A recent interview with a Squid Game cast member sparked anger about the treatment of T.O.P, who plays Thanos.
Yet, when the show aired, netizens noticed the difference in reactions to the star between Korean and international media outlets, with many believing Korean outlets were either being negative or “ignoring” his role due to his past.
The Difference In Reactions To T.O.P In “Squid Game 2” Between Korean And International Outlets Spark A Debate
Recently, Squid Game star Yang Dong Geun sat down with Australian actor Andy Trieu to chat about the series.
As Yang Dong Geun is a rapper and actor, it wasn’t surprising that he was asked about the other stars in the show who have had music careers. Unsurprisingly, Dong Geun started by speaking about his “friend” who plays Thanos, referring to T.O.P.
While he started speaking, someone from the staff seemingly caught his attention, and the caption appeared, seemingly implying he couldn’t speak about T.O.P.
In particular, Dong Geun quickly moved on and started speaking about Im Siwan, who also had a career in music as part of ZE:A. The actor also seemingly kept looking at the staff to see if he was okay with what he was saying.
The comments thanked the Australian star for releasing the video, sharing their thoughts about T.O.P’s mistreatment.
The clip also gained attention on X.
This was taken during press con in Korea before the release of #SquidGame2 . It looks like the staff tried to stop(?) Yang Dong-geun from mentioning T.O.P(?)https://t.co/uRnOPOhUgf#TTTOP #CHOISEUNGHYUN #탑 #최승현
Q. Favourite people that you’ve worked in music?
YDG:… pic.twitter.com/oC4fLlK07k
— 👑 시노시작🆔🖍️ (@tttop131kon) January 27, 2025
Netizens shared their anger at T.O.P’s treatment.
mind you they’ve known each other since 2007 this is ridiculous https://t.co/giFJ0skaSq
— 👻 (@tttopsolo) January 27, 2025
I love karma when it rolls around, he has become the most popular character in the series and around the world and the most mentioned name around the world🙂↔️ https://t.co/4ZqHdYyyTF
— 🦇 (@maria_hise5) January 27, 2025
fuck korea’s pathetic ass bro. you guys literally have rap!sts, homophobic mfs, and physical abusers promoting in the indistry but top needs to be treated like he’s the villain or smth?? https://t.co/FpFxQtXxqF
— yan ; ia 🩷 (@doyoungsuyu) January 28, 2025
Mind you they have literal criminals in that serie but a man smoking weed is the only issue pic.twitter.com/LnC6CLOHIK https://t.co/kVYeGga19B
— ˃̵˂̵ (@IBGDRISM) January 28, 2025
Source: AndyTrieuShow
