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Squid Game Episode Guide
Episodes 001–009
Last episode aired Friday September 17, 2021
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Contents Season 1 1 1 Red Light, Green Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Hell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 The Man with the Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4 Stick to the Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5 A Fair World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6 Gganbu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7 VIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 8 Front Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 9 One Lucky Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Actor Appearances 23
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Season One
Squid Game Episode Guide
Red Light, Green Light
Season 1
Episode Number: 1
Season Episode: 1
Originally aired: Friday September 17, 2021
Writer: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Show Stars: Lee Jung-jae (Seong Gi-hun), Park Hae-soo (Cho Sang-woo), Oh Yeong-
su (Oh Il-Nam), Jung Hoyeon (Kang Sae-byeok), Wi Ha-Joon (Hwang
Jun-Ho), Heo Sung-tae (Jang Deok-Soo), Kim Young-ok (Seong Gi-
Hun’s mother), Anupam Tripathi (Ali)
Guest Stars: Lee Byung-hun (Front man), Greg Chun (Gi-Hun (voice)), Nathan Yi
(Young Gi-Hun (voice)), Stephen Fu (Sang-Woo (voice)), Paul Nakauchi
(Deok-Su (voice)), Reagan To (Ga-Yeong (voice)), Hideo Kimura (Il-Nam
(voice)), Lee Shorten (Yeong Uk (voice)), Halley Kim (Mi-Ok (voice)),
Tom Choi (Frontman (voice)), Yoon Don-Sun (No Sang-Hun), Jo a
In (Seong Ga-Yeong), Park Ji-Hoon (No. 250), Wie Ji-Yeon (Teller Ha
Sun-Young), Adonis Johnston (CGI Wolf), Mal-Geum Kang (Seong Ga-
Yeong’s mother), Lim Ki-Hong (Jung Min-Tae), Pub-lae Kim (Loan
Shark), Seo-Hwan Lee (Seong Gi-Hun’s friend), Hye-jin Park (Cho
Sang-Woo’s mother), Park Si-Won (Cho Sang-Woo (child)), Park Sun-a
(Kim Mi-Ok), Hong Woo-jin (Oh Yeong-Uk), Kim Yeon-Ung (Seong Gi-
Hun (child)), Seung-Hoon Yoon (Park Ju-Un)
Summary: 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, unfore-
seen horrors unfold.
The episode begins with an introduction
to just what squid game actually is. This
happens to be an old childhood game,
with kids divided into two teams — that
of defence and attack. In order to win, the
attackers must touch a small closed-off
spot. However, if the defenders push you
outside the closed off game area, you die.
Metaphorically, of course.
This forms the basis of what we’ll be
working with here, as we jump forward
in time. Gi-Hun is a down-on-his-luck
guy with a serious gambling problem. His
Mother is broke and Gi-Hun scrounges what funds he can and ends up betting on the horses.
It’s risky but seems to work given he wins four and a half million won. Unfortunately Gi-Hun
owes a hell of lot more to loan-sharks (160 million won to be precise) and in the ensuing chase,
loses all the cash he’s just gained to a pickpocket. As a result, he’s forced to sign a contract
to these loan-sharks, confirming he’ll pay up or lose a kidney. He even signs it with a bloody
fingerprint too.
Given it’s his daughter Ga-Yeong’s birthday, Gi-Hun tries to win her something from a claw
machine. And the prize he wins her? A lighter in the shame of a gun. Tensions are high between
Gi-Hun and Ga-Yeong’s Mum, as she berates Gi-Hun bringing the girl back late, despite only
being 10 minutes past their allotted time.
In the morning, Gi-Hun is approached by a wealthy salesman carrying a briefcase. He wants
to play a game. For every round of ddakji Gi-Hun wins, he’ll gain 100,000 won. If he loses? He’ll
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have to give up that same amount of money. And the game does not go to plan. In fact, every
time Gi-Hun loses, he receives a swift slap to the face for his troubles — a worthy substitute for
plunging further into debt.
This is all a test though, encouraging Gi-Hun to move onto bigger and better games. Gi-Hun’s
life is a mess and on top of money owed to loan sharks, he also owes 250 million to the banks.
Handing over a business card, the strange man walks away after telling Gi-Hun there’s only a
few places left.
Gi-Hun is riding a high over his win but things take a depressing turn when he heads home.
It turns out Ga-Yeong is going to the US with her family. However, if Gi-Hun can show that he’s
financially dependable he may be able to stop that. And that is incentive enough for Gi-Hun to
enter the games.
After being knocked out with sleeping gas, Gi-Hun awakens to find himself in a strange room,
monitored by numerous people wearing red hooded jackets. There are 456 contestants in total,
and all of them are inside this strange room.
A fight soon breaks out between contestants 101 and 67, with the former accusing the girl of
being a North Korean spy. Gi-Hun jumps in though and manages to stop things escalating... but
not for long.
The doors open, revealing these strange hooded figures in numbers. They explain that the
group will be there for six days, competing across six different games. There’s a lot of money on
the line and it seems that every single person in this room is in massive debt, just like Gi-Hun.
The actual amount of money is still being kept under-wraps but it does feel like it’s going to be a
lot.
Each player signs a consent form and has their picture taken, ready to ascend up the colourful
staircases to where the game room is. This happens to be a large open area where the players are
forced to stand behind a white line. A strange man in a black mask oversees everything, known
simply as The Front Man, who watches all of this transpire across numerous monitors.
The first game is "Red light, green light." With a giant robotic girl standing on the other side
of the large field and snipers at the ready, gunshots echo across the playing field for anyone who
can’t keep up. Basically the contestants need to get from point A to point B during green light.
When it’s red light though, if anyone moves then they’re eliminated. (ie: shot dead)
As numerous gunshots echo across the playing field, contestants are eliminated as they try
to run away.
With time running out, Gi-Hun is saved by another contestant whom we later learn is called
Ali. He, Sang-Woo and Gi-Hun all make it over the line with less than a second left. Those left on
the field once that timer ends though are shot dead.
With the game over, the roof suddenly covers the entire field as the camera pans out. These
guys are on an island and it seems there’s no escape. Oh no...
