History Heartwarming / SquidGame

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* Credit to the production crew; when you see some of the behind-the-scenes, they took a lot of care to make sure to minimize potential set injuries. There are crash pads for the stunts, and harnesses for long falls.
** During the tug-of-war, it's revealed no one was actually handcuffed to the rope; they could slip out of their bonds easily as soon as the director yelled "CUT!". Everyone was allowed to sit between takes, and Gi-hun's actor had harnesses attached to him before he had to do his near-miss when dangling off the platform.
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[[folder:Cast Interviews]]
* In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYd_pT9hZrM "Squid Game stars take on the Dalgona Challenge" video]], Jung Ho-yeon (Sae-byeok) confesses that while filming, she had a lot of doubts about whether her acting is good enough. Lee Yoo-mi (Ji-yeong) would often comfort her, forming a friendship between the two like the characters they portray in the show. Even after finishing production, they're still in contact with each other.
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssz9L3vsXo8 this video]], Ali's actor Anumpham Tripati thanks everyone who has sent him love or drawn fanart of Ali, saying that he wishes he had hair as good as his character.
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* A little boy helping Ga-yeong win the crane game prize he wanted to give to his daughter. Ga-yeong's gratitude is also noteworthy; going as far to pick the kid up and swing him around.