We on “the Kulture Wave“ have mentioned a couple of times to mark December 26th on your calendar, as a very special Netflix series returns amid huge anticipation worldwide. The follow-up to Korea’s award-winning mega-hit, Squid Game 2, will be released after a three-year wait. To talk a little bit about what we can expect from the second season, we are joined by Jae Soh , Professor and filmmaker at Seoul Institute of the Arts. Welcome Professor Soh!
Q1. Professor Soh, we’ve waited more than three years. What are your expectations of Squid Game season 2?
Q2. What’s the plot of the second season? Does the storyline extend from the first one?
Q3. When comparing the first and second seasons what’s different and what are the factors in the new one that raise expectations?
Q4. Let’s talk about the cast. Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo are some of the big names that we are familiar with from season 1, but we also have great talented actors joining for the second season. What are your expectations or concerns if there are any?
Q5. Season 1 was released in September 2021, ahead of Korea‘s Chuseok holiday. This time the series will be open to watch a day after Christmas, on December 26th. Why that day?
Q6. We heard leading up to the release a variety of events have been or are being held in different countries around the world?
Q7. Recently, a number of highly anticipated series like Hellbound, Sweet Home and Gyeongseong Creature did not receive the amount of love they did for their previous seasons. What are your thoughts on the pros and cons of productions like this with more than one season?
Q8. Do you believe Squid Game 2 has the potential to continue the impact made in Season 1?
source : https://www.arirang.com/news/view?id=278976
