On November 1, the teaser “teased” Squid Game 2 (Squid game 2 ) was announced and attracted great attention from media and global audiences.
The trailer offers a glimpse of the cast in the next installment of the #1 hit Netflix series.
In addition to familiar names in season 1 such as Lee Jung Jae, Wi Ha Joon, Lee Byung Hun, some new faces appear in the teaser such as TOP (Big Bang), Jo Yuri, Lim Si Wan, Song Young Chang…
Veteran actor Song Young Chang takes on the role of player number 100.
The most controversial person in the new cast is Song Young Chang. He was born in 1958 and is a veteran actor in the Korean film industry. He is known for his supporting roles in many films such as First love (1993), Pursuit (2013), Secret profile (2015), Blue beard (2017)…
What made the audience object to his participation Squid Game 2 is a past sexual offense.
In September 2000, Mr. Song was convicted of underage prostitution. Newspapers at the time reported that he paid $150 to have sex with a 16-year-old girl twice in the car. The court sentenced the actor guilty and sentenced him to 10 months in prison and 2 years of probation.
However, Mr. Song only served less than a month before being pardoned. After freedom, he and his family moved to Canada with the reason of learning English. Even in a foreign country, he continued to act by participating in a few musicals.
Song's reputation was tarnished for being the first person in the Korean entertainment industry to be convicted of underage prostitution. He was banned from national television stations such as KBS, MBC and EBS.
However, after returning to Korea, he played supporting roles in many television dramas and movies, becoming a familiar face to domestic and Asian audiences.
Many viewers are angry because Squid Game 2 has the presence of a former sex offender.
Many netizens dropped “outraged” emoticons after learning about Song Young Chang. They think that the film crew can choose another actor with a cleaner personal life.
In the movie, Mr. Song is player number 100. This character is among those who oppose ending the squid game right at the beginning, despite the advice of the male lead Gi Hun (Lee Jung Jae).
Song Young Chang is not the only actor from the hit movie to be convicted of a sex crime.
In 2022, Oh Yeong Su, who plays the No. 1 player and creator of the murder game, was prosecuted for hugging, holding hands, and kissing an actress on the cheek in 2017 without consent.
Mr. Oh Yeong Su was convicted of sexual harassment.
In May, the court sentenced him to 8 months in prison and 2 years of probation, and he also had to complete 40 hours of a sexual assault treatment program. After receiving the sentence, he was banned from broadcasting by KBS and lost his role in the TV series About Family .
Oh Yeong Su filed an appeal. He stated that the sentence was too harsh considering the punishment he suffered from society such as being excluded from film projects and being condemned by the public.
The appeal trial took place on October 29 but there has been no final conclusion. In court, Oh Yeong Su still affirmed his innocence. He admitted to visiting the victim's home but denied any inappropriate actions.
