Joongi Han (한준기, Han Jun-gi/ハン・ジュンギ, Han Jungi), born Yeonsu Kim (김연수, Gim Yeon-su/キム・ヨンス, Kimu Yonsu), is a recurring character in the Like a Dragon (formerly Yakuza) series introduced as a supporting and playable character in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. He is the most recent member of the Jingweon Mafia known to have assumed the identity of Joongi Han. He serves as the second-in-command of the Geomijul.
Han's face has been surgically altered to look exactly like his predecessor's; prior to this, he describes himself as having been "quite handsome." He has slicked-back "silver ash"-colored hair and brown eyes. He wears heavy eyeliner.
Attire[]
Han's attire consists of a black raincoat, black cargo pants, and a pair of black leather combat boots. He is also sometimes seen wearing a black face mask. The outfit he wears is the same as the boss that he deeply respects.
History[]
Personality[]
Han displays a calm and collected demeanor modeled after his predecessor. However, compared to his predecessor, he is more introverted and stoic, and lacks the same hotblooded extravagance and arrogance. On the other hand, the two are equally ruthless and skilled in combat. He never hesitates to put down an opponent that would pose a threat to him or the things he cares about, such as his newly acquired friends or the Geomijul.
Han always speaks fondly of his predecessor, so much so that he prefers to be called Joongi Han to honor his late leader's legacy while carving out a new one on his own. He is also shown to be guilt-ridden over the fact how he completely failed his job as his predecessor's body double. Due to this, he developed identity issues and feelings of inadequacy when comparing himself to "the real Joongi Han."
His stoic demeanor gradually disappears as he spends more and more time with Ichiban Kasuga and the group, showing a more lighthearted side that is not above having fun and cracking jokes with his new friends. He is also capable of showing a great deal of care and compassion as seen in his final Drink Link, in which he revealed the real reason he keeps using his dead leader's name: To draw out former Jingweon members so that he could give them shelter in the Geomijul, despite their initial hatred towards him for failing his role as a body double.
Some side conversations indicate he takes great interest in maintaining his looks and physique, showing some degree of vanity. Han also enjoys video games and is quite passionate about food and wine. Han is also not fond of singing, though he seems to feel differently by the time of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. In other party talks, he gives scientific, pragmatic and logical reasonings to his preferences, a great contrast to the "simple-minded" Kasuga.
Also in Infinite Wealth: He also values Agility and mobility with breathable materials when he changes outfit and/or jobs in Alo-Happy and when he first looks for a new outfit at Hilo Hattie.
Trivia[]
In Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Han is the only party member who does not have a karaoke song, though he appears in the cinematic for Hell Stew, playing the keyboard.
Han shares his boss theme song Theory of Beauty with his predecessor; a remix of the same song titled Ignai na Shisha, commonly translated as "Unexpected Emissary", plays in his first cutscene in Like a Dragon.
The part where Han speaks Korean in Like a Dragon were not voiced by Yuichi Nakamura, but the Korean VA Jiwoon Lee (이지운).
In the final Drink Links with Joongi Han, Yeona addresses Joongi as -nim, which is Korean equivalent as -san (Mr./Mrs), the highest form of honorific, but can also be used amongst oldest strangers. However, she then switches to -oppa, older brother spoken by women, but can also be used as a form of affection.
A male addressing older female would be -noona.
A male addressing older male, almost an equivalent to -aniki is -hyung.
A female addressing older female,would be -unnie/oennie.
