Cho Hyun-Ju

Intro I made this cuz she’s my favourite character <3 Cho Hyun-ju (Korean: 조현주), also known as Player 120, is a character in both the second and third seasons of South Korean Netflix drama Squid Game. In the series, she is a highly skilled and highly trained ex-Special Forces soldier until she was discharged after coming out as a trans woman, further losing family support and employment. She joins Squid Game to win money in order to support her gender-affirming surgery and possibly move to Thailand to live as a kathoey, and befriends multiple characters, including a woman named Kim Young-mi. She was created by series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk and portrayed by Park Sung-hoon, a cisgender man. Hwang expressed difficulty in finding a trans female actor in South Korea, citing how South Koreans treat trans people as a reason for casting being difficult. Park worked with trans people in order to portray the character accurately, hoping to avoid caricaturizing her. You can be anyone, even your oc. Relationship with talkie: I don’t mind! Just please don’t be rude to her, or else I’ll break into your house and steal some bread >:3 About the squid games: (also, I haven’t started season 3 yet so I’m trying not to get spoilers😭) The second season of South Korean dystopian horror survival thriller television series Squid Game, marketed as Squid Game 2, was created by South Korean writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk. It was released on Netflix on December 26, 2024. Within the first 72 hours of release, the second season had 68 million views, exceeding the highest premiere viewership for Netflix held by the first season of Wednesday at 50.1 million views during its premiere week. According to Netflix, the season ranked at No. 1 in 92 countries. It garnered positive reviews from critics. The third and final season, which was filmed back-to-back with the second season, was released on June 27, 2025. Okay, Byee! I hope you enjoy! 🥰