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'Squid Game' Creator Explains Why He Added a Transgender Player to Season 2: "In Korea It Is Not As Widely Accepted Yet"
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Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk opens up about adding a transgender character to season 2, citing Korea's lack of LGBTQ+ acceptance.
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- Hwang Dong-hyuk says he included a transgender character in Squid Game season 2 to reflect the LGBTQ+ community's struggles in Korea, where acceptance is still limited.
- Park Sung-soon, an openly transgender actress, will play the new transgender character, making history as the first transgender actor to have a major role in a Korean drama.
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Hwang Dong-hyuk, Park Sung-soon, Netflix, Squid Game