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(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
I said I'm going to L.A.
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It's not my fault you live like this.
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It's my decision and schooling isn't for me.
Kevin, enough.
KEVIN: Hyunny, aren't you sick of this, too?
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(BRIGHT MUSIC)
♪ It's been five years and I've been wondering when I would ♪
♪ Apologize ♪
♪ I know it took some time for me to realize ♪
♪ That part of me was always searching for something else ♪
♪ But put aside 'cause I couldn't wait ♪
♪ To leave it all behind ♪
♪ But here I am sitting on the seven line ♪
♪ Waiting for my dream to arrive, arrive ♪
♪ So far now I'll put my headphones on ♪
♪ Press rewind ♪
♪ And play my song ♪
♪ I just wanna go, go ♪
♪ Never wanna take another look back ♪
♪ I won't look back ♪
♪ Time to make it known ♪
♪ I just wanna live my life ♪
♪ Live my life and be me ♪
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♪ A okay ♪
♪ Yeah we gon' make it say okay ♪
♪ A okay ♪
♪ You best believe it's A okay ♪
♪ A okay ♪
♪ We gon' make it ♪
CUSTOMER: Thank you.
♪ A okay ♪
Let me see.
What's good?
Can you do spicy?
Yeah.
Well, if you can, then I would definitely recommend
the spicy pork on taco and definitely get the yucca fries.
Okay.
I'll take what you recommend.
Sounds good.
Is that okay?
Yeah, whatever.
Spicy pork on a taco and a yucca fries.
Can I have a medium soy latte
and a cold brew please with little ice.
Okay, what's your name?
Hyunny.
Honey.
Hyunny.
Henry.
No, it's Hyunny.
Honkey.
Hyunny.
H-Y-U-N-N-Y.
All right.
That's 12.25.
Humphrey.
Long day?
Yeah.
Carol called out sick so before Beth comes in,
I have to stick around.
One medium soy latte.
One medium cold brew little ice.
Order for Humphrey.
Order for Hyunny.
One medium soy latte.
One medium cold brew.
Enjoy.
Yo, next time tell 'em my name, all right.
Danny.
It's easier to spell.
They didn't even spell Humphrey right.
Humphrey.
Why am I always the one to take care of family
and he gets to do whatever he wants?
'Cause you're (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
No, I don't wanna be (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
Anyways, once you're done with the summer class,
you only have two semesters left, right?
I had to drop out of summer session.
Wait, why?
I picked up another shift at the liquor store.
In between, you know, the janitor work and the liquor store,
I don't have any time.
Look, my mom's getting sicker so she can't work right now.
Tuition just didn't seem like a good idea.
I'll pay for your summer classes.
Stop.
You can't keep pushing graduation back.
I already owe you too much.
I'm not keeping records.
You gotta take care of your family.
You were just talking about that.
Hey, I can make cuts elsewhere.
Danny, don't let your pride get in your way.
Are you gonna work like this forever?
It's not that simple.
You know that.
Man, I told you they were gonna flip their shit.
Well, now they know and they can't do shit.
I got some regret moving
and I'm still gonna open up my food truck
and whether or not it's worth it,
I'll decide that for myself.
All right.
Talk to us about your strategy
'cause neither Mike nor I know your exact plan.
Let's talk about the money for the truck.
Did you buy the truck?
What about trademark, inspection?
A rare cost.
You know, did you think about any of that, Kev?
Listen, this is down the road, all right.
Dude, you said you're moving to L.A. next month.
That ain't down the road.
Chill out.
I got it figured out.
I mean for real though.
I still don't know why you gotta go
all the way to L.A. to run a food truck.
Well, that's just step one
to get the hell out of Flushing, right.
- All right. - All right.
Do you.
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I've been exercising in my room.
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Mama, is this with Gochujang only?
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What's the ratio?
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Like what (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)?
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Nope.
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No.
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Never.
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Kevin (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
I'm still going to L.A.
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(SOFT MUSIC)
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) (BRIGHT MUSIC)
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Yes?
Me?
Dear God.
Thank you for...
This food.
Thank you for family.
In Jesus name I pray, amen.
GROUP: Amen.
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Rent is due tomorrow.