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Hell
Season 1
Episode Number: 2
Season Episode: 2
Originally aired: Friday September 17, 2021
Writer: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Show Stars: Lee Jung-jae (Seong Gi-hun), Park Hae-soo (Cho Sang-woo), Oh Yeong-
su (Oh Il-Nam), Jung Hoyeon (Kang Sae-byeok), Wi Ha-Joon (Hwang
Jun-Ho), Heo Sung-tae (Jang Deok-Soo), Kim Young-ok (Seong Gi-
Hun’s mother), Anupam Tripathi (Ali)
Guest Stars: Greg Chun (Gi-Hun (voice)), Stephen Fu (Sang-Woo (voice)), Paul
Nakauchi (Deok-Su (voice)), Donald Chang (Jun-Ho (voice)), Stephanie
Komure (Mi-Nyeo (voice)), Hideo Kimura (Il-Nam (voice)), Nathan Yi
(Cheol (voice)), Raymond Lee (Sang-Hun (voice)), Eugene Young (Min-
Tae (voice)), Reagan To (Ga-Yeong (voice)), Lee Byung-hun (Front man),
Jae-Sup Choi (North Korean defector shelter employee), Won Choon-
Gyu (No. 066), Yoon Don-Sun (No Sang-Hun), Pyo Dong-Jun (Seong
Ga-Yeong’s brother), Lee Dong-yong (Kim Sang-Hyuk), Song Hyung-
soo (Doctor), Jo a In (Seong Ga-Yeong), Kim Joo-Ryung (Han Mi-Nyeo),
Hyun-Sook Jun (Fish Shop Customer), Park Jung-Eon (No. 073), Mal-
Geum Kang (Seong Ga-Yeong’s mother), Lim Ki-Hong (Jung Min-Tae),
Kye-sun Kim (Dormitory Owner), Min-sik Kim (Kim Jin-Woo), Seo-ha
Kim (Factory Owner), Choong-goo Lee (Gang Member), Seo-Hwan Lee
(Seong Gi-Hun’s friend), Yang Mal-bok (No. 453), Hye-jin Park (Cho
Sang-Woo’s mother), Si-wan Park (Kang Cheol), Min Tae-Yul (No. 271),
Gong Yoo (The Salesman), Seung-Hoon Yoon (Park Ju-Un), Kim Young-
Sun (Seong Gi-Hun’s friend’s wife)
Summary: 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.
The episode begins right off the back of
the first game. During the lull between
games, Gi-Hun thanks Sang-Woo and the
other contestant who helped him during
the game. This is short-lived though as
the staff arrive in the big dormitory.
Only 201 people have survived the
first round. Sang-Woo decides to organize
a coup though and tries to get the play-
ers to vote in a majority to stop the games
completely and head home. Before they
vote, the prize money is counted up.
With 100 million won per contestant,
there’s 25.5 billion won up for grabs already. If they all quit, this money will be divided up to the
deceased but the living will go home with nothing.
The vote comes down to the wire, with Player 001 casting the deciding vote. Well, he chooses
not to keep playing, ending the process completely. Half the room is ecstatic; the other not
so much. Just before they’re dumped back into their old lives, the group learn there could be
another opportunity in the near future if they change their minds.
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Sang-Woo, the orchestrator for this coo, finds himself back in the same humdrum life from
before. Text messages are relentless, reminding him he owes a lot of money (6 billion won to be
precise.) Despite his struggles, he still helps out a fellow contestant in the games who shows
up. This is Ali, who we’ll speak about a bit more in a minute. Before that, Sang-Woo happens to
have an arrest warrant out for him and unfortunately when his mother finds out, it completely
crushes her.
Ali however, is being screwed over by his boss. The man refuses to give him the money he’s
owed and it eventually leads to a skirmish between the pair. One thing leads to another and Ali’s
boss has his hand crushed. When he drops a wad of cash, Ali scoops it up and runs. Back home
he speaks to his wife, handing over the money and telling her to pack up and leave.
Meanwhile, Gi-Hun heads to the police but his incredulous story draws concerns over his
mental wellbeing. The number on the business card even connects through to a random woman
who seems to be unconnected with the games. It seems these contestants are on their own.
Gi-Hun is soon rushed to the hospital though, with his Mother in a bad way. She’s diabetic
and could even have her feet amputated too. However, she knows they’re struggling for money
and limps out the front door without being seen to. This tough cookie refuses to land Gi-Hun in
even more debt and walks off. As she does, our protagonist promises to get her all the money she
needs.
As fate would have it, Gi-Hun runs into Player 1 again. The pair share dried ramen and soju
outside a shop, with the latter deciding he’s going to re-enter the games after all.
Meanwhile, Deok-Soo (Player 101 and the mob boss from the games) is actually just a middle
man. There are bigger bosses after him, which sees the man decide to turn back toward the
games as a way out. Only, he intends to be ready this time. With tens of billions of won, he wants
to blindside hose in charge, stealing all the cash for himself.
One officer who does believe Gi-Hun’s story from the station is Joon-Ho. He has his own
reasons for getting involved, stemming from his brother who also received a business card and is
assumed to be missing. He wants Gi-Hun’s help but the man refuses to do so. However, Gi-Hun
does receive a business card of his own when he shows up back home.
As the episode comes to a close, all of our main characters prepare to be part of the games
once more, willingly entering the cars and allowing themselves to be drugged. Only, Joon-Ho
happens to be watching and he tails them in his own car. Interestingly, 67 also comes prepared,
only pretending to be knocked out from the gas.
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The Man with the Umbrella
Season 1
Episode Number: 3
Season Episode: 3
Originally aired: Friday September 17, 2021
Writer: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Show Stars: Lee Jung-jae (Seong Gi-hun), Park Hae-soo (Cho Sang-woo), Oh Yeong-
su (Oh Il-Nam), Jung Hoyeon (Kang Sae-byeok), Wi Ha-Joon (Hwang
Jun-Ho), Heo Sung-tae (Jang Deok-Soo), Kim Young-ok (Seong Gi-
Hun’s mother), Anupam Tripathi (Ali)
Guest Stars: Kim Joo-Ryung (Han Mi-Nyeo), Yu Seong-Ju (Byeong-Ki), Brian Kim
(Byeong-Gi (voice)), Raymond Lee (Sang-Hun (voice)), Eugene Young
(Min-Tae (voice)), Lee Shorten (Yeong Uk (voice)), Greg Chun (Gi-
Hun (voice)), Stephen Fu (Sang-Woo (voice)), Paul Nakauchi (Deok-Su
(voice)), Hideo Kimura (Il-Nam (voice)), Donald Chang (Jun-Ho (voice)),
Stephanie Komure (Mi-Nyeo (voice)), Tom Choi (Frontman (voice)), Lee
Byung-hun (Front man), Yoon Don-Sun (No Sang-Hun), Kim Dong-
Won (No. 303), Kwak Ja-hyoung (No. 278), Lee Jung-Jun (Guard),
Halley Kim (Mi-Ok (voice)), Park Si-Won (Cho Sang-Woo (child)), Kim
Yeon-Ung (Seong Gi-Hun (child)), Gong Yoo (The Salesman), Seung-
Hoon Yoon (Park Ju-Un)
Summary: 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.
The episode begins with Joon-ho follow-
ing the cars down to Moojin Port. He
watches as all these identical cars pre-
pare to board a ferry to the island.
Instead of calling for backup or tak-
ing pictures though, Joon-Ho messages
the chief, telling him he’ll be late, and
stows away inside one of the cars. After
knocking out a guard and stealing his
outfit, Joon-Ho blends in with the others,
dumping the body out at sea with his own
ID.
There are a lot of staff working on this
island, and they silently work to strip down each candidate before placing them in the dormitory.
They take their belongings and wait for the men and women to wake up.
In fact, 187 people have decided to come back. Gi-Hun is among them of course and immedi-
ately decides to form a faction with Sang-Woo, Ali and Player 1. Speaking of factions, Deok-Soo
follows suit and begins to form a group of his own.
With the contestants all fed, the staff return to their quarters. Only, it’s pretty much a prison
for them too, unable to remove their masks and being watched 24/7. And who are they being
watched by? More staff. It seems there’s a hierarchy among all these staff members, with different
symbols on their masks to reinforce this.
