ven ience ', ▁a ▁gro c ery ▁store ▁in ▁Toronto ' s ▁M oss ▁Park ▁neighbourhood . ▁Mr . ▁Kim ▁is ▁traditional , ▁proud ▁and ▁stub born , ▁practical , ▁opinion ated ▁and ▁bl unt . ▁He ▁is ▁ 5 6 ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁and ▁est r anged ▁from ▁his ▁son ▁Jung , ▁a ▁f rayed ▁relationship ▁he ▁gradually ▁attempts ▁to ▁m end ▁beginning ▁in ▁Season ▁ 2 . ▁Jean ▁Y oon ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁Kim ▁(" U m ma "). ▁The ▁family ▁mat ri arch , ▁Kim ▁Y ong - mi , ▁ 5 4 ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁Korea . ▁She ▁is ▁hard working ▁and ▁kind ▁but ▁also ▁med d les ▁in ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁her ▁family . ▁Her ▁life ▁revol ves ▁around ▁the ▁store , ▁family , ▁and ▁church , ▁where ▁she ▁volunte ers . ▁ ▁Andrea ▁Bang ▁as ▁Jan et ▁Kim , ▁ 2 0 ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Kim ' s ▁daughter ▁and ▁Jung ' s ▁sister . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁family ▁member ▁in ▁most ▁frequent ▁contact ▁with ▁Jung . ▁Att ending ▁O C AD ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁studies ▁phot ography , ▁Jan et ▁is ▁a ▁tal ented ▁artist ▁but ▁is ▁fr ustr ated ▁by ▁her ▁parents ' ▁traditional ism , ▁their ▁lack ▁of ▁support ▁for ▁her ▁art , ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁they ▁over parent ▁her ▁due ▁to ▁Jung ' s ▁est r ang ement