Overview

• T.O.P. addressed his past mistakes publicly for the first time in over a decade during Netflix’s Los Angeles event promoting Squid Game Season 3.
• He said portraying Thanos in Season 2 compelled him to face the fallout from his 2017 arrest and suspended jail sentence and spurred his personal growth.
• His casting as a drug-dependent character drew early backlash because of his 2017 conviction and 10-month suspended prison term.
• Despite controversy, his Thanos performance won over fans with its blend of violence, dark humor and emotional depth.
• Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk defended T.O.P.’s return by noting that the singer had completed his legal sentence and deserved a chance to move forward.