Gong Yoo, left, and Lee Jung-jae in a scene from 'Squid Game' Season 2. Photo courtesy of Netflix

Lee Jung-jae praises Gong Yoo for shared scene in 'Squid Game 2'

Jaehwa Bernardo

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:959px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1735448353627Squidgame_2024 Slate Announcement_03.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Gong Yoo, left, and Lee Jung-jae in a scene from &#x27;Squid Game&#x27; Season 2. <em>Photo courtesy of Netflix</em></span></span></span><em><strong>This article contains spoilers from the second season of &quot;Squid Game.&quot;</strong></em><strong><em></em><em></em></strong></div><p>Lee Jung-jae, the lead star of the global phenomenon &quot;Squid Game,&quot; offered praise for fellow actor Gong Yoo over their shared scene in the first episode of the series&#x27; second season.</p><p>&quot;Squid Game,&quot; which debuted in 2021, follows a group of financially struggling individuals who participate in a series of deadly versions of children&#x27;s games, all for a chance to win a large cash prize.</p><p>In the second season, which premiered last Dec. 26, Jung-jae returns as Seong Gi-hun, the sole survivor and winner of the games in the first season.</p><p>Gong Yoo also reprises his role as the enigmatic man who recruits players into the deadly competition.</p><p>In a video released by Netflix K-content, Jung-jae lauded Gong Yoo for their scene that closed the season premiere, where their characters were locked in a tense and deadly game of Russian Roulette.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rjWNPRWkl_Y?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>&quot;I kept telling Gong Yoo that he did an amazing job. And I really meant it. He&#x27;s not just charismatic but also mischievous in the scene. He even looks frightening and embodies all that in his acting,&quot; said the 52-year-old actor, whose decades-long career has earned him several prestigious awards.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/6/9/how-squid-game-led-to-lee-jung-jae-s-star-wars-the-acolyte-casting-1344"><strong>READ: How ‘Squid Game’ led to Lee Jung-jae’s ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ casting</strong></a></div><p>Jung-jae said fans of Gong Yoo, best known for starring in the romance series &quot;Coffee Prince&quot; and &quot;Goblin,&quot; would enjoy &quot;seeing a new side of him in this scene.&quot;</p><p>The actor said the scene &quot;couldn&#x27;t have served better as a perfect climax&quot; for the first episode.</p><p>&quot;There&#x27;s another roulette scene earlier on [in the episode]. It&#x27;s as horrifying as it is humorous. It&#x27;s a very complex scene. In the natural flow of these scenes, I think the audience will really be drawn in,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Squid Game 2&quot; follows Jung-jae&#x27;s Gi-hun as he returns to the games, determined to put an end to them once and for all.</p><p>The season also saw the return of cast members Lee Byung-hun and Wi Ha-joon, alongside the addition of a star-studded lineup that includes Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Sung-hoon, Jo Yu-ri, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-shim, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-wook and Choi Seung-hyun, among others.</p><p>Director Hwang Dong-hyuk has said &quot;Squid Game&quot; is set to <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/8/1/-squid-game-returns-december-26-to-conclude-with-3rd-season-816"><strong>end with its third season</strong></a> that would come out in 2025.</p><p>While &quot;Squid Game&quot; catapulted Jung-jae to greater international fame, the actor has long been a prominent figure in the South Korean entertainment industry, having earned six Baeksang Arts awards.</p><p>For his performance in &quot;Squid Game,&quot; Jung-jae also became the first Asian actor to win an Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a drama series.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z786mIaF-SY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Lee Jung-jae, the lead star of the global phenomenon 'Squid Game,' offered praise for fellow actor Gong Yoo over their shared scene in the first episode of the series' second season.</p>

Lee Jung-jae, the lead star of the global phenomenon 'Squid Game,' offered praise for fellow actor Gong Yoo over their shared scene in the first episode of the series' second season.

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Lee Jung-jae praises Gong Yoo for shared scene in 'Squid Game 2'

Lee Jung-jae praises Gong Yoo for shared scene in 'Squid Game 2'

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Dec 29, 2024 01:47 PM PHT

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