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Nov 27, 2023 · Another season of the dystopian, but eerily believable, series is headed to Netflix eventually, but in the meantime we have Squid Game: The Challenge, a reality series based around the...
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This is why we were super curious to get to know the real people standing behind these powerfully portrayed personas. Bright Side did some digging to bring you the people hiding behind some of your favorite characters.
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- Favour - Player 002. Favour (aka Player 002) is a 22-year-old theatre and movie actor from Spain. In his official Netflix profile, Favour believes that befriending others could be the key to winning it all.
- Bee - Player 018. Working as a games industry professional could be an advantage for 28-year-old Bee in Squid Game: The Challenge. After suffering from depression when she was a kid, Bee worked hard to gain a successful career.
- Jess “Figgy” Figueroa - Player 033. Jess, also known as Figgy, is a 30-year-old science teacher from Tennessee. Figgy wants to build alliances with other contestants by telling them that she can serve as a "safe space" for her fellow cast members.
- Jada - Player 097. As a marketing coordinator from New Jersey, 24-year-old Jada is ready to change her life by winning Squid Game: The Challenge. Given that she only has one kidney, Jada wants to donate part of her prize to kidney donor assistance centers.
Nov 23, 2023 · While Squid Game: The Challenge is not inherently fake, as confirmed by its executive producers, there are some fake elements. But that is pretty par for the course when it comes to reality-based fare.
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- Lee Byung-Hun, Lee Jung-Jae, Wi Ha-Jun
- Seong Gi-Hun – Lee Jung-Jae
- Cho Sang-Woo – Park Hae-Soo
- Kang Sae-Byeok – Hoyeon Jung
- OH Il-Nam – OH Young-Soo
- Abdul Ali – Anupam Tripathi
- Hwang Jun-Ho – WI Ha-Joon
- Han Mi-Nyeo – Kim Joo-Ryung
- Jang Deok-Su – Heo Sung-Tae
- Ji-Yeong – Lee Yoo-Mi
Our fav character, Gi-hun, is played by Lee Jung-Jae. Lee Jung-jae is a South Korean actor and model. He started his career as a model, before going into TV. In real life, Jung-jae is 48-years-old and has a Master’s degree in Theatre and Film. He also studied interior design and is known for launching a chain of upscale Italian restaurants in Seoul...
Sang-woo is played by South Korean actor, Park Hae-soo. In real life he is 39-years-old and has one child – he announced he had welcomed his first son just last week. He’s been married to his wife since 2019. Hae-soo appears in the Korean adaptation of Money Heist. He too has only just launched an Instagram account, which seems to be a trend among ...
Ok, you need to get to know HoYeon Jung, who plays Sae-byeok in Squid Game. In real life, Squid Game is the first major acting role for HoYeon, and she’s actually a very successful model with millions of Instagram followers. She is 27-years-old, born in 1994 in Seoul, South Korea. She has two siblings, and was revealed to be dating actor Lee Dong H...
https://www.instagram.com/p/CUmjXi9MzsI/ Oh Young-soo is 76 in real life and is one of our favourite Squid Game cast members, playing the old man, Il-nam. His acting roles include playing a monk, a lot. He played a monk in A Little Monk and in Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring. He doesn’t have any social media accounts, but there are a lot o...
Ugh, Ali. The man we all shed so many tears over. He is played by Anupam Tripathi, an Indian actor who has appeared in various South Korean television series and films. In real life he is 32 and from New Delhi. He began training in singing and acting in 2006 before moving to South Korea in 2010 to attend Korea National University of Arts. He starte...
Wi Ha-joon joins the Squid Game cast as the police officer, Hwang Jun-ho. In real life, Ha-joon is a 30-year-old South Korean actor and model. To be honest, he has no business being this fit. Wow. Just look. Incredible. He has 7million Instagram followers and his posts should come with a caution: hot contents warning. His handle is @wi__wi__wi.
Mi-nyeo is played by South Korean actress, Kim Joo-ryung. The 45-year-old has been in Korean dramas Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny and When My Love Blooms. She has 1.3million followers on Instagram, and is clearly friends with the actor who plays Ali in Squid Game, posting a photo of them together captioned “my bro prince of India” – I am here fo...
Everyone’s favourite Squid Game tough guy is played by Heo Sung-tae, who is surprisingly wholesome (and not as scary) in real life. He’s a 44-year-old South Korean actor with over 60 film and television credits. On his Instagram, where he has 1.5million followers, he shares loads of selfies with his fellow cast members, and pictures with his cat. N...
Lee Yoo-mi is a South Korean actress and she plays Ji-yeong in Squid Game on Netflix. She has had roles in 365: Repeat of the Year, Hostage: Missing Celebrity and Doctor John after her TV debut in 2010. In real life, Lee Yoo-mi is 27 and has 5.5million Instagram followers. She shares loads of photoshoot snaps and behind the scenes pictures with the...
Nov 22, 2023 · But what about the criticism from some Squid Game fans - who are mostly waiting for the second season of the drama confirmed last year - that a real life version flies in the face of show's...
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Oct 13, 2021 · The stepping stones game was terrifying to film in real life Despite the drop being just over a metre in real life, Jung Ho-yeon said that filming the game was "actually terrifying."
