Lee Min Ho Flaunts Top Tier Visuals, Talks About ‘Pachinko,’ Acting Skills, More

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Lee Min Ho boasts his god-tier visuals with Fendi in the latest issue of Dazed Korea magazine! The actor also talks about his acting experience in the multicultural drama "Pachinko."

Lee Min Ho On 'Pachinko's' Appeal As '80s Drama

In his recent pictorial with Dazed Korea magazine, Lee Min Ho wore monochromatic vintage and cool-toned Fendi while channeling his inner Wong Kar Wai character.

Lee Min Ho Flaunts Top Tier Visuals, Talks About ‘Pachinko,’ His Acting Skills, More
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Lee Min Ho showed off his top tier visuals which undoubtedly can make anyone swoon. The concept of the photo shoot gives a semblance of the aesthetics of Wong Kar Wai, a Hong Kong director.

In particular, the vibes of the films were also apparent in Lee Min Ho's latest project, "Pachinko," which also takes place in the '80s.

Lee Min Ho shared that there are many "Pachinko" viewers who romanticize Hong Kong films from the late '80s.

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"Personally, I didn't experience that era," Lee Min Ho says with a chuckle. "It's a generation between the analog and the digital eras."

Lee Min Ho Flaunts Top Tier Visuals, Talks About ‘Pachinko,’ His Acting Skills, More
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Although the analog era is slower now compared to the digital world, Lee Min Ho reveals that he sometimes thinks about it especially when seeing things like "Pachinko."

Lee Min Ho Reveals How He Feels Portraying Villainous Character

In "Pachinko," Lee Min Ho plays quite an antihero character, Koh Han Su. Regarding the new role, he was asked whether he was confident about his performance.

Lee Min Ho Flaunts Top Tier Visuals, Talks About ‘Pachinko,’ His Acting Skills, More
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Lee Min Ho answered with honesty, "Yes. It's because there were a lot of things I could relate to when I first read the script."

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The actor shared that he encountered characters before that he knows why they would say or do such things in certain situations.

Lee Min Ho Flaunts Top Tier Visuals, Talks About ‘Pachinko,’ His Acting Skills, More
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"I just execute and show the expressive and passionate desire that I strongly feel [towards my character]," the "Pachinko" star added.

Lee Min Ho Flaunts Top Tier Visuals, Talks About ‘Pachinko,’ His Acting Skills, More
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Furthermore, Lee Min Ho stars in the multicultural drama "Pachinko" with Kim Min Ha, Youn Yuh Jung and more.

'Pachinko' KDrama Details, Where To Watch, More

Apple TV+'s multigenerational drama "Pachinko" is based on the novel of the same name by Min Jin Lee.

Lee Min Ho Flaunts Top Tier Visuals, Talks About ‘Pachinko,’ His Acting Skills, More
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The work is directed by Kogonada and Justin Chon, and was created by Soo Hugh. It stars international stars Lee Min Ho, Kim Min ha, Jin Ha and Oscar Awardee Youn Yuh Jung.

Anna Sawai, Steve Sanghyun Noh, Kaho Minami, Jimmi Simpson and more are also part of the cast ensemble.

"Pachinko" aired for the first time on March 25 on Apple TV+ in three different languages including South Korean, Japanese and English. The drama is now in its third week, and "Pachinko" episode 5 is slated to air on April 8.

Watch the trailer of the drama here, in case you missed it:

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Written by Elijah Mully.

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