In first interview in 11 years, K-pop star with BigBang reflects on ‘lost years’, how he saw playing Thanos in Netflix series and the future.

Choi Seung-hyun (stage name T.O.P), formerly of Big Bang, shared his thoughts on his return to the Netflix series 'Squid Game 2' after 11 years. An interview with Choi Seung-hyun, the actor of Netflix original 'Squid Game 15',

Squid Game star T.O.P., real name Choi Seung-hyun, suffered a tragic incident almost a decade ago that nearly took his life and ruined his career altogether.

The 37-year-old actor has worked in the music industry for most of his adult life, which coincidentally, inspired his Squid Game character Thanos. Though the purple-haired drugged-up rapper has now met his maker, he is still a topic of debate as people question why he was cast.

Squid Game is finally back for season two, introducing us to a whole new batch of contestants and games, hoping to win a life-changing amount of money in the deadliest game of all. But who is Thanos, and the actor who plays him? Here's what you need to know about the character and the man who plays him: Choi Seung-hyun.

Love him or hate him, Thanos has taken the Squid Game fandom by storm — and he shares some wild parallels with the man who plays him.

South Korean star Choi Seung-hyun, better known by his stage name T.O.P, has opened up about his departure from the iconic boy band BIGBANG and his role in the second season of the hit survival drama "Squid Game.