Let the games begin.
In June 2023, returning cast members joined new actors for their first table read.
Although the characters (and their motives) are still under wraps, fans anticipation has only increased.
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It captured the imagination of viewers across the globe, who produced endless memes and TikTok parodies.
In the first season, Gi-hun wins the game… but at a cost.
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Jung-jaes breakthrough role came in 1998 with the award-winning filmAn Affairby E J-Young.
Lee Byung-hun (Hwang In-ho, a.k.a.
Lee was well-established as an international actor beforeSquid Game.
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Joe: Retaliation(2013).
Additionally, he was featured in the television showsMr.
Sunshine(2018) andOur Blues(2022).
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Ha-jun is a well-known actor who appeared withSquid Gamenewcomer Park Sung-hoon inGonjiam: Haunted Asylum(2018).
He also starred inMiss & Mrs.
In 2022, he starred as mysterious Choi Do-il on the South Korean television remake ofLittle Women.
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Last year, he starred in the moviesRoad to BostonandUnlocked.
Prior toSquid Game, she was best known for her role as Yoon Ji-su in the Netflix seriesSweet HomeandCelebrity.
Additionally, he appeared in the 2022 filmThe Distributors.
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Kang Ae-sim
Kang Ae-sim is a respected South Korean theater and musical actor.
He previously worked with costar Lee Jung-jae in the filmSvaha: The Sixth Finger(2019).
Lee Jin-uk
Lee Jin-uk starred alongside hisSquid Gamecostar Park Gyu-young in NetflixsSweet Home.
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The actor previously appeared in one of Hwang Dong-hyuks most popular movies,Miss Granny(2014).
Roh Jae-won
Roh Jae-won made his acting debut in 2021.
Hes since appeared in the 2022 filmsMissing YoonandDitto.
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Won Ji-an
Won Ji-an made a sizable debut on the Netflix seriesD.P.
She also starred in the filmA Year-End Medley(2021).
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