Article: ‘Squid Game 2’ director, “Casting Choi Seung Hyun was a decision I didn’t think through… I didn’t think it’d be so controversial”

Source: SpoTV News via Nate

[+142, -0] His image aside, just seeing TOP show up in the teaser made the drama look like some third-rate mess. His casting really wasn’t thought through at all.

[+104, -0] As a director, I don’t think you have a basic level of consideration for your viewers. It seemed like you thought the success of the first season would force people into brushing these things under the rug, but there are people like me who refuse to consume the content of criminals like him. 

[+84, -2] What’s this load of bull? I guess this director doesn’t think his crimes are that big of a deal. Why cast a criminal at all? It’s basically showing that you support this criminal. And he’s had plenty of time this whole time to think of a proper excuse for casting TOP and this was the best he could come up with? Why should viewers have to be considerate towards a criminal??

[+48, -0] It’s not just the m*rijuana scandal that he’s so hated for.. the director seems clueless

[+6, -0] I just don’t get why they wouldn’t cast anyone else. He ruined ‘Tazza’ too.

[+4, -0] It’s because of people like you who don’t “think things through” that criminals continue to commit crimes and crawl back on the screen like nothing’s wrong. For someone who calls themselves a director, you should be ashamed of yourself…

[+4, -0] If you as the director made the final decision to cast him, then you should take responsibility for that and put your trust in him until the end. Just because you don’t want to field the hate anymore doesn’t mean you get to put TOP on the chopping block instead. This director is so light in his thinking… and is probably arrogant enough to think that the lucky success of his first season was thanks to his own talents or something.

[+4, -0] The director’s probably of the thought that he’s seen other criminal actors go on to produce more successful work so he didn’t care in casting him, so please just watch it ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[+4, -0] It’s because of directors like you that celebrities continue to crawl back after committing crimes

[+2, -0] We shouldn’t allow a society where criminals are allowed to live well after committing crimes

[+2, -0] ㅎㅎ so you didn’t think it through but you think viewers will understand once we’ve watched the season?? ^^ Nah~ I won’t be watching, especially not for a criminal