Actor Park Sung-hoon speaks during a press conference for the second season of Netflix’s “Squid Game” (2021-) held in Jung District in central Seoul on December 9. (YONHAP)

“Squid Game” actor Park Sung-hoon apologized for “mistakenly” uploading a pornographic image parodying the series to his Instagram Story on Monday, his agency said on his behalf.

The actor uploaded a cover photo of a Japanese porn video on his Instagram story that supposedly looked like a parody of Squid Game. He immediately deleted the post. However, the post reached many of his followers and sparked much criticism, especially as the country begins its seven days of national mourning following the tragic Jeju Air crash the previous day.

“Actor Park accidentally posted the picture he received in a direct message by accidentally pressing the wrong button,” his agency BH Entertainment said on behalf of the actor. “The actor himself was also very shocked (at what happened).”

“He is deeply sorry for making such a mistake under these circumstances and promises to be particularly careful to ensure that something like this does not happen again,” the agency said.

Park debuted in 2008 and appeared in various projects, including the SBS drama “Roots of the Throne” (2015-16) and the horror film “Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum” (2018).

He gained further popularity through the Netflix series “The Glory” (2022–23), in which he took on the role of Jeon jae-jun. He recently appeared in the latest season of the Netflix series Squid Game, playing a transgender woman named Hyun-ju.

BY KIM JI-YE ((email protected))