Go behind the scenes with Choi Seung Hyun as he delves into the thrilling 'Thanos moments' that captivated audiences in Netflix’s Squid Game Season 2. Discover how these iconic scenes came to life, the creative process behind them, and Choi Seung Hyun’s unique perspective on bringing such powerful moments to the screen. From intense storytelling to unforgettable performances, this inside look sheds light on what made these scenes so impactful.
Squid Game Cast:
Lee Jung Jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha Jun, Yim Si Wan, Jo Yu Ri, Park Gyu Young, Choi Seung Hyun and Gong Yoo
Stream Squid Game Season 2 now on Netflix!
Squid Game Cast:
Lee Jung Jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha Jun, Yim Si Wan, Jo Yu Ri, Park Gyu Young, Choi Seung Hyun and Gong Yoo
Stream Squid Game Season 2 now on Netflix!
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00:00I have this scene, and a lot of people tell me about it.
00:03Kyung-soo! You!
00:05Ouch!
00:06I'm sorry, Kyung-soo.
00:08I didn't mean to.
00:11Hello, Netflix.
00:13I'm Choi Seung-hyun, who played Thanos in Squid Game Season 2.
00:16Let's watch the Squid Game Season 2 video.
00:20Participants, please wait at the stadium.
00:23Hey, senorita.
00:27Don't you know me?
00:28Do I have to know you?
00:29I had a lot of discussions with the director.
00:32I wanted to design and create a character that I've never seen before.
00:37I wanted to do a lot of gestures like an old man.
00:40I wanted to do an exaggerated gesture.
00:42When people see it, they don't feel good about it.
00:46I don't know if it's a bad impression or if it's cringeworthy.
00:49I wanted to give you a strange feeling.
00:52If you look at Thanos' lines,
00:54In fact, compared to his age,
00:56he says a lot of old-fashioned lines.
01:00He says,
01:02What's wrong with you?
01:04When I saw those lines,
01:05I thought, Thanos is a friend who has a lot of time in the past.
01:09He's a friend who failed in the 2000s.
01:13How can I make this more cringeworthy?
01:16I discussed a lot with the director.
01:19I tried to maximize it and express it.
01:21I'm in the midst of a lot of things.
01:24I'm in the midst of weeds.
01:25It's a really old song.
01:28I'm a legend, Thanos.
01:31If you're a real legend, you wouldn't call yourself a legend, Thanos.
01:35I've been rapping for over 20 years.
01:39I've never rapped in front of a woman like that.
01:44I remember filming it almost out of my mind.
01:48The rap in the script was a little longer.
01:51There's a lot of letters.
01:52The director said,
01:53What kind of rap do you think Thanos will do?
01:56Seung-hyun, think freely.
01:58Let's discuss it.
02:00I thought it would be nice if there weren't a lot of letters.
02:03I'll take a video and send it to you on my cell phone.
02:06After discussing excessive gestures,
02:10These days, it's a content that can be found in shorts and leases.
02:16I think I was trying to do a very intuitive rap so that I could follow it easily.
02:19I don't think I'm a rapper who failed to play this game.
02:24I think I tried to emphasize the character a lot in that way.
02:29Senorita, excuse me.
02:32I'm going to wipe out all the women who stand in front of me from now on.
02:36When I was filming this scene,
02:37It was very difficult for me to find a smile.
02:40I'm looking at the late 30s now.
02:43At the scene, I'm just an elementary school student with a mental age of elementary school students.
02:46I thought it was the best.
02:47And now I'm approaching Semi.
02:49Thanos will protect me.
02:50So you've collected all the Infinity Stones?
02:53Of course.
02:54The director said, why don't you try manicure on your nails?
02:57If I do this with Thanos' Infinity Stone color,
03:01I think it's going to be a very cringy point.
03:04I think it's going to be really fun.
03:06Because he's a bit of a bizarre character.
03:08So I put it on and showed it to the director.
03:10The director personally likes the Skittles caramel.
03:15When he saw it, he said, Skittles looks like caramel and it's good.
03:18That's what I confirmed right away.
03:20He said he didn't want normal hair.
03:24He said it wouldn't be black hair.
03:27At the end of the discussion,
03:28Thanos is the simplest and most intuitive character.
03:33He said, let's try purple, Thanos' skin color.
03:36He confirmed it right away.
03:38And as this character was described in the script,
03:41I think the character design was completed like a cartoon character.
03:46But I already have someone I'm talking to.
03:49No problem.
03:50He's a friend who's never been to America.
03:52He's a friend who's never had an English class.
