Gi-hun thinks he’s a missionary at first, but no, the recruiter is just a handsome man offering cash to strangers who beat him in a round of ddakji. (Also, poor Ga-yeong.)Īt the end of this rough-ass day, Gi-hun meets a mysterious recruiter (played by none other than the Goblin himself, Gong Yoo). All this happens on his daughter Ga-yeong’s 10th birthday, no less, resulting in a disappointing dinner of tteokbokki (spicy fish and rice cakes) and a gun-shaped lighter when all she wanted was fried chicken. In the first 12 minutes of the episode, Gi-hun is so unbearably pitiful - stealing his mom’s debit card, recklessly gambling her money on horse races, losing his winnings, getting beaten up by his loan shark, taking back a 10,000-won tip (about $10) from a cashier - it’s nearly impossible to root for him. How the show got so big is a journey still being sussed out, so for now the best thing to do is just join the ride.Īfter a black-and-white scene explaining the titular game, we meet our first main character, Seong Gi-hun, a divorced dad with a gambling problem and massive debt who lives with his mother. For now, the series has resonated with millions of viewers in more than 90 countries, all watching 456 players carrying immense debt compete in deadly children’s games for a chance to win a literal fortune.

Word of mouth by netizens on Twitter and Tik Tok has propelled the death-game thriller into the mainstream, with lots of other Korean content (hopefully) following closely behind. with an eye-catching trailer and a dream. Squid Game, the new K-drama that may become Netflix’s biggest show ever in the next couple of days, arrived in the U.S. The ones who don’t stop in time? Shot down. A giant animatronic doll sings the Korean phrase for “Red Light, Green Light.” Adults in green tracksuits have the length of the jingle to move forward and stop before the doll turns.

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