Another familiar face in the Squid Game Universe, Yoo returns to what he thought was a cameo as the Salesman, who recruits desperate players into the game, usually with a few slap-happy rounds of ddakji. (During season 1, viewers were so in awe of him they wanted him to slap them too.) In season 2, we learn more about the character’s background, but he doesn’t last long.
Yoo was surprised with the success of Squid Game as the cameo appearance started as a joke with director Hwang, telling ELLE Korea, “I didn’t expect it to be this big. Somehow, I grew a little more in that worldview, but I still feel like it’s someone else’s job.”
As one of the most famous faces in Korea, Yoo is best known for his roles in the television dramas like Coffee Prince and Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (also known as Goblin), and the films Silenced, The Suspect, Train to Busan, The Age of Shadows, and The Silent Sea. He’s also working on the Korean drama Slowly But Intensely.
