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.

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk recently explained why Season 2 features a character named Thanos, after the Marvel villain. Speaking to Netflix, Hwang said the name was chosen to give the character global appeal.

Hyun aka T.O.P. had a long journey of personal and professional challenges before returning to the screens. T.O.P., who made his acting comeback after nearly a decade, has enough to talk about what inspired his return from an apparent retirement.

Choi Seung-hyun talks about returning to acting after a long pause as breakout character Thanos in Squid Game season 2.

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.