On June 29, the producer side of the Korean series Squid Game (Squid Game) season 2 has announced more new faces will appear in this season. In particular, the most prominent name that caught the attention of the audience was TOP – a former member of Big Bang.
TOP’s work Squid Game 2 along with popular actors Lee Jung Jae, Lee Byung Hun, Im Si Wan, Kang Ha Neul, Park Gyu Young, Park Sung Hoon made many Korean audiences angry, because he was a K-pop idol who had been in trouble. used banned substances and had many actions and speeches that caused displeasure. Many viewers are curious about why TOP has the opportunity to participate in this hit series, while he has stopped acting for many years.
The return to the screen of the former member of Big Bang TOP was strongly reacted by many viewers
Not long after, the news agency Dispatch revealed the reason TOP was in Squid Game 2, it was recommended and influenced by the male lead Lee Jung Jae. According to Dispatch, Lee Jung Jae and TOP are famous close brothers in the Korean entertainment industry, the two built a friendship based on common interests. They went to the Hong Kong art fair together and drank wine at Im Se Ryung’s restaurant. It is known that in the past, after TOP’s scandal of using banned substances, Lee Jung Jae searched for a new role to “save” his close brother but failed.
In addition to being recommended by Lee Jung Jae, SBS News recently said, because the character required an actor who can rap and dance, director Hwang Dong Hyuk personally chose TOP for this role. TOP will appear at Squid Game 2 as a “retired” idol.
TOP stopped working in movies due to smoking marijuana in 2016, and has repeatedly hinted at his retirement. In 2018, TOP ended his contract with YG. Last May, TOP announced his withdrawal from Big Bang. The male rapper also hasn’t acted in a movie for 7 years, with his last acting work in 2016 Out of Control (out in theaters in 2017).