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| “ | That business card you had, my brother had the same one. And he is currently missing. (...) Mr. Seong. Please help me. I need to find my brother. | „ |
| ~ Hwang Jun-ho to Seong Gi-hun. |
| “ | Who am I? Who I am isn't important. What's is important is the identity of the man you did this to. The man you called a "zombie". The man with one kidney who woke on the table. Do you know where the other kidney is? In here. It's in here. He gave it to me. That man is my brother! | „ |
| ~ Jun-ho to Number 28 while mistakenly believing that the Masked Men killed his brother. |
| “ | Brother... In-ho, why? | „ |
| ~ Jun-ho to the Front Man. |
Hwang Jun-ho (Korean: 황준호) is the deuteragonist of Netflix's K-drama Squid Game. He is a police detective that infiltrated in the 33rd Squid Game by taking the identities of the staff members to look for his missing brother, Hwang In-ho.
This led Jun-ho to find out not only what happened with his brother but also discover the horrors of the games itself. Afterwards, he resolves to find the Squid Game island again to confront his brother in hopes of redeeming him and stop the games. He eventually works together with Seong Gi-hun and Choi Woo-seok to achieve this.
He was portrayed by Wi Ha-joon. In the English dub, he was voiced by Donald Chang.
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Personality[]
Jun-ho is an incredibly brave, determined and strong-willed individual. He is also a caring, loyal and protective brother who is willing to go extreme lengths to save Hwang In-ho.
He shows to be very intelligent, calculated and stealthy, as he succeeds in stealing the identities of members of the masked staff and infiltrating the 33rd Squid Game. Switching between stolen masks, Jun-ho goes unnoticed for days and manages to hide even after the staff finds out about an intruder among them. While interacting with the staff members, Jun-ho is usually shown to be capable of remaining composed in order to maintain his disguise, even when he is being questioned by masked men that are suspicious of him.
As a police detective, Jun-ho has a sense of justice and duty. Discovering the horrors of the Squid Games and that they have been happening for decades, Jun-ho is sympathetic towards the players, recording as much information as possible about the games to send all of it to the other police officers. He is also capable of intimidating other individuals, such as the bouncer at the Halloween Party club, and individuals involved in the Squid Game, such as Number 28 and the Panther Mask VIP, whom he forced information out of.
Jun-ho is very close to his older brother. For almost half of his life, In-ho was everything to him. Jun-ho loved and looked up to him a lot.[1] In-ho working in the police is likely what inspired Jun-ho to become a cop too. When In-ho leaves to the Squid Game island and goes missing, Jun-ho and his mother quickly notice his absence and immediately start to look for him. Jun-ho shows to be optimistic about In-ho's disappearance, or is at least is trying to reassure his mother when he tells her that In-ho is probably fine because he usually avoids calls from time to time. However, as soon as he finds out about the games, Jun-ho shows no hesitation to infiltrate the masked staff. He decides to go and confront the entire Squid Game organization by himself, risking his own life to find In-ho. Upon discovering about the trafficking organ conspiracy and thinking that In-ho was not only murdered but also desecrated by the conspiratorial masked men, Jun-ho shows anger for the first time. He becomes so furious that he immediately tries reach for his revolver, almost blowing his cover.
Finding out that the leader of the masked men, the Front Man, is actually his lost brother In-ho leaves Jun-ho so shocked that he becomes speechless. Despite infiltrating the games and going so far just to find him, Jun-ho refuses In-ho's offer to come with him while his brother is attempting to ensure his safety. The refusal shows how horrified Jun-ho is at the revelation, becoming confused and heartbroken for his brother.
Years later, he still trying very hard to convince the police about the games and to find the way back to the Squid Game island, showing how persistent he is. Jun-ho wants stop the games and save the players, however, deep down, his primary motivation is still to find his brother. Because he loved and admired his brother so much, he can't simply let go even after discovering the Front Man's identity and keeps looking for him relentlessly.[3][1] His feelings for In-ho and attempts to protect him even compromise his own efforts to report and take down the games at times, as he lies to hide the Front Man's identity from the police and from Seong Gi-hun. This shows that Jun-ho wants to face In-ho himself because he still has hope that his brother can be redeemed.
According to Jun-ho's actor (Wi Ha-joon), Jun-ho's motivation to keep looking for In-ho is a mix of rage and love. He feels torn between his role as a cop and his feelings for In-ho after witnessing the atrocities of the games. He wants to put an end to the games, but he also feels sorry for what happened with his brother and wants to know why In-ho ended up becoming the bad guy.[4]
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Victims[]
- Worker Number 29 - Strangled to death and then thrown into the sea after stealing his uniform.
- Worker Number 28 - Shot in the head after being interrogated.
- Captain Park - Skewered in the chest with a harpoon gun.
- A Masked Manager and Masked Soldier - Shot at sea by him and Kim during the rescue of Park Gyeong-seok.
Trivia[]
- The creator of the series said that one of the plotlines he wanted to explore in season two is the story of the Front Man and his brother Jun-ho.[5]
- Despite the Netflix Squid Game Wallpaper portraying Jun-ho holding a triangle mask, he never wears one throughout the show, Jun-ho only wears the circle mask he obtained from worker Number 29 and the square mask from an executed manager.
- After Season 3, Netflix Philippines's Official YouTube channel posted a short titled "Legend has it he's still out there looking for that island", which is a montage with only scenes of Jun-ho looking for the island, as if he is still looking for it after the series ended.
- Netflix Brasil posted a short joking about the character too, titled "He did everything except end the games", in which they list Jun-ho's main feats in the series as:
- Ran away from his job ⛓️
- Becoming more handsome every day ✨
- Went on a boat trip with his friends 🛥️
- Fired a shot in the air 💥
- Became rich 🤑
- Father of a girl 🎀
- Netflix Brasil posted a short joking about the character too, titled "He did everything except end the games", in which they list Jun-ho's main feats in the series as:
- Jun-ho is the only known person outside of the game to have ever interacted with a VIP and to attack them.
References[]
External Links[]
- Hwang Jun-ho on the Near Pure Good Wiki
- Hwang Jun-ho on the Squid Game Wiki
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