'Squid Game 2' criticized for lack of female characters in cast list reveal

Article: "Where are the actresses?" 'Squid Game 2' casting criticized

Source: No Cut News via Naver

[+1,164, -94] Where are the grandpas? Isn't this elder discrimination? Or the teens? Where's the representation for teen's rights? And the foreigners? This is racist. Are there going to be dogs on the show? We live in a generation where pets are considered family. And goldfish?

[+297, -15] 'The Roundup' has shown that the secret to hitting daebak is leaving out useless romance plot points

[+214, -14] I'm sure they'll figure it out, it's none of our business

[+130, -24] Not this again. Aren't there a lot of movies that are actress-centric too?

[+37, -0] It'll have them if they're needed, I'm tired of all this outrage and arguing...

[+21, -1] Where are the cats? This is really wrong of the drama producers to not include them

[+14, -0] Well maybe the plot didn't call for anymore -_-

[+11, -2] Never in my life have I seen a series criticized for not having actresses... ㅎㅎㅎㅎ what about animals? Will there be airplanes in the show? Cars...? Why isn't my favorite actor in this? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 

[+10, -1] Does male or female matter in creating a work like this?

[+8, -1] It's either needed for the plot or not. There's no reason for the show to go out of its way to create female characters if they're not needed.

[+7, -0] There weren't any famous female stars in the first season either. They all got famous after the fact~~

[+6, -0] Well, maybe they weren't needed for the plot? Why is this problematic? Is there some requirement for dramas to have equal representation of male and female characters? There are a ton of dramas with even up to 8 female leads, no?

[+5, -0] Why isn't there a Black actor? A Joseon person? A defector? A white person? Someone Latin? Why are there only Koreans on this show? Is this show being racist?? I'm so disappointed

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'Squid Game 2' unveils star-studded lineup

Article: 'Squid Game 2' unveils itself... Im Si Wan, Kang Ha Neul, Yang Dong Geun, and Park Sung Joon join the cast

Source: Digital Daily via Naver

[+129, -15] Do people not know how famous Yang Dong Geun was back then... Any movie or drama that he was a lead in was a must-watch back then. He has an excellent ability of pulling off any character he's given ㅜ and I trust that he can do it this time again!! I can't wait, I can't wait

[+75, -4] I enjoyed the first season so much, I really can't wait for the next. I support everyone!

[+51, -2] I'm excited but I don't know that it can ever live up to the first. I hope that these expectations don't turn into disappointments.

[+37, -1] The first season was so successful that the next one is going to at least hit mid-tier at minimum. I'll be watching out of curiosity and I hope they write a strong storyline to keep it going. If the second season is successful, it will be remembered throught the history of Netflix.

[+32, -8] I'm so exicted for Siwan

[+17, -2] I'll have to watch for Yang Dong Geun. I really love his style of acting. I still haven't gotten over 'Ruler of Your Own World' ㅜㅜ

[+8, -0] Yang Dong Geun~ one of my personal favorites. So excited to finally see him in something again ^^ I hope he gets a lot of screentime

[+3, -0] Okay, well, the line-up is definitely star-studded with people who have proven their acting chops, so

[+3, -2] Wow, okay.. this line-up is going to make me subscribe to Netflix again

[+2, -1] An entire cast of names people trust to watch

[+1, -0] These are all trustworthy actors, so now we just need a script to live up to the hype

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[+5,000] They really put together a line-up of actors who can pull off both good and evil... this is daebak

[+4,400] I hope they keep Jun Jae Joon's personality as is and transfer it straight to 'Squid Game.' He's going to have some crazy lines, I already know. 

[+3,900] The line-up is so goosebump-inducingly good, it almost feels like a scam...

[+3,300] Wow... they got together such great actors... the casting is so crazy...

[+2,300] Sung Gi Hoon dragged the first season by the collar while Lee Byung Hun added tension to the plot, and I think season two is just going to be complete chaos with this line-up because not one of them are known for being the reserved types, they're all suspicious to me ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ the line-up is insane

[+2,500] Im Siwan is really becoming a big star...

[+2,000] Damn, they really got together all of the acting gods of their generation... I can't wait...

[+1,300] I can already imagine Park Sung Hoon being the crazy villain ㅋㅋㅋ this is a must watch ㅎㅎㅎ

[+159] The cast has gotten so diverse compared to the first season, I'm already excited to see what they will put out. I wonder if Im Siwan will play another villain like Jang Deok Soo. 

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Im Siwan possibly cast in 'Squid Game 2'

Article: Im Siwan cast in 'Squid Game 2' as a lead alongside Lee Jung Jae and Lee Byung Hun

Source: Insight via Instagram

[+51] When I first heard the casting news... I thought, "Ah! Siwan got it!"... He's become an actor whose name you look forward to because his works are so acknowledged! He takes great care with his acting so fighting!! 👏👏

[+29] I found him to be spectacular in the movie 'The Attorney' and the drama 'Hell Is Other People,' now it seems he's about to hit peak with 'Squid Game 2'

[+26] Daebak... for some reason, I feel like he's going to be goose bump-inducingly good ㅠㅠㅠ this is going to be so good ㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜ

[+14] I've always held a bias towards idol actors but I always knew he was going to make it big when I saw him on 'Misaeng'... He's always shown improvement in his talent with every new work he's taken on since.

[+15] I feel like he needs to ease up on the actor disease, though. He's become so completely different compared to his ZE:A days, like he's purposely putting on a serious guy act to prove himself as an actor;;

[+3] He's a great actor so... I'm looking forward to it 🙂

[+3] Im Siwan is a must watch

[+2] I can't wait ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[+-] Will he be playing another psycho role?

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