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July 18, 2026 at 12:48 AM
PACHINKO Season 2 builds to many crescendoes, each more tearful than the last. Pachinko” also makes use of TV’s expanded canvas to build Koh Hansu (Lee Minho), a Korean fish broker turned macher in the Japanese underworld who’s also Noa’s biological father, into a co-lead. Lee, a major star in Korea, has the matinee idol looks to make Koh a compelling romantic presence, even as he goes further down a violent, ethically compromised path. With his ill-gotten gains, Koh maintains a peripheral presence in Sunja’s life as a patron whose help she accepts only reluctantly, as when she and Yoseb’s wife Kyunghee (Jung Eun-Chae) take shelter from air raids at his farm in the countryside. Koh is not a sympathetic figure, but Lee makes use of the extra screen time to help the viewer understand the choices he’s made to survive, and his defensiveness in the face of others’ judgment. (variety.com) #leeminho #hansu #pachinko
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