Squid Game is a Korean drama that aired on Netflix in 2021. It was directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, and it gained huge popularity worldwide, achieving an unusual achievement for a domestic drama. It consists of a total of 9 episodes, and each episode features various games that participants face and human relationships between them.
“Extreme choice, looking at human true colors: Squid Game.”
Basic drama information
- Title: Squid Game
- Air date: 2021
- Broadcasters: Netflix
- Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Author: Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Genres: Thriller, Drama
- Total number of episodes aired: 9 episodestle: Kill me, heal me

Character Introduction
Ki-hoon (actor: Lee Jung-jae): A former next-generation, struggling father. His values and humanity are revealed through his choices and actions in the game.
Sang-woo (actor: Park Hae-soo): Although he appears to be a successful businessman, he is in a big crisis due to the debt caused by the bankruptcy of the bank. You will have a complicated relationship with your friend Ki-hoon from your school days.
Se-byung (actor: Heo Seong-tae): He shows unique cool-headedness and leadership in survival games, and plays the game in a different way than other players.
Plot Summary
Squid Game is a drama about survival games played by people who are on the edge of society for huge prize money. In order to win W45.6 billion, 456 participants participate in a life-threatening game based on the games that children enjoyed.
Ki-hoon, the main character, is one of these participants, and he is a man who lives with a big debt because of loans and gambling. He is invited to play Squid Game by a strange person he meets by chance, as his relationship with his daughter is also difficult in a difficult economic situation. At first, I take this game lightly, but I realize that it is a real game that took my life after going through the first round of the game, “The Mugunghwa Flower Bloomed.”
Each round of the game tests the players’ survival and the boundaries of human nature, ethics and morality. Participants also reveal the dark side of human nature, such as forming alliances or betraying to win games. However, warm human emotions, friendships, and sacrifices are also found through games.
In the middle, participants vote to opt out of the game, but the participants’ choice to complete the game to the end while being overly immersed in financial temptation is harsh.
Eventually, Gi-hoon, who stands at the end of the game, remains the winner. But his victory feels like an empty victory through the deaths of the contestants and their sad stories. After the game, he tries to continue his normal life without using the prize money. However, the shadow of the game does not let go of his life easily. He learns the truth of the game through his last face-to-face meeting with the real organizer of the Squid Game, and his choice leaves viewers with various interpretations.
Major Themes & Message
“Squid Game” provides deep insight into survival, human nature, human nature, human nature, and society.It is derived from extreme circumstances, and how humans will be derived from the modern society through how the results of the choice of modern society.
OST Information
The main OSTs of the drama include “Red Light, Green Light” and “Game Over,” and other sensuous music is used in various ways to add to the atmosphere.
Review & Evaluation
Squid Game received worldwide attention for its shocking story and intense production. The deep insight into human nature revealed through games has led many people to look back on themselves. However, in some cases, there were so many cruel scenes that negative reviews continued. But nevertheless, Squid Game is considered one of the most high-profile works of 2021.