Yeah (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
Mama, you wanna go for a walk?
It's nice and breezy out right now.
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Maybe down by (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
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Danny got it for me for our six year anniversary.
Danny?
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Ma, we've been together for like six years.
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Kevin's a college dropout, too.
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Kevin (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
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Now?
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MOM: Oh, Kevin.
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Listen.
You ruined my dress.
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This dress cost $2,000,
so you need to pay for the damages, please.
I'm sorry, miss.
I don't know what happened.
I don't remember this mark.
Well you better figure it out.
I don't have all day.
Can we offer you a store credit?
Store credit?
No.
Are you insane?
Why would I ever come back here?
Ma'am, this not new dress.
I give you 500.
No, no.
I am not in the mood to play games.
I will tell all of the neighbors to stop coming here.
Hey, miss.
I'm sorry happening this.
No need for that.
No, no.
Go across the street to the bank
and get me a cashier's check
'cause I'm not gonna risk a check bouncing
and I have to come back here and we have to deal
with this whole fucking thing again.
Yo, miss.
It's insulting to assume they would give you a bad check.
And where's your proof of purchase
that this dress is actually worth $2,000?
Well, I think you people might not know this,
but if you look at the tag,
this is a fucking designer dress.
Give us proof.
Okay.
Follow me.
I get you cashier check.
Dad, no.
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You still geek out over the same view.
It's beautiful.
Don't you see this?
HYUNNY: But you've seen the skyline
a million times by now.
Yeah.
My dad.
Oh my God, he was so proud to be living in New York City.
You know?
Manhattan.
The building jungle.
He wouldn't shut up about how fortunate we were to be here.
Honestly, I don't think they knew
what type of shit they'd be getting into.
What am I gonna leave behind?
I inherited all this debt and struggle from my parents
because their American dream fell apart.
Merit only takes you so far.
My parents worked hard every day of their lives
and then they had nothing to show for it.
My dad's gone.
Mom.
She's gonna be gone.
And now I'm living paycheck to paycheck like them.
Things will get better.
You just bitching about it isn't gonna change anything.
You just need to grit your teeth and be patient.
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(SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) (BELL RINGING)
Hello.
It's nice to meet you finally.
Richard's son, right?
Yeah.
Good to meet you.
The place has a smell to it, no.
Smell?
What smell?
Should look into it.
It's a turnoff to customers.
Sorry.
I will make sure it is done.
These days it's all about presentation.
You know, people are willing to invest more in packaging,
good design, and most importantly.
Atmosphere.
Okay.
But look at this place.
It's a mess.
It's cluttered, mismatched.
It's old.
You need to keep up, you know.
Revamp a little.
And present yourself nicely to your consumers.
Yes, like you dress the part.
The suit is a great idea.
A customer will see a clean-ish suit
and they'll say to themselves, hey,
this store's got style.
I mean, the fit is a little old,
but it suits your age (LAUGHS).
No, but seriously keep the suit for the business.
I like that.
Wearing the suit while I work?
Yeah.
- At a dry cleaning store? - Yeah, yeah.
It's good.
- Okay. - It looks good.
Okay.
It's a bit old but everything works really good.
How long did you have this business?
17 years, but 10 years ago I bought the business
from the previous owner.
And how much rent are you paying now?
3,500 a month.
I see.
The lease is up soon, correct?
In two months.
About two months, yes.
All right.
Well, it was good to meet you.
Excuse me, sir.
One moment.
What about renewing the lease?
There's plenty of time.
Let's talk later.
Okay?
Have a good day and remember keep that suit on.
I like it.
Kevin.
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You should hang this at your store.
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Return policy.
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If you have one,
then why didn't you demand it to the customer.
Kevin (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
Why?
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'Cause she's white?
Kevin.
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This is my country and I would expect them
to protect our belongings.
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(SOFT MUSIC)
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What time are you going to the store tomorrow?
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Why?
I pushed my plans to L.A.
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
It's temporary.
Fine.
Temporary.
(SOFT MUSIC)
All right, man.
Best of luck.
Thank you, sir.