When the next game begins, four different doors sporting a symbol on stand before them. A
triangle, circle, umbrella and star. Each shape is representing the game they’re playing, which is
called Sugar Honeycomb.
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It turns out those shapes are etched into a chunk of honeycomb and each contestant needs
to remove the shape without snapping or breaking it. If they do, they’re shot dead. Sang-Woo has
an inkling over what this game is, thanks to overhearing 67’s conversation the night before. Now,
she snuck into the vents and noticed the staff cooking up something sweet that smelt like burnt
sugar. While talking about it that night, Sang-Woo caught the tail-end of her conversation.
Given the games being played, and some flashbacks from Sang-Woo, he had an idea that
sugar honeycomb could be the game being played. Anyway, he decides against telling Gi-Hun
who chooses the hardest shape — an umbrella. Sang-Woo chooses the easiest which is a triangle.
As the 10 minute time limit start, Sang-Woo, Ali and Player 67 all pass pretty easily. One by
one the players start to pass but among those in attendance is a sneaky little player called 111.
He has a distinct advantage over everyone else given he has someone on the inside, helping to
pass each game. He’s been receives notes smuggled in food, with the first hidden inside a bread
roll.
With the time whittling away, and some players gaining a distinct advantage over others
thanks to clues and a lighter, Gi-Hun figures out that licking the shape can help to thin it out
and make it easier to cut the honeycomb.
It’s ingenious in truth and one that sees many other players notice and follow suit. Gi-Hun
and Player 1 both pass right at the death. With the rest of the contestants killed, one man steps
up and holds a staff member at gunpoint.
Unwilling to kill the kid after forcing his mask off, he turns the gun on himself and fires. Only,
The Front Man arrives and kills the unmasked staff member; a reminder that they cannot give
away their identities to anyone.
Just before Joon-Ho helps with the cleanup duties, he grabs the boy’s mask from the ground
to blend in with the authorities.
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Stick to the Team
Season 1
Episode Number: 4
Season Episode: 4
Originally aired: Friday September 17, 2021
Writer: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Show Stars: Lee Jung-jae (Seong Gi-hun), Park Hae-soo (Cho Sang-woo), Oh Yeong-
su (Oh Il-Nam), Jung Hoyeon (Kang Sae-byeok), Wi Ha-Joon (Hwang
Jun-Ho), Heo Sung-tae (Jang Deok-Soo), Kim Young-ok (Seong Gi-
Hun’s mother), Anupam Tripathi (Ali)
Guest Stars: Kim Joo-Ryung (Han Mi-Nyeo), Yu Seong-Ju (Byeong-Ki), Lee Yoo-
mi (Ji-Yeong), Brian Kim (Byeong-Gi (voice)), Yuuki Luna (Ji-Yeong
(voice)), Greg Chun (Gi-Hun (voice)), Stephen Fu (Sang-Woo (voice)),
Paul Nakauchi (Deok-Su (voice)), Hideo Kimura (Il-Nam (voice)), Don-
ald Chang (Jun-Ho (voice)), Stephanie Komure (Mi-Nyeo (voice)), Tom
Choi (Frontman (voice)), Lee Byung-hun (Front man), Kim Dong-Hyun
(No. 196), Kim Dong-Won (No. 303), Kim Hee-Seo (No. 198), Edward
Hong (Player 244 (voice)), Kwak Ja-hyoung (No. 278), Lee Ji-Ha (No.
069’s wife), Christian Lagahit (No. 276), Kim Si-Hyun (No. 244), Min
Tae-Yul (No. 271), Woo Yeong-Taek (No. 194), Gong Yoo (The Sales-
man), Yoon Young-Kyun (No. 040), Kim Yun-Tae (No. 069)
Summary: 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 strategi-
cally.
The episode begins with Player 111 be-
ing led away from the others to a hid-
den area. Accompanied by one of the staff
members, he’s taken down a back pas-
sage to a secret chamber. Another deletes
the CCTV footage.
Back in the dormitory, Gi-Hun starts
to suspect Sang-Woo isn’t being wholly
truthful about the whole honeycomb gig,
although he keeps his concerns to him-
self for now.
More pressing than that though is
Deok-Soo, who decides to break the rules
and ends up eating a second helping of their lowly egg and water meal. That leaves five contes-
tants to go hungry. And the staff? They just stand silently and watch as Deok-Soo beats the man
to death. The only thing that changes is the chiptune chime, as this deceased player is removed
and more money is added to the prize-fund.
Now, these bodies are taken down to the infirmary where Joon-Ho happens to be located. He
takes the square mask for himself, which basically makes him a supervisor now.
111 definitely has inside knowledge and continues to work with the clean-up crew for a shad-
owy mission of their owwn. Through his informants inside, 111 learns that the reduced rations
were all part of the game, intending to turn the players on each other and "weed out the weak-
lings."
Inside 111’s egg is another message, although he gobbles it down before we can see what’s on
it. The jist of it though stems from the next game, which 111 is given brief hints about. He’s told
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to stick with the strongest team — and that falls to Deok-Soo’s gang. As one may expect, 111
teams up with Deok-Soo, and even tells him what the next game will be to sweeten the deal.
During lights out, all hell breaks loose. The tension built up early on spills into Deok-Soo
and his gang going after the other contestants with broken glass and knives. The lights flicker
relentlessly as the others try to survive their onslaught. Gi-Hun goes straight after Player 1,
hoping the old man is okay. He’s not in his bed though and as the group scramble to find him.
While they do, bodies begin to mosaic the floor.
Player 67 joins Gi-Hun’s group while a stand-off eventually leads to Player 1 standing atop
the beds and pleading with them all to stop, given he’s scared. The Front Man watches all of this
take place and eventually calls on the guards to rush in and end this. Given they’re all waiting
by the door, it seems like the staff knew this would transpire in this way.
In the aftermath of this, we finally get to learn who everyone is. Player 67 is actually called
Sae-Byeok while Player 1 is clearly shook up and suffering from dementia. He can’t remember
his own name.
Meanwhile, Joon-ho realizes that the man coughing next door to him is actually coughing in
morse code. Joon-Ho writes down the dashes and dots, and seems to interpret it as "Number 29"
— which is the exact room he’s occupying. He doesn’t get long to try and decipher this further,
given the third game is about to begin.
This is a team game, with contestants dividing themselves up into groups of 10. They have a
10 minute time limit and 111 — well-aware of what the next game is already — urges Deok-Soo
to bring more men into the group. Ji-Hun adopts the same tactic, pushing Player 212 (whose
real name is Han Mi-Nyeo) away after hooking up with her in private. Well, she winds up joining
Gi-Hun’s group in the end, much to 111’s despair.
With the time up, our different groups enter another room where they learn that their big task
is actually Tug-Of War. Oh no...
Of course, this reinforces why Sang-Woo wanted to bring more men into the group, given the
need for upper-body strength. Teams are divided up into two different towers, suspended high
above the floor. Those who fall do so to their doom.
Unfortunately Team 4 are drawn with Team 5... which is made up entirely of men. Ominous
music picks up as our two different groups take their place on the suspended platforms. As fate
would have it, Player 1 is actually very good at this, dishing out some sound advice over the best
way to play.
