Squid Game Season 2: The Front Man actor shares a secret about the six-legged race

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for Squid Game Season 2.

In Squid Game Season 2, there's a six-legged race that cranks up the mental and physical pressure like never before. Imagine teams of five contestants, all tied at the ankles, trying to get through a bunch of little kids' games as fast as they can.

We've got this mysterious Front Man, played by Korean actor Lee Byung-hun. He goes undercover as Player 001 to mess with everyone's heads and control the game from the inside. The twist? The Front Man is left-handed, according to Squid Game's storyline. But Lee Byung-hun is right-handed in real life.

In a Netflix video that shows what happens off-camera, Lee shared that he played the spinning top part of the race with his non-dominant hand on purpose. That's right, the hand he's not used to using. Can you imagine how hard that must've been? But he did it to make his performance more believable and to show us what the Front Man's going through. He wanted the audience to feel the struggle too.

Lee confessed, pointing out the painstaking work that went into the scene:

"I was worried I'd have too many bloopers while filming."

This didn't just make everything feel more real, it also gave us a peek into the character's mind games. It showed how sneaky they were on the inside.

The Front Man’s struggle in the six-legged race and its hidden intent on Squid Game Season 2

The six-legged race in Squid Game Season 2 was an important part where we could see the Front Man’s clever thinking and how Gi-hun was getting more and more suspicious. They had this spinning top game that was secretly set up to make it seem like a big deal for Player 001.

Lee Byung-hun, who played the Front Man, did something pretty clever. He used his right hand, which isn’t his best hand, to make it look like he was trying hard. This was all part of the Front Man’s sneaky plan to fit in and still control things without anyone noticing.

Screen Rant says that using his non-dominant hand made everything feel more real, which was something you might not catch right away. It also gives us a hint about what’s going to happen later on when Gi-hun and the Front Man have to go up against each other.

The six-legged race adds an interesting twist, as it's tied to larger themes of trickery and trust. As The Recaps channel noted, Gi-hun's never-give-up attitude had a big impact on the Front Man's choice to keep the games going.

Even though the Front Man had his secret motives, you could see that he was touched by Gi-hun's grit. This sets up an even more complicated relationship between them, and now everyone's excited to see what happens in Squid Game Season 3.

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Squid Game Season 2 also shows organ trafficking and player manipulation

The six-legged race in the show Squid Game revealed a sad side to that world. If someone didn't win, they got killed right away, and shot in front of everyone else.

But, it turns out there was something even more messed up happening. According to The Recaps, some of the players' bodies didn't just get burned. Oh no, they were used for something worse. They were taken apart for their organs, and this had a creepy connection to one of the characters, Player 11.

This part of the story of Squid Game Season 2 raises the tension in the game and shows how messed up the people running it are.

Player 11’s history with those pink-suited guards and her being from North Korea gives her a really interesting and sad background. She’s got this big emotional problem because she’s torn between doing what she’s told and trying to find her kid who’s missing. She’s an important character this season because of that.

And the way the Front Man starts dealing with Gi-hun during all this stuff? It makes him even more complicated—like he’s both a bad guy and someone you root for.

In a touching moment, the Front Man admitted that Gi-hun's toughness and ability to bounce back made him decide to keep the games going. This shows a different side of him, and it's surprising because he's usually so good at playing mind games and being in control.