‘Squid Game 3’ Solidifies Lee Byung-hun’s Status as Global Icon of Power and Emotion
Jul 03, 2025
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In the Netflix series 'Squid Game' Season 3 (played by Hwang Dong-hyuk), which was released on June 27, Lee Byung-hun returned as frontman 'Hwang In-ho' and dominated the play with overwhelming momentum. Completely digesting the role of an absolutist in designing and controlling the flow of the game, the formula 'Frontman once again proved the formula 'Lee Byung-hun'.
In the play, Hwang In-ho conducted the game with an attitude that penetrated the dark side of human nature in front of VIPs who suspected the departure of game participants. Lee Byung-hun led the tension of the entire play by delicately depicting the microscopic cracks permeated into the hard aura of a cool-headed powerful man.
In particular, the frontman's distorted beliefs and emptiness in the scene where he suggested Sung Ki-hoon (Lee Jung-jae), who wants to protect the baby, to kill other participants first were revealed. The moment it collapsed due to Sung Ki-hoon's choice, Lee Byung-hun left a deep lingering impression with a restrained expression and gesture while suppressing the shaking.
Throughout the entire season of 'Squid Game', Lee Byung-hun expressed the ambivalence of the character who held the flow of power beyond the game. From the cool-headed operator's face to the warmth toward his younger brother and child, he has completed a frontman where the authority of the absolute and the human afterglow coexist. Lee Byung-hun's performance raised the narrative and emotions at the same time.
Lee Byung-hun, who shook the season 3 again with his hard and meticulous acting skills. The frontman he created went beyond being a simple operator and established himself as a symbol representing the philosophy and tension of 'Squid Game'. This is also why expectations for his next move are growing.
Meanwhile, the Netflix series 'Squid Game' Season 3 starring Lee Byung-hun is streaming with great enthusiasm at home and abroad.
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