\t\t \t\t\t \t \t \t \t\t\t\tLive Feed \t \t Lee Jung-Jae also discuss the “unique chemistry” that emerges between their characters when they find themselves face to face inside the show’s brutal death game. \t\t \t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \tDecember 26, 2024 12:15pm\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t \t\t\t \t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t \t \t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t \t\t\t\t\t‘Squid Game’ season two. \t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNetflix \t\t\t\t\t \t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t \t \t\t\t\tLogo text \t \t[This story contains spoilers through season two, episode three of Squid Game.] \tOne of the enduring mysteries of the first season of Squid Game was what\u2019s driving The Front Man, the enigmatic masked overseer of the Netflix hit show\u2019s candy-colored death game. Korean film and TV fans were treated to a major surprise at the end of the first season when Lee Byung-hun, one of Korean entertainment\u2019s most enduring stars, was revealed to be playing the elusive Front Man in Hwang Dong-hyuk\u2019s thriller. But The Front Man\u2019s full origin story and motivations remained a subject of speculation. \t \tSitting down with The Hollywood Reporter recently in Seoul, Lee promised that season two would deliver \u201cthe overall narrative of the character,\u201d exploring his twisted psyche and motivations in-depth.\u00a0 \t\u201cIn season one, I played the role of The Front Man from a more operational perspective, where he was simply the one running the games,\u201d Lee says. The actor adds, however, that he showered Squid Game creator\/writer\/director Hwang with questions during filming to understand his character as much as possible. \u201cWe didn\u2019t know then that there would be a second season. But still, as an actor, you really have to know your character to play him, even if he\u2019s not so exposed. Thanks to the process that we went through on season one, though, I think we were both really ready to develop his story \u2014 his past and why he became The Front Man \u2014\u00a0for season two.\u201d\u00a0 \t \t\t\t \t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t \t \t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t \t\t\t\t\tLee Byung-hun as the Front Man in Squid Game 2. \t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t \t\t\t \tA major Front Man reveal again makes for a big moment in the new season now streaming. This time, the revelation comes at the end of episode three when it\u2019s explained that Lee\u2019s character has made the risky decision to enter the game as a player \u2014\u00a0Player 001, no less \u2014 to compete alongside the season\u2019s ensemble. Soon, he allies with the show\u2019s hero, Gi-hun (played by Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae), and a strange intimacy develops between the two characters. Unlike Gi-hun, the audience is in on the secret that Player 001 is actually a mortal enemy. But why is he toying with Gi-hun \u2014\u00a0and why has he chosen to jump into the game first hand?\u00a0 \t\u201cGi-hun doesn\u2019t know that Player 001 is the Front Man, so he thinks that he\u2019s someone he can trust and rely on,\u201d Lee Jung-Jae tells THR about his character\u2019s surprising bond with his enemy, as he goes back into the game for a season of revenge. \u201cHe has high hopes that together they can stop the game and put an end to all of it.\u201d\u00a0 \t \tHe adds: \u201cThere\u2019s a weird suspense to some of the conversations they have together on screen \u2014\u00a0and it really intensifies in later moments. It\u2019s going to be very fun for viewers to watch their relationship unfold.\u201d\u00a0 \t \t\t\t \t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t \t \t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t \t\t\t\t\tLee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game S2. \t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t \t\t\t \tLee Byung-hun says The Front Man\u2019s motivations will be revealed through \u201cglimpses of his past\u201d and \u201cearlier life events\u201d as the season continues after episode three. \t\u201cIf you think about the way his life has progressed, his worldview has to be deeply rooted in a feeling of being extremely disappointed in mankind and the world overall \u2014 that he truly feels there\u2019s absolutely no hope in humanity,\u201d Lee explains, adding: \u201cIt\u2019s this very firm belief that drives his choices \u2014\u00a0at least that\u2019s how I understood the character.\u201d \tThe actor believes The Front Man was pulled back into the game by \u201cwanting to enlighten Gi-hun\u201d \u2014\u00a0essentially, to convince him that humanity is beyond redemption. \t\u201cI almost feel that, subconsciously, he still sees a part of himself in Gi-hun,\u201d Lee says. \u201cAnd in that way, I think a small part of him is almost rooting for Gi-hun. As you observe his actions throughout Season 2, I think you\u2019re constantly going to be wondering what The Front Man is actually thinking.\u201d\u00a0 \tThe Front Man and Gi-hun\u2019s uncanny intimacy might seem like one of season two\u2019s more subtle acting notes, but Lee says the rapport with Lee Jung-jae came effortlessly. The two actors both began their screen careers in the mid-1990s and appeared alongside one another in the 1998 TV drama White Nights 3.98. \t \t\u201cWe\u2019ve been colleagues for a very long time,\u201d says Lee Byung-hun. \u201cWe shot that one project together, but outside of that, we\u2019ve been meeting in social settings and whatnot for years. So that part \u2014 creating chemistry together \u2014 wasn\u2019t difficult at all.\u201d \t*** \tSquid Game season two is now streaming on Netflix. 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