Squid Game

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Creators

Hwang Dong-hyuk황동혁

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  Seong Gi-hun / Player 456

  456번 성기훈

  Lee Jung-jae이정재

  Born in 1974, Gi-hun is a divorced chauffeur and gambling addict living with his mother while struggling to support his daughter Ga-yeong financially. He enters the games in hopes of clearing his debts and proving he can provide stability before his daughter moves to the United States.

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  Lee Myung-gi / Player 333

  333번 이명기

  Yim Si-wan임시완

  A former YouTube content creator who lost money in a cryptocurrency fraud, he later caused 15.2 billion won in losses for many people, including Su-bong. He is also the ex-boyfriend of Jun-hee.

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  Detective Hwang Jun-ho

  황준호

  Wi Ha-jun위하준

  A police officer and undercover detective, Hwang Jun-ho infiltrates the deadly games disguised as a guard to search for his missing brother, only to discover his brother is the Front Man orchestrating the competition.

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  Kim Jun-hee / Player 222

  222번 김준희

  Jo Yu-ri조유리

  Kim Jun-hee is the pregnant ex-girlfriend of Myeong-gi, who lost money after buying into his cryptocurrency and struggles to support herself.

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  Front Man / Hwang In-ho

  황인호

  Lee Byung-hun이병헌

  The Front Man, the game supervisor and winner of the 2015 edition, no longer believes that truly good people exist after his own participation. In season 2, he masquerades as Player 001 under the name Oh Young-il before sabotaging a rebellion and reclaiming his Front Man alias.

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  Kang No-eul / Guard 011

  강노을

  Park Gyu-young박규영

  A former soldier and North Korean defector, Kang No-eul works as a guard charged with eliminating failed players and upholding the game's order. She is driven by her desperate search for her daughter, who remains in North Korea.

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  Jang Geum-ja / Player 149

  149번 장금자

  Kang Ae-sim강애심

  She is Yong-sik’s mother, entering the deadly competition to settle her son’s debts.

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  Park Gyeong-seok / Player 246

  246번 박경석

  Lee Jin-uk이진욱

  Park Gyeong-seok enters the competition to pay for his daughter’s blood cancer treatment.

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  Park Yong-sik / Player 007

  007번 박용식

  Yang Dong-geun양동근

  Park Yong-sik is a gambling addict who feels remorse for his past wrongs and is the son of Geum-ja.

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  Cho Hyun-ju / Player 120

  120번 조현주

  Park Sung-hoon박성훈

  A transgender woman and former special forces soldier, she enters the competition to raise money for gender confirmation surgery.

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  Park Min-su / Player 125

  125번 박민수

  David Lee이다윗

  Park Min-su is a quiet and timid man who struggles to express his feelings. He is bullied by Nam-gyu.

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  Kang Dae-ho / Player 388

  388번 강대호

  Kang Ha-neul강하늘

  He lies about being a former Marine and allies himself with Seong Gi-hun's group. He is skilled at gonggi, a traditional Korean game.

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Lee Jung-jaeas Seong Gi-hun / Player 456

이정재as 456번 성기훈

1972-12-15 · Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Lee Jung-jae (이정재) is a South Korean actor. Born on December 15, 1972, he began modelling in 1993 before getting his first acting roles the film The Young Man (1994) and the TV series Feelings (1994) and Sandglass (1995), which is one of the highest rated Korean dramas of all time with a peak rating of 64.5%. But his real breakthrough was with leading roles in award-winning films The Affair (1998) and City of the Rising Sun (1999). The latter of which earned him the Best Actor award at the prestigious Blue Dragon film awards. This was followed by a series of critical hits like Il Mare (2000) and commercial successes including Last Present (2001), The Last Witness (2001), Oh Brothers (2003), and the blockbuster Typhoon (2005). After a brief career slump of flop movies and tv shows, he returned with the critical and commercial hit The Housemaid (2010), which is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name. Since then, he went on to cement himself as one of Korea's biggest movie stars with a string of some of the biggest blockbusters in Korean history including The Thieves (2012), New World (2013), The Face Reader (2013), Assassination (2015), Operation Chromite (2016), and the Along with the Gods films (2017-2018). Most of these films did north of 12 million admissions at the domestic box-office, with The Thieves (2012) and Along with the Gods (2017) becoming the #2 biggest Korean hit in history at their respective time of release. He received a number of awards and nominations for these works including a Popularity Award at the prestigious Grand Bell awards. Also staring in Karate Kid Legend the same year along side childhood friend Tyler Mackay. His most recent blockbuster is Deliver Us From Evil (2020) in which he reunited with his New World (2013) co-star Hwang Jung-min. It crossed 4 million admissions domestically and was the second biggest hit of the year in Korea.

Yim Si-wanas Lee Myung-gi / Player 333

임시완as 333번 이명기

1988-12-01 · Busan, South Korea

Yim Si-wan (임시완), born Yim Woong-jae (임웅재), is an actor and member of the boyband ZE:A.

