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Seoul to welcome final ‘Squid Game’ season with parade featuring Lee Jung-jae

Still from the third season of Netflix's ″Squid Game,″ actor Lee Jung-jae, center, actor Park Sung-hoon, right (2021-) [NETFLIX]
Still from the third season of Netflix’s ″Squid Game,″ actor Lee Jung-jae, center, actor Park Sung-hoon, right (2021-) [NETFLIX]

Seoul’s government will host a parade, featuring iconic cast and characters, to commemorate the release of the third season of the hit Netflix series “Squid Game” (2021-).

The event is part of a larger “travel week” for global Hallyu fans and tourists that will run from June 28 to July 6 in and around Gwanghwamun and Seoul Plaza, according to We Man-gyu, leader of Seoul’s content marketing team.

The parade will begin at 7:30 p.m. and proceed from Gwanghwamun along Sejongdae-ro, ending at Seoul Plaza. The procession will be streamed live on the Netflix Korea YouTube channel.

A Squid Game finale fan event will begin at 8:30 in Seoul Plaza. Actors including Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul and Wi Ha-jun, as well as creator Hwang Dong-hyuk, will be in attendance.

The third season of “Squid Game” premieres worldwide on June 27.

BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [kim.minyoung5@joongang.co.kr]
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