Actor Park Sung-hoon, the main actor of the Squid Game, shared Japanese AV on social media and then deleted it.
: Actor Park Sung-hoon, the main actor in the squid game (SBS News Source)
Actor Park Sung-hoon,39, is at the center of a heated controversyon social media.
OnDecember30, a poster for a Japanese adult video thatwas a crude parody of "The Squid Game" was posted on his account's story, which was quickly deleted . The photo showed several women naked , with the words "Squid Game"written in Japanese . It appears to be a secondary content parody of "The Squid Game 2," which is an unauthorized parody of the game .
"It was a mistake, " Park Sung Hoon 's agency, BHEntertainment, explained, " When I saw the (social media) messages pouring in, I accidentally pressed DM share, and then I was surprised when it was uploaded , so I deleted it."
Meanwhile, in "Squid Game 2," Park Sung-hoon plays the role of Cho Hyun-joo, a transgender former special forces soldier , andhas been receiving rave reviews for his unconventional acting transformation . The drama has been the No. 1 show in93 countries around the world forthree consecutivedays .
: Squid Game aims for 45.6 billion won with various games (Source: The Korea Economic Daily)
In the past, The Squid Game has had the following history
- 2009: Director Hwang Dong-hyuk first wrote the script for The Squid Game, but it was never funded.
- 2019: Netflix began to show interest in The Squid Game
- September 17, 2021: Season 1 of The Squid Game was released worldwide on Netflix.
- It consisted of 9 episodes
- By this time, The Squid Game had become an instant hit, reaching #1 worldwide.
- June 13, 2022: Season 2 of The Squid Game was officially confirmed for production.
- December 26, 2024: Season 2 of The Squid Game was released on Netflix.
- The season consisted of seven episodes.
- Season 2 is also released and becomes the number one movie worldwide.
- H1 2025: Season 3, the final season of The Squid, is scheduled for release
The Squid Game follows 456 contestants as they compete for survival in a survival game with a prize pool of 456 billion won. Season 2 follows the story of Sung Ki-hoon, the winner of Season 1, as he participates in another survival game with a new group of contestants three years after winning the game.
Since its release ,"Squid Game 2" hasreceived mixed reviews, but it has gone onto becomea global No. 1 with "all-kill"ratings worldwide. The genre shift from thesuspenseful death game of season 1 to a revenge dramafor protagonist Sung Ki-hoon wasmet with mixedreviews , but there is no disagreement that " it seems that the team has put a lot of thought into differentiating thesecond season."
Now, attention is focused on how'The Squid Game 2' will perform.Season 2 has been nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture even beforeits premiere . The 82nd Golden Globe Awards will be held onJanuary 5, 2019atthe Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, USA. It' s highly unusual for an unreleased show to be nominated about a month before theceremony.
AfterSeason1 was released , it was nominatedin three categories,including Best Picture, Best Actor , and Best Supporting Actor , with Oh becoming the first Asian actor to win Best Supporting Actor .