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Simu Liu: Queen Street and Convenience

simu liu: Fans braved the cold outside the real-life Kim Convenience on Queen Street East, according to CBC. Makda Ghebreslassie/CBC The show about Korean immigrants, their Canadian-born children and the family convenience store averages nearly 1 million viewers an episode. The meet-and-greet at 252 Queen Street East home of the real-life Kim Convenience store used for the show gave fans a chance to meet stars Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Simu Liu and Jean Yoon. And, as Canada first sitcom led by Asian actors, it hits close to home for some Asian-Canadians. It something that been missing from a lot of television shows, Bell said. I am half-Korean, so it really nice seeing Korean representation on TV, said fan Katherine Bell at Saturday event. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.