Korean actor Park Sung Hoon, who recently starred in the K-Drama, Squid Game 2, has been at the receiving end of severe backlash ever since he posted the cover of a pornographic video on his social media handle. And now, director of the show, Hwang Dong-Hyuk has also criticised the actor, and called the entire incident ‘upsetting’.
On December 30, Park shared an NSFW poster of a video which was a pornographic parody of Squid Game 2 on his Instagram handle. However, he deleted the post within minutes, but it was not missed by netizens, who slammed the actor for the “disgusting” post.
According to reports, Squid Game 2 director Hwang Dong-Hyuk called the incident “extremely upsetting” and said, “I heard that similar parody AVs were made overseas during Squid Game 1. Since they’re produced abroad, we can’t even stop them, which is really frustrating. It completely distorts the original meaning of the work.”
Addressing the incident involving Park, the director stated that he has not spoken to the actor about it yet. “But I too want to understand why he posted something like that,” he added.
Post the incident, Park’s agency, BH Entertainment, issued an official statement apologising for the post. “Park Sung Hoon received an overwhelming number of direct messages (DMs) on his social media. While checking the DMs, he accidentally uploaded the image. The actor himself was deeply shocked and feels extremely sorry for making such a mistake, especially in these circumstances. He will be more careful in the future to ensure this does not happen again,” the statement read.
Meanwhile, Park is being lauded for his performance in Squid Games 2 as a trans person, After playing evil and villainous roles in shows like The Glory and Queen Of Tears, the actor stunned his fans by essaying a transgender character on screen in Squid Game 2.
