Squid Game Actor Controversy Explained: Thanos & T.O.P. Star Choi Seung …
Jan 11, 2025 · Fans may wonder why Choi Seung-hyun's inclusion in the Squid Game Season 2 cast caused so much controversy. Choi (aka T.O.P.) found himself in hot water back in 2017 following the musician-turned-actor being convicted of using recreational marijuana.
K-pop star T.O.P. urged to apologize to global audience for his ...
Dec 30, 2024 · In the series, T.O.P, whose birth name is Choi Seung Hyun, plays Thanos, or Player 230, a hot-headed rapper among a group of financially struggling contestants competing for a life-altering cash prize in the harsh games.
Squid Game: Thanos Star Breaks Silence Over Casting Controversy …
4 days ago · Choi Seung-hyun, who was most famously known as the rapper T.O.P within BIGBANG, joined Squid Game Season 2 as Thanos, and was a controversial choice among fans given the star has not worked since ...
Squid Game fans defend 'most hated' character after star is 'urged …
Dec 30, 2024 · Squid Game enthusiasts have rallied around actor and ex-rapper Choi Seung Hyun, also known as T.O.P, following backlash over his portrayal of Thanos in the show's second season.
T.O.P on his 'Squid Game' comeback and beating the "darkness"
1 day ago · Since 2017, Choi Seung-hyun – aka T.O.P, the former lead rapper of K-pop kings BIGBANG – had been persona non grata in the Korean entertainment scene, forced into the margins after being ...
Squid Game Season 2 Star Addresses Backlash Over Thanos …
Squid Game Season 2 star Choi Seung-hyun has addressed his casting as the character Choi Su-bong/Thanos in the hit Netflix series. Also known as T.O.P, the K-Pop star and actor was involved in a ...
"It Took Him A Lot Of Guts": Squid Game Season 2's Thanos …
Jan 2, 2025 · T.O.P, whose real name is Choi Seung-hyun, received a ten-month jail sentence and two-year mandatory military service after being found guilty of marijuana use, which is illegal for recreational use in South Korea. The star was then blacklisted in the entertainment industry after the scandal.
T.O.P talks confronting his past through 'Squid Game' role as fallen ...
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- For rapper-turned-actor Choi Seung-hyun, portraying the eccentric drug addict Thanos in "Squid Game" Season 2 was both a cathartic and challenging experience, as the role compelled him to confront the "mistakes" from his past. "I gave it a lot of thought before accepting ...
Squid Game Creator Praises Thanos Actor Despite Fan Backlash
Jan 7, 2025 · Thanos was a rather divisive character with Squid Game fans through the Season 2’s episodes, and the actor behind him carries just as much controversy. Choi Seung-hyun, who once performed...
Who plays Thanos in Squid Game season 2? Boss defends T.O.P.
Jan 4, 2025 · Choi Seung-hyun (a.k.a. T.O.P) plays Thanos in Squid Game season 2. 37-year-old South Korean rapper and actor Choi Seung-hyun appears as Player 230 in the second season of the Netflix...
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