Almost 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 style.
Squid Recreation director Hwang Dong-hyuk lately praised the BigBang alum’s efficiency in Season 2 of the Netflix Okay-drama as rapper Thanos after he was beforehand blackballed from Korean leisure following his 2017 responsible plea to marijuana utilization.
“As you might know, the actor Seung-hyun, about 9 years in the past received concerned in a marijuana scandal in Korea and wasn’t capable of do any tasks for the previous 9 years in Korea,” defined Dong-hyuk to Folks. “And so it is a comeback after fairly a protracted hiatus, and significantly as a result of he portrays a personality that’s a rapper and likewise 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 techniques as he competes within the high-stakes sport whereas on medicine.
“I really feel that it took him a whole lot of guts, in a manner, to painting a personality, particularly somebody who shares a whole lot of similarities which are fairly detrimental to him as an individual too,” mentioned Dong-hyuk. “So I feel it took him a whole lot of braveness to tackle that function.
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 wish to apologize for all the frustration brought on by my wrongdoing,” he mentioned in a assertion on the time. “I’m too ashamed of myself to even stand in entrance of individuals and apologize head to head.”
