Source: OSEN
Big Bang TOP (Choi Seung-hyun)'s casting on 'Squid Game 2' is causing controversy in Korea.
On the afternoon of the 29th, following circulating rumors that actor Lee Jung-jae is involved in his casting, an aide from his side came forward with testimony and told OSEN, "The two haven't exchanged messages or contacted each other for several years. Suspicions that Lee Jung-jae is involved in the casting is a ridiculous rumor."
Meanwhile, TOP was sentenced to 10 months in prison and 2 year probation for abusing marijuana in 2016 however it was revealed that he had been casted for 'Squid Game 2' causing controversy. One media outlet (Dispatch) insisted that TOP was cast following main character Lee Jung-jae's involvement.
- [+524, -28] They really casted a druggie f*ck ㅅㅂ if this was a female actress she wouldn't even be acknowledged but since it's a male actor, of course he's crawling out and doing schedules
- [+490, -0] Was there really no one? Was the actor pool that small?!
- [+478, -1] He claimed he was retiring from the entertainment industry but he's quietly crawling out ㅋㅋㅋ
- [+349, -2] Ah that's right, he was even hit with an actual prison sentence by the courts right? He even got a prison sentence why is it just 2 years probation?
- [+294, -1] Disgusting!
- [+162, -1] The eyes of a true ba$tard!! I'll never forget those thuggish eyes with zero reflection!!!
- [+138, -6] Squid Game 2 is definitely going to flop.. too many characters. Add that to druggie TOP who's embroiled in scandals getting cast alongside Choi Yu-ri who's acting skills can't even be verified yet.. ugh
- [+122, -0] In a world where even high school chodings are losing their brains over drugs, they're really going to cast a druggie like him? Is the production team crazy??!!
- [+99, -1] Squid Game 2 is officially doomed! Anyway, once Koreans taste a bit of fame and money there's no way you can drag them away or get them to stop.
- [+97, -0] Were there too few actors?? Why couldn't they find even some talented nugus?? This is a drama that's guaranteed to be a box office hit!
- [+91, -1] Lee Jung-jae and TOP are very close!! Lee Jung-jae 100% picked and recommended him for the drama!
- [+87, -0] Sprinkling TOP in when casting had concluded already...hmm
- [+83, -0] TOP is f*cking hated ㅈㄴ no one likes him ..ㅋㅋ He claimed he was retiring from the industry after harming his own group with his drug scandal but clearly he didn't. He was able to get cast on Squid Game because of the fame he was only able to earn because of Big Bangㅋㅋㅋ he's probably thought he's someone now and threw away Big Bang when he's just another druggie idiot.
- [+63, -0] To put it bluntly, he's close hyungs with Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun so they got him inㅋ.
Additional source: Pann