Dr. Ken Season 2 Episode 6 Ken Learns Korean

Ken learns Korean in season 2 episode 6 of Dr. Ken. This episode follows Ken, a Korean-American physician, as he decides to learn Korean to better connect with his mother and heritage, as well as to impress his wife Allison's parents.

The episode opens with Ken struggling to understand Korean when his mother calls. He realizes that he doesn't know much of his mother's language and decides that he wants to learn. He asks his co-worker, Nurse Park, to teach him Korean, but she declines, insisting that Ken needs a real teacher. Ken then decides to take a Korean language class.

Ken's wife Allison is impressed and supportive of his decision to learn Korean. She agrees to practice with him but quickly realizes that speaking fluently is not as easy as it sounds. Meanwhile, Ken's children Molly and Dave encourage him but also poke fun at his beginner's mistakes.

On the first day of class, Ken meets his instructor, a young and attractive Korean-American woman named Ji-Won. Ken becomes immediately smitten with her and we see him trying (and failing) to impress her in class. Ji-Won quickly realizes that Ken has a crush on her and confronts him about it, which only adds to his awkwardness.

As Ken begins his lessons, he struggles to keep up with the other students who seem to have a better grasp of the language. His mistakes and mispronunciations become the butt of many jokes, but Ken refuses to give up. His persistence pays off when, during a dinner with Allison's parents, he impresses them by speaking Korean and demonstrating his newfound understanding of Korean culture.

While Ken's language skills improve, his crush on Ji-Won becomes more and more intense. Allison becomes increasingly jealous and confronts Ken about it. Ken is forced to face the fact that his fascination with Ji-Won is just an infatuation and he decides to focus on truly learning Korean.

In the end, Ken sticks with his language lessons and is able to surprise his mother by speaking to her in Korean. He also impresses his co-workers by speaking to a Korean patient in their native language. Ken realizes that learning Korean has not only given him a better connection to his heritage and family but also a newfound appreciation for other cultures and languages.

Overall, Ken Learns Korean is an episode that emphasizes the importance of embracing one's heritage while also learning and respecting other cultures. It shows the challenges of learning a new language, as well as the rewards that come with persistence and dedication. It also provides some comedic relief as Ken fumbles through his lessons and tries to navigate his crush on his instructor.