Lee Min Ho’s ‘Pachinko’ will have a season 2

“Pachinko” Starring Kim Min Ha and Lee Min Ho. It is a film adaptation of the best-selling historical epic. The work is appreciated for its intricate characters and attention to detail.

In the final episode of season one, Kim Sun Ja (Kim Min Ha) and Baek Yi Sak (Noh Sang Hyun) celebrated their second son’s first birthday, Mozasu, with a doljabi ceremony last year. 1938. It seemed to be a happy ending for the family after settling into life in Osaka, until one day her husband was arrested by the Japanese authorities for inciting politics with his plot against the government. .

Despite the shock and suffering, Sun Ja started selling homemade kimchi at the market to earn a living to support her children. Meanwhile, Ko Han Su (Lee Min Ho) always seems to keep an eye on Sun Ja and their son Baek Noa (Park Jae Joon). Following Noa to school one day, Han Su gave him life advice such as “never look back and always look forward” and “don’t just exist but reach beyond. “.

The open ending leaves room for more narrative in the sequel, as the characters’ futures are likely to be explored more deeply.

Pachinko

• Drama
• 60 minutes
• March 25, 2022
• Friday – Apple TV+

Pachinko is about Kim Sun Ja, a woman born and raised in Busan. As a child, she faced many difficulties because Korea was under Japanese rule. Initially, Sun Ja fell in love and had a child with a Korean businessman who had just returned from the land of cherry blossoms named Koh Han Su. However, Han Su did not want to marry Sun Ja because she was married in Japan. Later, she married a priest named Baek Isak. Together they went to Japan to live, establish a business and experience countless hardships.

Director: Kogonada, Justin Chon

Actor: Youn Yuh Jung, Lee Min Ho, Jin Ha, Kim Min Ha, Soji Arai, Baek Isak