Squid Game Season 2 features a transgender player, Hyun-ju, played by Park Sung-hoon, who aims to raise awareness about gender minorities and societal issues.
Park Sung-hoon as Jeon Jae-joon in ‘The Glory’ (left) and as Player 120, Hyun-ju, in ‘ Squid Game ’ Season 2 (right). Season 2 , Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) returns to the deadly competition, determined to take down the shadowy cabal that runs the games. Alongside a fresh wave of contestants, viewers meet a new character who is capturing hearts and sparking conversation — transgender Player 120, Hyun-ju (Park Sung-hoon), a character whose height and courage immediately set her apart.
that Hyun-ju’s role was meant to shine a light on societal issues and raise awareness about marginalised groups, particularly gender minorities. “By creating a character like Hyun-ju and through her choices, her actions, and the way she carries herself in the game, I hope that that could raise awareness of these issues that we face today,” Hwang shared with He also spoke about the symbolic role of Hyun-ju, drawing parallels with Ali (Anupam Tripathi) from Season 1. “In Season 1, the representative character was Ali, a foreigner working in Korea, one of the most representative minority groups in South Korea,” Hwang said. “Today, unfortunately, in South Korean society, the gender minority is a group that is not as accepted widely. That’s why I created the character of Hyun-ju, a male-to-female transgender woman.” While the transgender community has found significant representation on international TV, casting a transgender actor in South Korea presented challenges.“In the beginning, we were thinking of casting an authentic transgender actor,” Hwang said.Ultimately, Hwang chose Park Sung-hoon for the role of Hyun-j
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