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(Korean: 편의점 샛별이; Hanja: 便宜店 샛별이;

RR: Pyeonuijeom Saetbyeoli;

lit. Convenience Store Saet-byul)

- is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Ji Chang-wook and Kim Yoo-jung. It is based on
the 2016–2017 webtoon Convenience Store Saet-byul written by Hwalhwasan and illustrated by
Geumsagong. It is an iQIYI original series and is also the first Korean drama invested by the
global channel Lifetime and produced by Taewon Entertainment. The series airs on SBS TV at
22:00 (KST) time slot on Fridays and Saturdays, starting from June 19, 2020. It is available on
iQIYI with multi-languages subtitles globally.

Synopsis

Choi Dae-hyun (Ji Chang-wook) runs into a group of female high school students, including Jung Saet-
byul (Kim Yoo-jung), who look like troublemakers. Saet-byul asks Dae-hyun to buy them cigarettes from
a convenience store, but he buys them candy instead and gives Saet-byul his number. She never calls
him.

Three years later, Dae-hyun runs a small convenience store after resigning. While looking for a part-time
worker to work the night shift at his convenience store, Saet-byul applies for the job and starts working
there.