Convenience store night shift just got way too complicated.
Ji-eun, a Korean female college student who came to Japan to study, works part-time at a convenience store to pay for tuition and living expenses. The friendly store owner invites Ji-eun and Min-woo to his house. Ji-eun and Min-woo are forced to suffer between their mistress and her lover. From that day on, the mistress torments Ji-eun by revealing her true nature. Min-woo, who is worse than her, drags Ji-eun out of the convenience store and falls in love with her again.
Production
Shot on what appears to be a single iPhone and regret.
Director
Han Dong-Ho
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Han Dong-Ho specializes in this microgenre of Korean-Japanese co-production softcore, often shot quickly for streaming markets. The 'convenience store' setting specifically targets the 'baito' (part-time worker) anxiety prevalent in both countries.
The 70-minute runtime is deliberate — barely feature-length to qualify for different distribution contracts, allowing maximum profit on minimal investment. Ji-eun's immigrant status isn't character development; it's an excuse for isolation that removes police/social support from the narrative logic.
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