Despite the controversy surrounding former BIGBANG member T.O.P’s (Choi Seunghyun/최승현) hiatus from the music industry, fans are slowly getting glimpses and pockets of appearances by the popular rapper returning to the entertainment industry very soon. Not only is he on schedule to release a solo comeback album, but T.O.P could very well be racking up awards for a successful acting career.
The ballot for Emmy nominations was announced last week on 12th June 2025 (Thursday), which included T.O.P under the “Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series” category. The star is looking to be nominated for his role as Thanos in “Squid Game” Season 2. Fellow “Squid Game” actors Lee Byunghun (이병헌) and Park Sunghoon (박성훈) were also listed under the same category, marking the show’s casting success.
Despite a trail of controversies regarding his character in the popular Netflix series, fans were swayed by T.O.P’s charming nature in “Squid Game”, which could earn him an Emmy nomination in the near future. Other notable ballot nominees in the same category include Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen (House of the Dragon), Tramell Tillman as Seth Milchick (Severance) and John Lithgow as Harold Harper (The Old Man).
Fans were clearly excited over the news, with most comments congratulating him on the nomination campaign. Fans have also pointed out that the nomination ballot could be thanks to his appearance at FYSEE LA Squid Game panel on 30th May 2025 with Twitter user @/etttorphine commenting, “That Choi Seunghyun emmy nominee campaign and I know he’s smart and will use the opportunity to hint CSH1 since he already said new music in 2025″. The fact was proven to be true following his solo comeback album spill last Friday (13th June 2025).
The Emmy nomination-round voting is now open until 23rd June 2025. As we wait for assembly members to announce the successful nomination on 15th July 2025, we wish T.O.P. and his fellow “Squid Game” cast members the best of luck!
Sources: Television Academy, Twitter
Alyssa Gabrielle contributed to this article.
