I didn't know it was the ending of Squid Game 3 Lee Jungjae..Let's match what Hwang wants
Jul 03, 2025
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Lee Jung-jae met with Sports Chosun at a cafe in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 3rd and interviewed Netflix's original series 'Squid Game 3' (written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk). While expressing his feelings about completing season 3 over five years starting from season 1, Lee Jung-jae said, `First of all, I think I had a big experience. In that respect, it is also a grateful thing, and it is true that it has received a lot of attention and love. I also want to see the reaction more slowly. Now that it's really over, I wonder if I'll have a chance to talk about it again with 'Squid Game'. Like a movie, after 5 or 10 years, the fandom sometimes holds a re-screening event and does a short-screening, but since it's an OTT series, I've never seen such an opportunity, so now I really think 'Is it the end?' 'What happens?'I even did it.'"
Lee Jung-jae then said "I always feel it every time I work, but it was difficult to catch the character in the beginning, and I had a lot of worries about how to act and how to express it. There were also many concerns about which one was the best choice among the various methods. It is very difficult when you have a lot of worries about which is the best choice among many methods. As time passes while filming, I get used to the character and feel that I am very into the work, so I have no choice but to have affection. Then, I always think that it would be better to shoot for a longer time when the filming amount comes around for the last episode. So in the case of dramas, it would be nice to shoot about 4 to 6 more parts. In the case of movies, I want the characters to continue to have continuity even if the two movies come out. As a result, it seems that the same goes for 'Squid Game'. I don't feel like this is cool at all, and I feel like I'm disappointed that it's over like this. Every work seems to be like that."
There was also a disappointing evaluation of the ending. However, Lee Jung-jae "The intention of the writer and director was clearly visible. The season was so successful that if it happens, 'When is this really going to end?The season will continue to the point where you can do it. In this way, it progresses to a franchise project that lasts a few more years, and I was surprised by the courage to make this choice for the completeness of the work rather than enjoying such success. This person is more focused and affectionate in his work than his own success, rather than focusing on material and taking an extension of his work. The first thing I received was 13 that concluded with Season 2, and when I saw the ending, I also thought 'This person is a person who has a lot of affection for the work and is a writer. There was a strong impression that he was not a person who ran an entertainment show business, but a writer. Then I thought I should follow the authoristic decision. Rather than having an idea for it 'Let's do this, let's do that'. The writer said, "I must be disappointed in myself, and I had a great desire to put my energy into the decision to finish the Squid Game."
Lee Jung-jae then said "So I've heard a lot about Season 1 being made into a limited series, and I thought 'No way, I turned around like this at the end, and Ki-hoon turned around and there must be something." Nevertheless, it was said that there was none. However, since season 1 was such a big success, I should express my gratitude to the fans in season 2. Since it started with the intention of repaying it, I think there is another opportunity like this for a writer and director. Not only has there never been such a great success, but I thought it would be right to help you do everything you want to do in such a great success and opportunity, so there was a way or direction I wanted to express at the filming site, but I tried to fit it in the direction that the artist wanted as much as possible. Rather than talking about my ideas or thoughts, I asked a lot of questions about what I wanted to do more and tried to fit (the director) as much as possible."
Regarding the ending, Lee Jung-jae said, `I tend to shoot dramas and movies and go back and forth, but director Hwang Dong-hyuk is the one who only filmed movies. As you know the movie very well, the ending is always important in the movie. In the ending, there is a part where the emotions that the audience has to feel must be amplified, there must be a sense of connection, and there is a part where the message and fun must be completed, so filmmakers have no choice but to consider the last ending to be tremendously important from the beginning. In that respect, how much did you think about the ending of the project you thought of. With such an ending, I felt that the artist's desire to do it was this intense, and I was also surprised. I didn't know it was such an ending."
Only after losing his best friend in a game that he participated again with his own purpose 'Gihoon', 'Frontman' who hid himself in the game 'Frontman', and the story of the last fate of the participants who survived the cruel game 'Squid Game' Season 3 has recorded 60,100,000 viewers (viewing time divided by the total running time of the work) in just three days in the first week of its release, realizing the hot popularity at home and abroad.
Season 3 of 'Squid Game' has recorded 60,100,000 views in just three days since its release on June 27, topping all 93 countries, including the U.S., Japan, France, and Brazil, as well as South Korea. It was Netflix's first film to top all countries in its first week of release, proving its all-time box office success.
In addition, in the first week of its release, it ranked 9th in Netflix's all-time series (non-English), and season 1, 2 and 3 all ranked in the top 10 in Netflix's all-time most popular series (non-English). In addition, season 2 ranked third in the series (non-English) and season 1 ranked sixth in the global TOP 10, which compiled the number of viewers over the past week, proving that it is a work that receives great attention from fans around the world.
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