Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Lee Min Ho as "Koh Hansu" in Pachinko


Photo by: MYM Entertainment

Pachinko is an American drama television series created by Soo Hugh based on the 2017 novel by Min Jin Lee. The series is directed by Kogonada and Justin Chon and stars Youn Yuh-jung, Lee Min-ho, Kim Min-ha, and Jin Ha. It premiered on Apple TV+ on March 25, 2022.


Koh Hansu (played by Lee Min-ho) is a 34 years old born Korean man, adopted by a Yakuza family - the Japanese mafia. Hansu is a controlling rich man and a wealthy fish broker. He meets Sunja when she's just sixteen and seems to fall in love with her. When Sunja is about 17, she becomes pregnant - months earlier, she'd fallen in love with Hansu. However, he refuses to marry her, explaining that he already has a wife and children in Japan. Sunja eventually marries a visiting pastor named Isak.




Using his connections, Koh Hansu continually strives to earn money and control what he can. Hansu loves Sunja, even though he's married. Throughout the novel, Hansu utilizes his influence to look after Sunja and her family, keeping them alive. Hansu is driven by his love for his only son, Noa. 


Hansu  meets up with Noa on his way to his school and asks him why he is so glum when he's going to school. Hansu says that he couldn't afford to go to school when he was a child.


In one of the episode, after Koh Hansu tracks him down and Sunja visits him, Noa takes his own life. The first season of the TV series only features Noa growing up as a child, whose death is only mentioned in passing throughout the show.


Lee Min-ho described in a new interview with Esquire Korea as “a villain by all means”. He also spoke on why he chose to play the role of an antagonist for the first time: “Now that I’m in my mid-thirties, I prefer to be involved in what’s ‘real’. If it’s far from real, I can’t agree (to the project), and this (selection process) is getting harder and harder.” He also shared: “When I got the offer to audition for Pachinko, and read the script, I was convinced that with this project, I could give it a go. I wanted to try it once. I think, thanks to this conviction, the audition went well.”


Lee Min-ho won 2 Gold Medals at the US 2022 Gold Derby TV Awards with the "Best Drama Actor Award" and "Breakthrough Performer of the Year Award" for playing Koh Hansu! 


Congratulations Lee Min-ho! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰




credit: to the original owner of Pachinko 

MYM Entertainment

Apple TV+

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46 comments:

Anonymous said...

Um รณtimo ator. Estรก totalmente com a fisionomia diferente. Estou louca para assistir.๐Ÿ’ž

Anonymous said...

Felicidades hermoso por tan gran ร‰xito de este 2022 con Pachinko Eres grande y eres tendencia en todo el mundo ❤️๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’•✨✨

Anonymous said...

Te vez super guapo y eres un Excelente actor y hiciste un gran trabajo felicidades mi Guapo Lee Min Ho ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Eres el mejor

Anonymous said...

Felicitaciones para todo los actores de pachinko y en especial a leeminho I love for you

Anonymous said...

Excelente felicitaciones eres el mejor๐Ÿ˜❤️❤️

Anonymous said...

Que excelente personagem dele.

Anonymous said...

You are a great actor Lee min Ho!๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—

Anonymous said...

Muito bem estudado e pesquisado esse personagem Hansu. ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ

Anonymous said...

Always a Proud Fans to have You! OPPA❤️

Anonymous said...

Awesome work congratulations LMH ๐ŸŽŠ❤️

Anonymous said...

The best because you look so comfortably mature ๐Ÿค 

Anonymous said...

I absolutely adore Hansu!! Great actor!!!!

Anonymous said...

Adonde lo puedo ver? En netflix no estรก.

Anonymous said...

Um ator prefeito.tbm num vejo a hora de assistir

Minoz Dee said...

In Apple TV+ my dear. ๐Ÿ’•

Anonymous said...

Enhorabuena Leeminho sigue asi y conquistaras el mundo ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Anonymous said...

