Any fan of “Squid Game” knows the more beloved the character, the greater chance they’re going to die. That certainly put a target on the back of Hyun-ju, the trans contestant who comes to be a leader ...

Park Sung-hoon is reflecting on his time playing a transgender character on Squid Game. The South Korean actor spoke exclusively to PEOPLE during the show's season 3 premiere in New York City on ...

Squid Game creator and director Hwang Dong-hyuk addresses criticism surrounding the casting of Park Sung-hoon, a cisgender male actor, as Hyun-ju, a trans woman, in season 2 of the hit Netflix series.

Though a trans character may not be out of the ordinary in Hollywood, for a K-drama as sensational as Squid Game, this was quite a bold move, especially given how conservative Korean society is.

Jung-bae is a friend of Gi-hun’s that we see briefly in Season 1 because they used to place bets and gamble together. They have been friends for years and Jung-bae is surprised to see Gi-hun in the ...

It seems Korean star Park Sung-hoon took Squid Game’s tagline “Let nothing hold you back” to heart when he opted to sign up for the current Season 2. In the hit series, Park plays a prominent ...

Park Sung-hoon says of playing trans woman Hyun-ju, aka Player 120: "I had my concerns. But I was determined to make her into a character who is not a caricature." By Jackie Strause Managing Editor, ...

Netflix‘s Squid Game Season 2 follows Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) as he returns to the deadly competition he won in Season 1. His mission is to confront the shadowy cabal of VIPs and managers who run ...

Note: The following story contains spoilers from “Squid Game” Season 3, Episode 2. Any fan of “Squid Game” knows the more beloved the character, the greater chance they’re going to die. That certainly ...

Park plays Cho Hyun-ju, a former soldier who was discharged after coming out as a trans woman, on the hit Netflix series Park Sung-hoon opened up exclusively to PEOPLE about being a cisgender actor ...