Kim's Convenience
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Kim's Convenience is a Canadian sitcom about a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store in Toronto, adapted from Ins Choi’s stage play of the same name.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kim's Convenience canonical | 1 |
| Kim’s Convenience | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5751922 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kim's Convenience Context triple: [Simu Liu, notableWork, Kim's Convenience]
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A.
Schitt's Creek
Schitt's Creek is a Canadian sitcom about a wealthy family who lose their fortune and are forced to rebuild their lives in a small town they once bought as a joke.
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B.
Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland is an American sitcom about three Los Angeles women who relocate to Cleveland, Ohio, where they find a more welcoming dating scene and a new life, co-starring Betty White as their sharp-tongued caretaker.
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C.
Superior Donuts
Superior Donuts is an American sitcom about the relationship between a gruff Chicago donut shop owner and his idealistic young employee, adapted from a stage play and known for its blend of humor and social commentary.
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D.
Fresh Off the Boat
Fresh Off the Boat is an American sitcom that follows a Taiwanese-American family navigating life in 1990s suburban Florida, notable for being one of the first network TV comedies centered on an Asian-American family.
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E.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is an American comedy series created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock that follows an optimistic woman rebuilding her life in New York City after escaping a doomsday cult.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kim's Convenience Target entity description: Kim's Convenience is a Canadian sitcom about a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store in Toronto, adapted from Ins Choi’s stage play of the same name.
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A.
Schitt's Creek
Schitt's Creek is a Canadian sitcom about a wealthy family who lose their fortune and are forced to rebuild their lives in a small town they once bought as a joke.
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B.
Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland is an American sitcom about three Los Angeles women who relocate to Cleveland, Ohio, where they find a more welcoming dating scene and a new life, co-starring Betty White as their sharp-tongued caretaker.
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C.
Superior Donuts
Superior Donuts is an American sitcom about the relationship between a gruff Chicago donut shop owner and his idealistic young employee, adapted from a stage play and known for its blend of humor and social commentary.
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D.
Fresh Off the Boat
Fresh Off the Boat is an American sitcom that follows a Taiwanese-American family navigating life in 1990s suburban Florida, notable for being one of the first network TV comedies centered on an Asian-American family.
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E.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is an American comedy series created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock that follows an optimistic woman rebuilding her life in New York City after escaping a doomsday cult.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| adaptedFromWorkBy | Ins Choi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Kim's Convenience (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Janet Kim – Andrea Bang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jung Kim – Simu Liu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kimchee – Andrew Phung NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Kim "Appa" – Paul Sun-Hyung Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Kim "Umma" – Jean Yoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Shannon Ross – Nicole Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| creator | Ins Choi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Korean-Canadian culture
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immigrant family life ⓘ small business ownership ⓘ |
| developer |
Ins Choi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kevin White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Shannon Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ |
| hasStagePlayOrigin | Kim's Convenience (2011 stage play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
assimilation and tradition
ⓘ
cultural identity ⓘ intergenerational conflict ⓘ |
| locationOfFictionalBusiness | Moss Park, Toronto (fictionalized area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCastMember |
Andrea Bang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andrew Phung NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Yoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicole Power NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Sun-Hyung Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Simu Liu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Janet Kim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jung Kim NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Kim "Appa" NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Kim "Umma" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | representation of Asian Canadians on television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | CBC Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBC Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playPremieredAt | Toronto Fringe Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Soulpepper Theatre Company (stage origins)
NERFINISHED
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Thunderbird Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Canada
NERFINISHED
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Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spinOff | Strays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kim's Convenience Description of subject: Kim's Convenience is a Canadian sitcom about a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store in Toronto, adapted from Ins Choi’s stage play of the same name.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Kim’s Convenience