Lee Jung-jae, who plays the main protagonist Seong Gi-hun (Player 456) in Netflix's 'Squid Game,' is a veteran Korean actor.

The highly anticipated second installment premieres Dec. 26 on Netflix Esther Kang is a writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and has previously worked for publications like ...

Squid Game Season 2 wastes no time pulling the Netflix hit’s reluctant hero Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-Jae) back into the business of playing twisted games of life and death. In fact, our boy Gi-hun ...

Facing betrayal from an inside man infiltrating the Squid Games is nothing new for Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) within the twisted “Squid Game” universe. When the first season of the Korean ...

Actor Lee Jung-jae clarified that his ties with former PPP leader Han Dong-hoon were limited to a single meal as high school alumni. Both attended Hyundai High School in Seoul, and a past photo of ...

Lee Jung-Jae also discuss the "unique chemistry" that emerges between their characters when they find themselves face to face inside the show's brutal death game. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau ...

Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game Season 2. When it comes to Squid Game season 2, Lee Jung-jae wanted to do his character justice. In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, the Emmy ...