I dealt high-limit blackjack in a casino for 6 years and the VIPs are less of a caricature than people think. The corny jokes, the sexual innuendos, and the disgusting way they enjoy displaying their wealth is all accurate.

That sexual proposition scene might have been one of the most nauseating moments of the show for me. Probably because it was probably the most realistic

The most frustrating part about the VIPs for me is they're all sitting around with these wine glasses and all I'm thinking is my God they can't drink out of those wine glasses with those masks on, they need straws! Drove me crazy 🤣

It's funny hearing about that because we, Russians, encounter the same thing: extremely stereotypical "Russians" in Hollywood movies. Now you know what it feels like

Other than the two women (and player 001) I don’t think any players peed that whole time.

How is everyone ignoring the room the VIPS are in, there’s human bodies as ornaments everywhere! 😬

Am I the only one who actually liked the VIPs because of the fact that they are that way? Like, I'm sure that most aren't like this, but is it really so unbelieve that a bunch of bored rich guys would act like this while watching poor people kill each other?

15:12 Plus, a detail I realized while watching is that they represent the players with knights in the mini glass Bridge. I thought it was odd, as pawns would've been more accurate (their expandability and how pawns move on a board) but then I realized they were repsenting the players as knights because they're *horses* Because the VIPs view them just as that -- expendable pieces and "horses to bet on"

As someone who's been watching kdramas for four years, let me tell you something. it's very common for foreign actors to have cringe worthy dialogues in kdramas. It's not a new a thing and that's why I don't think it was necessarily intentional from the writers of Squid Game to make the VIPS stereotypical Westerners.

Yo I hear that Sang-woo guy went to SNU. Just thought I'd let you know.

I liked that theyre jokes were dumb, and that they weren't the smartest, mostly because we tend to deify billionaires and claim they have a level of knowledge we don't.

Honestly i didnt mind the VIPs i was pretty confused to see that ppl didnt like them they were there to show how disgusting rich people can be and i think it works

hey,did you know that Sang-Woo graduated SNU business school?

I think the VIPS are also supposed to represent us, the viewer. The reason is just like us, the VIPS are viewing the people suffer or "play" through all the games while relaxing and being very comfortable, enjoying drinks and snacks like many of us were when watching Squid Game. Plus while watching they frequently make meaningless comments like "why the fuck did he do that" and "wow what a shame" and also judge the players decisions. Many people have hated on characters such as Sang-Woo for their actions, forgetting the horrifying situation they're in

You don’t like the caricatures of western billionaires? Now you have an idea of how nearly every culture feels after Hollywood is done with it.

Also can we please have a video on Ali. I never cried so much when Sang-Woo (who was 1st in his class at SNU Business school) played dirty during Marbles

Also noteworthy regarding the “mystery phone person”, the Frontman speaks to them in English (obviously this isn’t apparent in the English dub, but in the original Korean and other dubs he speaks In English). So it is even more unlikely it is Oh Il Nam, since when the Frontman and Il Nam speak, they speak in Korean. Maybe it’s the Main Organizer, or the top VIP…

Graduated TOP OF HIS CLASS from SNU BUSINESS SCHOOL. THE PRIDE OF SSANGMUN-DONG!

Okay, I have a theory that Sang-woo didn't actually gradualte SNU top of his class... I think he cheated his way through. There are several instances that made me think that was the case. And I think it would be very much in keeping with his character.

I always liked the vips they fit at the people pretending to enjoy life wile truly enjoying the games

Can you please do an ‘Explained Video’ on the Doctor from squid games. I find him one of the most interesting characters in the series. He’s the only one that was partially on both sides, how did he get connected with the guards to harvest other players organs? No one has done an analysis on him before and I think he’s one of the most unique characters in the show! :) love your videos.

This channel has the best takes on Squid Game. If this show were an AP English class in high school I'd come here instead of reading the damn book 👏👏

I felt like the VIPs spoke and acted in a kind of uncanny, uneasy way. Intentional or not, this fit (imo). It makes them feel disconnected and not down to earth. Maybe that's just me tho.

So basically, you are suppose to laugh at the VIP's, not with them.

My first theory on the v.i.p.s were that... The V.I.P.S were original squid game winners from the 80s and 90s.

