Kang Sae-byeok
| Kang Sae-byeok | |
|---|---|
| Squid Game character | |
| First appearance | "Red Light, Green Light" (2021) |
| Last appearance | "Front Man" (2021) |
| Created by | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| Portrayed by | HoYeon Jung |
| Voiced by | Vivian Lu (English) |
| Information | |
| Occupation | Pickpocket |
| Family | Kang Cheol (younger brother) |
Search Kang Sae-byeok on Amazon.Kang Sae-byeok, also known as Player 067, is a fictional character of the South Korean survival drama television series, Squid Game. She was portrayed by South Korean actress and model, HoYeon Jung. Sae-byeok is a North Korean defector and pickpocket who entered the games to win enough money to bring her mother to South Korea, and to get her younger brother Kang Cheol out of an orphanage.[1]
Sae-byeok was Jung's first acting role. She studied for her role by practicing Hamgyŏng dialect with real North Korean defectors, watching documentaries about North Korean defectors, and learning martial arts. She also drew upon her own feelings of loneliness while modeling overseas to build the character, and wrote a daily diary from Sae-byeok's perspective.[2][3][4] Following the release of Squid Game, Sae-byeok became the show's breakout star.[5][6][7]
Character biography[edit]
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Kang Sae-byeok is a North Korean defector and pickpocket. She originally had grandparents, parents and an older brother, but an epidemic at her native village killed her grandparents and older brother. Her father was shot by the North Korean guards while fleeing the border into China and her mother was captured somewhere in China and repatriated back to North Korea, where she was imprisoned in a prison camp. At one point, Sae-byeok worked for gangster Jang Deok-su, but later went independent from him, causing animosity between the two.
Sae-byeok agrees to participate in the Squid Game to raise enough money to help reunite her family, and get her brother Kang Cheol out of the orphanage. Initially entering the game as a lone wolf, she later allies herself with Seong Gi-hun and the other people on his team. She also forms an alliance with Ji-yeong, who sacrifices herself for Sae-byeok during the Marbles game. In the Glass Bridge game, Sae-byeok made it across safely but was impaled by a piece of the exploding glass. Sae-byeok becomes one of the three finalists, alongside Gi-hun and Cho Sang-woo. Before the sixth and final game, Sae-byeok asks Gi-hun to look after her family if she doesn't make it out the game alive, and is killed by Sang-woo not long afterwards to prevent Gi-hun from ending the game just to save her life.
After winning the game following Sang-woo's suicide, Gi-hun fulfils his promise to Sae-byeok by putting Kang Cheol in the care of Sang-woo's mother.
Reception[edit]
Jung was called Squid Game's breakout star by critics.[5][6][7] For her role as Sae-byeok, Jung was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series and for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, which she was nominated for along with her costars, at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ Frey, Kaitlyn (October 7, 2021). "Squid Game's Jung Ho-yeon Just Landed Major Fashion Gigs with Louis Vuitton and Adidas". People. Archived from the original on October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Delgado, Sara (October 6, 2021). "Yes, "Squid Game" Star Hoyeon Jung Is As Cool As You Think She Is". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Moon, Kat (October 6, 2021). "Squid Game's Jung Ho-yeon on the Scene That Shook Her to Her Core". Time. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Yeo, Gladys (September 24, 2021). "'Squid Game' star Jung Ho-yeon on getting the role: "The first thing I said was, 'Why?'"". NME. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Williams, K.-Ci (October 12, 2021). "Jung Ho-yeon Says Squid Game 'Changed Me for the Better'". Vulture. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Yeo, Gladys (October 4, 2021). "'Squid Game''s Jung Ho-yeon becomes most followed South Korean actress on Instagram". NME. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 Park, Hanna (October 14, 2021). "Jung Ho-yeon of 'Squid Game' on dark twists in series, light mood on set". NBC News. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Choe, Brandon (January 12, 2022). "'Squid Game's Team Amazed By Multiple SAG Award Nominations: "Happiest Moment Since Creation"". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022. Unknown parameter
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