Let’s break down the new characters and their involvement in the new season: Jung-bae is a friend of Gi-hun’s that we see briefly in Season 1 because they used to place bets and gamble together.

Dr. Bae is an assistant professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the College of Computing at Michigan Technological University. Prior to this appointment in 2019, she was a research ...

This duo forms an alliance with other characters, including Gi-hun's best friend from Season 1 Park Jung-bae (Lee Seo-hwan) who is also a competitor this season and ex-marine Dae-ho (Kang Ha-neul).

No-eul is played by Park Gyu-young. Park Jung-bae Jung-bae (Player 390) is Gi-hun's friend from outside the game — the same one with whom he gambled on horse races in the season one premiere.