Korean drama: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	K-drama

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Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin sit on hay by a campfire at night, dressed in coats and military uniform, with a group of people sitting around another fire in the background.

Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun stands in a line of contestants wearing green tracksuits with numbers, in a scene from the Netflix series Squid Game.

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