Squid Game's Kang Ae-sim & Yang Dong-geun Reveal How Family Changes Competition
Kang Ae-sim & Yang Dong-geun are ready to play in Squid Game Season 2. Both actors are new additions to the hit Netflix show's ensemble. Ae-sim portrays Jang Geum-ja, a Korean War survivor and widow who finds her family in hardship due to her son's crippling gambling debt. That son, Park Yong-sik, is played by Dong-geun.
Ae-sim comes into Squid Game with filmography credits dating back to 2006, as she had small roles in various Korean projects before landing three separate series regular gigs that premiered in 2024. Dong-geun, like many of his Squid Game co-stars, comes from the world of music, as he regularly raps under the stage name Ydg. He also has an extensive history in film and television.
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Ae-sim comes into Squid Game with filmography credits dating back to 2006, as she had small roles in various Korean projects before landing three separate series regular gigs that premiered in 2024. Dong-geun, like many of his Squid Game co-stars, comes from the world of music, as he regularly raps under the stage name Ydg. He also has an extensive history in film and television.
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- 1/7/2025
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