Park Gyu-young Apologizes for Revealing 'Squid Game 3' Spoiler

Actress Park Gyu-young has issued an apology for accidentally revealing spoilers about 'Squid Game' Season 3 before its launch.

On the afternoon of the 2nd, at a café in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Netflix series 'Squid Game' Season 3 stars Park Gyu-young and Xportsnews met.

'Squid Game' Season 3 depicts the final fates of participants who survive the brutal games, including Gi-hun (played by Lee Jung-jae), who re-enters the game with a personal mission and loses his best friend, and Frontman (played by Lee Byung-hun), who infiltrates the game while hiding his identity.

Park Gyu-young, who has been part of the series from 'Squid Game 2' to its conclusion in Season 3, plays the role of No-eul, a 'Pink Guard' whose sole goal is to find her daughter left in the North.

Previously, Park Gyu-young made headlines for a spoiler mistake through a social media post right after Season 2 ended, which inadvertently hinted at Season 3’s storyline.



During the production presentation held last month, Park Gyu-young refrained from commenting on the spoiler issue, but she expressed her apologies in an interview.

Park Gyu-young said, "I think many were disappointed by the spoiler issue. Although I was directly asked about it during the production presentation, I couldn't provide a proper answer. I apologize without any excuses to those who were looking forward to Season 3 after Season 2 ended. I held back from speaking about it in public settings because it might seem like I was revealing details before the official release."

She continued, "After the spoiler, I immediately contacted the director and senior actor Lee Jin-wook. The director advised me to avoid such mistakes in the future, and Lee Jin-wook assured me that he was really okay with it. Even though I was forgiven, I spent a long time reflecting on my role and realizing how careless and immature I had been."

Park Gyu-young added, "Senior Lee Jin-wook jokingly comforted me by saying he appreciated the attention. I felt even more sorry and grateful. I am embarrassed by his efforts to console me."

She shared, "I blamed myself for revealing a significant storyline, but more than that, I felt guilty towards the director who structured the storyline and the production team who crafted it well."

There was speculation among global viewers about possible penalties from Netflix following the spoiler incident.

Addressing this, Park Gyu-young said, "While it's difficult to discuss specific contract details, Netflix emphasized preventing such incidents rather than talking about penalties. While there were on-set guidelines to prevent leaks, no penalties were specifically mentioned."

Meanwhile, 'Squid Game' Season 3 is currently streaming on Netflix.

Photo = Netflix, Park Gyu-young

This article was originally published in Korean on Xportsnews and was translated into English using AI.

by Oh Seunghyun