His comeback has been long awaited, Lee Min Ho is ready to entertain the public again with his latest work in 2022. Finally, the actor Gu Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers starred in the drama The King: Eternal Monarch by writer Kim Eun Sook, which he starred with actress Kim Go Eun.
Two years have passed, now Lee Min Ho will return through the drama Pachinko. Airing on Friday (25/3), here are interesting things about Pachinko drama that you should know before watching!
Setting in the Period of Korean Colonization by Japan
This drama tells the story of Kim Sun Ja who was born and raised in Busan, Korea, when Korea was under Japanese rule. The woman fell in love with a man named Go Han Su. When Sun Ja finds out that Go Han Su is married to another woman, it turns out that Sun Ja is pregnant.
He also felt 'devastated' by the situation that ensnared him. A church priest named Baek Isak saves her by marrying her. Sun Ja and Baek Isak then moved to Japan. There, Sun Ja gave birth to her child. The life of Koreans living in Japan at that time was not easy.
Because they sometimes experience humiliation and discrimination, they struggle to survive.
Starring Oscar-winning actress Youn Yuh Jung
Apart from being the return work of Lee Min Ho after two years of not being seen in the drama, Pachinko will also be the work of Youn Yuh Jung after a long time. Finally, the actress who won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2021 Oscars played a role in the drama Never Twice in 2020 and the variety show Youn Stay in 2021.
As the first Oscar-winning South Korean actress in history, of course Youn Yuh Jung's return is highly anticipated now.
Main Actress Debut
Although starring Lee Min Ho and veteran Youn Yuh Jung for the modern version of Kim Sun Ja, the younger version of Kim Sun Ja will be played by Kim Min Ha. Kim Min Ha once played a young Sun Hee in the film The Call (2020), and After Spring | Bomigado (2018) as Hyun Jung.
Pachinko itself will be her first drama debut.
Based on the Novel
Pachinko is a drama based on the book of the same name. The book was written by Min Jin Lee, released in 2017 and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was so successful that it was included in the New York Times Best Seller.
Live on Apple+
Pachinko does not air on national TV channels or cable TV. The 8-episode drama will air on OTT Apple+ as the newest drama. After the success of One Ordinary Day and Dr. Brain, which presented an unusual story and caught the audience's attention by casting Kim Soo Hyun and Lee Sun Kyun, now Apple+ will present Lee Min Ho's latest work.
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