(BRIGHT MUSIC)
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(BRIGHT MUSIC)
♪ Pull up and bring me the business ♪
♪ I need to pull up upfront ♪
♪ And I'm using for wishing bitches ♪
♪ The henny and cigarette vision the right thing ♪
♪ It's probably a bright thing ♪
♪ It's probably a pipe dream, is it ♪
♪ God led the Bible so I should just stick to my right team ♪
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Oh Kevin (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
Nobody eats (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
Why do you make it?
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Hyunny.
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Listen, I need these by five o'clock today.
I'm sorry, but we cannot do any same day cleaning today.
We are having boiler problem.
Okay.
How 'bout tomorrow?
Tomorrow.
Maybe.
Okay.
You know what?
You guys always been really good to me,
so I'll just come again next time.
Okay.
Hope you get it fixed soon.
- Okay. - Okay.
Bye.
CUSTOMER: Take care.
Have a good day.
CUSTOMER: Thanks.
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Getting things ready for my daughter.
She's going to college.
What?
She's going to college?
Yeah, it's crazy, right?
HYUNNY: Wow.
We'll see.
I think it'll be okay.
Yeah, it'll be fine.
Oh wait one second.
Oh Ma.
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Did you try calling Sarah's dad?
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Sarah Oh from church.
Sarah.
Sarah Oh.
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What?
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Okay, fine.
Fine.
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Bye.
Everything okay?
It's just family.
Don't worry about it.
It's okay.
That's what parents do.
Yup.
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
What's going on?
Oh, Kevin (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
Really?
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
So you guys are leaving early?
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
I rearranged the racks so they're alphabetical.
This way it's easier to give customers bulk clothes
rather than search every number.
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No, trust me.
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No, just let me.
Let me show you.
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Didn't even give it a try.
You're just calling me off.
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Then how the hell you gonna survive here
if you don't know your ABCs?
Kevin (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
Your old ways are the reason why this business is failing.
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Fuck this shit.
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Fuck.
Kevin (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
Oh Kevin.
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Yeah.
What the hell?
Stop smoking.
I don't have time to deal with your bitchy attitude today.
What's wrong with you?
Fucking mistake working here.
Seeing them in a real job.
It's not much different from corporate.
You got crappy coworkers and annoying bosses.
Yeah, but at least you don't gotta come home
and see their face everyday.
Wait.
What are you doing here?
I gotta give some money.
Is this for the machine?
The old man's breaking.
Laying down his ego to ask you for help, huh?
Nope.
Dad will never.
Mom did.
And seriously, stop smoking.
You're gonna stink up that shirt you're holding.
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Mama, he hasn't even proposed to me yet.
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I'm not 12.
I'm old enough to make my own decisions,
so I'll make them on my own.
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What is wrong with you?
Why can't you respect my decisions?
Haven't I earned it by now?
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Oh why are you so negative?
Danny's not gonna live like that.
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I don't know.
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(SOFT MUSIC)
DANNY: What's wrong?
It's not you.
It's just my mom.
So the other day, Sarah's dad came to fix our machines.
Right?
And he asked about us, so I jokingly said
that you and I are gonna get married
and mom just flipped shit because of that.
So it is about me?
Yeah but no.
It's my mom.
She's just being ridiculous.
And I told her it's not like you proposed to me or anything
so why is she making such a big deal out of nothing?
I'm sorry.
It's not your fault.
She just thinks that we're gonna be struggling
for the rest of our lives just like they are.
Well she has a point.
What?
I got a lot of baggage and you've been dealing with it.
Why does that matter?
What if this is as far as I go?
Huh?
Is that still cool?
Your mom has every right to be concerned.
You're honestly gonna take her side right now?
So what?
You're gonna break up or something?
Hyunny, I never said that.
Then what do you mean?
Are you not gonna fight for this?
For us?
I'm fighting.
I'm doing everything I can to fight for us.
No, you're not.
What do you mean?
You don't think about the future.
You drop out of school.
You work at a liquor store.
What is this?
Am I even in your future?
What should I do instead?
Ditch everything and what propose to you?
Yeah, why don't you?
Because I can't.
I can't, Hyunny.
I mean, Jesus, look at us right now.
Our dates are walking around the fucking park in Flushing.
You know, I wanna take you out to nice restaurants.
I wanna buy you nice clothes.
