#koh hansu

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spending the penultimate episode of the (first?) season on hansu’s backstory is certainly……a choice

on the one hand, it’s an incredibly compelling dive into his motivations and a harrowing glimpse into the lives of koreans in japan thanks to an excellent performance from lee min ho

on the other hand, it seems out of place this late in the season, i wish we’d spent this hour with sunja instead, and honestly i just don’t care about hansu at all

in sum:

FROM THE INTERVIEW: ESQ: This episode does a lot to complicate the character of Hansu. It’s shocking to learn that the charismatic, mysterious man from the six previous episodes was once a meek, dutiful tutor who had never been intimate with a woman. What do you think this episode reveals about him?

Lee Min Ho: Early in Episode Seven, we see the more demure side of Hansu. I wanted to show how this man who had a very good heart transitions from the ultimate good to evil—how these events force him to become evil. As I portray Hansu in the present, I wanted people to catch a glimpse of his past self.

Lee Min Ho shared on Twitter these Koh Hansu quotes from episode 4 of “Pachinko.”

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