Mixed reactions to Park Sung-hoon playing transgender character in Squid Game 2
The Straits Times|December 13, 2024
In the highly anticipated second season of Squid Game, South Korean actor Park Sung-hoon will take on the role of a transgender woman in a casting that has received mixed reactions online.
Jan Lee
Mixed reactions to Park Sung-hoon playing transgender character in Squid Game 2

The sequel will premiere on Netflix on Dec 26. It comes three years after the K-drama, about a high-stakes game where players put their lives on the line, became the most-watched series on the streaming platform. The first season in 2021 garnered more than 330 million views.

Park, 39, is known for playing villains in series like The Glory (2022 to 2023) and Queen Of Tears (2024).

In Squid Game 2, he will portray Hyun-ju, a former special forces soldier who joins the brutal game to win money for gender reassignment surgery.

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