The 77-year-old is the first Korean actor to win a Golden Globe in the history of the awards.

And just like that, history has been made! ⁠O Yeong-su (<a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/culture/netflixs-squid-game-a-look-into-how-women-use-sex-to-survive">&lsquo;Squid Game&rsquo;</a>) won Best Supporting Actor at the <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/culture/why-the-2022-golden-globes-wont-be-televised-hfpa-controversy">79th Golden Globes</a> earlier today, making him the first Korean actor to ever win a Golden Globe. ⁠
Best known for this role as Oh Il-nam (otherwise known as Player 001 or The Host), the 77-year-old actor beat Billy Crudup (&lsquo;The Morning Show&rsquo;), Kieran Culkin (&lsquo;Succession&rsquo;), Mark Duplass (&lsquo;The Morning Show&rsquo;), and Brett Goldstein (&lsquo;Ted Lasso&rsquo;) to clinch the award at the private event held earlier today in Los Angeles.

In an interview with <a href="https://www.soompi.com/article/1493800wpp/squid-game-star-oh-young-soo-explains-why-hes-turned-down-all-his-commercial-offers-moves-lovelyzs-mijoo-to-tears">Soompi</a> in October last year, the actor shared how he&rsquo;s been coping with the uprise of his fame. &ldquo;So many people have been contacting me (since the release of &lsquo;Squid Game&rsquo;) and because I don&rsquo;t have a manager to help me, it&rsquo;s hard for me to handle the volume of calls and messages I&rsquo;ve been receiving. So my daughter has been helping me.&rdquo;
&ldquo;Things have changed quite a bit. Even when I go out to a cafe or somewhere like that, I now have to be aware of (how I appear to others). It&rsquo;s made me think, &lsquo;Being famous is tough, too.'&rdquo;

&lsquo;Squid Game&rsquo; earned its reputation as one of 2021&rsquo;s cult-favourite shows with its compelling story arc, dark themes, and endless plot twists. Its premise surrounded a contest where innocent children&rsquo;s games turned deadly when the fight for survival and money came into play. Since then, the show has become the most-watched series in 94 countries in Netflix history. The show, along with its lead actor, Lee Jung-Jae, were also nominated for Golden Globes this year.

O Yeong-su and Lee Jung-jae on the set of 'Squid Game'

Squid Game's O Yeong-su Makes History at the 79th Golden Globes

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