Updated: December 19, 2024
Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean series, Lightshop Keeper (2024):
Episode 1
“You know me, right? Cause you saw me yesterday and the day before that. What about tomorrow?” – Jiyoung
“Do I look like a kid who can’t unwrap her own candy to you?” – Joo Hyunju
“Why do you always wear eyeglasses indoors?” – Joo Hyunju
“The truth is I think you saw something that other people can’t see. Some people have a special gift. You could be one of them.” – Wonyoung
“Many types of people come here at night. Most are just ordinary people. There are people who are a bit strange. They can blend in with the rest of us.” – Wonyoung
“I can’t always tell so I look carefully. There is always something different there. It’s just hard to notice.” – Wonyoung
“Closely. You have to look at them very closely. Telling them apart is difficult. So you have to be careful.” – Wonyoung
“Pretend they’re not there. And should you meet one of them, do not look their way.” – Wonyoung
“Just act like you saw nothing.” – Wonyoung
Episodes 2-3
“It’s even scarier because of the rain.” – Jiung
“The lights keep going out in the house. Because that thing was meant to hide in the darkness. Somehow, it had been living in this house with me.” – Sunhae
“Do you really think you can leave this place?” – Jiyoung
“If she’s here, she can’t be human.” –
“I was also drawn here in a way. This place is strange.” – Sungsik
Episode 4
“Many of those I see react just like you. They too are mourning what they’ve lost.” – Hwang Seukhui
“Accepting death is hard. For a few, it requires quite a bit of time.” – Hwang Seukhui
“We all fear the unknown, my dear. I promise you’ll find your peace.” – Hwang Seukhui
“You are going to go to a better place. It’s a world where everybody can eventually move on.” – Hwang Seukhui
“Soon you’ll be in a world that’s brighter.” – Hwang Seukhui
“You’re going to a better place. And when you make it there, you will find comfort, too. And forget this place.” – Hwang Seukhui
“Because you can’t tell. Even looking closely you won’t know. If they’re human, or they’re not.” – Yongji
“They’re a little different. It’s hard to distinguish.” – Yongji
“Someone who is not dead, yet not living anymore.” – Yongji
“I wandered around for a long time also. I wanted to surrender. And then I was lucky to have someone give me the will to live. And so, I survived.” – Yongji
“Better not give up. I don’t know if you can hear me but even if you can’t, you must stay strong.” – Yongji
“If you’ve seen someone who’s on the border of life and death, then that means that you yourself are on the border of life and death as well.” – Yongji
“Do you think they were together? Could it be that those two know each other?” – Jiyoung
Episodes 5-6
“Many people who have had near-death experiences tend to give their similar testimonies. These individuals in their descriptions claim to have seen a bright light. They claim that before they woke up, they saw a dark tunnel. And they report that while they were unconscious, they were reunited with their loved ones.” – Yongji
“Not just the living need to say goodbye. The deceased need to say goodbye, too. To the deceased, those days are a gift. One last courtesy.” – Hwang Seukhui
“Or in other words, three days is all that remains before there is nothing left.” – Hwang Seukhui
“We are the same. Why am I different?” – Jiyoung
“The world is full of all sorts of people, including those who are different.” – Yongji
“I need to know if I’m weird or this place is weird.” – Songsik
Episode 7
“The dead tend to look strange when they walk around the other world. That’s why they’re referred to as ghosts. But when living people try to walk around here, they’re the ones that appear strange.” – Wonyoung
“Those who’ve had their lives cut short due to unfortunate incidents can continue them in this place. There are those who can’t accept their deaths as well. They wander here.” – Wonyoung
“You’re in the afterlife.” – Wonyoung
“When you walk out the door, there’s a light shop at the very end of the alley. Go there and find a light.” – Hyewon
“There’s a line that exists where we are. Many patients don’t get this far. You and I are guardians of that border. And these patients are gathered at the border now.” – Yongji
“They either return or they remain here.” – Yongji
“This is the afterlife, where everyone can eventually move on.” – Sungsik
“It could be you don’t wish to because you don’t have a reason yet.” – Wonyoung
“Those who want to go back will have to leave here without any of their memories. Should you try to return to things the way they were, you’d confuse the worlds, unable to distinguish between time and space.” – Wonyoung
“That’s why those who want to return shouldn’t forge any relationships in this place.” – Wonyoung
“I am a guardian of the border.” – Wonyoung
“You see that light shop? Go in there and find your light.” – Seungwon
“It’s about you. Your will to go on. You have to do it yourself.” – Seungwon
“I hope we don’t meet again.” – Wonyoung
Episode 8
“Dreams can feel eternal, even if you only sleep a little while.” – Ms. Heo
“One day, I wanna be like you.” – Youngji
“You need a light that glows when you start getting closer to it. You have to use your will to find it.” – Jiyoung
“An accident isn’t something one can avoid. We’re unfortunate. You’re unfortunate, too. But don’t blame yourself for all of this. Misfortune is what was meant to be.” – Hyewon
“They’ll all forget their pain. And that’s why you shouldn’t give up.” – Hyewon
“I want the world where we can live together.” – Sunhae
“Find your light. No matter what, find it.” – Jiyoung
“You won’t get lost in the dark now.” – Youngji
“That guy is blunt on the outside, kind on the inside.” – Youngji
“The light is nice.” – Youngji
“You have to find the light.” – Youngji
“Who knows if they’ll be residents or if they’ll only stay a little while?” – Wonyoung
“Somehow. Life always starts again.” – Sanghoon
“But it’s like the sun is out and yet, to me, it feels like night.” – Hyunmin
“Remove certain environmental factors. Doing that will reduce your confusion and anxiety. Clean up your surroundings. Only keep objects you need, and get rid of unhealthy relationships. This ensures what you perceive around you is as clear as possible. That goes for your emotions, too.” – Doctor
“Be sure to keep only what you need. As for the rest, you should throw it all away.” – Doctor
“What you feel is lingering attachment. But you should move on.” – Hwang Seukhui
“I really hope he remembers me and calls my name again.” – Jiyoung
Genre: Mystery, Horror
Also known as: Light Shop
Synopsis: People are strangely pulled to a mysterious light shop, which connects their past, present, and future.
Based on: the webtoon, Light Shop, by Kang Full
No. of episodes: 8
Cast: Ju Ji-hoon, Park Bo-young, Kim Seol-hyun, Bae Seong-woo, Uhm Tae-goo, Lee Jung-eun, Kim Min-ha, Shin Eun-soo, Park Hyuk-kwon, Kim Sun-hwa, Kim Ki-hae
Writer: Kang Full
Director: Kim Hee-won
Network: Disney+
Date: December 4, 2024
English subtitle translation / Images: Disney+
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