The Squid Game star, Park Sung-hoon, confirms his next television series after losing a role earlier this year. Park is known for playing Cho Hyun-jun, aka Player 120, in the second and third seasons of the Hwang Dong-hyuk-created series, who joined the game in the hope of funding her gender-affirmation surgery.
Previously, the star was scheduled to play the lead role in the upcoming K-drama, The Tyrant's Chef, but due to a controversy surrounding an explicit image he posted online that sparked public outrage, Park has since departed from the series.
Now, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Squid Game star confirms that he can next be seen in Efficient Dating for Singles. Park briefly reflects on his experience playing villainous roles and how playing Hyun-jun, a heroic figure in the hit Netflix series, changed things for him. He revealed that in his new K-drama, he'll be...
Previously, the star was scheduled to play the lead role in the upcoming K-drama, The Tyrant's Chef, but due to a controversy surrounding an explicit image he posted online that sparked public outrage, Park has since departed from the series.
Now, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Squid Game star confirms that he can next be seen in Efficient Dating for Singles. Park briefly reflects on his experience playing villainous roles and how playing Hyun-jun, a heroic figure in the hit Netflix series, changed things for him. He revealed that in his new K-drama, he'll be...
- 7/14/2025
- by Katrina Yang
- ScreenRant
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