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Basic Information –
Squid, also known as ojingeo (Korean: 오징어), is basically a children’s game in Korea. Squid Game (Korean: 오징어 게임; RR: Ojing-eo Geim) is a South Korean survival drama streaming television series created by Hwang Dong-hyuk for Netflix. The show has so many famous casts includes Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, HoYeon Jung, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung.
Drama : Squid Game (literal title)
Also known as : Round Six
Hangul : 오징어 게임
Revised Romanization : Ojing-eo Geim, McCune–Reischauer, Ojingŏ Keim
Genre : Survival, Thriller, Horror, Drama
Created by : Hwang Dong-hyuk
Starring : Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, HoYeon Jung, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, Kim Joo-ryoung
Composer : Jung Jae-il
Country of origin : South Korea
No. of seasons : 1
No. of episodes : 9 (list of episodes)
Revised romanization : Ojingeo Game
Hangul : 오징어 게임
Director : Hwang Dong-Hyuk
Writer : Hwang Dong-Hyuk
Network : Netflix
Release Date : September 17, 2021
Language : Korean
Country : South Korea
Plot –
Seong Gi-Hun (Lee Jung-Jae) gets fired from his job. His life is miserable. Seong Gi-Hun hears about a secret survival game, with a 45.6 billion won prize for the winner. He decides to take part in the game. Meanwhile, Cho Sang-Woo (Park Hae-Soo) is like a brother to Seong Gi-Hun and vice versa. They grew up in the same neighborhood. Despite his poor family background, Cho Sang-Woo graduated from a prestigious university and found a good job. He now faces a crisis, due to misappropriation of company funds. He decides to take part in the secret survival game with Seong Gi-Hun. Playing deadly versions of kid’s games, these players are fighting for themselves and will do whatever it takes to see everything through to the end: or die trying.