Lee Jung-jae, best friend, did you put in the casting of 'Squid Game 2'... Agency "It's not true"

Actor Lee Jung-jae denied the suspicion that he was involved in the casting of TOP (real name Choi Seung-hyun) in the Netflix series 'Squid Game 2'.

On the 29th, Lee Jung-jae's agency, Artist Company, told Ten Asia, "Actor Lee Jung-jae was not involved in the casting of 'Squid Game 2'."

On the other hand, on this day, a media outlet raised suspicion that Lee Jung-jae, who has a close relationship with TOP, breathed his breath into TOP's casting for 'Squid Game 2', causing a stir.

◆ Below is the full text of Artist Company's position

We would like to express our position regarding the reports regarding actor Lee Jung-jae's casting in 'Squid Game 2'.

Some reports that actor Lee Jung-jae was involved in the casting of 'Squid Game 2' are not true.

The casting of a work is the responsibility of the director and the production company. In particular, actor Lee Jeong-jae knows more than anyone that due to the great interest in 'Squid Game 2', many actors work hard to appear in and are decided through audition.

Therefore, we would like to reiterate that it is not true that actor Lee Jung-jae was involved in the casting of 'Squid Game 2'.

Reporter Kim Se-ah, Ten Asia haesmik@tenasia.co.kr