A ticking clock reaching three begins a routine of preparedness. Music to set the mood and opening the curtains to enjoy the view with some tea. Then it is time for a shower, a black suit, white shirt, and black tie are the uniform.
At three thirty, opening the custom, unbranded black briefcase with two areas for envelopes and three for stacks of money. Zero, one, zero, zero, three, four opens the safe. Securing the red and blue envelopes and an impressive amount of cash from the safe into the briefcase, a small stack of business cards is placed in the left breast pocket.
At three-forty-five, the music is stopped and an elevator is secured for the descent. Closing the eyes while taking a deep breath on the elevator then opening the eyes while stepping off a train onto the platform.
As another passenger continues their journey, he checks his wristwatch to see that it is now four o’clock, on an empty train station platform. He looks up to meet your eyes with two envelopes, one red and one blue, in his right hand. That is when the haunting call of the Squid Game theme song begins.
Sir. Would you like to play a game?
Player 456 once again dives into the wildest life-or-death survival game ever conceived to survive and earn 45.6 billion won. For my fellow Americans, 45,600,000,000 South Korean won is currently about 34,550,000 United States dollars. For my fellow gamers, the Internationals currently have the largest single-tournament prize pool of any esport event… reaching 40 million US dollars.
Squid Games season 2 is directed, written, and produced by Hwang Dong-huk with Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo reprising their roles from the first season of Squid Game. Squid Games season 2 welcomes Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yu-ri, and Won Ji-an to the game.
Squid Games season 2 is on Netflix on December 26th, 2024.
