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Squid Game (Hangul: 오징어 게임; RR: Ojing-eo Geim) is a South Korean survival drama streaming television series created for Netflix by Hwang Dong-hyuk. The series revolves around a contest where 456 players, all of whom are in deep financial debt, risk their lives to play a series of deadly children's games for the chance to win a ₩45.6 billion[lower-alpha 1] prize. Squid Game was released worldwide on September 17, 2021, to critical acclaim and international attention.
The series features an ensemble cast including Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, HoYeon Jung, Wi Ha-joon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung.
Overview[edit]
| Character | Portrayed by |
|---|---|
| Seong Gi-hun | Lee Jung-jae |
| Cho Sang-woo | Park Hae-soo |
| Kang Sae-byeok | HoYeon Jung |
| Hwang Jun-ho | Wi Ha-joon |
| Oh Il-nam | O Yeong-su |
| Jang Deok-su | Heo Sung-tae |
| Ali Abdul | Anupam Tripathi |
| Han Mi-nyeo | Kim Joo-ryoung |
| Byeong-gi | Yoo Sung-joo |
| Ji-yeong | Lee Yoo-mi |
| Gi-hun's mother | Kim Young-ok |
| Seong Ga-yeong | Cho Ah-in |
| Gi-hun's ex-wife | Kang Mal-geum |
| Sang-woo's mother | Park Hye-jin |
| Kang Cheol | Park Si-wan |
| The Salesman | Gong Yoo |
| The Front Man / Hwang In-ho | Lee Byung-hun |
Main characters[edit]
Seong Gi-hun[edit]
| Seong Gi-hun | |
|---|---|
| Squid Game character | |
| First appearance | "Red Light, Green Light" |
| Last appearance | One Lucky Day |
| Created by | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| Portrayed by | Lee Jung-jae |
| Information | |
| Family | Seong Ga-yeong (daughter) |
Search List of Squid Game characters on Amazon.
Seong Gi-hun, also known as Player 456, is portrayed by Lee Jung-jae.[1]
Gi-hun is presented as a divorced father, who besides working as a chauffeur, continuously gambles for the purpose of earning money. Living with his diabetic mother, Gi-hun desperately tries to gain custody of his daughter, who now lives with her mother and stepdad. [2] Trying to be a custodial father, Gi-hun tries taking care of his daughter, but fails due to his lack of money, which he often lends from the bank as well as from loan sharks.[3] Due to his gambling, as well as other different factors, Gi-hun is millions of won in debt, and constantly evades paying back the money he owes to the bank and loan sharks.[4] One day after winning 100.000 won playing a game with a salesman, Gi-hun gets invited to the Squid Game, an offer he accepts in hopes of winning a large amount of money, paying back his large debts, paying his mother's hospital bills, gaining back custody of his daughter and overall securing a good life for him and his family. [5] [6] Gi-hun ultimately wins the game and receives the prize money, but is left emotionally traumatised from what he went through during the game.
Lee Jung-jae will reprise his role as Gi-hun in the second season of Squid Game. As the season is only in the conceptualization stage, not much is known about Gi-hun's involvement, but series creator Hwang stated that "he will do something for the world."[7]
Cho Sang-woo[edit]
| Cho Sang-woo | |
|---|---|
| Squid Game character | |
| First appearance | "Red Light, Green Light" |
| Last appearance | One Lucky Day |
| Created by | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| Portrayed by | Park Hae-soo |
Warning: Display title "Cho Sang-woo" overrides earlier display title "Seong Gi-hun". Search List of Squid Game characters on Amazon.
Cho Sang-woo, also known as Player 212, was portrayed by Park Hae-soo.[8]
Sang-woo is the childhood friend of Gi-hun, and studied at Seoul National University.[9] He was wanted by the police for stealing money from his clients, and racking up massive debts from bad investments, which ultimately leads to Sang-woo participating in the game. Sang-woo forms an alliance with Gi-hun and several other players, and helped them survive Tug of war.
As the games progress, he takes on a more villainous role, becoming directly responsible for the deaths of several players (including Player 199 and Player 067) in order to progress further through the games. During the final game, Sang-woo voluntarily kills himself to ensure Gi-hun wins the prize money, requesting that he helps his mother before dying.
Kang Sae-byeok[edit]
| Kang Sae-byeok | |
|---|---|
| Squid Game character | |
| First appearance | "Red Light, Green Light" |
| Last appearance | Front Man |
| Created by | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| Portrayed by | HoYeon Jung |
| Information | |
| Family | Kang Cheol (younger brother) |
Warning: Display title "Kang Sae-byeok" overrides earlier display title "Cho Sang-woo". Search List of Squid Game characters on Amazon.
Kang Sae-byeok, also known as Player 067, was portrayed by model HoYeon Jung in her acting debut.[10]
Sae-byeok is a former pickpocket and North Korean defector who entered the games to win enough money to bring her mother back to South Korea, and to get her younger brother Kang Cheol out of an orphanage. Initially entering the game as a lone wolf, she later forms alliances with Gi-hun and his team, along with fellow female player Ji-yeong.
