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Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes: a survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake. Stars. Lee Jung-jae. Park Hae-soo. Nandito Hidayattullah Putra.
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- 2021-09-17
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Squid Game (Korean : 오징어 게임) is a South Korean dystopian survival thriller television series created, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk for Netflix. Its cast for the first season includes Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, HoYeon Jung, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung.
- Household Debt
- Wealth Gap
- Discrimination
- Red Light, Green Light / The Mugunghwa Has Bloomed
- Honey Combs / Dalgona
- Tug of War / Juldarigi
- Marbles / Guseulchigi
- Glass Stepping Stones
- Squid Game / Ojingeo Nori
- Ddakji
The driving force behind most of the competitors in Squid Game is the debt they are in. South Korea struggles with household debt, ranking as one of the countries with the highest household debt in the world. The competitors in Squid Gameare technically given multiple opportunities to choose whether or not they want to participate, but just like in...
Towards the end of the series, it is revealed that the host of the games is an absurdly rich man who put on the games so he and other people with too much money could have some amusement. The gigantic chasm of wealth between the competitors and the people funding the games helps illustrate the heartless nature of capitalism taken to extremes. It al...
When people are put into life or death situations, self-preservation can reveal prejudices that might not otherwise be seen. The characters surrounding Gi-hun come from diverse backgrounds, and many of them are subjected to discrimination at some point. Whether it’s gender, age, ethnicity, or nationality, the games reveal an ugly side of society wh...
The subtitles on Netflix do not give a direct translation for this game, opting for a localization instead. The name of the game in South Korea translatesto “The Mugunghwa Has Bloomed,” with “mugunghwa” being South Korea’s national flower (a hibiscus). The game is essentially the same as Red Light, Green Light, but observant viewers will notice tha...
This is a childhood game unique to South Korea. The game features dalgona (also referred to as ppopgi), a South Korean sponge candy with shapes pressed into them. The thin, brittle candies were often made by street vendors who would challenge children to eat around the edges without breaking the shape in the center, sometimes rewarding them with mo...
While various forms of Tug of War exist throughout the world, the term for the game spoken by the characters in Squid Game is “Juldarigi.” In Korea, Juldarigi has its origins in folk customs and is traditionally a major part of festivals. The game provided a great chance to bring communities together through cooperation and the fact that everyone w...
Just like versions of Tug of War are played around the world, many countries have games involving marbles. In Korea, marble games are called “Guseulchigi.” As seen in Squid Game, many different variations of marbles can be played. The variation shown most dramatically in Squid Gameis Holjjang, a guessing game where players bet marbles by guessing i...
Searching for traditional origins for this game in South Korea came up short, but the Glass Stepping Stones game in Squid Game is remarkably similar to a challenge in the Japanese television show Takeshi’s Castle. The game, called “Dragon God Pond,” featured stepping stones in a shallow pond that competitors would try to run across. Like the breaka...
The final game in the series, and the game that gave the show its name, Squid Game, is indeed a real game. The Korean name for it is Ojingeo Nori, and the rules are the same as what is depicted on the show. Unlike the climactic one-on-one battle in Squid Game, the game is played with teams, but otherwise, the rules of hopping one foot until crossin...
Although not an official part of the six deadly games, the game Gi-hun plays in the train station in the first episode is called Ddakji (or Ttakji). The game is played with folded paper squares, and, like marbles, many variations were possible. The version shown in Squid Gameis called Neomgyeomeokgi. Players take turns slamming their ddakji onto th...
Nov 6, 2021 · Without further ado, here is a guide to the cast of “Squid Game” that took on player roles! Warning: minor spoilers ahead. Player 456 – Seong Gi Hun played by Lee Jung Jae
Apr 11, 2023 · Here's a guide to the Squid Game cast and what else the actors have taken part in. Netflix's explosive series is backed by a stellar cast of South Korean actors, each well-suited to play their respective characters.
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Dec 6, 2023 · We break down each round of the Squid Game, including what each game involves and what order they appear in. From 'Red Light, Green Light' to the 'Squid Game' itself, you'll find them all...
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Squid Game currently consists of one season of nine episodes at a run time of between 32 and 63 minutes (the penultimate episode is much shorter than the rest). The series was released in its entirety on all Netflix worldwide markets on September 17, 2021.
