Pachinko star Jin Ha, who portrays Solomon Baek in the sweeping historical fiction series adapted from Min Jin Lee’s best-selling novel, got to venture into a more comedic role as in the upcoming season of Only Murders in the Building.
Pachinko season 2 launched on Apple TV+ on August 23 with the first episode. “I shot Pachinko Season 2 last year in the first half of the year, and then Only Murders we shot earlier this year.
It’s amazing the turnaround they have,” Ha told Deadline on the premiere carpet for Only Murders in the Building Season 4. “I wasn’t having to straddle both characters, but I’m so thrilled that I get to play in these different worlds, different genres and be in the historical drama, the project that I care so deeply about, and I love.
I think Season 2 is fire and the cast — I can’t speak for myself — but the cast is phenomenal, and then to be in a legendary show like this, just goofing around and being silly, being a clown, is also a dream.” Season 1 of Pachinko watched a key business deal that Solomon was trying to close evaporate right before his eyes, even with his agreement in the matter. “I think we find Solomon at what he believes to be a really low point in his life, and maybe what he thinks is rock bottom, and we go from there and follow him.
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