K-Pop star T.O.P makes 'impressive' comeback in 'Squid Game' after scandal

K-pop star and former BIGBANG member, T.O.P. is set to return to the spotlight in Squid Game Season 2.

Following a scandal that left him sidelined for several years, T.O.P, whose real name is Choi Seung-hyun, will make his long-awaited comeback, playing Thanos in the upcoming Netflix series.

For the unversed, T.O.P was sentenced to 10 months in prison for marijuana use, which is illegal in South Korea.

In an interview with PEOPLE magazine, Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk praised the rapper's performance.

He said, "As you may know, the actor Seung-hyun, about nine years ago got involved in a marijuana scandal in Korea and wasn't able to do any projects for the past nine years in Korea."

"And so this is a comeback after quite a long hiatus, and particularly because he portrays a character that's a rapper and also someone who is on drugs," he added further.

The director went on to say, "I feel that it took him a lot of guts, in a way, to portray a character, especially someone who shares a lot of similarities that are quite negative to him as a person too. So I think it took him a lot of courage to take on that role."

"Despite the long hiatus, I have to say, as a director, he performed very impressively and I'm very satisfied with what he did with the character," Hwang shared.