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 trend.
Squid Sport 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 bought 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 Individuals. “And so it is a comeback after fairly an extended hiatus, and significantly as a result of he portrays a personality that’s a rapper and in addition somebody who’s on medication.”
In Season 2 of Squid Sport, now streaming on Netflix, disgraced Thanos (Participant 230) rapidly resorts to shady and deadly techniques as he competes within the high-stakes recreation whereas on medication.
“I really feel that it took him a variety of guts, in a manner, to painting a personality, particularly somebody who shares a variety of similarities which can be fairly damaging to him as an individual too,” stated Dong-hyuk. “So I feel it took him a variety of braveness to tackle that position.
Choi Seung-hyun performs Thanos on Season 2 of Squid Sport (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 happy 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 attributable to my wrongdoing,” he stated in an announcement on the time. “I’m too ashamed of myself to even stand in entrance of individuals and apologize nose to nose.”
