By Minha Kim was surprised, quite literally, when she learned she landed the lead role in the Apple TV+ series —a role that would ultimately change her life.
Kim was out to dinner in Seoul with a casting director and assumed the meal was to celebrate her upcoming birthday. “We were just chatting, and then suddenly she ordered champagne and told me that I got the role.
I was like, ‘Oh my God!’ It was a real surprise party,” says Kim.Born and raised in Seoul, Pachinko marks Kim’s formal acting debut.
And with critics hailing the first season as one of the best things on TV, Kim has certainly proven herself worthy of landing the worldwide casting search.
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