Is there a conspiracy to disparage TOP for its performance on Squid Games?
Fans are starting to question the overwhelming amount of negative articles on the topic SUPERIORhe is acting Squid game season 2, as most of the articles were published almost immediately after the episodes were released on Netflix.
TOP Actor From ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Earns Fierce Reviewshttps://t.co/i5IFhJARaJ
— Koreaboo (@Koreaboo) December 27, 2024
Koreaboo, along with other English media companies, also used the same sources for translated articles and shared reviews with English fans. However, fans were quick to point out that these articles were only published 1 – 5 minutes after the episodes aired.
He doesn’t even show up until episode 3. It’s three hours into the show. You posted this at 5pm. The MINUTE has been released.
These paid articles to defame him are so damn annoying.
TOP is praised worldwide for his performance! https://t.co/qHS9rD8cjM
— AXHXO 🍀 (@axhxo1) December 26, 2024
Fans began to question whether or not the reviewers had watched the episodes or all the scenes with T.O.P before jumping to conclusions about his acting skills.
It’s so funny that they posted this at 5:01. ONE MINUTE AFTER EXIT.
So you watched it again WITHOUT seeing everything. LMAOOO https://t.co/jC5XmWHz3V
— April 💫✨ (@puTOPinamo) December 26, 2024
Meanwhile, fan reviews online seemed to be the opposite. While some fans criticized his acting, many others praised him and what he brought to season two.
Can we talk about TOP’s English? I laughed so hard it’s so damn funny I love it SM AHHHH
Here’s a compilation I found on TikTok- please, I need to see actor Choi Seunghyun act in more dramas-🥹🫰🏼TOP IN THE GAME AGAIN#ChoiSeunghyunForSquidGame #TEAMTHANOS #SquidGame2 pic.twitter.com/d4QPUnLAif
— ΛΙΝΑ♡ (@KingJiyongx) December 27, 2024
Thanos was so annoying and strangely funny at the same time. TOP did an amazing job portraying the character 👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/GHvkuCDoIR
— KLIFE (@8KLIFE) December 27, 2024
While there may not be some grand conspiracy against TOP, it seems suspicious that so many articles were published about its poor performance immediately after Netflix released all the episodes. Korean journalists could have been given an advance copy of the film, but that’s unlikely.
