“Squid Game 2” began streaming on Netflix, on December 26, 2024. The exciting game of life and death continues. The 2nd season has 7 episodes, and if you did not watch the first season, it’s OK because S2 starts with a recap that summarizes S1 (9 episodes). Squid Game Season 3 is officially confirmed and it might be released around June 2025.
SUMMARY: The winner of the game who made it out alive is back in the real world. Guess what he is doing with the money he won? Hiring “lookers”. He wants to find out WHO is behind this ruthless death game. First, he hired a team of people to look for the salesman, the guy who goes around recruiting people for the game. Meanwhile, the game continues. There are a lot of people desperate enough to risk their life to win billions of won.
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In “Squid Game 2”, Seong Gi-Hun survived the Squid Game, won the money, and was supposed to get on a flight to the United States. Instead, he returned to Seoul and now he’s determined to find out what sick psychotic maniac came up with this game. He has been searching for two (2) years trying to find the salesman, the guy who goes around recruiting game players. The recruiter is just a lapdog but surely he knows who his “Master” is. Find him and you can find the person behind the game. At least, that’s Seong Gi-Hun’s logic. Perseverance and persistence pays! It took two (2) years but he found him.
Meanwhile … there is another survivor. However, that’s not how the game works. But it happened. Hwang Jun-Ho was shot and fell off a cliff into the water. Somebody fished him out of the water and got him to a hospital. Once he recovered, he went back to work with the police department only not for the Violent Crimes Unit where he had been assigned. He preferred to work as a traffic cop.
However, when Hwang Jun-Ho is not working, he is on a boat with a friend looking for that mysterious island where the games are held. He tried to gather evidence when he was there but the proof he gathered mysteriously vanished. His fellow detective can’t explain what happened. All he can say is that police won’t pursue an investigation if the only thing they have to corroborate his story is the bullet from his gunshot wound. That means Hwang Jun-Ho has to investigate on his own.
Seong Gi-Hun finally got a lead on the recruiter. Two of the people he hired tracked him down and told him where to find him. He was on his way to the location but got pulled over by the traffic cops for speeding. Hwang Jun-Ho recognized the name and did a background check to find out more. Maybe if he followed Seong Gi-Hun’s trail, he could find proof of the island and the person behind the game. Sounds logical.
Seong Gi-Hun and Hwang Jun-Ho cross paths and decide to team up. Seong Gi-Hun makes a decision to get back into the game, this time, intending to put an end to the games.
Meanwhile, more players have been recruited and the secret survival games continue.
Main Characters:
- No. 456 – Seong Gi-Hun (played by Lee Jung-Jae, “Revolver”, “Along With the Gods 1 and 2”, “Five (5) Must-Watch Korean Dramas for Lee Jung-Jae Fans”)
- Hwang Jun-Ho (played by Wi Ha-Joon, “The Midnight Romance in Hagwon”, “Gyeongseong Creature”, “The Worst Of Evil”, “Bad and Crazy”)
Viewership and Rating:
- IMDb: 8 out of 10 stars
- My Drama List: 8 out of 10 stars
- PureWow: 3.4 out of 5 stars
My personal rating is the same as 8 out of 10 stars.
This is one of those rare occasions. IMDb, My Drama List and I are all in agreement. WOW!
Happy to give the soundtrack 10 out of 10 stars.
Who is Song Ji-woo?
Viewers seem to be curious about Song Ji-woo, a pretty and talented South Korean actress, who didn’t get much of a chance to act in Squid Game Season 2. She made her acting debut in 2019 and has starred in both contemporary and historical Korean dramas.
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Song Ji-woo was one of the high school bullies in the Netflix series “The Glory” (2022 – 2023). She played the young Choi Hye-jung and has been steadily building on her acting career.
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She had supporting roles in “A Time Called You” (2023), “Love to Hate You” (2023), “Doctor Slump” (2024), and “Gangnam B-Side” (2024).
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Song Ji-woo won the Rising Star Award for Actress at the 2024 Korea Hallyu Entertainment Awards.
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If you enjoy historical K-dramas she had minor roles in “The Forbidden Marriage” (2022) and “Queen: Love and War” (2020).
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In Squid Game 2, Song Ji-woo didn’t survive the first easy game of Red Light/Green Light. But even so, she earned $25,000 for her 15 minutes in front of the camera. Some of the actors who appeared in Squid Game Season 2 didn’t even have a salary.
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In early January 2025, Song Ji-woo signed an exclusive contract with Billions Entertainment. Follow her Instagram.
LINKS OF INTEREST:
‘Squid Game 2’ Review: Capitalism Killed ‘Squid Game’ | TIME
Squid Game 2 Cast Guide: Meet All the New Characters in Netflix Series | Variety
TRAILER/TEASER:
Netflix. “Squid Game: Season 2.” YouTube, Video, 26 Nov. 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed1sGgHUo88.
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