Season 2 of "Squid Game" was released at 5 p.m. on March 26 through Netflix. It has been almost three years since the show swept the entire world in 2021, and now it is back for a new season.
With the world's expectations for "Squid Game 2" higher than ever, "Squid Game 2" boasted an all-time high publicity scale both on- and offline in advance, but there was also a great deal of concern. However, there were also concerns about the fact that the show would feature controversial celebrities such as actors Oh Dal-su and T.O.P. The show was not a success, especially because of the fact that the actors had drug convictions. In particular, the appearance of T.O.P., who has a drug conviction, as a participant in a major game in the film sparked domestic criticism.
Director Hwang Dong-hyuk commented, "When I decided to cast T.O.P., I thought that a lot of time had passed, that he had already been sentenced, that his probation period was over, and that it was time for him to start working again.However, far more people expressed their concern than I had expected, and I thought that what I had thought might have been wrong.
On the other hand, "I did a lot of research," he said, "and I concluded that since I had already gone through so much of the process, I had no choice but to show the result of why I had to do this work with this actor. I hope you will judge it again when the work comes out," he added. In the end, T.O.P. was going to appear in the film as is, but the controversy was not over, and as if aware of this, T.O.P. pulled out of the recent "Squid Game 2" production announcement and scheduled round of interviews and other publicity events.
In contrast, the main focus of "Squid Game 2" viewers' attention in the run-up to its release was definitely T.O.P.'s performance. This was even more so when director Hwang Dong-hyuk said, "I want you to pay attention to the result. T.O.P. played the role of Thanos, a so-called "wimpy rapper" from a hip-hop survival runner-up, but the setting did not allow T.O.P.'s real background to come through, and there were concerns about whether the wrapping would blend in well with the drama.
Since its release, there have been a variety of "like it or not" reactions to T.O.P.'s performance, but generally the reactions have been negative. It remains to be seen whether "Squid Game 2," which is fraught with risk, will be able to match the box office performance of the entire season.
On the other hand, T.O.P. enlisted in the police force in 2017, but was sentenced to probation in 2016 after being informed of allegations of drug use at his home a step too late. He subsequently indicated that he would retire and left "BigBang," but eventually returned to the entertainment industry.
2024/12/27 08:13 KST
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