Justice For Han…FINALLY

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Los Angeles Times Reporter Jen Yamato didn’t know Sung Kang personally, but along with many people around the globe, they shared a connection: the love for the Han Seoul-Oh character from the FAST & FURIOUS franchise.

It was after seeing Yamato’s makeshift vigil when Han was killed in FAST & FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT, and hearing about her pushing the #justiceforhan movement that Kang reached out and invited her to his garage to talk shop.

Going way back, Yamato used to throw FAST & FURIOUS themed BBQs to coincide with the release of the films:

“The first one was simply FAST & FURIOUS BBQ. The second was 2FAST2BBQ. The 3rd one was obviously called FAST & FURIOUS: BBQ DRIFT.”

But, “BBQ Drift” had a particularly solemn theme. After witnessing the death of Han, Yamato recreated a memorial photo of the beloved character, adorned with white flowers and stuck it on a stand to greet her incoming guests.

What a bummer. That is, until director Justin Lin flipped the script on the timeline. This allowed crowd favorite Han to come back for several more installments in the FAST & FURIOUS saga, until finally coming to an end when it was revealed that Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) was behind Han’s death at the end of FAST & FURIOUS 6.

This ​seemed​ like a fitting end to Han’s character, and at the same time a pretty epic entrance to super-villain Deckard Shaw. Case closed, right? It would’ve been except Shaw went from villain-to-hero at supersonic speed and was thus welcomed into the FAST & FURIOUS family with open arms.

That begged the question: ​um, where’s the justice for Han’s death?!