In Squid Game’s brutal universe, survival is never straightforward. Actually, not only survival. Every story has the potential to hide a deeper truth.

Gi-hun also befriends player 001, an old man named Oh Il-nam, and recognizes player 067, Kang Sae-byeok, as a woman who pickpocketed him outside of the games. Sae-byeok is a North Korean defector ...

Ji-yeong very quickly established a friendship with Kang Sae-byeok, and she slowly revealed her dark backstory to her during said game. After their deep and meaningful conversation, however ...

She is then brought in as part of the 33rd Squid Game and becomes a member of Seong Gi-hun's team, where strong bonds with Kang Sae-byeok are built. During the Marble game, Ji-yeong gives up her ...

Think of season one players Ali Abdul (Anupam Tripathi), Kang Sae-byeok (Jung Ho-yeon), Ji-yeong (Lee Yoo-mi) and Cho Sang-woo (Park Hae-soo). This time around, Hwang introduces more characters ...

A riot ensues. Once again, Gi-hun and friends survive. He learns their names: Ali Abdul, Kang Sae-byeok, and Han Mi-nyeo. Player 001 cannot remember his name due to his brain tumor. The third game ...

Both Sae-Byeok and No-eul have the surname Kang, but that’s not the only common thing between them. The backstories of both women reveal that they are defectors from North Korea and are trying to get ...

I'd personally have to go with Sae-byeok. I felt most personally connected and sympathetic to this character out of everyone since she was competing in the games for her little brother ...