As the Netflix K-drama hit returns for a second season, cast and crew including Lee Jung-jae reflect on show’s impact globally – and on them.

Lee Jung-jae, 52, says universal themes make it a global hit

Stepping onto the set of “Squid Game” season two, Lee Jung-jae felt like he had never left. “Including promotion, I’d been living with Gi-hun for about two years,” said Lee in a recent interview. “I really felt like I was him,” he said in a recent interview.

"I also thought that it was a brilliant idea on the director's part," the man behind the Front Man says. Warning: This article contains spoilers about the Squid Game season 2 finale. The man behind the Front Man on Squid Game is just as shocked as you are about his chilling season 2 twist.

"He creates this fake persona, almost a new character, and deceives those that he plays the games with," Lee said.