Squid Game
WARNING : SPOILERS forrader for Squid Game time of year 2 .
Several main and put up characters who in the beginning appeared inSquid Gameseason 1 return to reprise their roles in the highly anticipated time of year 2 . After becoming Netflix ’s most - watched series of all clip with its September 2021 premiere , Squid Gameseason 2premiered on the giant streaming platform on December 26 , 2024.Season 1 whiz Lee Jung - jae returns as Squid Game victor Seong Gi - hunwho is set to make the creators of the gamy - stakes survival game pay . The cast ofSquid Gameseason 2 also features the return of Wi Ha - Joon as Hwang Jun - Ho and Lee Byung - hun ’s Front Man Hwang In - ho .
9Kang Cheol
Played by Park Si-wan
Kang Cheol , Sae - byook ’s little brother , makes a abbreviated appearance inSquid Gameseason 2 , episode 2 . Gi - hun watches him from the other side of the street as he arrives home , which confirms that San - woo ’s mother has been looking after him stick with the events ofSquid Gameseason 1.Cheol calls San - woo ’s mother " grandma " inSquid Gameseason 2 , which show that the two role have been able to fill up a void in the other ’s life history .
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Because Gi - hun asked San - woo ’s mom to look after Cheol following Sae - byook ’s destruction in Squid Game season 1 , Gi - hun fulfil his promise to her that he would wait out for him . San - woo ironically vote down Sae - byook inSquid Gameseason 1 , which neither Cheol or San - woo ’s mother is aware of . Cheol ’s parent remain in North Korea and had nobody to look after him conform to Sae - byook ’s death . He has a very minor role inSquid Gameseason 2 but is included to substantiate thatGi - hun kept his promise to Sae - byook .
8Sang-woo’s Mother
Played by Park Hye-jin
Sang - woo ’s mother , play by Park Hye - jin , returns concisely inSquid Gameseason 2 . Gi - hun used to ask her about Song - woo ’s whereabouts at his fish market back in time of year 1 . After Song - woo ’s expiry , he was able to convince her to take in Cheol and be his guardian , since he would otherwise be an orphan . Although Sang - woo ’s female parent is feature in a number of scenes inSquid Gameseason 1 , she isonly depicted in the fit that re-introduce Cheol ’s theatrical role in season 2 , sequence 2 .
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7Kim Sang-hyuk
Played by Lee Dong-yong
Chief Kim , who was introduced as the police top dog inSquid Gameseason 1 , returns at the beginning ofSquid Gameseason 2 . He sees Jun - ho giving out traffic ticket and attempt to convince him over lunch to issue forth back to " real " police body of work as a detective . Chief Kim has a minor but memorable role in both seasons ofSquid Gamebut is not imply in the Squid Game at all , even though Gi - hun go to him for help to no avail in time of year 1 .
Not much is roll in the hay about Chief Kim in either time of year ofSquid Gamebesides the fact that he ’s a serious police officeholder who does n’t believe in the Squid Game . He tries to facilitate Jun - ho get restore as a detective early on inSquid Gameseason 2but that design ends up recoil . Overall , Chief Kim is n’t a very authoritative character in the series but he is one of the few character who come along in both seasons 1 and 2 .
6North Korean Defector Shelter Employee
Played by Choi Jae-sup
Officially credited as " North Korean Defector Shelter Employee " , this character played by Choi Jae - sup also appears in bothSquid Gameseason 1 and season 2 . In both seasons , the character isa married couple broker who works at an means hollo " Northern Women , Southern Men . “As a defector of North Korea himself , he get to serve female North Korean defectors find South Korean human race .
The role also does other general tasks for North Korean defector and helps get defector ’s relatives out of the country . Viewers may remember him from season 1 when Sae - byook throw coffee in his cheek in time of year 1 , episode 2 . after inSquid Gameseason 2 , installment 2,Gi - Kraut visits him to fit in on Sae - byook ’s mama , who is still in North Korea and has been diagnosed with tuberculosis . Gi - hun is driven to get Sae - byook ’s mom to South Korea as art of his promise that he would look after her family .
5Jung-bae (Player 390)
Played by Lee Seo-hwan
AlthoughJung - bae was unnamed in season 1 , he was find in the first two episode of season 1as Gi - hun ’s gambling buddy and near friend . InSquid Gameseason 2 , the case is throw a name and also becomes a contestant , Player 390 , in the latest edition of the Squid Game . Since he is in the secret plan with Gi - hun , he becomes one of the big characters in the 2d season of Squid Game .
