A street stall “Yec'hed Mat” is in an alley in Hwagok Market. Arnaud came to Korea from Brittany with a traditional crepe recipe and this is his second story. He goes to his hometown to get decorations for his new shop in Hongdae and learns a new crepe recipe from his uncle.
Giulia has come from Italy for one thing - the love for her husband. As a new bride living with her in-laws, she has so much to learn. But her mother-in-law is so strict and stubborn, they constantly clash heads. Arnaud is the crepe seller from France that looks like Beckham. He's struggling to make ends meet in a market that's filled with elderly people, selling a modern snack. Adelia has just made it in a Korean company. Her first day of work starts. Having to adjust to work life but also life in a foreign country. Will she make it?
The students have their first class following their entrance into foreigner school the previous week. They're joined by English specialist Kim Yeongcheol who teaches them about how to be more appealing in Korea.
Giulia is continuing to struggle because of her relationship with her mother-in-law! Arnaud's also living with his mother-in-law! Cristina, the skilled daughter-in-law is here to help them all out. Take a look into living with in-laws with special teacher Cristina! What is the secret to living happily with in-laws? Find out!
10-year Korean workforce veteran Jo Ujong (ko) is here to help out foreigners working in Korea like Adelia. When you greet a superior, you must show the top of your head. That's how low you need to bow. And you must attend company dinners whether you like it or not. So many unwritten rules and cultural difference in the workforce in Korea. Jo Ujong confronts every question that the foreigner school students have. We reveal everything you need to know to become a top new employee at a Korean firm!
The fourth lesson at the foreigner school. Housing is the no. 1 problem faced by foreigners living in Korea. Monthly rent or one-off rent? Cho Hyeryeon is the teacher for today who will teach them about housing culture in Korea. She uses her experience of living in China and Japan to teach about renting.
New students have come to the Foreigner School! Simon (Cuba) who's a volleyball player, Shannon (UK) who's a rookie singer, and Mahmoud ( Uzbekistan) who owns a Uzbek restaurant are the juniors of Giulia, Arnaud and Adelia who graduated in last episode. What do these new students want to learn in the Foreigner School? Let's look into them who all differ in occupation, nationality and religion.
Shannon sings the national anthem of Korea in front of thousands of Koreans. But she has never sung it before since she was born and raised in the UK. To sing the national anthem of Korea, the pride of Korea, she practices hard for 2 weeks to have the perfect pronunciation.
We listen to Simon, Shannon and Mahmoud's concerns at the Foreigner School. Sam Hammington, an Australian who's been living in Korea for 13 years, is here to be their teacher for this episode.
Shannon has to sing a song from the 1980s on a show. Mahmoud and his family take the KTX to Busan. They end up searching all day for a Muslim restaurant. Maura goes to a traditional market to make Simon a healthy dish.
Sum is the only African working at the Noryangjin fish market. He cries from being insulted for being black. Zachary has been running a foreign food delivery company for 9 months but his lack of Korean causes problems with his deliveries.
Sum is hospitalized due to stomach pains and his wife Flora gets a job at a restaurant. Carly and Ana try to get settled in Korea. These newbie students try to register for classes!
Carly and Ana’s first class at Korea University has a Korean test and an English test but they don’t do as well as they thought they would. Zachary made another delivery error. Flora continues to make mistakes while working as a waitress.
Sum’s family is from the Ivory Coast but they live in Korea. Sum is back at the fish market and Flora is working at the restaurant. Zachary has trouble with his delivery business because of his lack of Korean speaking skills.
Ibailo’s mother-in-law is always frustrated that her son-in-law does everything so slowly. He also can’t understand his in-law’s Busan dialect. Meanwhile, the restaurant owner wants the Hindu Indian chefs to make beef dishes.
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it's the family of Mohamed, who is from the Maldives. Mohamed, who was struggling to live in Korea is back as an even more amazing person.
Nihat is from Azerbaijan. Nihat and Zeynab are sweet and lovey-dovey newlyweds. Zeynab is having a hard time from morning sickness and the brother-in-law Zya wants to play all the time. Nihat tries his best to be a good head of the family.