It’s incredibly tense and as Sang-Woo takes charge, telling them to move forward 3 spaces,
the episode comes to an agonizing close.
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A Fair World
Season 1
Episode Number: 5
Season Episode: 5
Originally aired: Friday September 17, 2021
Writer: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Show Stars: Lee Jung-jae (Seong Gi-hun), Park Hae-soo (Cho Sang-woo), Oh Yeong-
su (Oh Il-Nam), Jung Hoyeon (Kang Sae-byeok), Wi Ha-Joon (Hwang
Jun-Ho), Heo Sung-tae (Jang Deok-Soo), Kim Young-ok (Seong Gi-
Hun’s mother), Anupam Tripathi (Ali)
Guest Stars: Greg Chun (Gi-Hun (voice)), Stephen Fu (Sang-Woo (voice)), Paul
Nakauchi (Deok-Su (voice)), Hideo Kimura (Il-Nam (voice)), Lee Yoo-
mi (Ji-Yeong), Donald Chang (Jun-Ho (voice)), Stephanie Komure (Mi-
Nyeo (voice)), Tom Choi (Frontman (voice)), Yuuki Luna (Ji-Yeong
(voice)), Brian Kim (Byeong-Gi (voice)), Lee Byung-hun (Front man),
Moon Byung-Joo (No. 021), Kim Dong-Hyun (No. 196), Heo Dong-
won (Guard 28), Kim Dong-Won (No. 303), Edward Hong (Player 244
(voice)), Kwak Ja-hyoung (No. 278), Kim Joo-Ryung (Han Mi-nyeo),
Moon Jung-Dae (No. 151), Christian Lagahit (No. 276), Sang-hee Lee
(No. 017), Yu Seong-Ju (Byeong-Ki), Kim Si-Hyun (No. 244), Woo
Yeong-Taek (No. 194), Gong Yoo (The Salesman), Yoon Young-Kyun
(No. 040), Yeong-geol Yun (Surgery Room Guard)
Summary: Gi-hun and his team take turns keeping guard through the night. The
masked men encounter trouble with their co-conspirators.
The episode wastes absolutely no time
picking up right where we left off from
before. Team 4 step forward, catching
the group off-balance and leaving Gi-Hun
dangling precariously off the edge. The
move works and Team 5 find themselves
slipping, Team 4 come out as victors.
While the dysfunctional group head
back to their dormitory, the workers con-
tinue to deceive the Front Man and the
others in charge. After marking one of the
caskets with a bloody cross last time out,
the body is dropped before hitting the in-
cinerator. This drops to a secret chamber where the body is seen to by two defected workers —
numbers 28 and 29. Now, given Joon-Ho has taken over Number 29’s room, he’s thrust into this
role.
Back in the dorm, Gi-Hun’s group set up a barricade not willing to take any chances given
the attack before. They’re not going to see another massacre, and Gi-Hun even has some choice
words for Deok-Soo too. He warns him against getting complacent, pointing out that the thugs
he’s with aren’t exactly trustworthy. As they say, there’s no honour among thieves.
Now, Player 111, our doctor, has a deal with the corrupt workers in the games. With the CCTV
footage deleted, he’s being used to help the corrupt workers ferry organs out of these dead bodies
and onto a boat bound for the mainland. In exchange, the Doctor is told what the next games
will be and given a distinct advantage. It’s a win/win situation — if they can remain undetected,
that is.
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The organs are bagged and handed over to staff members Number 28 and Number 29. Now,
29 is actually Joon-Ho in disguise of course, and he does a relatively good job blending in.
In their absence, 111 starts to lose his trust in the remaining guards, especially when they
refuse to disclose details about the next game. He charges out the room and makes his way
through the winding hallways to thee familiar playground, ascending through numerous doors
and clearly being spotted on a whole number of different cameras.
Up above ground, the Front Man arrives and shoots the unmasked worker dead as 111
watches on in shock. Their arrangement has come to an abrupt end and it spells bad news
for 111 too. The Doctor is shot dead too, reminded that these games are supposed to be fair.
Meanwhile, down in the basement Joon-Ho’s identity is revealed to staff member 28. Joon-Ho
believes these men are responsible for what happened to his brother but 28 remains adamant
that they’re not. However, he does reveal the location of a list with all the different people operated
on, including a girl whom he and his buddies each took turns raping before taking her organs.
Disgusted, Joon-Ho shoots the man in the head.
It doesn’t take long for the Front Man to realize Joon-Ho is not one of them and alarm bells
wail overhead as a search gets underway. With precious little time remaining, Joon-ho sneaks
into the record room and digs through the files. Labelled as Squid Archives, he begins sifting
through each player’s files and finds their medical records and details about their life.
Hiding inside one of the drawers is a familiar black box with pink ribbon. This holds a list
of all the winners, dating back all the way to 1990! Anyway, one player immediately catches his
attention — Player 132, Hwang In-Ho. Checking the 2015 file, he realizes that this rings true and
his brother was very much a part of these games.
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Gganbu
Season 1
Episode Number: 6
Season Episode: 6
Originally aired: Friday September 17, 2021
Writer: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Show Stars: Lee Jung-jae (Seong Gi-hun), Park Hae-soo (Cho Sang-woo), Oh Yeong-
su (Oh Il-Nam), Jung Hoyeon (Kang Sae-byeok), Wi Ha-Joon (Hwang
Jun-Ho), Heo Sung-tae (Jang Deok-Soo), Kim Young-ok (Seong Gi-
Hun’s mother), Anupam Tripathi (Ali)
Guest Stars: Greg Chun (Gi-Hun (voice)), Stephen Fu (Sang-Woo (voice)), Paul
Nakauchi (Deok-Su (voice)), Hideo Kimura (Il-Nam (voice)), Lee Yoo-mi
(Ji-Yeong), Rama Vallury (Ali (voice)), Donald Chang (Jun-Ho (voice)),
Stephanie Komure (Mi-Nyeo (voice)), Tom Choi (Frontman (voice)),
Brian Kim (Byeong-Gi (voice)), Lee Byung-hun (Front man), Moon
Byung-Joo (No. 021), Ko Byung-Taek (No. 407), Kim Dong-Hyun (No.
196), Kim Dong-Won (No. 303), Lee Doo-Seok (No. 062), Edward Hong
(Player 244 (voice)), Jang Hyun-Jin (No. 083), Kwak Ja-hyoung (No.
278), Lee Ji-Ha (No. 069’s wife), Kim Joo-Ryung (Han Mi-nyeo), Moon
Jung-Dae (No. 151), Lim Ki-Hong (Jung Min-Tae), Halley Kim (Mi-Ok
(voice)), Christian Lagahit (No. 276), Sang-hee Lee (No. 017), Yuuki
Luna (Ji-Yeong (voice)), Yang Mal-bok (No. 453), Yu Seong-Ju (Byeong-
Ki), Kim Si-Hyun (No. 244), Jung Woo-Hyuk (No. 096), Gong Yoo (The
Salesman), Hwang Youn-Hee (No. 308), Yoon Young-Kyun (No. 040),
Kim Yun-Tae (No. 069)
Summary: 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.
