‘Squid Game’ Park Gyu-young’s identity as Lee Jin-wook revealed…Young-hee also reappears

Netflix series ‘Squid Game’ season 3 has released its main trailer and second press stills.

‘Squid Game’ Season 3 is the story of ‘Ki-hoon’ who lost his best friend in the game he re-entered with his own purpose, ‘Frontman’ who hid his identity and hid in the game, and the final fate of the participants who survived the cruel game.

The trailer starts with a familiar nursery rhyme, “Who is Knock Knock? It’s a Little Kid,” which makes it even creepier.It continues with ‘Young-hee’ reappearing in the game room and the terrified contestants standing behind her giant legs wearing flower-patterned tights.The fairytale-like and childlike devices that stimulate childlike innocence increase curiosity about how the signature of ‘Squid Game’, which turns into a terrifying arena where survival is at stake, will unfold in Season 3.

Ki-hoon(Lee Jung-jae)comes back alive against his will and explodes in anger, saying, “Why didn’t you kill me? Why did you spare me?” He clearly shows his intense guilt for having lost his friend Jeong-bae(Lee Seo-hwan)after the failed rebellion and having returned alive alone.Meanwhile, the scene where ‘Frontman’ (Lee Byung-hun), who returned from being a contestant ‘Young-il’ as the game’s general manager, watches Ki-hoon adds to the tension as to how he will change the game landscape.The newly introduced alley where stars twinkle and the rope jump game make one wonder what kind of unique imagination he will use to surprise the contestants and viewers.

Also, the appearance of the participants fiercely fighting for survival in extreme situations where cruel games continue foreshadows unpredictable developments that cannot be seen even an inch ahead.The desperate appearance of the participants, including ‘Geum-ja’ (Kang Ae-shim)crying and pleading to ‘please stop the game’ and ‘Myeong-gi’ (Im Si-wan)urging ‘Jun-hee’ (Jo Yu-ri)by saying, “What do you plan to do? Are you just going to sit here and die?” In addition, ‘Ki-hoon’ who enters wearing a suit and number 456 once again, and ‘Frontman’ who finally takes off his mask and reveals his identity to him and says, “456, do you still trust people?” Their appearance increases the anticipation for the final confrontation between ‘Ki-hoon’ and ‘Frontman’, who represent the opposite poles of ‘Squid Game’.

Press stills were also released.They capture the participants struggling to survive in the never-ending ‘squid game’, drawing attention.First, the appearance of ‘Ki-hoon’ in a suit looking sharply at someone raises curiosity about whether he will be able to completely destroy the game.The appearance of ‘Frontman’ in a suit with the number 132 stimulates curiosity about his new narrative.

Here, the stills of the surviving participants, ‘Myeong-gi’, ‘Dae-ho’ (Kang Ha-neul), ‘Hyeon-ju’ (Park Sung-hoon), ‘Yong-sik’ (Yang Dong-geun), ‘Geum-ja’, ‘Jun-hee’, and ‘Nam-gyu’ (Noh Jae-won), capture various emotions in different situations and draw attention.In particular, the scene of ‘Kyung-seok’ (Lee Jin-wook)facing the pink guard while clutching his stomach amplifies curiosity about his life or death after being shot in a situation where the rebellion was suppressed.

The sight of ‘Jun-ho’ (Wi Ha-jun)looking at a game invitation with ○△□ drawn on it makes us wonder whether he will be able to find a decisive clue about the ‘squid game’.The still of ‘No-eul’ (Park Gyu-young)taking off the pink guard’s mask and aiming a gun hints that he too will experience unpredictable events.Lastly, the sight of the pink guard guarding the game room door and the overwhelming ‘Young-hee’ further raises the anticipation for the newer and more intense game that will unfold in the future.

‘Squid Game’ Season 3 will be released exclusively on Netflix on Friday, June 27, 2025.

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