Former K-pop idol Choi Seung-hyun plays Thanos (Player 230) in Squid Game season 2. Here's why his casting shocked fans in South Korea.

On release, Korean outlets slammed the IRL rapper for his acting skills, with some scorning his character's backstory against his own. "Thanos being a character who uses drugs overlaps with T.O.P's real-life controversies amplifies the unpleasantness of watching him portray such a character,

AFTER MORE THAN three years away, Squid Game finally returned for a second round with the release of its season 2 on December 26, 2024. The show picks up where things left off as our hero, Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) works obsessively to use the massive wealth he amassed from winning the games in season 1 in an attempt to dismantle the games entirely.