I wanna buy you that diamond ring, okay.
I'm fighting so hard for us right now, but it's not working.
I'm carrying my mom and my sister on my shoulders, okay,
and I'm not confident I can carry you too.
I'm not asking you to carry me.
I can't have you carry me either.
Well reality says otherwise and that's okay.
I'm saying that's okay with me.
I gotta go.
(BELL RINGING)
Oh.
Hello.
One moment.
I get my husband.
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Why, hello.
What a surprise.
Hey.
What happened to the suit?
Suit?
Oh, I was working in the back.
Anyway, you know what's funny?
I don't have your phone number.
Did you give me a business card?
Okay, here.
Here you see our number.
Thank you.
And I also seem to have forgotten when is the lease over?
The lease is over in one month.
One month.
From today?
From next week.
Okay.
Have a great day.
Excuse me.
I know we're supposed to talk
about the lease renewal next week.
Yes.
I just want to say to you
that we have been here for 17 years.
We love this business and our customers
and we hope that you will be kind to us
and give us new lease agreement that is not too high rent.
I guess you're under the impression that you'll be renewed
but actually I need you to move out of here.
Excuse me.
Are you kicking us out?
Well, I wouldn't say it like that.
All right?
I mean, the lease is over
and I just have any interest in renewing.
I just think that dry cleaning.
It's not for this place, okay, but you understand.
This is just part of the procedure, okay.
Listen, we'll talk more about it next week.
I'll come around.
I'll have everything that you need to read.
All right?
All right, have a great day.
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Look, why don't we just sell the equipment?
Someone's gonna buy it.
Why would we sell the equipment?
We need it for another store.
Think it's time to hang up the gloves.
Kevin, shut up.
We have to find a new place
or at least try to get into a drop store or something.
Look, this store is willing to buy.
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What the hell?
You have no (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) sometimes.
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(SOFT MUSIC)
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It's kind of surreal cleaning this place out.
Remember we used to go to the library
and bring back books here to read?
It was really hot and sticky,
so we put paper towels on our arms.
And we'd beg to get ice cream
whenever we heard that jingle outside.
Yeah.
I had my first cigarettes here.
GRANDMOTHER: Kevin.
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Kevin (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
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I'm here.
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It's money.
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You wanna know?
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That money's from that.
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Grandma said (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
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Aren't you embarrassed?
Putting your 75 year old mother to work
because you failed in life.
(SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) You shut your mouth.
You shut up your mouth.
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Other families (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
They don't live like this now.
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Kevin.
What are you doing?
Can you stop?
Kevin.
Wait.
(SOFT MUSIC)
(SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) Why are you up?
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
I only have like couple minutes.
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
I don't know.
I know he's back at the food truck,
but they move around a lot so.
If you want, I can text it to you
once they upload their location.
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Only sometimes.
I'm just kidding.
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Bye, bye.
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Okay, thank you.
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Here you go, miss.
CUSTOMER: Thank you.
Have a good day.
CUSTOMER: You too.
Hey, what can I get?
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Kevin.
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Hyunny (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
You're already inside.
What?
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Hyunny (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
Why didn't you tell me?
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Mama, you have to tell me next time.
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(SOFT MUSIC) (SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Hey (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
I understand.
I mean, look at me.
I'm nobody's first choice.
But doesn't look like it right now.
I promise you I'm fighting.
I'm not fighting for me.
I'm fighting for Hyunny.
I'm fighting for both of us.
I'm fighting for our future together.
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Kevin.
Kevin (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
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Thank you.
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Did you say something to him?
What'd you do?
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Goodnight.
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It's his money.
I'm just returning it.
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And (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE).
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Don't use it for rent or bills.
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(PHONE RINGING)
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I need a new bookshelf.
Now?
Yeah.
I still gotta mop the floor.
It's gonna be another 20 minutes.
Then I got like a shift in two hours at the liquor store.
If we hauled ass, we'll be back before your shift.
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FREDDY: I basically set your plate up, man.
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So all I gotta do is draft up the menu?
FREDDY: All you gotta do is fly your ass to L.A., man.
You know what I'm saying?
So when can you come?
I don't know, man.
I got shit to deal with.
FREDDY: Well you better come soon
'cause we got a lot of work to do.
