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A group of people in green jumpsuits with number 456 on the back, with the main character Seong Gi-hun standing in the center.

Gi-hun

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Seong Gi-hun is a middle-aged man who has fallen on hard times, plagued by gambling addiction and financial troubles. Desperate for a chance to turn his life around, he re-enters the deadly Squid Game, determined to win at all costs and expose the corruption of the system, even if it means risking everything.

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