The actor behind Player 456 tells EW what the ending means for the future of his character.
Warning: This article contains spoilers forSquid Game.
In less than a month,Squid Gamehas taken over the world.
Lee Jung-Jae in ‘Squid Game’.netflix
ForSquid Gamestar Lee Jung-jae, who plays the down-on-his-luck gambling addict Seong Gi-hun, a.k.a.
Player 456, he never anticipated the series would reach this kind of global audience.
Never in my dreams," the South Korean actor tells EW, speaking through a translator.
Lee Jung-jae on ‘Squid Game’.netflix
I’m very grateful for the response.
But thankfully today I got to see you like this, so I’m very happy."
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What first attracted you to playing Gi-hun and being part of this series?
‘Squid Game’.netflix
And secondly, when I read the script, it was very fun.
These are questions that you naturally come to pose.
So I really focused on the story itself.
What was it like getting into the mind of Gi-hun?
Gi-hun, the role that I played, is a very nice guy.
It was very challenging for me to take on this role.
It was a very hard character to play.
But his character also changes towards the end of the show and in the final episode.
The full script was out so I read it until the end.
I knew that he was going to be the final survivor.
But although he gets his life back after winning the game, his life is never the same.
Since Gi-hun survives, would you want to be a part of the second season ifSquid Gameis renewed?
I don’t know anything right now.
But whatever it’s going to be, of course I would have to say yes.
What was the most challenging scene for you to film?
That would have to be the final scene [of the games], because of many reasons.
That was really tricky.
Trying to act with these thoughts in mind, that was kind of tricky as well.
What made that final scene difficult for you?
That would be because Gi-hun is very hurt because of all these games.
It was very emotionally tough.
In Korea the winter is very freezing cold.
