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[td]The Front Man was created by series creator [[Hwang Dong-hyuk]] and portrayed by [[Lee Byung-hun]]. Lee described his appearance in season 1 as more akin to a "[[cameo appearance]]," as this character lacked a backstory<ref name="KJAD">{{cite web |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.co...als-evolution-of-Squid-Game-character/2218643 |title=Becoming the Front Man: Lee Byung-hun reveals evolution of 'Squid Game' character |work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]] |last=Kim |first=Ji-ye |date=January 9, 2025 |accessdate=January 18, 2025 |archive-date=January 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025011...als-evolution-of-Squid-Game-character/2218643 |url-status=live }}</ref> and did not appear in promotional efforts for the first season. This changed in the second season, in which his character received a more prominent role.<ref name="Netflix"/> Because the character had not been "fully shaped" in season one, Lee and Hwang collaborating on his backstory to create a "fully developed" narrative.<ref name="KJAD"/> Hwang stated that the final results pleased him, calling the Front Man's decision to become a player the most important aspect of the second season.<ref name="Netflix"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Brzeski |first1=Patrick |title=The Front Man Speaks: 'Squid Game' Star Lee Byung-hun Unpacks His Character's Mysterious Inner Thoughts |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t...n-spinoff-lee-byung-hun-interview-1236305996/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=4 July 2025 |date=3 July 2025}}</ref>[/td]Revision as of 01:22, 30 August 2025
[/td][td]The Front Man was created by series creator [[Hwang Dong-hyuk]] and portrayed by [[Lee Byung-hun]]. Lee described his appearance in season 1 as more akin to a "[[cameo appearance]]," as this character lacked a backstory<ref name="KJAD">{{cite web |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.co...als-evolution-of-Squid-Game-character/2218643 |title=Becoming the Front Man: Lee Byung-hun reveals evolution of 'Squid Game' character |work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]] |last=Kim |first=Ji-ye |date=January 9, 2025 |accessdate=January 18, 2025 |archive-date=January 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025011...als-evolution-of-Squid-Game-character/2218643 |url-status=live }}</ref> and did not appear in promotional efforts for the first season. This changed in the second season, in which his character received a more prominent role.<ref name="Netflix"/> Because the character had not been "fully shaped" in season one, Lee and Hwang collaborating on his backstory to create a "fully developed" narrative.<ref name="KJAD"/> Hwang stated that the final results pleased him, calling the Front Man's decision to become a player the most important aspect of the second season.<ref name="Netflix"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Brzeski |first1=Patrick |title=The Front Man Speaks: 'Squid Game' Star Lee Byung-hun Unpacks His Character's Mysterious Inner Thoughts |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t...n-spinoff-lee-byung-hun-interview-1236305996/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=4 July 2025 |date=3 July 2025}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In season 2, it is revealed that the Frontman's reason for playing 28th Squid Games in 2015 was to save his pregnant wife, who had acute liver cirrhosis, as well as their unborn child. He was the winner of the 2015 games, but by the time he won, his wife had already passed away. In a conversation between In-ho's stepmother and his half-brother Jun-ho, it is suggested that if In-ho hadn't given his kidney to his brother, he could have sold it, paid for all his wife's treatments and might have been able to save her.[/td]
[td]In season 2, it is revealed that the Frontman's reason for playing 28th Squid Games in 2015 was to save his unnamed wife, who had acute liver cirrhosis, and their unborn child. He was the winner of the 2015 games, but by the time he won, his wife had already passed away. In a mournful and heated conversation between In-ho's stepmother and his half-brother Jun-ho, it is suggested that if In-ho hadn't given his kidney to his brother, he could have sold it, paid for all his wife's treatments and might have been able to save her.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]However, in Season 1, Hwang In-hoΒ΄s player file makes no mention of him having a wife or being married, and it was implied that his brother Jun-ho needing a kidney transplant was the reason why In-ho played the 2015 games.[/td]
[td]However, in Season 1, Hwang In-hoΒ΄s player file makes no mention of him having a wife or being married, and it was implied that his brother Jun-ho needing a kidney transplant was the reason why In-ho played the 2015 games.[/td]
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