The episode begins with the next game
beginning, despite Joon-Ho still on the
prowl. Gi-Hun helps out Player 1, wrap-
ping a hooded jumper across his mid rift
to hide his wet patches. The poor man is
clearly frightened but thus far has done a
pretty good job hiding it.
However, that fear comes back in big
waves as the Doctor and the corrupt
guards are shown hung in the stairwell
for the remaining players to see. This is
a warning that those trying to gain an
unfair advantage will be punished — and
boy do the players get the message.
Meanwhile, Joon-Ho snaps photos of all the evidence in the archives. A phone call brings the
Front Man back — and Joon-Ho into hiding — as he speaks English to whoever it is on the other
line. They confirm that the next game will begin as scheduled. Taking a deep breath, he prepares
to oversee what’s to come next.
Well, the next game sees players split into pairs. Whenever two players agree to team up they
must shake hands to seal the deal. Mi-Nyeo is a wildcard here, with Sang-Woo and Gi-Hun both
reluctant to take her on. In fact, everyone is and by and the end of this 10 minute time limit,
she’s left kicking and screaming as guards take her away.
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Sang-Woo and Ali decide to team together, leaving Gi-Hun to team up with Player 1 instead.
As they make their way to the designated area, each team are given bags with 10 marbles inside.
The winner of this round is the player who manages to take all the marbles from the other. They
have 30 minutes to do this — but that’s easier said than done. Everyone has teamed up with
people they trust so this exercise is incredibly painful for all involved.
While everyone gets to work playing a series of different games, Player 001 refuses to indulge
in this and decides he’s going to try and find his house instead, given this area is designed to
look exactly like his old neighbourhood. He wants to find his old house.
Gi-Hun pleads with him to play, shouting at the elderly man and holding him tightly. Eventu-
ally they agree to play odd and even, although Player 001 is pretty nonchalant about the whole
affair.
Deok-Soo’s "minion" almost beats his boss, turning and antagonizing him right at the cusp of
victory. Thanks to the staff though, Deok-Soo is allowed to choose a different game which saves
him.
At the same time, Sae-Byeok opens up about more of her past to Ji-Yeong (the player with a
nose stud) including how she run-away from North Korea. She wants the prize money so she can
bring her whole family together and head across to Jeju Island.
Eventually the pair play, with the winner decided by who throws the marble closest to the
wall. Ji-Yeong though sacrifices herself for Sae-Byeok, in a beautiful gesture as she admits she
has nothing else to live for.
Meanwhile, Sang-Woo and Ali play and eventually decide to team up and go after other teams.
Sang-Woo encourages Ali to hand over his marbles, switching it for a whole bag of rocks. He
double-crosses the poor man and leaves him with nothing but a bullet to the brain.
As the time runs out, gunshots echo across the area. Gi-Hun loses his patience with the old
man, leading to the pair talking outside Player 1’s old house. Or at least a mock-up of it anyway.
Player 1 decides to give up in the end, with the pair hugging as a final gesture.
Just before he goes, Player 1 confirms his name is Il-Nam. Gi-Hun walks away with all the
marbles, tears rolling down his cheeks, as the gunshot that sounds as he walks out breaking a
million hearts watching this show.
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VIPS
Season 1
Episode Number: 7
Season Episode: 7
Originally aired: Friday September 17, 2021
Writer: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Show Stars: Lee Jung-jae (Seong Gi-hun), Park Hae-soo (Cho Sang-woo), Oh Yeong-
su (Oh Il-Nam), Jung Hoyeon (Kang Sae-byeok), Wi Ha-Joon (Hwang
Jun-Ho), Heo Sung-tae (Jang Deok-Soo), Kim Young-ok (Seong Gi-
Hun’s mother), Anupam Tripathi (Ali)
Guest Stars: Greg Chun (Gi-Hun (voice)), Stephen Fu (Sang-Woo (voice)), Paul
Nakauchi (Deok-Su (voice)), Daniel C Kennedy (VIP 2), John D.
Michaels (VIP 1), Donald Chang (Jun-Ho (voice)), Stephanie Komure
(Mi-Nyeo (voice)), Tom Choi (Frontman (voice)), Raymond Lee (Sang-
Hun (voice)), Eugene Young (Min-Tae (voice)), Lee Byung-hun (Front
man), Moon Byung-Joo (No. 021), Ko Byung-Taek (No. 407), Lee Doo-
Seok (No. 062), Edward Hong (Player 244 (voice)), Kim Joo-Ryung (Han
Mi-nyeo), Moon Jung-Dae (No. 151), Lim Ki-Hong (Jung Min-Tae), Hal-
ley Kim (Mi-Ok (voice)), Sang-hee Lee (No. 017), Yang Mal-bok (No.
453), Kim Si-Hyun (No. 244), Jung Woo-Hyuk (No. 096), Gong Yoo
(The Salesman), Hwang Youn-Hee (No. 308), Kim Yun-Tae (No. 069)
Summary: 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.
The episode begins right off the back
of that devastating end to the previous
episode. The clean-up crew begin taking
out the deceased as the Front Man learns
the intruder (Joon-Ho) is still on the
loose. Well, there’s more pressing matters
to deal with given VIP investors are en-
route to the facility.
As the survivors trudge back to the
dormitories they learn that Mi-Nyeo has
survived too. She was simply taken back
to the dorm to wait for the next round.
Going into the fifth round though there’s
17 players left, for a grand total of 43.9 billion won.
The Front Man senses that the intruder is in his office, figuring out that the phone receiver
was put back the wrong way round. Now, Joon-Ho happens to be waiting in the basement but
thankfully the Front Man receives a message from his subordinates before he can find the officer.
A body has been found on the Northern shore of the island. It’s the dead body of the staff
member from before but Joon-Ho’s police ID seems to be enough to convince the Front Man that
he’s the intruder.
The VIP guests arrive, complete with masks, and are invited in to the building. The Host has
"urgent business" to attend to so it falls to the Front Man to greet them. They’re clearly here to
make some sort of investment but before that, want to see how the games operate — and to bet
on them.
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Joon-Ho happens to be in the vents and he listens to all of this transpire. Given everyone here
wears a mask, it makes Joon-ho’s job easier to skip around and pose as different workers. And
that’s exactly what he does when he takes the mask and outfit for one of the VIP caterers.
Player 69 hangs himself just before the start of the fifth game, following the death of his
partner in the previous round. This evens everything up going into this next challenge. The VIP
guests get settled in while the remaining players prepare for the penultimate game.
First up, each player is told to choose a mannequin and put on the corresponding vest they’re
wearing. Now, these numbers actually correspond to the order these guys will be playing. Player
96 decides to go first, leaving Gi-Hun to reluctantly pick vest 16 meaning he will go last.
With the order decided, now it falls to the actual game itself. This game is called glass stepping
stones. There’s tempered glass and normal glass, with each player told to hop forward to figure
out which is the right one. As one may expect, normal glass will just break under the weight of
one person while tempered will hold you up. Basically this is one big leap of faith.
There’s a 15 minute time-limit as well, and that goes for all of the players to cross in that time
period. It doesn’t take long for 96 to fall to his doom.
