‘Ogame 2’ director Hwang Dong-hyuk. ‘Drugs’ Top Casting Controversy… “We will show you with the results”

‘Squid Game 2’ director Hwang Dong-hyuk spoke out about the controversy over the casting of T.O.P (37, Choi Seung-hyun) from the group ‘Big Bang’.

Regarding casting T.O.P., who had previously been sentenced to probation for smoking marijuana, in ‘Squid Game Season 2’, director Hwang Dong-hyuk said, “In the case of Choi Seung-hyun, when we decided to cast him, (the drug charges) had been around for quite some time.” He confessed, “The sentence has already been handed down and the probation period has ended, so I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be time to start something again?’ and casted him.”

He said, “A lot of people expressed concerns, and I thought, ‘My idea was a little short.’ I did a lot of verification. I showed my will, and I auditioned in person. I sent a video of my acting, and when I felt anxious about something during the reading, I did a lot of verification. “I verified it once again and showed a lot of effort and talent. In fact, Seung-Hyun Choi is an actor I had my eye on personally, but I thought the role he played required a lot of courage and was ‘the best fit.’

Director Hwang said, “It was controversial, but we have already gone through a lot of process to overturn it. The only way to do it is to show through the results why we had to do it with Choi Seung-hyun. So we proceeded without withdrawing.” He added, “You may not understand why I insisted, but those are the circumstances.” I would like to reveal that there was this. I think you will understand that it was not an easy decision, and that it was not an easy decision for Choi Seung-hyun, too. Please judge again when the work comes out.”

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