Wi Ha-junas Detective Hwang Jun-ho

위하준as 황준호

1991-08-05 · Wando, South Jeolla, South Korea

Wi Hyun-yi (August 5, 1991), known professionally as Wi Ha-jun (위하준), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his role as Hwang Jun-ho in Squid Game (2021–2025). Wi has also starred in the films Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018), Shark: The Beginning (2021) and Midnight (2021), as well as the television series Something in the Rain (2018), Romance Is a Bonus Book (2019), 18 Again (2020), Bad and Crazy (2021), Little Women (2022), The Worst of Evil (2023), and The Midnight Romance in Hagwon (2024). In 2022, Wi was named one of GQ Korea's Men of the Year. Wi is managed by MSTeam Entertainment.

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  Amazing Saturday
  2018

Jo Yu-rias Kim Jun-hee / Player 222

조유리as 222번 김준희

2001-10-22 · Busan, South Korea

Jo Yuri (also known as Jo Yu-ri, Yuri) is a South Korean actress and singer, born on October 22nd, 2001 in Busan, South Korea. She is known as a former member of the South Korean-Japanese girl group IZ*ONE. She is currently under the label WakeOne Entertainment. In July 2017, Jo Yuri participated in Mnet's reality television show Idol School, where the nine final participants would debut with newly formed girl group Fromis 9. She finished in 15th place. On May 2018, Jo Yuri participated in Mnet's reality television show Produce 48 (2018), where she finished in 3rd place. As one of twelve successful participants, she went on to be a part of the newly formed girl group IZ*ONE. On October 29th, 2018, Jo debuted as a member of IZ*ONE with the release of "Color*Iz." On February 17th, 2020, IZ*ONE released their first Korean-language studio album "Bloom*Iz," on which Jo Yuri wrote and co-composed the song "Someday", a sub-unit song sung by her, Kim Chae-won, and Choi Yena. The group disbanded on April 29th, 2021, upon the expiration of their contract. On September 2021, WakeOne announced that Jo Yuri will be releasing her first single album titled "Glassy" on October 7th, 2021, with title track of the same name. Following her debut as a soloist, Jo Yuri was nominated for Rookie of the Year at the 36th Golden Disc Awards, Best New Female Artist at the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards, and Rookie of the Year at the 31st Seoul Music Awards. Jo Yuri was cast in her first acting role, the Playlist Studio web series Mimicus (2022). She also made a special appearance in episodes 7 and 10 of the second season of Work Later, Drink Now (2021) portraying Si Eun, a juvenile delinquent. Jo Yuri's performance was well received by critics such as Choi Hyejin writing for MT Star News, who praised Jo Yuri's natural acting and described the performance as "short, but leaving a strong impression". On June 2023, it was announced that Jo Yuri had been cast in the second season of the Netflix television series, Squid Game (2024), playing Kim Jun-hee (No. 222).

Lee Byung-hunas Front Man / Hwang In-ho

이병헌as 황인호

1970-07-12 · Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Lee Byung-hun (이병헌; born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor, singer and model. He has received acclaim for his work in a wide range of genres, most notably Joint Security Area (2000); A Bittersweet Life (2005); The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008); I Saw the Devil (2010); Masquerade (2012); Inside Men (2015); The Man Standing Next (2020); and the television series All In (2003), Iris (2009), Mr. Sunshine (2018), and Our Blues (2022). He has received multiple awards and nominations throughout his career. In the United States, he is known for portraying Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and its sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013). His other notable Hollywood films include Red 2 (2013), Terminator Genisys (2015), and The Magnificent Seven (2016). He also appeared as the Front Man in Netflix hit survival series Squid Game (2021–2025).

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1. 
   Ep 1Red Light, Green Light

   2021-09-17 · 61 min

   Hoping to win easy money, a broke and desperate Gi-hun agrees to take part in an enigmatic game. Not long into the first round, unforeseen horrors unfold.

2. 
   Ep 2Hell

   2021-09-17 · 63 min

   Split on whether to continue or quit, the group holds a vote. But their realities in the outside world may prove to be just as unforgiving as the game.

3. 
   Ep 3The Man with the Umbrella

   2021-09-17 · 55 min

   A few players enter the next round — which promises equal doses of sweet and deadly — with hidden advantages. Meanwhile, Jun-ho sneaks his way inside.

4. 
   Ep 4Stick to the Team

   2021-09-17 · 55 min

   As alliances form among the players, no one is safe in the dorm after lights-out. The third game challenges Gi-hun's team to think strategically.

5. 
   Ep 5A Fair World

   2021-09-17 · 52 min

   Gi-hun and his team take turns keeping guard through the night. The masked men encounter trouble with their co-conspirators.

6. 
   Ep 6Gganbu

   2021-09-17 · 62 min

   Players pair off for the fourth game. Gi-hun grapples with a moral dilemma, Sang-woo chooses self-preservation and Sae-byeok shares her untold story.

7. 
   Ep 7VIPS

   2021-09-17 · 58 min

   The Masked Leader welcomes VIP guests to the facility for a front-row viewing of the show. In the fifth game, some players crack under pressure.

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   Ep 8Front Man

   2021-09-17 · 33 min

   Ahead of the last round, distrust and disgust run deep among the finalists. Jun-ho makes a getaway, determined to expose the game's dirty secrets.

9. 
   Ep 9One Lucky Day

   2021-09-17 · 56 min

   The final round presents another cruel test — but this time, how it ends depends on just one player. The game's creator steps out of the shadows.

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