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Gong Yoo reappears as the recruiter in Squid Game 2. Season 2 of the show, one of Netflix’s most popular series, premiered on December 26, 2024. Set three years after Player 456’s victory, the story follows Gi-hun as he uses his wealth to uncover and dismantle the sinister organization behind the deadly games. His investigation begins with the enigmatic subway ddakji player and eventually pulls him back into the game.
In the first episode of Squid Game season 2, Gi-hun, while leaving for the US, sees the recruiter, played by Gong-yoo, and changes his decision. He decides to find him to reach the Front Man and eventually stop the deadly games. However, Gong Yoo's character only appears in the first episode. Though brief, Gong-yoo's performance has once again won fans' hearts.
"IM REMINDED AGAIN HOW VERSATILE HE IS LIKE WTF"
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"Give him all the awards, and extra for Train to Busan," said another.
"Even as a villen he looked splendid to me," responded another fan.
Fans are delighted to see Gong Yoo do justice to the role of a villain as well in Squid Game 2.
"He did it in one episode!" noted another.
"i actually rlyy like this character its so interesting and i haven’t seen him play a character like this before he’s so good," commented another.
"We need him as a crazy psychopath. I won't miss it for the world," demanded another fan.
Which characters return in Squid Game season 2?
In Squid Game season 2, Gi-hun, played by Lee Jung-jae, returns to the deadly competition three years after his victory. Haunted by grief and trauma as the sole survivor, he spends his 45.6 billion won prize trying to uncover the organization behind the games following the death of their creator, Oh Il-nam. Determined to take them down, Gi-hun re-enters the game, unaware of the true identity of its current leader.
Lee Byung-hun portrays In-ho, the "Front Man" who assumed control of the Squid Game after Il-nam’s death. A former winner of the games, In-ho now leads the pink-masked guards and dons an all-black uniform. In a surprising twist, he disguises himself as Player 001 under the name Young-il to join the games and confront Gi-hun, who has never seen his face.
Wi Ha-jun reprises his role as Jun-ho, a police officer who infiltrated the Squid Game in season 1 to search for his missing brother, In-ho. Jun-ho discovers his brother's identity as the Front Man, but their confrontation ends with In-ho shooting him off a cliff. Surviving the fall, Jun-ho now works as a traffic officer, preparing to re-enter the fight.
Gong Yoo also returns as the mysterious recruiter who lures vulnerable individuals into the games. Known for challenging participants to Ddakji, he recruits Gi-hun and others by offering cash prizes and invitations to the deadly competition.
With new challenges, hidden identities, and complex relationships, season 2 raises the stakes as Gi-hun seeks justice in the face of greater dangers.
