Warning: The following article contains SPOILERS for Squid Game season 2.Squid Game actors Lee Jung-jae and Lee Seo-hwan reveal which season 2 games were hardest to film. Taking place three years after Seong Gi-jun (Jung-jae) became the sole survivor of the deadly competition, he returns to the island in season 2 in an attempt to stop the system from taking more lives. While there, Gi-jun finds himself reunited with his best friend, Park Jung-bae, in the game.
In an interview with ET, the actors behind Gi-jun and Jung-bae talk about the most difficult games to film for season 2. Seo-hwan reveals that Round and Round, where players stand on a spinning wheel and have to form a group of certain numbers at each stop, was the most difficult for him because of the flashing lights and speed. Jung-jae shares that Red Light, Green Light was the most physically demanding due to Gi-jun’s mentality of trying to keep all 455 players alive. Check out what they said below:
Seo-hwan: For me, it was the Round and Round. You have to be very quick and decisive in your movement, and I have really poor eyesight. The lights would turn on and off really quickly, which was quite blinding. I couldn’t find my spot sometimes.
Jung-jae: I would have to say Red Light, Green Light because Gi-hun really wanted to save all 455 people, except for himself. He wanted no one to die in that game. We filmed that scene for about four or five days. I kept screaming at the top of my lungs, “Freeze!” It was physically the most demanding for me.
Round And Round Is the Deadliest Game To Play
Seo-hwan’s comment sheds light on the technical aspect of Round and Round/Mingle and how it’s much harder to play in real life than it looks. The deadly game is responsible for 155 deaths according to the number board, where only 91 players died in the first round and 110 players died in the second round, making Mingle the most deadly game in season 2. Seo-hwan’s comment further demonstrates how Mingle kills with seemingly simple rules.
Squid Game Season 2’s games are bigger and deadlier, with Red Light, Green Light being a rare recurring game from season 1. The Six-Legged Pentathlon in the second round alone includes five Korean childhood games: Flying Stone, Jegi, Spinning Top, Ddakji, and Gonggi. Being a master of these games seems to be a requirement for actors. However, Jung-Jae’s comment suggests that saving everyone is the most difficult thing to do. His comment also highlights Gi-hun’s mindset in season 2, with the character being on a suicide mission.
Our Take On The Games In Squid Game Season 2
Gi-hun’s Involvement Is Factored Into Season 2’s Games
Only 201 people survived Red Light, Green Light in Squid Game season 1. 108 people survived Sugaring, and after the special game, only 80 people remain alive. Tug of War then cut the number in half to 40, and by the end of the fifth game, Marbles, only 17 are still alive. That quickly changed when the survivors had to cross the glass bridge, leaving only three alive with one severely injured. Compared to season 1’s quick and dirty approach, season 2 is more gripping, with games that are much harder to play.
Many players are too scared to perform, let alone win. Despite having harder games designed to kill, at the start of Squid Game season 2’s finale, 95 are alive before the rebellion, which is already higher than in season 1 at around the same point. This suggests that Gi-hun’s plan is working. However, the rebellion would significantly reduce the number. In season 1, Gi-hun doesn’t lose his childhood friend till the very last game, but the same can’t be said for Jung-bae. It’s unknown which direction Gi-hun is headed in Squid Game season 3.
Source: ET Online
In Squid Game, a mysterious invitation to join a competition is sent to people at risk who are in dire need of money. Four hundred fifty-six participants from all walks of life are locked into a secret location where they play games to win 45.6 billion won. Games are selected from traditional Korean children’s games, such as Red Light and Green Light, but the consequence of losing is death. To survive, competitors must choose their alliances carefully – but the further they go in the competition, the more likely betrayal will rear its ugly head.
- Release Date
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September 17, 2021
- Finale Year
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November 30, 2024
- Cast
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Wi Ha-joon
, Anupam Tripathi
, Oh Yeong-su
, Heo Sung-tae
, Park Hae-soo
, Jung Ho-yeon
, Lee Jung-jae
, Kim Joo-ryoung - Seasons
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2
- Writers
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Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Directors
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Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Showrunner
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Hwang Dong-hyuk