The premiere promises an even more dramatic and complicated season than the show’s Freshman turn.

We also discussed that penultimate episode from Season 1 and Hansu’s complex relationship with Sunja.

Check out the full interview in the video above or read his quotes in the article below.

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Based on the New York Times bestseller, this sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.

So, in terms of that,Pachinkois very meaningful to me and also deeply resonates with me."

This version of Hansu seems even more innocent than the Sunja we first meet in Yeongdo.

We were doing our best to express that innocence of Hansu."

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How much truth is in Sunja’s story?

What Will Hansu and Sunja’s Relationship Be Like in Season 2?

Thoughhe does not actively participate in Sunja’s life, he is always the specter looming over her.

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To that, Lee replied:

“I think the relationship between Hansu and Sunja also matured further.

In Season 1, it’s more about person-to-person emotion.

It’s more about a relationship where they can share something and empathize something together.

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New episodes ofPachinkoSeason 2 premiere Fridays on Apple TV+.

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Lee Minho as Hansu looking up at the sky after an earthquake, covered in dust, in Pachinko Season 1 Episode 8

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A custom image of Kim Min-ha as Sunja with Youn Yuh-jung as older Sunja and Yu-na as young Sunja in Pachinko

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