Squid Game 2 director admires T.O.P who got the role of Thanos, here are the facts! T.O.P’s role as Thanos is now being talked about on various social media platforms. The character he plays looks annoying but also very stylish.
Especially, with his trademark purple hair. T.O.P, the former BigBang member, has officially joined Squid Game Season 2, which premieres on December 26, 2024. He was able to catch the attention of many people with a very impressive appearance.
T.O.P’s presence certainly adds color and tension to this deadly game. He plays an interesting figure, a participant named Thanos with jersey number 230.
Here’s the comprehensive information about Thanos’ role in Squid Game 2.
Facts about T.O.P
T.O.P, known by his real name Choi Seung Hyun, was born in Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea, on November 4, 1987. He is a rapper, songwriter, singer, record producer, and also an actor.
His career in Korean entertainment began in 2006. He joined as a member of the group BigBang which YG Entertainment manages. He is trusted as the main rapper. Later, T.O.P began his acting career through a drama called I Am Sam which aired in 2007.
Her performance in the drama garnered a lot of praise and opened up opportunities for her to be involved in various other movie projects. After that, she got supporting roles in movies like 19-Nineteen, Iris: The Movie, and 71: Into the Fire.
Rapper Choi Seung-hyun, also known as T.O.P, has expanded his career into acting. He has played the main character in the movies Commitment and Tazza: The Hidden Card. Now, he is back on the screen as one of the leads in the drama Squid Game 2, which airs on Netflix.
Role in Squid Game 2
T.O.P’s appearance as one of the participants in the survival game Squid Game 2 has sparked debate among Korean netizens. Many argue that his character is not much different from T.O.P in real life. In the story, Thanos as a rapper who is entangled in drug addiction.
Thanos, as someone who had lost all his money due to an unsuccessful crypto investment. He took his frustration and anger out on the other participants. Especially, to the character Im Si Wan played, Myung Gi.
T.O.P’s acting in Squid Game Season 2 caught the attention of many people. His unique style of playing makes the audience feel anxious. In this series, T.O.P plays the role of Su Bong, also known by the nickname Thanos. This name, inspired by the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
If you notice, Su Bong looks like Thanos with his purple identity. Although it’s only in his hair. Interestingly, he also decorated his nails with six different colors. This corresponds to the Infinity Stones that Thanos managed to master in one of the timelines in the MCU.
Thanos behaves as he pleases. With a unique rapper style, using a mixture of English and Korean in his dialog. During the playing of a children’s song with the lyrics ‘ring a, ring a, ring a’.
T.O.P did a right hand movement that spun around as if he was throwing a lasso rope. In addition, this movement also follows the choreography of the Ringa Linga song that Taeyang Bigbang sings.
Received Praise from the Director
Squid Game 2’s director, Hwang Dong Hyuk, finally spoke out and explained why he decided to cast former Bigbang member T.O.P in the role.
In a special interview with People, Hwang Dong Yuk, expressed his admiration for the former Bigbang member’s decision to accept the role.
“As you know, about nine years ago, Seung Hyun was involved in a marijuana scandal in Korea. So, he has not been able to work on any projects in the country for the past nine years,” said Hwang Dong Hyuk, on Monday (12/30/2024).
He said, “I think playing a character, especially one that has a lot of negative similarities to yourself, takes a lot of courage. So, I feel like she was very brave to take on the role.”
Thus information about the role of Thanos in the drama Squid Game 2 which received a lot of attention from the audience. In fact, his role also received praise from the director.
