Squid Game Season 2 standout Park Sung-hoon has exited The Tyrant’s Chef, the forthcoming tvN K-drama, after stirring up controversy for posting a pornographic photo to social media. In December, Park shared to a personal online account a sexually explicit graphic parodying Squid Game.

Actor Park Sung-hoon, 39, who played the transgender character Hyun-ju in 'Squid Game' Season 2, has apologized after facing backlash for sharing an explicit parody image related to the drama.

Park Sung Hoon is no longer reportedly considered to join the cast of the time-slip Korean drama with YoonA after figuring in a controversial issue involving the uploading of explicit content on social media.

Park Sung-Hoon exited The Tyrant's Chef in the wake of the recent controversy after he "mistakenly" uploaded an explicit AV parody of his recent Netflix hit Squid Game 2 on Instagram on December 30. Though he later apologised and owned up his blunder,

Squid Game” season two is the continuation of the dystopian series, which tells the story of financially-burdened players who fight to the death by competing in children’s games. Set three

Park Sung Hoon's since-deleted NSFW Instagram post has expanded the pool of Squid Game controversies that began surging even before the sequel's Dec premiere.

Squid Game star Park Sung-hoon has said he didn’t want his trans character to be a caricature. Park plays Hyun-ju, also known as Player 120, in the second season of the survival thriller series. His casting led fans to question why the role of a trans woman was given to a cis male.