She ultimately survives the first five games, but is killed by Sang-woo before the final game to prevent her and Gi-hun from ending the games early.
Actress Jung Ho-Hyeon was able to do a North Korean accent. This was her first acting role. [11]
Ali Abdul[edit]
Ali Abdul, also known as Player 199, is a major character in Squid Game. He was portrayed by Anupam Tripathi.[12]
Ali is a Pakistani immigrant that came to South Korea with his wife and child, and participated in the game to win the prize money for his family.[13] He saves Gi-hun's life during "Red Light, Green Light", and later forms an alliance with him and the other members of Gi-hun's team. Ali survives the first three games, and is killed during Marbles after being betrayed by Sang-woo, who replaces his pouch of marbles with a pouch of pebbles.
Oh Il-nam[edit]
Oh Il-nam, also known as Player 001, is a major character in Squid Game. He was portrayed by O Yeong-su.[14]
Il-nam is initially presented as an elderly man with a brain tumor, who prefers playing the game as opposed to waiting to die in the outside world. During the game, Il-nam formed a close alliance with Gi-hun, and survived the first four games before being seemingly killed off-screen during the Marbles game. However, a year after Gi-hun wins the game, is is revealed that Il-nam survived and that he was secretly the creator/host of the games, angering Gi-hun. Before dying, Il-nam explains his reasoning for creating the games to Gi-hun, and stated that he genuinely enjoyed playing the game with him.[15]
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- ↑ Moon Ji-yeon (March 11, 2020). "[공식] 이정재X박해수, 넷플릭스 '오징어게임' 주연 캐스팅" [[Official] Lee Jung-jae X Park Hae-soo] (in 한국어). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Naver. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Peake, Amber (25 September 2021). "Which actor plays Seong Gi-Hun in Squid Game on Netflix?". The Focus. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
Before entering the survival competition, the audience learns Gi-Hun is a divorced gambling addict who needs money to gain custody of his daughter, who is set to move to America with her mother and stepfather.
- ↑ Mutuc, Peter (21 September 2021). "Squid Game Cast & Character Guide". Screen Rant. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ Butler, Bethonie (4 October 2021). "Netflix's intensely popular 'Squid Game' is worth the hype — and much deeper than its chilling violence". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
One of the players is Seong Gi-hun (Jung-jae Lee), a divorced man who lives with his elderly mother, rarely sees his 10-year-old daughter and, thanks to a gambling problem, owes hundreds of thousands to loan sharks.
- ↑ Molina-Whyte, Lidia (7 October 2021). "Meet the cast of Squid Game: Full list of actors and characters in hit Netflix series". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
When he hears about the secret game and its substantial cash prize, he decides to take part so he can settle his debts and pay for his mother’s medical bills.
- ↑ Agrawal, Shikhar (19 September 2021). "'Squid Game' Season 1: Ending, Explained – Who was Il-nam? Why Mastermind Created The Game?". Digital Mafia Talkies. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
The well-dressed salesman invites Gi-hun to a survival game, “Squid Game,” that will earn him enough money to solve all his problems. However, he decides to enter the game when he finds out that Ga-yeong is moving to the U.S. with her mother and step-father. The Squid Game is Gi-hun’s last hope to gain financial credibility and, in turn, get his daughter’s custody.
- ↑ Egan, Toussaint (November 9, 2021). "Squid Game creator confirms season 2, return of main character Seong Gi-hun". Polygon. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ↑ Moon Ji-yeon (March 11, 2020). "[공식] 이정재X박해수, 넷플릭스 '오징어게임' 주연 캐스팅" [[Official] Lee Jung-jae X Park Hae-soo] (in 한국어). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Naver. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Squid Game: 10 Smartest Characters, Ranked". ScreenRant. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ↑ Kim Hyun-rok (June 2, 2020). "[단독]톱모델 정호연, '오징어게임' 여주인공...본격 연기 데뷔" [[Exclusive] Top model Jeong Ho-yeon, the female lead in 'Squid Game'...full-fledged acting debut] (in 한국어). SpoTV News. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Naver. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Bartlett, Nick (2021-10-18). "The 12 Best Characters In Squid Game Ranked". SlashFilm.com. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ↑ Kim Yu-jin (August 26, 2021). "'오징어 게임' 오영수·위하준→허성태·김주령, 목숨 건 '일촉즉발' 서바이벌 참가" ['Squid Game' Oh Young-soo, Wi Ha-joon → Heo Seong-tae, Kim Joo-ryung participate in the life-threatening 'one-touch' survival] (in 한국어). X-sports News. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Naver. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "'Squid Game' Cast & Character Guide: Who's Who In This Wild, Deadly Competition?". Collider. 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ↑ Kim Yu-jin (August 26, 2021). "'오징어 게임' 오영수·위하준→허성태·김주령, 목숨 건 '일촉즉발' 서바이벌 참가" ['Squid Game' Oh Young-soo, Wi Ha-joon → Heo Seong-tae, Kim Joo-ryung participate in the life-threatening 'one-touch' survival] (in 한국어). X-sports News. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Naver. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Squid Game: 10 Smartest Characters, Ranked". ScreenRant. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
