A Korean Marilyn Monroe wanders the City of Angels and confronts her past.
Social & External
The people behind it
Greena Park
Lola
Jin Au-Yeung
Joe
Luis E. Lopez
Dinner Patron
Jon Komp Shin
Father
Miyako
Young Lola
Sun Park
Auntie (Voice)
Eric Raymond Lim
Young Man #1
Edmund Kwan
Young Man #2
Cesar Cipriano
Young Man #3
Arvin Lee
Young Man #4
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