Netflix series ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 is garnering attention with the release of its first two main posters and second press stills.

Netflix series ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 is rapidly raising expectations by releasing its first two main posters and 12 second press stills. ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 is the story of ‘Ki-hoon’ (Lee Jung-jae), who returns to the game after vowing revenge, and the ‘Frontman’ (Lee Byung-hun) who greets him, as well as the fierce confrontation and the real game that begins again.

The two first main posters that were released immediately catch the eye with the participants in green training suits contrasting with the colorful, fairytale-like space, once again inviting viewers around the world to ‘Squid Game’. First, the composition that seems to monitor the participants going up and down the endless stairs like a maze hints at the fate of the participants who will never be able to escape until the end of the game, and stimulates curiosity about the ending they will face. Among the pink guards who still do not reveal their identities, the ‘Frontman’ confidently reveals himself with his mask off, raising curiosity about whether ‘Ki-hoon’, who has participated in the game again, will be able to reveal the ‘Frontman’‘s identity through this game. Also, the poster that captures the contestants relentlessly climbing towards the high ground reveals the faces of the new game participants aiming for the grand prize of 45.6 billion won, making us look forward to the unpredictable stories that the colorful characters will present, as well as the stories behind their participation in the game, what will happen to those who participate in the game.



The second press still released together amplifies expectations by capturing not only the main characters of Season 1 of ‘Squid Game’ but also the new contestants who will decorate Season 2. First, the scene of ‘Ki-hoon’ and ‘Jun-ho’ (Wi Ha-joon) meeting outside the game hall raises curiosity about whether the two will be able to join forces to uncover the identity of ‘Frontman’ as well as the truth about ‘Squid Game’. Also, the appearance of ‘Ki-hoon’, who participated in the game as participant number 456, has been revealed, adding to the excitement. Im Si-wan, participant number 333, plays the role of ‘Myeong-gi’, a YouTuber who caused a huge loss for himself and his subscribers due to a bad investment while broadcasting about investing in coins (cryptocurrency), and gives a strong performance. Yang Dong-geun and Kang Ae-shim, who play ‘Yong-sik’, who participated in the game to pay off gambling debts, and ‘Yong-sik’s mother ‘Geum-ja’, who joined the game to protect her family, will densely portray the touching relationship between mother and son as they strive to protect each other. Also, Lee Seo-hwan, who plays ‘Jeong-bae’, a friend who ‘Ki-hoon’ reunites with at the game center after a long time, and Jo Yu-ri, who plays ‘Jun-hee’, who believed in wrong investment information and ended up participating in the game and lost a large sum of money, are raising expectations for what kind of performance they will show in the game center where nothing can be predicted. Here, veteran actors such as Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-wook, and Park Sung-hoon, who increase immersion with their solid acting skills, will appear in large numbers, and they are expected to fill up Season 2 of ‘Squid Game’ with colorful character narratives. What’s more, in the second set of press stills that have been released, in addition to the participant numbers, the participants also have O and X marks attached to their chests, which arouses curiosity, and stimulates curiosity about what choices the participants will make each time they vote on whether to continue the game at the end of each game.



‘Squid Game’ Season 2, which has raised expectations to the max by releasing the second set of press stills along with the two main posters for the first season, will be available exclusively on Netflix on December 26.

Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.com