T.O.P

ABOUT T.O.P

Former lead rapper for the hip-hop Korean boy band Big Bang . T.O.P. also forged a successful acting career. In 2013 he won a Rookie Award at the Busan International Film Festival for his work in the film Commitment.

He performed as an underground rapper, Tempo; he and his future Big Bang bandmate G Dragon became friends while they were still children.

He appeared in I Am Sam, Iris, Nineteen, 71: Into the Fire, and Alumni, which also featured actor Jo Sung-ha . He played the character Thanos in Season 2 of Squid Game .

His real name is Choi Seung-hyun.  He was extremely close to his parents and wrote a letter to his mother that was read on the show, Come to Play, in which he expressed regret for not always being a good son.

He was featured in the 2013 single "Bubble Butt," with Major Lazer , Bruno Mars , G Dragon, Tyga , and Mystic.