Pachinko Season 2 Ending Explained: Will Kim Min Ha and Lee Min Ho’s Lead Roles Be Renewed for Season 3?

Starring Kim Min Ha, Lee Min Ho, Jin Ha, Youn Yuh Jung and more, Pachinko Season 2 continues the expansive, multi-generational saga of Sun Ja and her family. The new season continues with her experiences in Japan in 1945 during the Second World War and its aftermath. It also follows Baek Solomon’s quest for success and his struggle to find his identity and place in the world.

End of Pachinko Season 2 Explained

Name: Pachinko Season 2

Premiere date: August 23, 2024

Cast: Lee Min Ho, Kim Min Ha, Jin Ha, Youn Yuh Jung, Kim Kang Hoon

Director: Kogonada, Justin Chon

Creator: Soo Hugh

Author: Based on the novel Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Number of episodes: 8

Genre: Drama

Language: Korean, Japanese, English

Where to watch: Apple TV+

Plot

The drama based on the novel by Min Jin Lee tells the story of a Korean immigrant family across four generations and how they survive. The aim is to tell the story of a woman and her family through the ages.

After arriving in Japan, Sun Ja finds peace with her new family members, although she misses her past in Busan. The humble family works hard together to earn a living. But everything is changing as the whips of war and change become rampant. Ko Han Su warns Sun Ja about the upcoming changes.

End

Pachinko Season 2 ends in the 1950s storyline after Noa finds out that Ko Han Su is his real father. After confronting Han Su, he visits Sun Ja to say goodbye to her one last time and asks her to take care of her. Although he doesn’t tell his mother the truth, Sun Ja decides something is wrong and follows him, but Noa is nowhere to be seen.

Everyone searches tirelessly for him, but he is nowhere to be found. The final scene shows Noa changing his name to a Japanese one, working in a pachinko parlor, sweeping the floors, and abandoning his family and his future.

In 1989 Tokyo, Solomon gets what he wants and prepares to present his project. As he stands up to give the lecture, his father Mozasu watches as his son takes a path that hurts the family’s feelings and the feelings of the immigrants and their past.

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