“Pachinko” is a special movie that might change Lee Min-ho’s current career, take him to another level of success even though he’s already a very successful actor.
A deep and shocking plot story
The movie “Pachinko” is a TV series remake of the novel with the same name by American Korean author Lee Min-jin. The story takes place in the 20th century about the story of a Korean family living in Japan amid the changes of history. They made a living by managing a pachinko parlor – a type of arcade game in Japan but is actually viewed as a kind of gambling device.
“Pachinko” has a very interesting and deep story about forbidden love, and perfectly describes an unforgettable history era of war, peace, love and parting. The characters of “Pachinko” had to experience shocking changes in both their lives and mental state after moving to a foreign land amid the flow of history. This book has left a very strong emotion and aftertaste to those who have read it.
With an interesting, deep plot and fast, high-paced tempo of the story, “Pachinko” has been named in the Top 10 Best Selling Books in 2017 of The New York Times.
Lee Min Ho – not just a handsome face
In 2020, after being discharged from his military service, Lee Min Ho returned to the home screen with the drama “The King: Eternam Monarch”. Despite his fans’ strong support, “The King: Eternam Monarch” was not a successful project as expected. That leds to an even bigger attention to how “Pachinko” – his next work – will turn our.
With outstanding apperance and countless of famous acting works, but Lee Min Ho is still facing many controversial opinions that his acting lacks diversity and emotion. Many said that this is the perfect time for Lee Min Ho to upgrade himself with heavier and rougher roles. “Pachinko” might be the perfect solution for him.
Lee Min Ho’s character in “Pachinko”, through a few still cuts, is still a handsome man in all different angles. But this time, he emits a more dandy, grown-up and sexy aura. This only raises the audience’s, especially Lee Min Ho’s fan, expectation for him.
Lee Min Ho‘s role in “Pachinko” is a character who will go through different stages of a human life, from a young boy to a man of old age. This will be a challenge for Lee Min Ho as he will have to show many psychological changes according to his character’s age as well as the ups and downs in life.
A series that takes over the world stage
Lee Min Ho‘s popularity in Asia is indisputable, but the level “Pachinko” brings to Lee Min Ho is completely different. It can be said that all eyes are on “Pachinko”. The series is in the center of viewers’ discussion from the production, casting to premiere date.
With “Pachinko”, Lee Min Ho gets to work with a multinational team: Hollywood-class production team as well as veteran and famous actors from Korea, Japan… Among them are veteran actress Youn Yuh Jung, who won the prestigious Oscar for Best Supporting Actress; Anna Sawai, who impressed everyone through Fast & Furious 9; famous Japanese actress Kaho Minami, who is expected to play a charismatic role in this work…
“Pachinko” was filmed during a stressful epidemic outbreak not only in Korea, but worldwide. Aside from Busan (Korea), in February 2021, Lee Min Ho also flew to Vancouver (Canada) to film some necessary scenes. However, looking at some early-released still cuts of the series, their hard effort seems to have been paid off.
“Pachinko” is a collaborative work by various creative artists. Director Kogonada directed and produced four episodes while American director Justin Chon was in charge of the remaining four episodes. It is not clear which episodes each director will direct, but this raises viewers’ expectations for the drama’s diversity, attractiveness and quality.
“Pachinko” is AppleTV+’s first cross-border original series that is produced in three languages: Korean, Japanese and English. The film is set to be released on AppleTV+, which means that it will approach foreign viewers right from its release. The series scheduled to air on March 25th.
