"Pachinko" is an Apple TV+ drama that is awaited by many, as top Hallyu actor Lee MinHo was cast as one of the leads! The drama is based on Lee MinJin's 2017 novel of the same title which received a lot of positive reviews.
It is a global production with not only Korean actors but also a lot of other actors with nationalities.
Lee MinHo is the first Korean celebrity (including actor, idol, and other) to have reached 20 million followers on Instagram and Facebook. He is also the most followed Korean actor on Instagram. The actor acted in popular dramas such as “Boys Over Flowers” (2009), “City Hunter” (2011), “The Heirs” (2013), “The Legend of the Blue Sea” (2016), and "The King: Eternal Monarch" (2020).
Youn YuhJung, who won an academy award for the film "Minari", will also be starring in this drama.
Jin Ha ("Devs", "Love Life"), Anna Sawai ("Ninja Assasin"), MinHa Kim, Soji Arai ("Legacies"), Kaho Minami ("Oh Lucy), and (Steve) Noh SangHyun (300-Year-Old Class of 20202) are also leads in this drama.
Here is more information.
Pachinko (2022)
Information
Title: Pachinko
Director: Kogonada and Justin Chon
Writer: Soo Hugh based on the novel of MinJin Lee
Network: Apple TV+
Runtime: From March 25
# of Episodes: 8
Genre: Drama
Language: Korean, Japanese, English
Summary
It will tell the stories of four generations of Korean immigrant families whose lives have been penetrated by history, telling their hopes and dreams.
Cast
Lee MinHo as Hansu
He is a merchant who has built up wealth and power through ties with organized crime organizations. He is an opportunist who is loyal to his desires but he wants to be pure while he pursues a forbidden love with SunJa.
Jin Ha as Baek Solomon
An ambitious, charming young man who will be forced to reckon with his family’s past. He is SunJa's grandson and is working at a British bank.
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MinHa Kim as Teenage SunJa
A heroic young woman who forges her own path in a hardened country that is not her own.
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Youn YuhJung as Eldery SunJa
She recounts the times when she was young and had to forge her own path to become the woman she is today.
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Anna Sawai as Naomi
A savvy career woman in the male-dominated world of high finance.
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(Steve) Noh SangHyun as Baek Isak
A minister temporarily staying at the boarding house that SunJa’s mother operates.
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Soji Arai as Mosazu
A dedicated father and successful businessman, concerned for his son’s future.
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Kaho Minami as Etsuko
A vibrant, independent woman who longs to be reunited with her estranged daughter.
About the novel
Pachinko is written by Korean-American author Lee MinJin (이민진 in Korean). It is the author's second novel published in 2017.
"PACHINKO follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Deserted by her lover, Sunja is saved when a young tubercular minister offers to marry and bring her to Japan.
So begins a sweeping saga of an exceptional family in exile from its homeland and caught in the indifferent arc of history. Through desperate struggles and hard-won triumphs, its members are bound together by deep roots as they face enduring questions of faith, family, and identity." - Lee MinJin Official Website
You can find where to buy the novel on multiple platforms here.
Lee MinJin Official Website
Teaser & Posters
Here is one of the teasers.
Here are the official posters.
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