Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Squid Game Season 2, Episode 3.
Hyun-ju, or Player 120, is one of the new main characters in squid game 2nd season. squid game Season 2 sees the return of many actors from the first season, including Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun, Gong Yoo as the Salesman, Wi Ha-joon as Hwang Jun-ho, and Lee Byung-hun as Hwang In-ho. However, the show also includes many new characters. All players in squid game Season 2, in addition to Gi-hun and Front Man, the latter infiltrating the games as Player 001, are new characters.
This includes Hyun-ju, a transgender woman who entered the games looking for money to pay for her gender affirmation surgery. Having lost his job as a Special Forces soldier after coming out and without family support, Hyun-ju also dreams of moving to Thailand to start a new life. To In styledirector Hwang Dong-hyuk talked about how there aren't many transgender characters in Korean series and that he believes Hyun-ju will be “loved and supported by fans around the world.”
Park Sung-hoon plays Hyun-ju in Squid Game Season 2
Park Sung-hoon has been acting since 2008
Hyun-ju is played by Park Sung-hoon, a 39-year-old South Korean actor who rose to prominence in the mid-2010s with My only after a career in theater and has since participated in several K dramas and films. Although Hyun-ju is a trans woman, she is played by a cisgender man. Park Sung-hoon's role as Hyun-ju in squid game was announced weeks before the release of season 2 and generated controversy about casting cisgender actors to play transgender characters. Hyun-ju first appears at the beginning of squid game Season 2, Episode 3.
Park Sung-hoon described Hyun-ju as someone who is incredibly resilient and despite facing prejudice and difficult situations, remains strong. During the squid game season 2 cast announcement, Park also described Player 120 as a natural leader who breaks stereotypes and inspires other characters.
What other K-Dramas has Park Sung-hoon starred in?
Park Sung-hoon is best known for Queen Of Tears & The Glory
squid game Season 2 isn't the only major 2024 K-drama Park Sung-hoon has starred in, as the actor also had a significant role in Queen of Tears. One of the most popular K-dramas of 2024, Queen of Tears I saw Park Sung-hoon as Yoon Eun-sung – or David Yoon – who secretly wanted to take over the Queens Group empire. squid game It also wasn't Park Sung-hoon's first Netflix original K-drama, as Jeon Jae-joon, one of the bullies in the revenge K-drama The Glory.
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Park Sung-hoon's Notable Movies and TV Shows |
Paper |
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Queen of Tears (2024) |
Yoon Eun-sung/David Yoon |
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The Legacy (2024) |
Cameo |
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The Glory (2022-2023) |
Jeon Jae-joon |
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The day of the kidnapping (2023) |
Yoon Eun Seong |
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Forbidden Dream (2023) |
Lee Hyang |
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High Society (2018) |
Jason |
In early 2024, Park made a guest appearance in the Netflix film The legacya horror K-drama from the director of Train to Busan. His career also includes dramas such as No others and Memorialsas well as previous supporting roles on shows such as Three days and Don't you dare. squid game season 2 concludes a strong year for Park Sung-hoon's career after his cameo in The legacy and his role as the main villain in Queen of Tears.
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