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'Actually a big deal': BTS' V teases new project, fans speculate actor Kim Taehyung's 'Squid Game cameo'
Four out of five remaining BTS members serving in the military have recently been discharged. They are back to their usual habitat and are gearing up to resume their entertainment activities soon. With a full-group reunion still reportedly months away, all eyes are set on their ensuing solo ventures. Regarding V, a possible second acting gig, specifically a role in Squid Game Season 3 is being anticipated by fans. BTS member V teases upcoming big project Kim Taehyung aka V, went live on Weverse for the second time after his military discharge, on June 20. During the livestream, the BTS member gave fans a glimpse into his daily life, and in one segment, mentioned being intensely focused on a new project over the past few days. He said, "Maybe if we wait a little longer, I think it'll come out. But, it's not really a big deal. Oh, but to me, it's actually a big deal." It sparked huge buzz online and speculation rose as to what might be brewing. Various fans had various theories, with most of them indicating new acting projects, including a role in Squid Game Season 3. With the announcement of something "big" coming up, fans are abuzz with excitement. They feel it might be something pivotal in his career. Participation in the globally popular series Squid Game, will be able to provide an impact of that stature. Fans miss "actor taehyung" and want to see him back on screen, with a thrilling "squid game" cameo. The Love wins all singer sparked similar rumor before the airing of the series' season 2, by donning a Squid Game guard costume during a BTS concert. Moreover, he is known to be close to Lee Jung Jae (the show's protagonist) and I'm Siwan (cast of season 2 and 3). Other predictions of V's "big" project V might be releasing a new solo music, just like his BTS teammates J-Hope and Jin did following their military discharges. Another possibility is of his stepping into entrepreneurship with the launch of a clothing line-up or some other products.
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13 hours ago
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‘Squid Game' Star Lee Byung-hun Teases That a Player Will Learn the Front Man's Identity in Season 3
At least one of the players in 'Squid Game' is going to learn the identity of the Front Man in Season 3. That's not TheWrap spilling; that's straight from the mouth of series star Lee Byung-hun, who stopped by 'The Tonight Show' on Tuesday night to tease what's ahead in the last season of the Netflix juggernaut. For the uninitiated, the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) is the masked man who orchestrates the Squid Game, a series of deadly children's games. If a player wins these challenges, they walk away with 456 billion won, but they have to survive against 455 other players to take home that reward. Seasons 2 and 3 of 'Squid Game' follows last season's winner Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), who re-enters the game in the hopes of bringing it down from the inside. Lee's Front Man also covertly entered the game in Season 2 as In-ho, a man saddled with his wife's medical bills who befriends the unwitting Gi-hun. In the middle of his interview with Lee, Jimmy Fallon pulled out two buttons that looked identical to the ones used in the show. In 'Squid Game,' those buttons are used so players can vote on whether or not they want to go to the next deadly challenge. But on 'The Tonight Show,' Fallon used them to get Season 3 answers from Lee. 'Do more players learn your identity in Season 3?' Fallon asked Lee. After debating for a second, Lee pressed the O button, meaning yes. The rest of the game was more ambiguous. Given the twisting nature of this show, Lee's answers could truly mean anything. When asked if the Front Man will play any games in Season 3, Lee pressed both the X and O buttons. He pressed both again when asked, 'Is someone else in charge of the Squid Game besides the Front Man?' 'We know there will be new games, but do any old games return?' Fallon then asked. As Lee paused, Fallon joked, 'If you hit both again, I swear.' Lee then proceeded to hit both buttons with one hand, which felt like a Front Man power move. But Lee did have a definite answer for Fallon's last question. 'Could we see a Front Man spinoff one day?' the NBC host asked. For that one, Lee pressed O. Watch the full interview below. The post 'Squid Game' Star Lee Byung-hun Teases That a Player Will Learn the Front Man's Identity in Season 3 | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
