In Pachinko, Lee Min Ho plays merchant Han Su. In everyone's eyes, Han Su is a handsome but cold-blooded person, living a life of being lost, doing illegal gambling. But when he saves and helps Sun Ja (played by Kim Min Ha) from being raped, she has a different view of him. The two later developed feelings for each other and dated.
Lee Min Ho's sensational hot scene
Pachinko is released on the mobile application, so it is easier to build a hot scene, without having to go through the strict censorship stage as when broadcast on national TV stations in Korea.
In just episode 2, "Pachinko" had controversial hot scenes, in which the audience paid special attention to Lee Min Ho's hot scene.
This is Lee Min Ho's first bold hot scene in a TV series. In previous works such as The Heirs, The Legend of the Blue Sea, The King of the Everlasting Sea... Lee Min Ho only stopped at... kissing the female lead in the film.
In a series of films he has participated in, Lee Min Ho only pursues the role of a rich young master, he maintains a beautiful and scholarly image. However, this was what caused Lee Min Ho to be criticized for being one-dimensional and bland. After a miserable defeat due to the old and bored version of The King of the Everlasting Land, Lee Min Ho has broken the mold with Pachinko.
However, Lee Min Ho's hot scene in "Pachinko" is controversial. Many viewers suspected that the actor had used a stunt double for this sensitive scene.
The actor of "Bright Star Garden" was previously famous for being a handsome man with a face without dead corners, especially the side corners. But in the overwhelming scenes, fans think that the character in the film has a less beautiful side, and the audience suspects that this is not Lee Min Ho.
Im sure this is not Lee Min Ho. That side is completely different to him", "I think you have to use a stunt double because you have never acted in a hot scene before", "I look forward to you acting in the first hot scene of your career, but why use a stunt double"... are the comments of the audience.
When Lee Min Ho shook off his male god image
Pachinko is set in Japan in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The film is adapted from the best-selling novel of 2017 by writer Min Jin Lee. The work of director Justin Chon and Kogonada focuses on the difficulties of Korean- immigrant families in Japan.
Sun Ja (Kim Min Ha) is a Korean farmer who went to Japan to do manual labor. Here, she accidentally meets Han Su - a man living in a wealthy family, making a living by running a Pachinko casino.
After learning that Sun Ja was pregnant, Han Su wanted to extort money and be her secret lover. The character Han Su in Pachinko is completely different from Lee Min Hos previous roles. Playing the role of a man whose wife and children later had an affair, having sex with a strange girl in the forest... is something the audience has never seen in the actor.
In an interview with "Esquire" magazine, Lee Min Ho said that the character Koh Han Su is a villain in every aspect. The actor was very excited when casting this edgy role.
The Korean actor also said that his age is old and is no longer suitable for idol dramas. The 3-year-old star said it was time for him to give this opportunity to his juniors and change himself in other colorful roles.
