K-Drama Queen’s Binge This | Pachinko on Apple TV+

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Pachinko-An American style K-Drama based on an international bestseller by Min Jin Lee turned into an epic and intimate family saga for Apple TV+. It spans four generations of beautiful and heartbreaking stories that shape the lives of a Korean immigrant family.

The story revolves around Kim Sun-ja (Academy Award winner, Youn Yuh-jung as an older Sun-ja) who was born and raised in Korea. As a teenager, she falls in love with the mysterious and powerful Koh Han-su (heartthrob Lee Min-ho from Boys Over Flowers and Heirs). Due to a series of events, she moves to Japan and experiences the hardship of living in a hostile land as she tries to establish her own way of belonging. Life is a gamble…sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.

In Japan, millions are addicted to a gambling parlor game called pachinko that resembles a vertical pinball machine, but I found myself addicted to the deeply emotional TV series. I will watch it again while waiting for season two.

Pachinko Season 1 is now streaming on Apple TV+!

Pachinko Drama | March 25, 2022 (United States)

8.5

Stars: Soji Arai, Jin Ha, Minha KimSummary: 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.