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Chaos reigns supreme as TOP is introduced on Squid Game 2

The Korean rapper aims is to cause as much mayhem as possible

LiFTED | Marcus Aurelius | 1 Jan 2025


The week between Christmas and New Years is a time when people can wear pajamas all day and eat Doritos for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This year, the genius powers that be at Netflix decided to release Squid Game 2 on December 26, guaranteeing the biggest binging week in the history of the service.

[No spoilers because LiFTED hasn’t watched Squid Games 2 yet]

In the show, Player 456 sneaks back onto the island and meets up with a bunch of new characters. In the first episode, Player 230, who also calls himself Thanos, is played by Korean rapper TOP. The 37-year-old has sold more than four million records in Korea and Japan and was once a member of BigBang.

On the show [which LiFTED has NOT watched], he’s the first villain Player 230 runs into. Thanos plans to cause as much trouble and mayhem as possible for all the other contestants. He even goes as far to say that his raps could kill as many as half the people on the planet.

Check out the trailer for Squid Game 2 below.