The others soon step across the glass, taking it in turns to jump from left to right. With time
running out, each player begins to grow impatient, pushing the one in front. The religious player
starts this trend, and soon it follows all the way down the line. Well, that is, until Deok-Soo ends
up at the front.
He refuses to take a step forward, demanding the others behind him go ahead. Well, that is
until he comes face to face with none other than Mi-Nyeo. She sacrifices herself, taking Deok-Soo
with her as the pair fall to their doom below.
Inside the VIP room, Joon-Ho is put in an uncompromising position with the VIP guest. He
wants Joon-Ho to unmask but he he refuses to do so, knowing he’ll die if he does. Instead,
Joon-Ho encourages the sleazy old man to take him somewhere private.
With the man stripped down, Joon-Ho holds a gun up to him and starts recording, demanding
to know everything about the games. The Front Man assumes something is up though, given their
lengthy departure, and sends help after them to figure out where they are.
Player 13 figures out the difference between the glass and seems to have known since the very
beginning. In fact, he once had a job as a glass manufacturer, which the different VIP guests soon
learn of. Anyway, he stayed quiet before because with guys like Deok-Soo part of the game, he
didn’t want these killers getting ahead.
The Front Man and the VIPs figure out this advantage and with only one panel left, shut all
the lights off. It’s going to come down to a leap of faith. Or, more specifically, Sang-Woo showing
his true colours and pushing the man forward to his doom.
Thankfully, Sae-Byeok and Gi-Hun all make it to safety. And just in time, as shards of glass
fly through the air like confetti.
With the game over, the VIPs delighted, and Joon-ho on the move, the final scene of the
episode sees Joon-Ho out away from the island, deep in the water. Unfortunately, the Front Man
and his goons are in hot pursuit and aboard a boat. Will he manage to evade them in time?
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Front Man
Season 1
Episode Number: 8
Season Episode: 8
Originally aired: Friday September 17, 2021
Writer: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Show Stars: Lee Jung-jae (Seong Gi-hun), Park Hae-soo (Cho Sang-woo), Oh Yeong-
su (Oh Il-Nam), Jung Hoyeon (Kang Sae-byeok), Wi Ha-Joon (Hwang
Jun-Ho), Heo Sung-tae (Jang Deok-Soo), Kim Young-ok (Seong Gi-
Hun’s mother), Anupam Tripathi (Ali)
Guest Stars: Greg Chun (Gi-Hun (voice)), Stephen Fu (Sang-Woo (voice)), Daniel
C Kennedy (VIP 2), John D. Michaels (VIP 1), Donald Chang (Jun-
Ho (voice)), Tom Choi (Frontman (voice)), Lee Byung-hun (Front man),
Gong Yoo (The Salesman)
Summary: 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.
The episode begins with our three final-
ists making their way downstairs, a trail
of blood following in their wake. While
they make their way back to the dormi-
tory, Joon-Ho manages to make it back to
the island. His phone — kept in a water-
tight bag- is with him and seems to hold
all the evidence to what’s going on here,
especially if the dead VIP guest and the
video logs are anything to go by.
Joon-Ho hurries back to the main fa-
cility, away from the Front Man, who con-
tinues to hunt him. Joon-Ho realizes he’s
in trouble though and phones the Chief, telling him to track his signal and arrive at the island
with a whole squad of people.
Unfortunately Joon-Ho runs into trouble when the Front Man and his goons corner him by
the cliff edge. With one bullet left, things don’t look good.
Back inside the games, Sang-Woo and Gi-Hun come to blows. Things are incredibly tense
between them, until one of the guards arrives with a special gift for the three finalists. This
happens to be an outfit for the trio, plus a lavish meal. The final supper perhaps?
It certainly feels that way, as the trio are sat at a triangular table facing one another. After
their main meal, each of them silently take a knife while their plates are cleared away.
Sae-Byeok has barely been eating and that night, Gi-Hun decides to sit alongside her in the
dorms, promising to beat Sang-Woo and split the money fairly with her.
When Sang-Woo falls asleep, Gi-Hun thinks about killing his old friend but decides against
it, leaving their fate for the arena. However, Sae-Byeok has been injured badly. She’s bleeding
profusely from the stomach and so far, has been hiding it all this time. Now though, she’s fading
fast.
By the time Gi-Hun stands up to try and get her help from the guards, Sang-Woo has moved
and killed the girl, quick as a flash. The guards eventually arrive with a casket to take her away
as Gi-Hun finds himself enraged and out for blood.
Back on the cliff-edge, Joon-Ho learns the identity of the Front Man. It turns out it’s his own
brother, In-Ho. He’s been working here the whole time and it explains why he’s been missing
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from the mainland. Has he been brainwashed? Before we find out, he brandishes a gun of his
own and shoots his brother.
In-Ho is clearly affected by this though, and struggles to control his emotions as he looks in
the mirror later on that day. As "Fly me to the moon" picks up again, Sae-Byeok’s body is put in
the incinerator, leaving this finale down to two men.
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One Lucky Day
Season 1
Episode Number: 9
Season Episode: 9
Originally aired: Friday September 17, 2021
Writer: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Show Stars: Lee Jung-jae (Seong Gi-hun), Park Hae-soo (Cho Sang-woo), Oh Yeong-
su (Oh Il-Nam), Jung Hoyeon (Kang Sae-byeok), Wi Ha-Joon (Hwang
Jun-Ho), Heo Sung-tae (Jang Deok-Soo), Kim Young-ok (Seong Gi-
Hun’s mother), Anupam Tripathi (Ali)
Guest Stars: Greg Chun (Gi-Hun (voice)), Stephen Fu (Sang-Woo (voice)), Geoffrey
Giuliano (Vip 4), Hideo Kimura (Il-Nam (voice)), Tom Choi (Front-
man (voice)), Lee Byung-hun (Front man), Halley Kim (Mi-Ok (voice)),
Min-Che Kim (Hair Stylist), Jeong-heon Lee (Banker), Hye-jin Park
(Cho Sang-Woo’s mother), Si-wan Park (Kang Cheol), Yeong-Soon Son
(Flower Seller), Nathan Yi (Kang Cheol (voice))
Summary: 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 shad-
ows.
The episode begins this finale just like it
started, with a look at the rules for the
squid game played as children. Two com-
petitors remain for this final challenge —
Sang-Woo and Gi-Hun. It all comes down
to this. They’re going to play squid and
each will be on opposing sides of offense
or defence. Gi-Hun however, chooses of-
fense.
With the VIPs watching from above
with interest, the Front Man adds extra
narration, confirming that this game is
the most physical and violent from child-
hood days.
There are few rules with this one, but only a few. Gi-Hun has a pocket knife, which he intends
to use to try and win this game. As rain falls, the two men slug it out.
Stiff punches are traded while Sang-Woo manages to grab the knife and stab Gi-Hun several
times. It’s not enough to hit the killing blow though, which Gi-Hun thwarts by biting a chunk
out of his opponent’s leg.
Using the knife stuck through his hand, Gi-Hun pulls it out and looks set to stab Sang-Woo...
but decides not to. He lets the man live while Gi-Hun walks to the finish line. But he can’t cross
it.
