Squid Game star Park Sung-hoon apologises for posting cover of Japanese adult video on Instagram - CNA Lifestyle

The actor, who plays Cho Hyun-ju/Player 120 in Squid Game Season 2, claimed to have accidentally posted the cover of a Japanese adult video on Instagram on Dec 30, 2024. On Wednesday (Jan 8), Park spoke to South Korean media outlets about the incident and issued a personal apology.

South Korean actor Park Sung-hoon poses for photos during a press conference for the Netflix series "Squid Game Season 2" at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on December 9, 2024. Jung Yeon-je / AFP

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Hazeeq Sukri 09 Jan 2025 11:27AM (Updated: 05 Nov 2025 05:29PM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST South Korean actor Park Sung-hoon has received rave reviews worldwide for his portrayal of Cho Hyun-ju/Player 120 – a transgender woman who was a former military official – in the latest season of the Netflix drama Squid Game.

However, Park's victory lap has been marred by an incident on Dec 30, 2024 which saw him accidentally posting the cover of a Squid Game-based Japanese adult video on his Instagram Story. At the time, his agency BH Entertainment explained that Park had “received the image via direct message” and “accidentally posted it by mistakenly pressing the wrong button”.

Park had also issued an apology via BH Entertainment but the damage had been done. He was criticised by South Korean netizens, with some calling for his removal from future projects.