Director Hwang Dong-hyuk “There‘s a lot of talk about voting these days, the fun of connecting it to reality”(Squid Game Season 2)

Director Hwang Dong-hyuk introduced ‘Squid Game’ Season 2.

On the morning of the 9th, a production conference for the second season of the Netflix series ‘Squid Game’ was held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) Art Hall in Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Im Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Wi Ha-joon, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-wook, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-shim, Lee Seo-hwan, and Jo Yu-ri attended the event that day.

Director Hwang said on that day, “Season 1 ended with Ki-hoon trying to board a plane to the US to meet his daughter, but turning around and saying, ‘We are not words, we are people. We will find you.’. Season 2 contains Ki-hoon’s journey that takes place after that. He explained, “The core conflict structure will be the confrontation between Ki-hoon, who tries to find out who started this game and stop the game, and Frontman, who tries to stop Ki-hoon once again.”

He introduced the difference in Season 2 as, “The pros and cons voting system that was briefly introduced in Season 1 will be implemented in every game in Season 2 and will be treated importantly. There has been a lot of talk about voting these days, and I think there will be a lot of interesting points if you think about the connection between voting and the real world. It will also be fun to see a new game.”

He continued, “I think that Korea and the entire world, from what I see and feel, are deepening conflicts where people are divided, divided, and hostile to each other. There are conflicts within countries and wars between countries.” “When you see people who are divided, divided, and hostile to each other, you will be able to feel that the real world and the world of ‘Squid Game’ are very similar. He said, “I hope that ‘Squid Game’ will be an opportunity to look back on the world we live in.”

Season 2 of ‘Squid Game’ is a story about the fierce confrontation between ‘Ki-hoon’ (Lee Jung-jae), who vows revenge and returns to participate in the game, and the ‘Frontman’ (Lee Byung-hun) who greets him, as well as the real game starting again. It is scheduled to be released on Netflix on the 26th.

Jung Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com