Inconvenient convenience store 2

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Welcome back.
This is ALWAYS convenience store in Cheongpa-dong.

In the summer, a year and a half after Dokgo left,
A new nighttime job is opening at ALWAYS convenience store in Cheongpa-dong.
This man, with his large size and burdensome behavior, reminds me of someone else.
Despite the criticism from store manager Seon-suk and the pressure from boss Min-sik, he did not give in.
I spend the night at the convenience store leisurely...

A place where hearts stay, stories come and go, and tears and laughter burst out.
The deeper story of the convenience store that you keep wanting to go to even though it's inconvenient begins!

Where is the man who recovered his memories while guarding the dawn here a year and a half ago now? She said she spent the cold winter warmly here, but where will she stay during this tropical summer? I heard that this refrigerator-like convenience store, which was cold and cold, was like a warm stove in the winter when that person was there... … Did it really happen?
Geunbae projected Dokgo’s image all over the convenience store. It wasn't easy, but that was his job.
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A deeper story and characters full of curiosity
People going through difficult times gather at convenience stores again!

Welcome back
This is ALWAYS convenience store in Cheongpa-dong.

Author Kim Ho-yeon's 『Inconvenient Convenience』, a novel that has been loved by readers for over a year since its publication and has remained at the top of the bestseller list, has returned with its second story. 『Inconvenient Convenience』, which depicts the lives of our neighbors living in difficult times in a warm and cheerful way, set in a small convenience store in an alley in Cheongpa-dong, is the #1 overall bestseller compiled by Kyobo Bookstore, Youngpoong Bookstore, and Yes2022 in the first half of 24, and has sold 1 copies. set up Interest in and enthusiasm for novels continues even at this moment, as it was selected as Yes70's 'Book of the Year' in 2021, and in 24, it was selected as 'Book of the Year' selected by citizens in 2022 local governments across the country.
The first story, which begins with Mr. Dokgo, a homeless man in Seoul Station, working as a nighttime worker at a convenience store, left a calm impression with unpredictable laughter and warmth. 『Inconvenient Convenience Store 1』 continues the wit and deep perspective of the previous book and draws readers in with a more intense story. The novel begins with a sketch of a convenience store on a summer day, a year and a half after the first episode. In the meantime, the world has changed and the ALWAYS convenience store in Cheongpa-dong has also changed in various ways. The description in the introduction of having to wear a mask despite the stifling heat makes one guess that the coronavirus exists in the novel's reality as well. Seon-suk, who was frustrated with her discord with her son, became her store manager, and Min-sik, the troublemaking son of Mrs. Yeom, who had been urging her to sell her convenience store, became its president. He is the boss, but Min-sik is not interested in management and is only focused on talking about profits and reducing costs such as weekly holiday allowances, so in many ways, this is a convenience store that has become 'really inconvenient'... … . Meanwhile, the convenience store faces changes once again as Mr. Kwak, who was in charge of the night hours as Dokgo's successor, quits and a new night time worker comes in.
The new part-timer is a man in his 40s whose large size and burdensome behavior remind him of someone else. He boasts of a brilliant part-time job, as if he were a human part-timer, but his actual job at a convenience store is shabby. Moreover, he is so talkative that he can't be stopped, so he often gets scolded by store manager Seon-suk. Be that as it may, he wears a name tag on his chest with the nickname Hong Geum-bo instead of Hwang Geun-bae, and spends the night at the convenience store leisurely greeting customers.

A place where hearts come together, stories accumulate, and tears and laughter burst out.
The deeper story of the convenience store that you keep wanting to go to even though it's inconvenient begins!

With his amazing friendliness, Geunbae approaches the customers and co-workers who visit the convenience store and listens to their stories. Sojin, a job seeker co-worker who thinks she's a bitch after repeatedly failing to get a job and almost getting scammed by a notoriously black company; Choi, the owner of a nearby meat restaurant who drinks alone at an outdoor table at a convenience store every night and worries because business is down due to COVID-19 social distancing; and Choi, a remote butcher. Min-gyu, a high school student, is hurt by the poor home environment and frequent fights between his mother and father as he spends more time at home due to classes. Geunbae's interest in them is sometimes seen as 'latte', 'obscurity', and 'funny condescension', but 'sincerity with goodwill' is ultimately conveyed to the other person. He even moves the heart of the boss, Min-sik, who is full of gangsterism and bravado.
When Geunbae gives a light brown drink to Sojin, who is upset and crying, and asks for a toast with a drink that looks like beer next to President Choi, who is drinking alone, Mingyu, who visits the convenience store every day to escape the heat and home, gives a product that has just passed its expiration date as a snack. When divided, the readings overlap without fail in the reader's mind. In fact, Geunbae often thinks about Dokgo in the quiet early morning.

Where is the man who recovered his memories while guarding the dawn here a year and a half ago now? She said she spent the cold winter warmly here, but where will she stay during this tropical summer? I heard that this refrigerator-like convenience store, which was cold and cold, was like a warm stove in the winter when that person was there... … Did it really happen? Geunbae projected Dokgo’s image all over the convenience store. It wasn't easy, but that was his job. (Page 1)

What does he have to do with Dokgo? What led him to this convenience store? Where did Mrs. Yeom, who had a friendship with Dokgo, leave her son in charge of her convenience store? As curiosity grows, the questions are resolved one by one, and the novel dramatically connects with the story of the previous book.

A light that protects life, a sentry that protects hope

The narrative style that changes the central character in each of the eight episodes, the living characters that seem to exist somewhere in reality, and the powerful storytelling that immediately draws you into the story remain the same. It is no exaggeration to say that the characters in 『Inconvenient Convenience 2』 are all going through a season of hardship. Even the bright and carefree Geunbae, who recite “Comparison is cancer, worry is poison” like a mantra, is like this. The global disaster called the pandemic gave them trials and troubles, required them to search, made them look back on things they had set aside, and think about their real lives. In it, they share pain, change, rise, and dream. Cherish small relationships and gain courage. And we try to laugh together again.
As Ms. Yeom said, “I wanted this place with the lights on 24 hours a day to guard my life as if it were a crime prevention post,” the small convenience store in the alley goes beyond hardship and isolation and becomes a post of hope for the owner, clerk, and customers.