit closer together during this incredibly divisive time. Beyond our critical and commercial acclaim, the show helped launch the commercial careers of so many actors of colour: myself, the[...]