Instead, he decides to enact Rule 3 and end the games right here. In doing so, this means he
gives up the prize money completely but saves his friend. Only, Sang-Woo forces his hand and
stabs himself in the neck, telling Gi-Hun to help his Mother before passing away. As he does,
Gi-Hun wins by default.
With the games over and Gi-Hun blindfolded, he sits in a limo with the Front Man. In-Ho
mentions how these games are akin to betting on horses before eventually drugging Gi-Hun and
pushing him out into the street. Inside his mouth though is a credit card.
Gi-Hun uses the card inside the terminal and checks out his balance. His Pin number? 0456.
He withdraws 10,000 won, leaving him with 45,999,999,000 won (48 million dollars.)
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Following this ordeal, Gi-Hun swings by the old neighbourhood and finds Sang-Woo’s Mother.
She hands over some mackerel while Gu-Hun remains silent, unable to tell her the heartbreaking
news about her son’s fate.
Gi-Hun heads home where he finds his Mum lying on the floor. Despite doing all he can for
her, his Mum has passed away. He holds her as best he can, struggling to hold back tears as he
mourns her passing. Unfortunately Gi-Hun has not been able to help his Mum, who has clearly
passed away.
We then cut forward 1 year later. Gi-Hun is a changed man and is called to see the bank
manager. He wants to try and help him grow his financial assets but Gi-Hun is having none of
it. He hasn’t touched the money since winning it and instead, asks the bank manager for 10,000
won.
Heading down to the docks, he uses that to buy a rose. Only, attached to that rose is a black
envelope with a red ribbon. Inside is a business card, with the words: "December 24, 11:30pm,
Sky Building 77th Floor" written on. And the sender? "your gganbu"
Now, although we’re not explicitly told it would seem like he hasn’t paid off the loan sharks
or his bank loans. Having said that though, the latter could well have automatically been dealt
with through the small amounts of interest accumulated in his account.
Gi-Hun arrives at the lavish apartment right on time, where he finds Il-Nam alive! Gi-Hun is
completely shocked, unable to accept that this man is alive. However, the shocking truth is that
Il-Nam is actually a part of all this and helped to set up the games. As he says himself, he makes
a living out of lending money to others.
He called Gi-Hun over because he’s noticed that he hasn’t spent any of the money he’s won.
Il-Nam quizzes him, believing Gi-Hun is suffering badly from guilt over all those who have lost
their lives in the games. This would also explain why Gi-Hun is still scrounging a living.
Now, based on what Joon-Ho found in the archives and Il-Nam’s little monologue that follows,
it’s safe to assume that these games started back in the early 90’s. Since then, there’s always
been one winner and it seems like that winner could well go onto become a figurehead staff
member like Front Man (given In-Ho won the games one year) or be sucked back into the games
one way or another.
Back then though, Il-Nam and a whole bunch of rich buddies got together and decided to
come up with a more productive way of spending their money. With more cash than they knew
what to do with, they all set up this series of games. The VIPs are actually those in charge of the
games, betting money on people like horses.
They created this game as a way of "having fun."Gi-Hun is pretty disgusted but Il-Nam is
quick to remind him that 93% of people willingly signed their contracts again, knowing exactly
what lay in store for them from these games.
While the background behind Il-Nam’s inclusion was a lie, there were some things that still
rang true. He has a tumor, he’s dying and doesn’t have long to live. Il-Nam decided to join in and
play the games this time. He wanted to feel a sense of joy in engaging with others, rather than
just spectating and dying. After all, if he’s going to die anyway why not feel some sense of joy in
the process? If you’ll recall, while playing Red light, green light during episode 1 the man had a
big ol’ grin on his face the whole time.
Joining and playing with Gi-Hun during the fourth challenge allowed him to remember all the
moments he had forgotten in his life from such a long time ago. This is why Gi-Hun was able
to progress forward and why Il-Nam "sacrificed himself." Although this gunshot was obviously a
decoy.
As the clock chimes midnight, Il-Nam passes away — for real this time. Now, Il-Nam being
part of the games also explains why he initially chose not to continue playing during the first
episode. Given this is supposed to be a democratic process, he didn’t want to impede on this.
One further flashback also shows that he’s also colloquially known as "The Host" of the games,
which explains why the Front Man took over in his absence.
With Gi-Hun finally learning the truth about the games and their origin, he undergoes a dras-
tic transformation. He gets his hair cut and dyed red, heading off to help Cheol, Sae-Byeok’s
brother. He brings her to Sang-Woo’s Mum and asks her to look after him. As he walks away,
Sang-Woo’s Mum opens the suitcase to find it completely packed full of cash with an accompa-
nying note: "Its the money I owe Sang-Woo."
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En-route to the airport after ringing Ga-Yeong, Gi-Hun notices that same sleazy businessman
from before playing with a poor guy outside. Exchanging slaps and smacking envelopes, Gi-Hun
charges across the platforms but misses the man as he boards a train and escapes. For the
unsuspecting victim however, Gi-Hun snatches his business card away and demands he not
compete.
At the airport, an enraged Gi-Hun rings the Front Man and promises that he’ll pay for what’s
happened to him and the others. Instead of boarding the plane, he turns and walks away, deter-
mined to fight back and put an end to this once and for all. Ahm what an agonizing cliffhanger!