Jung - bae remains Gi - hun ’s most firm friend inSquid Gameseason 2 . He is also revealed to have been a former Marine and is not just a degenerate gambler as season 1 may have suggested . Pretty much wherever Gi - hun goes inSquid Gameseason 2 , Jung - bae is right by his side , which proves that he truest him more than anyone else in the game .
4The Salesman
Played by Gong Yoo
The Salesman ( play by Gong Yoo ) is the recruiter in the gray wooing who ab initio invited Gi - hun and hundreds of others to the Squid Game in time of year 1 . He is give the same labor in time of year 2 and challenge random hoi polloi who seem to be in financially disadvantageous situations to agame of ddakji , which involves a red and a drab envelope . The Salesman is not given a stately name but is Gi - hun ’s best chance at pick up where the Squid Game is hold .
The Salesman ’s recruiting process is give more of an in - depth face inSquid Gameseason 2 after Woo - seok and Mr. Kim ultimately tail him down play ddakji in a subway place . They follow him through a park in broad daylight as he makes a point to dozens of masses about choosing between a guarantee ( food for thought ) and a dream ( lottery ticket).Gi - hun is in the end able to confront him and overcome him in a biz of Russian Roulette , which opens the door to speak with the Front Man .
3Hwang Jun-ho
Played by Wi Ha-joon
Jun - ho is one of the main characters fromSquid Gameseason 1 who returns in season 2.After the actual cliffhanger ending of season 1 , it was uncertain whether Jun - ho was still aliveafter his brother , the Front Man In - ho , pip him in the shoulder . Jun - ho then fell into the sea where he was rescue by a sailor boy named Captain Park . Although Jun - ho has pick up the verity about his brother ’s disappearance and his part in the Squid Game , Jun - ho is driven to help Gi - hun take it down .
Wi Ha - joon ’s characterbeginsSquid Gameseason 2 as a dealings copper before he encounters Gi - hun and eventually joins in on his exploit . Jin - ho had successfully gone undercover as a pinkish precaution inSquid Gameseason 1but remains on the boat with Captain Park , Woo - seok , and a chemical group of mercenary that Gi - hun rent to storm the island where the Squid Game was held . Jun - ho trust Captain Park to facilitate him locate the correct island and save Gi - hun but they run into complication along the agency .
2The Front Man / Hwang In-ho
Played by Lee Byung-hun
The Front Man returns after revealing his true identity to his untested sidekick , Jun - ho , in theSquid Gameseason 1 finale . This sentence around , In - ho becomes mesmerized by Gi - hun ’s determination to take down the Squid Gameand wants to get to know him on a personal level , which is why he masks himself as Player 001 in the Squid Game . unbeknown to anyone but the audience and the Squid Game stave , Lee Byung - hun ’s characterpretends to be one of the contestant heroic for money .
AlthoughIn - ho seems to form a real bail bond with Gi - hun , he still wo n’t allow for him to demolish the Squid Gameand accept matters into his own deal at the last second . Gi - hun has yet to fully become aware of Player 001 ’s honest identicalness and betrayal even at the end of season 2 , which is sure to set up an interesting dynamical go intoSquid Gameseason 3 . It ’s unclear exactly what In - ho wants from Gi - hun but there ’s a unspoilt chance that he will seek to win over him to bring together the " dark side . "
1Seong Gi-Hun
Played by Lee Jung-jae
The main character and breakout asterisk ofSquid Gameseason 1 returns for season 2 . Even thoughGi - hun has already escape the Squid Game and make headway nearly $ 46 billion South Korean won , he still chooses to go back deep down in a bluff attempt to take down the Squid Game from the inside out . Thinking he will be traverse and will lead Jun - ho to the individual island where the Squid Game is held , Gi - hun take on a hero role in season 2 but to his surprisal , not all the contestants like to follow him .
Gi - hun is fueled by a moral opinion that people will do the right thing , which was the point of his hospital scene with Oh - il Nam at the end ofSquid Gameseason 1 . Gi - hun refuse to believe that the absolute majority of Squid Game participant will want to extend with the secret plan if he can discourage them after Red Light Green Light and convince them to vote to end them . Gi - hun ’s impression is proven ill-timed several times throughoutSquid Gameseason 2 as he find himself stuck in his Player 456 role once again .
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Squid Game is a South Korean series release in 2021 about financially struggling individuals who are call for to participate in a serial publication of baby ’s games . The contention offer a lucrative prize but come with perilous issue , as the players soon give away the lethal stake involve in each round .
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Squid Game is a South Korean series released in 2021 about financially struggling individuals who are invited to participate in a series of children’s games. The competition offers a lucrative prize but comes with perilous consequences, as the players soon discover the lethal stakes involved in each round.