Pachinko Star Jin Ha Reflects on Past Comments About Solomon

Jin Hawho plays the role of Suleiman in Apple TV+ devices Successful series Pachinko, He has previously discussed his personal connection to his character. However, with Season 2 quickly approaching, and Suleiman embarking on a new personal journey, Jin Ha reviews his previous comments and checks if anything has changed.Adapted from the novel of the same name by Min Jin Lee, the series tells the story of Kim Soon-ja and the Baek family over 60 years, from their migration from Korea to Japan in the 1930s to the rise of the younger generation in the 1980s. Jin-ha was born in Korea but moved to America as a child, and he immediately understood the mindset of his character. The actor went so far as to say that this is who Suleiman would have been if he had not been an actor..

During MovieWeb's interview with Jin Ha, PachinkoIn an interview with series producer Soo Hyo, we asked the actor to reflect on his past relationship with Solomon, as Season 2 sheds light on the character. After years of working his way up the corporate ladder in America, Season 1 saw Solomon lose his job during an internship in Japan. In Season 2, Solomon begins to build his confidence and ruthlessness as a businessman, but struggles with the morality and expectations of his grandmother, Soonja (played by Youn Yuh-jung as the character’s older self).

Jin Ha said,It still feels real even in the season 2 arc for him.“Where he struggles with a lot of the mental and emotional weight of responsibilities, or perhaps burdens, as he might say, of expectations or hopes of future generations.” He added:

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His journey is similar to mine, as I immigrated here when I was seven or eight years old, [under] very different circumstances
But that's still a big part of my personal experience, figuring out how to fit into this country as an Asian American? As a Korean American who was born in Korea but has lived in America most of my life. Where do I fit in? Where don't I fit in?”

Pachinko

4.5/5

release date

March 25, 2022

Throw

Yoon Chae-jung, Jin Ha, Kaho Minami, Yuh Jung-yeon, In Ji-jeong, Lee Min-ho, Jimmi Simpson, Jun Woo-han, Anna Sawai, Min-ha Kim, Soji Arai, Steve Sangyeon Noh

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Apple TV+

What happened in the first season of Pachinko?

in PachinkoThe series revolves around the story of the Baek family, telling its story across two different time periods, using Soonja as the focus of the narrative and emotions. The series follows the story of young Soonja (Played by Minha Kim) where she immigrates from Korea to Japan, and begins a life with her husband Isaac (Steve Sang-hyun Noh) and her son Noah (Park Jae-joon), whom she had with her first love, Hansoo (Lee Min-ho). The series jumps back and forth between the 1930s and the 1980s, with the older Soonja (Youn Yuh-jung) giving her children and grandchildren a platform to live their own lives.

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Despite the special circumstances presented in the show, there is a universality to the message it conveys. PachinkoThe series objectively compares the hardships faced by older generations in the early 20th century with those faced by younger generations in the 1980s. The constant struggle for survival and food faced by young Soonja contrasts with the natural beauty of the Korean landscape and the simplicity of life.

Meanwhile, the “easier” lifestyle of the 80s, who have to struggle to thrive, rather than survive, takes place in the concrete jungle of 80s Tokyo and in the bloodthirsty corporate offices. In this story, Solomon struggles with his feelings about his grandmother's past. He understands the hardships she endured but does not want to live his life constantly in the shadow of guilt and sympathy for his grandmother's early life.