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13 hours ago
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‘Squid Game's Lee Byung-Hun Teases Frontman Spinoff On ‘Tonight Show' Appearance
Lee Byung-Hun, who plays The Frontman in Squid Game, made his Tonight Show debut and teased some details about the third and final season of the Korean smash hit series as well as a possible spinoff. When asked by Jimmy Fallon whether there will be a Frontman spinoff, Byung-Hun answered positively using the infamous voting buttons on the show. He did quickly follow that up by saying, 'There is a possibility we'll never knows what happens.' More from Deadline Nate Bargatze Admits He's 'Nervous' To Host Emmys In 'Late Show' Spot 'The Daily Show' Has Some Fun With Its Very Own Pedro Pascal Tom Segura's 'Bad Thoughts' Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix The Frontman plays a more integral role in seasons two and three as the show's protagonist, Seong Gi-hun, also known as Player 456 (Lee Jung-jae), continues to fight to stop the murder of hundreds of people for the whims of the VIPs. The third season, which returns to Netflix on June 27, picks up from the season two cliffhanger as Gi-hun is dealing with the loss of his closest ally Jung-bae and deals with the impact of the Frontman infiltrating the rebellion as a player. Byung-Hun admitted that he didn't know whether the show would be a hit. 'When I first read the script, it was a very interesting story with a very unique structure but at the same time it was experimental so I thought either it'd be a huge hit or a complete flop,' he added. He also revealed that he didn't tell people close to him that he was even in the show. 'Netflix asked me to keep it as a secret so I didn't say it to anyone, my close friends or my mom. One day after Squid Game opened and yelled at me and said 'How could you not tell me?',' he said. Byung-Hun has had a long career in South Korea but has also appeared in a number of Hollywood movies including playing Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and its sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation, starring alongside Bruce Willis in Red 2, playing T-1000 in Terminator Genisys and Billy Rocks in The Magnificant Seven. He compared walking in the Frontman outfit to playing a ninja like he did in G.I. Joe. 'Squid Game is a Korean story by a Korean director with Korean actors and Korean language so when I first came to L.A. and New York for Squid Game, I was so shocked by the fans' reaction. I'm so proud of it,' he added. A Frontman spinoff, if indeed creator Director Hwang would want to do it, would be the latest addition to the Squid Game universe. David Fincher is also developing a U.S. remake of the series. [youtube Best of Deadline 'Stick' Soundtrack: All The Songs You'll Hear In The Apple TV+ Golf Series 'Stick' Release Guide: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 'The Buccaneers' Season 2 Soundtrack: From Griff To Sabrina Carpenter
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a day ago
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Look: Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun attend 'Squid Game' Season 3 premiere
June 19 (UPI) -- Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun were among the Squid Game cast members to attend the premiere of the Korean drama series' third and final season Wednesday. The event took place at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Lee Jung-jae portrays Gi-hun, or player 456, on the show, which follows the participants in a life-or-death game. In the previous season, Gi-hun tried and failed to destroy the game. Jung-jae, 52, wore a long blazer over a white mesh shirt to the premiere. Lee Byung-hun portrays Hwang In-ho, or the Front Man, in the series. He wore a white pin-striped suit Wednesday. In a recent interview on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Byung-hun said more characters will learn Front Man's identity in Season 3. Show creator and director Hwang Dong-hyuk was also in attendance. He wore an oversized navy blue blazer and wire-rimmed glasses. Other Squid Game cast members to step out Wednesday included Jo Yu-ri, Park Sung-hoon, Kang Ae-sim and Yim Si-wan. Season 3 arrives on Netflix June 27.