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22Actor Appearances
B 0101 (Sang-Woo (voice)); 0102 (Sang-Woo (voice));
0103 (Sang-Woo (voice)); 0104 (Sang-Woo (voice));
Moon Byung-Joo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0105 (Sang-Woo (voice)); 0106 (Sang-Woo (voice));
0105 (No. 021); 0106 (No. 021); 0107 (No. 021) 0107 (Sang-Woo (voice)); 0108 (Sang-Woo (voice));
Ko Byung-Taek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0109 (Sang-Woo (voice))
0106 (No. 407); 0107 (No. 407)
Lee Byung-hun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
0101 (Front man); 0102 (Front man); 0103 (Front
G
man); 0104 (Front man); 0105 (Front man); Geoffrey Giuliano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
0106 (Front man); 0107 (Front man); 0108 0109 (Vip 4)
(Front man); 0109 (Front man)
C H
Kim Hee-Seo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Donald Chang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
0104 (No. 198)
0102 (Jun-Ho (voice)); 0103 (Jun-Ho (voice)); 0104
Edward Hong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
(Jun-Ho (voice)); 0105 (Jun-Ho (voice)); 0106
0104 (Player 244 (voice)); 0105 (Player 244 (voice));
(Jun-Ho (voice)); 0107 (Jun-Ho (voice)); 0108
0106 (Player 244 (voice)); 0107 (Player 244
(Jun-Ho (voice))
(voice))
Jae-Sup Choi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Jang Hyun-Jin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
0102 (North Korean defector shelter employee)
0106 (No. 083)
Tom Choi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Song Hyung-soo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
0101 (Frontman (voice)); 0103 (Frontman (voice));
0102 (Doctor)
0104 (Frontman (voice)); 0105 (Frontman (voice));
0106 (Frontman (voice)); 0107 (Frontman (voice));
0108 (Frontman (voice)); 0109 (Frontman (voice)) I
Won Choon-Gyu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
0102 (No. 066) Jo a In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Greg Chun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 0101 (Seong Ga-Yeong); 0102 (Seong Ga-Yeong)
0101 (Gi-Hun (voice)); 0102 (Gi-Hun (voice)); 0103
(Gi-Hun (voice)); 0104 (Gi-Hun (voice)); 0105
(Gi-Hun (voice)); 0106 (Gi-Hun (voice)); 0107
J
(Gi-Hun (voice)); 0108 (Gi-Hun (voice)); 0109
Kwak Ja-hyoung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
(Gi-Hun (voice))
0103 (No. 278); 0104 (No. 278); 0105 (No. 278);
0106 (No. 278)
D Lee Ji-Ha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
0104 (No. 069’s wife); 0106 (No. 069’s wife)
Yoon Don-Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Park Ji-Hoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
0101 (No Sang-Hun); 0102 (No Sang-Hun); 0103 0101 (No. 250)
(No Sang-Hun) Wie Ji-Yeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Kim Dong-Hyun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0101 (Teller Ha Sun-Young)
0104 (No. 196); 0105 (No. 196); 0106 (No. 196) Adonis Johnston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Pyo Dong-Jun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0101 (CGI Wolf)
0102 (Seong Ga-Yeong’s brother) Kim Joo-Ryung. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Kim Dong-Won . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0102 (Han Mi-Nyeo); 0103 (Han Mi-Nyeo); 0104
0103 (No. 303); 0104 (No. 303); 0105 (No. 303); (Han Mi-Nyeo); 0105 (Han Mi-nyeo); 0106 (Han
0106 (No. 303) Mi-nyeo); 0107 (Han Mi-nyeo)
Heo Dong-won. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Hyun-Sook Jun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
0105 (Guard 28) 0102 (Fish Shop Customer)
Lee Dong-yong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Moon Jung-Dae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
0102 (Kim Sang-Hyuk) 0105 (No. 151); 0106 (No. 151); 0107 (No. 151)
Lee Doo-Seok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Park Jung-Eon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
0106 (No. 062); 0107 (No. 062) 0102 (No. 073)
Lee Jung-Jun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
F 0103 (Guard)
Stephen Fu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 KSquid Game Episode Guide
Mal-Geum Kang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
0101 (Seong Ga-Yeong’s mother); 0102 (Seong Ga-
P
Yeong’s mother) Hye-jin Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Daniel C Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0101 (Cho Sang-Woo’s mother); 0102 (Cho Sang-
0107 (VIP 2); 0108 (VIP 2) Woo’s mother); 0109 (Cho Sang-Woo’s mother)
Lim Ki-Hong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Si-wan Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
0101 (Jung Min-Tae); 0102 (Jung Min-Tae); 0106 0102 (Kang Cheol); 0109 (Kang Cheol)
(Jung Min-Tae); 0107 (Jung Min-Tae)
Brian Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
0103 (Byeong-Gi (voice)); 0104 (Byeong-Gi (voice)); S
0105 (Byeong-Gi (voice)); 0106 (Byeong-Gi (voice))
Halley Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Yu Seong-Ju . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
0101 (Mi-Ok (voice)); 0103 (Mi-Ok (voice)); 0106 0103 (Byeong-Ki); 0104 (Byeong-Ki); 0105 (Byeong-
(Mi-Ok (voice)); 0107 (Mi-Ok (voice)); 0109 (Mi- Ki); 0106 (Byeong-Ki)
Ok (voice)) Lee Shorten. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Kye-sun Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0101 (Yeong Uk (voice)); 0103 (Yeong Uk (voice))
0102 (Dormitory Owner) Kim Si-Hyun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Min-Che Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0104 (No. 244); 0105 (No. 244); 0106 (No. 244);
0109 (Hair Stylist) 0107 (No. 244)
Min-sik Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Park Si-Won . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
0102 (Kim Jin-Woo) 0101 (Cho Sang-Woo (child)); 0103 (Cho Sang-Woo
Pub-lae Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (child))
0101 (Loan Shark) Yeong-Soon Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Seo-ha Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0109 (Flower Seller)
0102 (Factory Owner) Park Sun-a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Hideo Kimura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 0101 (Kim Mi-Ok)
0101 (Il-Nam (voice)); 0102 (Il-Nam (voice)); 0103
(Il-Nam (voice)); 0104 (Il-Nam (voice)); 0105
(Il-Nam (voice)); 0106 (Il-Nam (voice)); 0109
T
(Il-Nam (voice))
Min Tae-Yul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Stephanie Komure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
0102 (No. 271); 0104 (No. 271)
0102 (Mi-Nyeo (voice)); 0103 (Mi-Nyeo (voice)); 0104
Reagan To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
(Mi-Nyeo (voice)); 0105 (Mi-Nyeo (voice)); 0106
0101 (Ga-Yeong (voice)); 0102 (Ga-Yeong (voice))
(Mi-Nyeo (voice)); 0107 (Mi-Nyeo (voice))
L V
Rama Vallury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Christian Lagahit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0106 (Ali (voice))
0104 (No. 276); 0105 (No. 276); 0106 (No. 276)
Choong-goo Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
0102 (Gang Member) W
Jeong-heon Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
0109 (Banker) Jung Woo-Hyuk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Raymond Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0106 (No. 096); 0107 (No. 096)
0102 (Sang-Hun (voice)); 0103 (Sang-Hun (voice)); Hong Woo-jin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
0107 (Sang-Hun (voice)) 0101 (Oh Yeong-Uk)
Sang-hee Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
0105 (No. 017); 0106 (No. 017); 0107 (No. 017)
Seo-Hwan Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Y
0101 (Seong Gi-Hun’s friend); 0102 (Seong Gi-Hun’s
friend) Kim Yeon-Ung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Yuuki Luna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0101 (Seong Gi-Hun (child)); 0103 (Seong Gi-Hun
0104 (Ji-Yeong (voice)); 0105 (Ji-Yeong (voice)); 0106 (child))
(Ji-Yeong (voice)) Woo Yeong-Taek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
0104 (No. 194); 0105 (No. 194)
Nathan Yi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
M 0101 (Young Gi-Hun (voice)); 0102 (Cheol (voice));
0109 (Kang Cheol (voice))
Yang Mal-bok. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Lee Yoo-mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
0102 (No. 453); 0106 (No. 453); 0107 (No. 453) 0104 (Ji-Yeong); 0105 (Ji-Yeong); 0106 (Ji-Yeong)
John D. Michaels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Gong Yoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
0107 (VIP 1); 0108 (VIP 1) 0102 (The Salesman); 0103 (The Salesman); 0104
(The Salesman); 0105 (The Salesman); 0106
(The Salesman); 0107 (The Salesman); 0108
N (The Salesman)
Seung-Hoon Yoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Paul Nakauchi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 0101 (Park Ju-Un); 0102 (Park Ju-Un); 0103 (Park
0101 (Deok-Su (voice)); 0102 (Deok-Su (voice)); 0103 Ju-Un)
(Deok-Su (voice)); 0104 (Deok-Su (voice)); 0105 Hwang Youn-Hee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
(Deok-Su (voice)); 0106 (Deok-Su (voice)); 0107 0106 (No. 308); 0107 (No. 308)
(Deok-Su (voice)) Yoon Young-Kyun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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