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Handsome Square Mask Worker In Squid Game Gets Fame & Tons Of Instagram Followers For His 10-Second Scene

Handsome Square Mask Worker In Squid Game Gets Fame & Tons Of Instagram Followers For His 10-Second Scene

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By Karmen on 16 Oct 2021
Digital Editor

While everyone was thirsting over  Squid Game's main characters like Sae-byeok (Jung Ho-yeon) and Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon), some had their hearts unexpectedly captured by a random side character in the series, a square masked worker played by actor Lee Jung-jun.

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Dubbed the hot square mask guy, actor Lee Jung-jun's big scene in Squid Game was in Episode 3, The Man with the Umbrella, where one of the players rebells against the guards after his umbrella-shaped dalgona breaks.

He takes the square masked manager hostage and forces him to remove his mask while holding a gun to his head.

Tense violin music played as the masked worker slowly turned around. As the square masked workers are at the top of the hierarchy in that sadistic place, most viewers were probably anticipating the face of an old, hardened criminal with scars, tattoos, a bulbous nose or other features associated with a typical TV villain.

Instead, what emerged from that mask was a fresh-faced, idol-like oppa, albeit with an unflattering hairdo.

squid game lee jong jun square mask pink soldier worker manager scenePhoto from Netflix

Lee Jung-jun's scene in Squid Game lasted about 10 seconds or so before he was finished off by the Front Man. Still, those 10 seconds were enough for the 22 year-old Korean actor to gain a bunch of fans simping over his good looks.

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squid game lee jong jun actor selfie square mask manager guard in pink jumpsuitPhoto from @right_jun_ via Instagram

lee jong jun korean actor plays square mask worker in squid gamePhoto from @right_jun_ via Instagram

Before Squid Game, the rookie actor was relatively unknown as he had only debuted in 2019 and had only two small roles in his resume. But after the release of the hit Netflix series, Lee Jung-jun has amassed over 700,000 followers on Instagram, and his post likes have increased 10 times from an average of 30k to 300k.

squid game lee jong jun korean actor wearing cardigan square mask manager guard in pink jumpsuitPhoto from @right_jun_ via Instagram

squid game lee jong jun korean actor in a cafe wearing striped shirt playing the square mask manager guard in pink jumpsuitPhoto from @right_jun_ via Instagram

Without further ado, here's his Instagram handle: @right_jun_

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