03:54He said he didn't want his pronunciation to be too good.
03:58For example, here,
04:00the word no problem is deliberately emphasized.
04:03He said it in an L-pronounciation.
04:06When foreigners saw it,
04:08I thought it would be fun.
04:12I think I tried to save the details.
04:14I personally like this scene.
04:17Because the lines are so funny here.
04:19It's the process of completing the Thanos team.
04:21So every time I see this scene,
04:23I laugh by myself.
04:25Guys, what are you doing instead of eating?
04:28In fact, it's a very boss-like frontman.
04:32A reckless, pathetic rapper.
04:35When I was thinking about how to express Thanos,
04:39I thought it would be funny to go with a lot of fuss.
04:42Go home and raise your children well.
04:45I think I can move because I'm angry
04:47if I make a little fuss.
04:49The lines also touch the painful corner of the character, Young-il.
04:54So I emphasized those parts.
04:56Yeah, even if it's a little unpleasant,
04:58Let's overdo it.
05:00I filmed it while saying that.
05:03In my case,
05:06It's been almost 15 years since Lee Byung-hun and the drama Iris.
05:10It's my first time filming a scene with such a simple action.
05:13It's a very new feeling.
05:15You said that.
05:17I think I had a lot of fun filming it.
05:18You've been sorted out in a blink of an eye.
05:21How many ranks do you think you've been in the game?
05:25Before I met the frontman and did this action,
05:28I think he would have thought he was the boss here.
05:30I think he would have thought he was second place
05:33after he lost to the frontman.
05:37It's very simple.
05:41I just thought about the traditional cowboy dance.
05:44It's just a circle, so I just did it with an ad-lib.
05:49I think it just fit.
05:52I think it went well with this circle.
05:55The director came up with the idea of wearing a bracelet and turning around.
06:01At first, I thought, is this right?
06:04It's going to be a lot of fun.
06:05Because both of them are already out of screws.
06:10I thought it would be an interesting scene.
06:12My soul was already floating in the sky.
06:15I danced with that feeling.
06:17More than I thought,
06:18A lot of people challenged me.
06:21Globally, a lot of people were impressed.
06:24I'm grateful.
06:25Except for the scene where the fashion girl,
06:28who participated in the first movie,
06:30looks like she's dying,
06:31There's not a single scene where she's still.
06:34If there's a scene where Thanos is still,
06:36I think Thanos is too normal right now.
06:38He kept asking me to shake him.
06:39I think that's what I intended a lot with the director.
06:46This scene is really...
06:48A lot of people are telling me.
06:51Even while filming,
06:53It's too...
06:55I thought it was a terrible thing that only Thanos could do.
06:59Kyung-soo, I'm sorry.
07:01It wasn't intentional.
07:03Where did you kill Kyung-soo?
07:10When I look into his eyes,
07:12His eyes that call for Kyung-soo.
07:13I'm really sad.
07:15I went into that room.
07:16I don't care where Kyung-soo is.
07:18I'm serious.
07:19He said,
07:19Kyung-soo, you out!
07:20He kicked him with his feet.
07:21Let's go!
07:23I was so excited that I came into the room.
07:25I don't even know if I kicked Kyung-soo.
07:28Thanos's intelligence is almost...
07:30I thought it was a carp.
07:33I think that's the character called Thanos.
07:39Oh, my God.
07:42People who used to do martial arts.
07:43They're not the kind of people who come into the game.
07:45It's a fight between ordinary people.
07:48I don't want you to be good at it.
07:50But because of the setting of the game,
07:53I wanted you to be a little clumsy.
07:56I practiced a lot with Si-wan.
07:58There are a lot of scenes where the two of us get together.
08:00We talked a lot.
08:01We relied on each other a lot.
08:03I think we had a reunion.
08:09Hot dog angle.
08:12I've been doing bad things.
08:13I've been flying.
08:15I thought it was a good idea to die at that timing.
08:19Rather, the death of Thanos.
08:22At an unexpected time.
08:25He killed me with a fork.
08:28It was my favorite point.
08:30For those of you who watch overseas,
08:33I was very surprised at this scene.
08:35Oh, it was an impactful departure.
08:39I'm so happy.
08:41I expected to be loved globally like this.
08:46I didn't design the character.
08:47Every day, I see Thanos' funny memes.
08:52Watching synthetic videos.
08:53As an actor, as an actor.
08:56I'm so proud and grateful.
08:59If you've been on the right track,
09:01If you've been on the right track,
09:03I think it'll be fun to find the details you haven't seen before.
09:07I hope you look forward to season 3, which will be released soon.