Actress Park Gyu Young is spilling some exciting tea about her role in Squid Game Season 2 and teasing the upcoming third season!
In a recent interview on January 3, Park Gyu Young, who plays a pivotal role in the hit Netflix show, opened up about her character, the wild speculations about her, and her confidence in what’s to come in Squid Game Season 3. The interview took place at a café in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Squid Game Season 2, which dropped on December 26, follows Gihun (Lee Jung Jae) as he returns to the brutal game, seeking revenge and facing off against the Front Man (Lee Byung Hun). The new season picks up where the first one left off, but the stakes are even higher now.
Park Gyu Young’s character in the series is a North Korean woman named "Kang No Eul", who is desperately searching for her missing daughter. What makes her role even more interesting is that she's not just a game participant—she’s a Pink Guard, a unique position that has made fans curious about her backstory.
During the interview, Park Gyu Young revealed that after joining Squid Game Season 2, she kept a “self-imposed embargo” for about a year and a half. Even when friends and family asked about her role, she’d simply say, “I don’t know,” or “Just wait a little longer.” She even kept the project a secret from her parents, and couldn’t talk about it with fellow actress Jeong Ho Yeon, who appeared in Season 1, despite being from the same agency.
When it was revealed that her character, Kang No Eul, is from North Korea, fans quickly began speculating that she might be connected to Jeong Ho Yeon’s character, Kang Sae Byeok, from Season 1. Some even went as far as to wonder if Park Gyu Young’s character might be Lee Jung Jae’s daughter in the story.
Addressing these rumors, Park Gyu Young laughed and said, "There were so many speculations. Even before Season 2 came out, some Netflix content hinted at ‘Is Park Gyu Young Lee Jung Jae’s daughter?’ I find those speculations funny. It just shows how interested people are and how they’re trying to predict the story. I’m grateful for that."
Explaining the choice of her character's name, she shared, “The director gave me the name ‘Sae Byeok’ to represent a character who finds hope and light in darkness, while ‘No Eul’ is about a character who enters the deepest darkness. I hope people can understand it like that.”
In the interview, Park Gyu Young also teased a bit about Squid Game Season 3. With tight security on set, she carefully avoided giving away any spoilers, even causing some laughs during the conversation.
When asked about the upcoming season, she said, "I’ve seen everything up to Season 2. Watching it as a viewer, I saw how the script came to life. For Season 3, I know the parts I’m involved in. All the questions that fans have been curious about will be answered. I’m confident it will all be resolved satisfactorily. Please stay interested!"
Fans are eagerly awaiting what’s next, and it sounds like Squid Game Season 3 is going to blow everyone away!
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