Ahead of the release of the second season of the much-loved and hugely successful series Pachinko, the cast and crew of Pachinko held a press conference on Friday, August 23, 2024. During the promotional activity, actress Yoon Yeo Jung who played a key role in Pachinko 2, expressed her difficulties in acting which left everyone shocked and quite surprised when Yoon Yeo Jung said she wouldn’t work in season 3. Yes, you read that right, Yoon Yeo Jung has said that she does not want to be part of Pachinko 3. Meanwhile, her fans and the viewers of Pachinko were left perplexed. Catering to everyone’s query regarding Pachinko Season 2 and Yoon Yeo Jung’s desire not to work further in the series, we have shared comprehensible details. Kindly drag down the page and learn more details.
Pachinko is a Korean web series that tells the story of four Korean immigrant families. The plot of the series is set during the period of World War II. On Friday, August 23, 2024, the star cast of Pachinko 2 attended the press conference held at Grand Continental Seoul Parnas located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The lead actors who attended the event were Yoon Yeo Jung, Lee Min-ho, Kim Min-ha, Jung Eun-chae, and Kim Sung-kyu.
Speaking about the story of Pachinko 2, four Korean immigrant families leave their native country in hopes of survival and prosperity. For the unversed, Pachinko is based on a popular novel with the same title. Interestingly, Pachinko’s novel was also announced as a bestseller by the New York Times. The second season of Pachinko will mainly revolve around a woman named Sunja whose role is essayed by Kim Min Ha. Sunja aims to protect her family from the threat of World War 2 as it is approaching the place where she lives with her family. World War II started in Osaka in 1945. Simultaneously, Pachinko 2 will also tell the story of Solomon whose role is essayed by Jinha. Solomon was on the brink of a cliff in 1989 in the background of Tokyo, Japan.
In this series, actress Yoon Yeo Jung who is currently 74 years of age, has enthusiastically played her character. In Season 2, Yoon Yeo Jung will be seen in the role of older Sunja but this time she worked with a Japanese actor named Jun Kunimura. Expressing the difficulties that she faced during the filming of Pachinko Season 2, Yoon Yeo Jung said that she is an experienced actor and she had a good feeling. She further added that she had to work with Jun Kunimura and Japanese so she was going to die.
While expressing the difficulties in working with Japanese actor, Yoon Yeo Jung said she is not going to do the third season. Looking toward the cast and crew of Pachinko, Yoon Yeo Jung said if he tells her to say a Japanese line again, she is not going to do season 3. In addition, the 74-year-old actress also said while looking back at the other actors that if they are going to do the third season without her, please do it. This statement by Yoon Yeo Jung indicates that she struggled a lot with Japanese dialogues in the series. Thus, she does not want to third season of Pachinko.
Speaking of Pachinko Season 2’s release date and platform, it is scheduled to be released on Apple TV+, its official streaming platform. Season 2 has a total of eight episodes, each episode released every Friday starting from August 23, 2024. The first episode of Pachinko 2 will be released on Apple TV+ at 4 PM KST today. Stay tuned to this website for more details and further updates.
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