Practically 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 vogue.
Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk not too long ago praised the BigBang alum’s efficiency in Season 2 of the Netflix K-drama as rapper Thanos after he was beforehand blackballed from Korean leisure following his 2017 responsible plea to marijuana utilization.
“As it’s possible you’ll know, the actor Seung-hyun, about 9 years in the past acquired concerned in a marijuana scandal in Korea and wasn’t capable of do any initiatives for the previous 9 years in Korea,” defined Dong-hyuk to People. “And so it is a comeback after fairly an extended hiatus, and notably as a result of he portrays a personality that’s a rapper and in addition somebody who’s on medicine.”
In Season 2 of Squid Recreation, now streaming on Netflix, disgraced Thanos (Participant 230) shortly resorts to shady and deadly ways as he competes within the high-stakes recreation whereas on medicine.
“I really feel that it took him loads of guts, in a manner, to painting a personality, particularly somebody who shares loads of similarities which are fairly destructive to him as an individual too,” stated Dong-hyuk. “So I feel it took him loads of braveness to tackle that position.
Choi Seung-hyun performs Thanos on Season 2 of Squid Recreation (2024). (No Ju-han/Netflix/Courtesy Everett Assortment)
“Regardless of the lengthy hiatus, I’ve to say, as a director, he carried out very impressively and I’m very glad with what he did with the character,” he added.
Following his 2017 indictment for marijuana utilization, which stays strictly forbidden in South Korea, Seung-hyun overdosed on tranquilizers. “I want to apologize for all the frustration brought on by my wrongdoing,” he stated in a statement on the time. “I’m too ashamed of myself to even stand in entrance of individuals and apologize head to head.”
