The movie "Squid Game 2" directed by Hwang Dong Hyuk was officially released on December 26, 2024.
Despite mixed reviews, the film still set a record on Netflix with 68 million views in its first week, surpassing "Wednesday" (50 million views). Forbes predicts that the film will break more records.
According to OhmyNews, in part 1, in addition to the characters of Lee Jung Jae and Park Hae Soo, the female characters of Jung Ho Yeon, Kim Joo Ryong, and Lee Yoo Mi created a strong impact.
In season 2, the appearance of many female players, especially the characters of Park Gyu Young, Kang Ae Sim, Jo Yu Ri, who survived the brutal games and returned in season 3, received attention.
As for Park Gyu Young, she plays Kang No Eul - a fugitive. In the survival game, she shows good sniper skills, but her weakness is that she cannot keep her composure when facing Park Kyung Seok - Na Yeon's father.
No Eul's failure to kill Kyung Seok raises many predictions. Because if she betrays the game agents, saves Kyung Seok and allies with Seong Gi Hun (Lee Jung Jae), the plot of the film will have an interesting twist.
In addition, the way No Eul is built has similarities with Sae Byeok in part 1 when they are both fugitives and leave their families behind, making the audience speculate that the two may be related because Sae Byeok's name means "dawn", while No Eul means "dusk".
Kang Ae Sim plays Jang Geum Ja - Yong Sik's (Yang Dong Geun) mother, in "Squid Game 2". Although she joins the game to pay off her son's debt, Geum Ja always has strong opinions.
Not only does Geum Ja protect her son when others suspect him of abandoning her, she also strongly opposes Gi Hun's group recruiting members to fight against the game's spies. She is also the one who discovers that Kim Jun Hee (Jo Yu Ri) is pregnant and gives her food.
Meanwhile, Jo Yu Ri plays Jun Hee, who joins the game after falling into debt due to bad investment advice from her ex-boyfriend Myung Gi (Im Siwan).
Despite not being the main character, Jun Hee survives the paper-breaking and matching games, overcoming many obstacles.
In the vote to continue the game, like Gi Hun, Jun Hee voted "X" 3 times, expressing her frustration with the deadly bet. Her return in part 3 as well as her relationship with Myung Gi are expected to be told in more detail.
According to the producer, "Squid Game 3" is scheduled to premiere on June 27. In this part, in addition to Younghee - the iconic doll in the game "Red Light, Green Light" season 1, Cheolsu will appear.
