Why Couldn't Koreans Wear White in 'Pachinko'?

Hansu (Lee Minho) wears a white suit and hat in 'Pachinko'

Pachinko on Apple TV+ is a Korean drama set against the backdrop of the Japanese occupation of Korea in the early 20th century. Pachinko's characters during the story's earlier years are commonly seen wearing white hanbok, or “korean clothing.” For generations, Koreans took their tradition of wearing white hanbok with pride. In the face of Japanese colonization, Koreans were made to reevaluate what wearing white clothes meant to them.

Japan’s War on Korean Culture Japanese soldiers would frequently harass Korean citizens during their colonization, bullying them into conforming to Japanese values and customs.

Did Japan’s Ban on Koreans Wearing White Work? Korean characters in Pachinko consistently show signs of protest, including singing Korean folk songs in the presence of Japanese elites and authorities, and making their voices heard in opposition to Japanese conformity in large crowds and public areas.

White Clothing is Prominent in ‘Pachinko’ A startling majority of Korean characters in Pachinko are wearing some version of white throughout the earlier years of the series timeline. In the episode “Chapter One”, we open on a 1915 Yangjin donned in her white hanbok, indicating up front that this clothing would be synonymous with Korea. Also, in this episode, a group of men, all of whom are dressed in white hanbok, listen to a member lament, “They snatched our rice, our potatoes, our fish.

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