Warning: This post contains spoilers for season 1, episode 7 ofPachinko.
Lee Minhodoes not consider hisPachinkocharacter a villain.
“His father was everything to him,” Lee says.
Lee Minho as Hansu in ‘Pachinko’.Robert Falconer/Media Res/Blue Marble Pictures/Apple TV+
With the region blanketed in ash, a tsunami engulfs the island not too long after.
(“We used something like potato starch,” Lee notes of the makeshift ash.
“Obviously it wasn’t toxic, but my throat was itchy afterwards.")
Lee Minho as a teenage Hansu in ‘Pachinko’.Media Res/Blue Marble Pictures/Apple TV+
“Whenever we are filming emotional scenes, everyone stays silent,” Lee says of the scene.
“I remember the atmosphere… Everyone silently focused on their roles when we were filming.”
“Some things happen in life.
Lee Minho as teenage Hansu and Jung Woong-in as his father in ‘Pachinko’.Media Res/Blue Marble Pictures/Apple TV+
Lee notes, “Hansu is definitely a dark person on his inner side.”
Hansu’s backstory serves as the penultimate episode to the April 29 finale.
“I expect more desperate and intense stories that were not previously unveiled in season 1.”
So far, creator and showrunner Soo Hugh’s masterful adaptation has garnered glowing reviews.
“Lee is grateful for the reception.
“I’m happy to see that it’s been recognized and rewarded.
I am grateful to be able to share my feelings with the audience through this work.
Thank you to my fans and all the supporters.”
The season 1 finale ofPachinkopremieres April 29 on Apple TV+.
