‘Pachinko’ star Minha Kim breaks down the tragic Season 2 finale

Some of the biggest emotional moments in “Pachinko” hinged on Sunja, the character portrayed by both Minha Kim and Yuh-Jung Youn in the Apple TV+ original. But few moments are as raw as the final conversation middle-aged Sunja has with her eldest son Noa (Tae Ju Kang) in this season’s finale.

In many ways, the second season of “Pachinko” belongs to Noa. Desperate to give his son the best life possible, Hansu (Lee Minho) comes back into Sunja’s life, freeing her husband from prison and providing her family with a safe place to live during the American atomic bombings. Slowly Hansu becomes a bigger and bigger part of Sunja and Noa’s life. By the time Noa is old enough to attend university, Hansu has established himself as a father figure and mentor to his biological son.