‘Squid Game’ Creator Praises K-Pop Star T.O.P’s Onscreen “Comeback” After Marijuana Scandal
Nearly a decade after receiving probation for marijuana use, Korean pop star T.O.P (aka Choi Seung-hyun) has made his public return in epic fashion.
Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk recently praised the BigBang alum’s performance in Season 2 of the Netflix K-drama as rapper Thanos after he was previously blackballed from Korean entertainment following his 2017 guilty plea to marijuana usage.
“As you may know, the actor Seung-hyun, about nine years ago got involved in a marijuana scandal in Korea and wasn’t able to do any projects for the past nine years in Korea,” explained Dong-hyuk to People. “And so this is a comeback after quite a long hiatus, and particularly because he portrays a character that’s a rapper and also someone who is on drugs.”
In Season 2 of Squid Game, now streaming on Netflix, disgraced Thanos (Player 230) quickly resorts to shady and lethal tactics as he...
Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk recently praised the BigBang alum’s performance in Season 2 of the Netflix K-drama as rapper Thanos after he was previously blackballed from Korean entertainment following his 2017 guilty plea to marijuana usage.
“As you may know, the actor Seung-hyun, about nine years ago got involved in a marijuana scandal in Korea and wasn’t able to do any projects for the past nine years in Korea,” explained Dong-hyuk to People. “And so this is a comeback after quite a long hiatus, and particularly because he portrays a character that’s a rapper and also someone who is on drugs.”
In Season 2 of Squid Game, now streaming on Netflix, disgraced Thanos (Player 230) quickly resorts to shady and lethal tactics as he...
- 29/12/2024
- de Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV
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