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2 days ago
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Everything to Remember from ‘Squid Game' Season 1 and 2
After taking the world by storm in 2021, the curtain is about to close on Hwang Dong-hyuk's 'Squid Game.' Where Season 2 premiered over three years after its predecessor, 'Squid Game 3' hits Netflix barely six months on the heels of that. Season 2's characters, stakes, and cliffhanger might be fresh in the minds of many, but it's worth revisiting details all of 'Squid Game' ahead of its final hurrah. More from IndieWire 'Matlock' Production Designer Adam Rowe on How Two Canceled Shows Gave the CBS Hit Its Scale 'Nobody Wants This' Creator Erin Foster Set Out to Make Her Own 'Fleabag' - Her 'Really Sweet' Rom-Com Took Her by Surprise In case you haven't made the time to re-binge all of Season 1 and 2 (or even if you have!), here's a refresher on what happened in 'Squid Game' and what might be critical to Season 3. While most of the characters from Season 1 are dead, Season 2's key players are still at large — but in terrible danger unless Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) succeeds in his master plan. In Season 1, our protagonist was a little selfish, a bit bumbling, but a sweet guy who wanted to provide for his mother and daughter. But after a week in the Games and watching hundreds of people die violently before him due to the whims of the wealthy — not to mention his mother's sudden death during that time — Gi-hun turned into a grave, hardened, and barely recognizable person (and not just because of that drastic dye job). In the years between his first and second time in the Game, Gi-hun appears to have barely kept in touch with his daughter, who moved to America with her mother and stepfather, or with Jung-bae (Lee Seo-hwan), one of his remaining friends. He spent the prize money only on his search for the Games, part of a greater mission to end them for good. And the smile from his old player ID? Gone, probably forever. In Season 1, Gi-hun and the other players took a vote on whether or not to stay in the game after Red Light, Green Light — a vote which ended in them going home and returning to their lives. But shortly after, many took the opportunity to return to the games, risking their lives rather than keep the ones they had. This voting returned in Season 2 as a perverse ritual; after an initial vote to stay, players were required to vote again after every game; and every time so far, they've stayed. Each person received a patch to wear on their tracksuit indicating how they voted — essentially creating two factions within the dorms. Players have tried to appeal to those on opposing sides, or resorted to more violent means when that doesn't work. In Season 1, Gi-hun filed a police report about everything he saw in the games, which prompted police officer Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon) to sneak in as a guard — and learn that his missing brother In-ho (Lee Byung-hun) is none other than Front Man, the highest-ranking authority within the game and a former winner. The brothers faced off in the Season 1 finale, with Jun-ho taking a bullet and falling off a cliff… but his quest to expose the games didn't end there. In-ho had a pregnant wife before he entered the Games, but she died while waiting for him to secure funds for her surgery. With nothing left to fight for, he joined the Games and became the Front Man. In Season 2, he joins the games undercover, casting the first decisive vote to keep playing before switching sides and gaining Gi-hun's trust (but ultimately losing Jung-bae's when he kills someone during the game 'Mingle'). Gi-hun and Jun-ho teamed up in Season 2, before Gi-hun decided to reenter the games and lost all contact with the outside world. While he risks his life in the competition and tries to save individual players, Jun-ho is on a boat with a team of mercenaries determined to find the island. But as the Season 2 finale revealed, their biggest threat is the boat captain, who is not what he seems. Plenty of players are content to dispense with societal decorum and start fully murdering each other in the Games — but not Gi-hun. He never partook of dormitory violence, sacrificed other players, or even pushed them to create a disadvantage. He won the Games on a technicality, because Sang-woo (Park Hae-soo) stabbed himself after all the death and pain he wrought. And until shooting at the masked guards in Season 2, Gi-hun hadn't killed or tried to harm anyone, even if he felt the desire — but he stands as evidence that violence leaves a mark even upon those who survive and witness it. He feels blood on his hands from what he's seen, if not anything he's done. But now that he shot at those guards, waged a failed rebellion, and lost his last friend, what new lengths might our hero go to in the end? As of the Season 2 finale, surviving players include ex-military members Hyun-ju (Park Sung-hoon) and Dae-ho (Kang Ha-neul), mother and son duo Geum-ja (Kang Ae-shim) and Young-sik (Yang Dong-geun), expecting mother Jun-hee (Jo Yuri), and several others of note (R.I.P. Thanos). In-ho is back in his role as Front Man after the psychological experiment of entering the games and befriending Gi-hun, while No-eul (Park Gyuyoung) will continue to offer viewers a look inside the guards' lives. Many of these supported Gi-hun's rebellion even if they didn't take part actively (or in some cases, both — looking at you, Dae-ho), which means they relied on him to get them out of the Games. That trust may be shaken now, along with Gi-hun's actual ability to save them. Before he enters the game, Gi-hun is seen trying to make ends meet in his daily life, including daytime gambling with old friend Jung-bae. In Season 2, they met in the game, immediately giving Gi-hun something to fight for, but also something to lose. In the Season 2 finale, the Front Man killed Jung-bae right in front of him, another devastating death on Gi-hun's conscience. 'Squid Game 3' premieres June 27 on Netflix. Best of IndieWire The Best Thrillers Streaming on Netflix in June, from 'Vertigo' and 'Rear Window' to 'Emily the Criminal' All 12 Wes Anderson Movies, Ranked, from 'Bottle Rocket' to 'The Phoenician Scheme' Nightmare Film Shoots: The 38 Most Grueling Films Ever Made, from 'Deliverance' to 'The Wages of Fear'