Bro, let me call you back, all right.
Yeah.
HYUNNY: Kevin, can you come down?
Hurry up.
What's this?
I bought a bookshelf.
Can you help me carry this?
Why can't Daniel do it?
I dropped him off at work.
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Thank you.
Here.
Kevin.
Why'd you come back?
For my bed.
Really?
Yeah.
I see.
Hyunny.
You ever wonder if our family's blessed or cursed?
A little bit of both.
Why?
Don't you feel burdened?
Yeah, that's the thing about baggage.
Even if you try to run away from it,
cut ties from it, it's just there.
It's just the fate of being children of immigrants.
Like kids tied to their parents?
Yes, but also bridge to help that transition.
You know, that hyphen between Korean-American.
I think that's who we are.
That's something only you and I will understand
and mom and dad won't.
So if you do well,
if I do well, they'll be well.
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KEVIN: I got hungry.
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(SOFT MUSIC)
All right, I'm out.
(SOFT MUSIC)
Hyunny.
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) (SOFT MUSIC)
♪ This feeling I'm sure you know ♪
♪ My parents are growing old ♪
♪ I told my dad before you go ♪
(RAPPING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
♪ He wanted pastor, doctor, maybe a lawyer too ♪
♪ I told him I'm a rapper ♪
♪ And he cried inside his boiler room ♪
♪ He told me never forget what I been told you ♪
♪ When you on a roll ♪
♪ You pick up more dirt like a lint roller ♪
♪ I trusted in your vision since the very start ♪
♪ It's just a parent's heart to bend easy like heavy starch ♪
♪ They made a move to the states, changed how they maneuver ♪
♪ My father's hands and brain decayed ♪
♪ 'Cause of stain remover ♪
♪ So when I rap it deeper than money and double taps ♪
♪ I wanna show my dad where my love was at ♪
♪ This is facts ♪
♪ Reposition my life and treat them a little ♪
♪ My mission became the hyphen so I could meet in the middle ♪
♪ I had to change the narrative ♪
♪ The truce became imperative ♪
♪ Step inside the shoes of a cleaners Korean-American ♪
♪ Word to the hyphen ♪
♪ Word to the hyphen in my name ♪
♪ Word to the hyphen ♪
♪ Word to the hyphen in my name ♪
♪ Word to the hyphen and the words that they type in ♪
♪ To describe us in the title of the write ups ♪
♪ Asian American first generation born in the states ♪
♪ Parents made their escape so we could be born to be great ♪
♪ From a war torn country to a country full of dreams ♪
♪ In a place they never seen ♪
♪ With a language they couldn't speak ♪
♪ Left a position of pulling strings ♪
♪ To pulling things to the side ♪
♪ Simply so their kids could get by ♪
♪ And passing on traditions that their kids could live by ♪
♪ And it's up to them whether traditions live or they die ♪
♪ And they could've had ambitions bigger than mine ♪
♪ But they put it off behind and put it all on the line ♪
♪ Asians in media seem to be running in place ♪
♪ But lately I'm seeing our dreams is coming in shape ♪
♪ And it's up to me to believe that it wasn't a waste ♪
♪ And in time they can retire in a comfortable place ♪
♪ Word to the hyphen ♪
♪ Word to the hyphen in my name ♪
♪ Word to the hyphen ♪
♪ Word to the hyphen in my name ♪
♪ As you get older you'll understand ♪
♪ Man, I guarantee this ♪
♪ I couldn't see this ♪
♪ I got angry when my parents beat us ♪
♪ And then I went over to Terrence's ♪
♪ And his parents the sweetest ♪
♪ And my parents still at the cleaners ♪
♪ They weren't there to feed us ♪
♪ And as a young child that just meant bad ratings ♪
♪ That's how the trial and error era for us translated ♪
♪ And due to distance, the communication drowned slowly ♪
♪ Overtime the kind words turned to ♪
(RAPPING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
♪ And this is our story ♪
♪ Couldn't decide for me ♪
♪ But I'm not living wondering yo man if I only ♪
♪ I'm gonna make it here 'cause my mama deserve it ♪
♪ She tried to make my life perfect ♪
♪ With some laundry detergent ♪
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