That's awesome! Congratulations!to you idol leeminho ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ

Anonymous said...

Hi idol Congrats to u Lee Min Ho the best ur work well done just the beginning of ur success 2023 is ur luck idol

Anonymous said...

Yes that what I want to see young man you are the king ๐Ÿ‘‘ keep on smiling God ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™ blass you Mr Lee Minho Sir ☀️๐Ÿ˜Š

Anonymous said...

Your so cute my Dear idol, Congratulations And GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS ❤️❤️❤️๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

Anonymous said...

Atรฉ com cara de Bravo รฉ lindouuu

Anonymous said...

Ator maravilhoso ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Anonymous said...

Un grand et talentueux acteur ❤️๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

Anonymous said...

Congratulations ๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿพ๐ŸŽ‰ You’re a great actor ❤️

Anonymous said...

I am glad to see beautiful aktor Lee Min Ho!!!
I think, that he is great person and actor! Thank you very much! Have a sucsess !! My respect ๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ™Œ ๐Ÿ‘!!!

Anonymous said...

This Mature Koh Hansu Character suits you perfectly love it . Shows a difference side of you Lee Minho (์ด๋ฏผํ˜ธ) that I love with the same beautiful soft smile both that tuff look ❤️๐Ÿซฐ

Anonymous said...

Aguardando ansiosa pela segunda parte๐Ÿ˜

Anonymous said...

Congratulations. Looking So Very Handsome In Black ⚫️ Also Looks So Handsome In Hats ❤๐Ÿ’–❤๐Ÿ’–

Anonymous said...

I’m with you those hats ๐ŸŽฉ looks very good on him♥️

Anonymous said...

Hello honey I thank you for the PACHINKO first movie. I did enjoyed that but 4.all i did is cry honey. You are the best ACTOR EVER MY LOVE ❤️❤️❤️๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒบ❤️❤️❤️๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜ AND I CAN Wait to see zny of part this Panchiko..Im sure it is better and the best.I love you honey ❤️ ❤️❤️❤️๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜ congratulations ๐ŸŽŠ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ÿฅณ

Anonymous said...

Buenas noches hombre hermoso como quisiera ver esa serie Dios te bendiga

Anonymous said...

Wow man nice beautiful you are love picture with anything I like you sweetheart have nice day to you

Anonymous said...

Lee Minho charmed me in every series with his outstanding acting, beauty, expressive appearance and sensitivity. In the Pachinko series, I was impressed by his moving, powerful, yet sensitive, deep character and performance. I really loved his in episode 7 he deserved the whole episode. The global star, Lee Minho takes home The HallyuTalk Awards 2.0 win for the "Best Actor of the Year " for his role in Pachinko. I warmly congratulate Lee Minho .๐Ÿซฐ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿซฐ

Anonymous said...

Lee Min-ho, I was really touched of your great acting together with the other artists. The character you perfectly played reflects the real world,congrats idol๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Aku suka dengan akting kamu totalitas banget

Anonymous said...

Adoro vocรช รฉ grande actor's

Anonymous said...

Lo mรกximo, tremenda actuaciรณn ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹

Anonymous said...

Realmente,o episรณdio 7 de Pachinko foi um brinde aos telespectadores com a excelente atuaรงรฃo desse ator fantรกstico. Viva Lee Min Ho ❤️

Anonymous said...

Porsupuesto Min-Ho actรบa increรญble ese papel estรก hecho a su medida excelente serie

Anonymous said...

I totally agree Pachinko it is the best drama series ever and hopefully there is a part 2 of this series

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

He is an amazing actor just can’t wait for S2

Anonymous said...

Sadly.... Can only watch on Apple TV.

Anonymous said...

perdรณn, pero el hace los papeles a su medida, es un gran actor asรญ como lo amas lo llegas a odiar eso significa gran trabajo

Anonymous said...

Discover the truth and be with it. Protecting you is our goal. We all love the beloved star Lee Min Ho ❤️❤️๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒน