Avid followers of Lee Min Ho are thrilled about his imminent come back to the small screens. The South Korean actor has been teasing his fans on his forthcoming Apple TV+ K-drama titled Pachinko.
Though Lee Min Ho already completed shooting the said drama, the online streaming service has not yet released the film. Fortunately, Min Ho, alongside Youn Yuh Jung, Kim Min Ha, Jin Ha, series creator Soo Hugh, director Kogonada, and executive producers Theresa Kang-Lowe and Michael Ellenberg, held an online press conference on Friday, March 18.
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During the virtual event, Lee Min Ho shared his thoughts about Pachinko, including his experience when filming the drama and how it got good reviews. Keep on reading to know more details.
Lee Min Ho Talks About Working On Pachinko
For starters, Lee Min Ho plays Koh Han Su in Pachinko. Han Su is the love interest of Youn Yuh Jung's Kim Sun Ja, who was born and raised in Busan, South Korea when the country was under Japanese rule.
Sun Ja fell in love with Lee Min Ho's character. However, she was heartbroken after learning that Han Su married another woman while she was carrying their first child together.
While she was devastated by her situation, Sun Ja meets a church priest named Bae Isak (Noh Sang Hyun), whom she tied the knot with afterward. Sun Ja and Bae Isak then move to Japan, where the former gives birth to her child.
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Talking about his character in Pachinko, Lee Min Ho shared:
Lee Min Ho also discussed how the upcoming K-drama series got good reviews from critics. He stated:
Lee Min Ho furthered:
Lee Min Ho Talks About Auditioning For Pachinko
Meanwhile, Lee Min Ho also opened up about auditioning for a role for the first time in 13 years. The ex-boyfriend of Suzy Bae admitted she had difficulty in filming the imminent Apple TV+ series since there were three languages used -- Korean, English, and Japanese.
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Lee Min Ho explained:
The Pachinko actor went on:
Lee Min Ho, who already starred in several K-dramas and movies before, also underwent an audition process to get his role in Pachinko. He explained:
He furthered:
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Lee Min Ho also talked about the values of the Pachinko project, saying:
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Pachinko is set to premiere on Friday, March 25, on Apple TV+ worldwide. It would air one episode every Friday until 29.
Aside from Lee Min Ho, Pachinko also stars Youn Yun Jung, Jin Ha as Baek Solomon, Kim Min Ha as the young Kim Sun Ja, Soji Arai as Baek Mozasu, Noh Sang Hyun as Baek Isak, Jung Eun Chae as Choi Kyung Hee, Han Joo Woo as Baek Yoseb and Kaho Minami as Etsuko Nagatomi. Anna Sawai, Mari Yamamoto and Kung Joong In are also part of the cast.
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