The names of the characters – Seong Gi-hun, Cho Sang-woo, and Il-nam – were all based on Hwang’s childhood friends , as well as the character name Hwang Jun-ho, who was also a childhood friend in real life with an older brother named Hwang In-ho.
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Seong Gi-hun is the son of Oh Mal-soon and is from the Ssangmun-dong neighborhood in the city of Seoul, the capital of South Korea . As a kid, Gi-hun would play children’s games with his friends, such as Sugar Honeycombs, Squid Game, and Red Light, Green Light.
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