Tam Cevzet who is 25 years old is from Korea’s brother country, Turkey. He plays the “haegeum!” He came to Korea to study engineering 6 years ago and ended up falling in love with the Korean traditional music! Check out Cevzet’s love for the haegeum!
The cooking Spanish man, Edgar! The romantic man who came to Korea for his love is actually a pupil of Joan Roca, the famous Michelin 3-star chef. But his Korean is very poor for even to go grocery shopping. In the end, the mother-in-law, stepped up!
Kim Oksana was born from a second-generation Koryo-saram father and Russian mother. She started playing soccer since elementary school and now she plays defense in Samrye Girls Middle School. Her new dream is to be a webtoonist! Will Oksana be able to chase after her dream?
The two young men in love with taekwondo is here. Smart Edward dreams of becoming a taekwondo administrator, and fiery Steban dreams of becoming the world champion in taekwondo. To realize their dreams, they must continue to practice!
Migrant worker from Vietnam, Hieu. He's been working in Korea for 8 years now. He was elected as the best employee at a company in Pyeongtaek and is working hard to support his family in Vietnam. Hieu visits his hometown again and throws a surprise proposal to his girlfriend, Dwi, whom he met 3 years ago and fell in love at first sight.
The first foreign soccer player to become a Korean citizen in year 2000, Shin Euison. After retirement, Euison is busily active as a goalkeeper coach for FC Anyang. As he lived in Korea for 27 years, Euison says he has no problems or difficulties. But he does have one problem, it’s his Korean skill.
High school model, Han Hyunmin, is back! He came back on the show when he heard a guy of his same year is the guest. Today's guests on My Neighbor, Charles are the eldest of the family of 9 and his mother, Earl Jhon and Park Seoyeon. Earl Jhon came to Korea in 2015 and before that, he lived apart from his mom for 17 years.
High school model, Han Hyunmin, is back! He came back on the show when he heard a guy of his same year is the guest. Today's guests on My Neighbor, Charles are the eldest of the family of 9 and his mother, Earl Jhon and Park Seoyeon. Earl Jhon came to Korea in 2015 and before that, he lived apart from his mom for 17 years.
About a year ago, Fabian and Jeff became friends after meeting at a gym. Through that meeting, Fabian realized something big. What did he realize? October last year, Jeff married Park Sujin, and became a married man before Fabian. We meet him on his sweet newlywed lifestyle.
Saad came from Saudi Arabia to Korea in 2015, and is currently studying at a university in Seoul. Unlike tall and charming looking Saad, Lakan is short and has a hair style that reminds people of a pineapple which overwhelms the crowd. They are from the same country, in same school, and in same year! But they are 3 years apart and present completely opposite charms.
8 years ago, Nazokatkhon came to Korea from Uzbekistan. She works at a company that is unfamiliar to all of us, a company that exports special equipment vehicle. She had difficulties at first because of the jargons, which were hard for Koreans as well. But after 4 years working at the company, she knows almost everything there is to know about special equipment vehicles, and now she is called the boss lady.
2017, Kenta has captured the hearts of Korean girls and he announced his return as JBJ95! 3 years ago, Kenta came to Korea to become a K-POP star. Through a survival program, he debuted as a member of JBJ. However, the group disbanded after short period of 7 months in promotion. So he dreams of a second take off with Kim Sanggyun, another former member of JBJ.
Daniel, a dancer who used to be a law student came from Benin, which is a first for My Neighbor, Charles. A lot of fun and sweat overflow wherever Daniel has been as a number one African dance teacher. Female warriors from the movie, "Black Panther," were taken after the pride of Benin, female army. Their female warriors' dance was dedicated to their king. Let's dive into the female warriors' dance class!
These days, many elementary students dream of becoming a creator. Emil has lived in Korea for 5 years now, and while he worked as a English tutor, he decided to post a video on YouTube to correct common mistakes that Koreans make when using English. This led him to change his career as a creator and started making videos on foreigners reacting to Korean food. Now, he is a popular creator with 300,000 subscribers!
Second part of the end of year special, My Neighbor, Charles. Another episode in a bookstore. From the host of the show, Choi Jeongwon transformed into the bookstore owner and Hong Seokcheon turned into a barista! Sayuri and Fabian have turned into the librarian brother and sister! Meet the new My Neighbor, Charles!