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‘Squid Game’ season 2 additional casting revealed… Controversy over leaving BIGBANG and joining ‘TOP’
Digital Daily Issue Date 2023-06-29 23:31:49
Netflix has revealed additional casting for Season 2 of ‘Squid Game’. TOP (Choi Seung-hyun), who left the group Big Bang, and actors Park Kyu-young, Cho Yu-ri, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Lee Jin-wook, Noh Jae-won, and Won Jian were listed in the lineup. [ⓒ 넷플릭스 페이스북]
[디지털데일리 백지영기자] Netflix has revealed additional casting for Season 2 of ‘Squid Game’.
On the 29th, Netflix hashed the names of eight actors, including Park Kyu-young, Cho Yu-ri, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Lee Jin-wook, Choi Seung-hyun, Noh Jae-won, and Won Ji-an, along with the phrase “Starting the game again. With new faces” on their official Facebook account. Posted as a tag.
In particular, TOP (real name Choi Seung-hyun), who left the group Big Bang, joined the cast lineup that was revealed, attracting attention. This is because Choi Seung-hyun, who already has a career as an actor, was indicted for smoking marijuana in 2017 and sentenced to imprisonment (probation), and since then has virtually ceased activities in the entertainment industry.
In 2020, through his live broadcast, he also suggested that he had no plans to return to Korea with comments such as “I am always sorry to the fans. I will not make a comeback in Korea.” However, as soon as the name was added to the lineup of ‘Squid Game’ Season 2, controversy is already heating up online.
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Previously, on the 17th, Netflix unveiled the main casting lineup for Season 2 of ‘Squid Game’ at the global fan event ‘Tudum’. In addition to Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo, who also played an active part in Season 1, Im Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Yang Dong-geun, and Park Sung-hoon were announced to join the show, drawing attention.
Meanwhile, ‘The Squid Game’, which was released on September 17, 2021, is Netflix’s biggest hit ever, and people who participated in a mysterious survival with a prize of 45.6 billion won risk their lives to become the final winner and challenge an extreme game. It’s a story. Filming for season 2 will begin in the second half of the year. On Netflix’s Facebook account, photos of the actors gathering together to practice their scripts are posted.
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