Lee Jung-jae Shares Honest Thoughts on 'Squid Game 2' Viewer Reactions and Ki-hoon’s Journey
Jan 05, 2025
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Lee Jung-jae recently met with Sports Chosun at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, saying, `There must be likes and dislikes in any work,' and `Even 10 million movies have different likes and dislikes.'
Netflix's original series 'Squid Game 2' has been a syndrome-level hit worldwide since its release in September 2021. Season 2, which returned after three years, is a story about a fierce battle between Ki-hoon (Lee Jung-jae), who returns to the game after vowing revenge, and the frontman (Lee Byung-hun), who greets him, and the real game that begins again, followed by director Hwang Dong-hyuk's megaphone.
Lee Jung-jae was the winner in season one, but played Sung Ki-hoon, who will be back in the game. He added "At the start of the new season, the first step of the story, the first scene, the first sequence and the first episode are important. We have to give a lot of credit in the beginning because we have to make the audience fall into the story quickly and easily"The director is bound to have a lot of worries according to the director. The director said, "The Mugunghwa is blooming."You put ' as your first game, so I thought this was a good strategy. There will be a variety of games after that, and I think I was able to quickly enter the familiar world thanks to that."
Then "Gi-hoon's character has become frustrating compared to the previous season."It is natural that discipline had to change" in response to the response. Lee Jung-jae "After finishing the last game in season 1, don't you face a shocking incident while living homeless again?" Finally, while playing the psychological game again, he tries to find his life because he thinks 'Is this over?' but he makes a big decision not to go see his daughter. With that energy, I felt it was rather natural because I started over from the airport in season 2."
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He also expressed his honest thoughts on the likes and dislikes of the work. Lee Jung-jae said "Any work of course exists," adding "10 million movies are also divided into likes and dislikes. It's too natural and often experienced. From the standpoint of making a person in the work, you must carefully look at various reviews. It's a process that's currently on its way to season 3, so you have to listen carefully to the stories of the harsh criticism. There is still room for later work to make the work better," he said.
Lastly, regarding the point to watch in season 3 "I hope you watch how Ki-hoon, who fell to the bottom, will be able to get back on his feet."." Lee Jung-jae said "I've seen a lot of Cliff Hanger (indicating a shocking ending) endings through other existing series, and I wondered if we had cut it off when we shouldn't cut it off in that respect. I think Netflix probably had a lot of worries about this. Netflix will decide how to cut it and release it at what time. "I think we should promote it hard and spend time until the end for a good performance in Season 2," he added.
Meanwhile, the entire movie "Squid Game 2" was released on Netflix on the 26th of last month. Season 3 is set to be released in 2025.
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