As a person who had studied acting and has a diploma in media studies. I'd say the V.I.P.s were conducted correctly. The stereotype of rich people being dumb with a childish like sense of humour was portrayed and the way they performed was so we laugh at the V.I.P.s characters.

As an foreign actor in Asia I can confirm that yes language barrier is a difficulty unless one knows the native language, when I started my career in China I got the script mostly in Chinese but also an a4 page of my lines that was translated to English for me but sometimes my lines said “Translation error “ so I had to invent my own lines in English. By the way great job on the reviews of all the theories of Squid games, it’s really an interesting study of the characters.

I feel bad for the actors since it's literally not entirely their fault their acting was horrible. In an interview with one of them, one of the actors said that they were only given a script and told to act without any context or backstory to their characters. They were forced to yell their lines because they were so far from each other on top of the masks they were wearing which made it hard to deliver lines. Another reason is that english lines were written by non natives which made the lines unnatural. A lot of them adlibbed lines because of how strange the dialogue sounded. Korean editors didn't know what takes to use, and so wrong versions of the lines made it to the final cut. The fact that they worked with a mostly non-english speaking crew and granted western actors are limited there so lower quality of acting is to be expected, led to the dumpsterfire that is their acting in the show.

That is very interesting and sad, to hear the director lost some of his teeth, from stress. I heard hair loss, weight loss, etc. But teeth?? The poor fella.

Am I the only person on Earth who wasn’t bothered by the VIPs performances?

A lot of pagan pantheons had their gods each associated with a different animal. Do you think that might be part of the reason all the VIPs are wearing animal masks?

I didn’t mind their acting as much as I minded them explaining the exact things we were already watching. Too much exposition from them. But it was kinda nice finally seeing Americans be the bad guy for once in a movie

My Mom says I'm a VIP.

Am i the only one that noticed when Je-yeon was explaining her story during the marbles game and she said that a bad person in her life when he killed someone in her life everytime he did something bad he'd pray and everytime player 244 did something bad or a group of people in the games like letting the other team die in tug-of-war he prayed and Je-yeon was the only one back talking him until player 067 told her to be quiet

I expected VIPs to be such badass characters when I first heard about them, then look what we got lol

Imagine burping in that mask

Who’s ready for season 2?

I like to imagine the games originally weren't designed to be death games but they had to be too maintain secrecy.

Every facet (surface) on a mask represents 1 billion won. From the front man, his winnings, to the VIPs, to the guards future payment. Circle- 1 billion, triangle 3 billion, square 4 billion.

I'm _really_ digging some of the "furniture" in the VIP lounge. A few of those "coffee tables" and "ottomans" are absolutely stunning. IKEA, Rooms to Go, and Pottery Barn definitely need to expand their inventories.

There are just some things we aren't meant to know, like where Sang-woo went to school or how many years Phil Leotardo spent in the can.

I played the main vip - VIP4. I was fine. I'd not know the local extras who played the others. I was flown from LA to Seoul

can i just say i'm so happy i came across your channel! i love the in depth character analysis, and thanks for mentioning the references about books/poets because i would never get them tbh haha! i didn't catch that the telephone man is a person we haven't met yet! im excited for season 2 also: pls watch Attack on Titan! i would love to hear /your/ analysis on it

The VIPs are over the top rich western stereotypes, just like the west has over the top eastern stereotypes. Turnabout is fair play.

Gotta respect a name like Bryce. It just doesn't give af

Russian VIP: Yes we have our own games. Russian Roulette is one of them.

I have watched every videos of your about Squid Game. Thanks for all hard work. Keep it up bro :)

please keep going with the videos, obsessed! xx

Theory: what If the VIPs are the host of the other countries games

Have you seen what Elon musk posts? Trump? Billionaires are weird in THAT way, exactly. Great acting, very poor knowledge of general population that billionaires are SO OUT OF TOUCH that their way of acting might as well be on point. After all, what are the chances YOU have seen a billionaire behind the screen and what are the chances the director of squid game did? Sleep on it 😴

Another great video. Out of all the youtubers making videos on Squid Game. I found yours to be the most fascinationg. You got a new sub buddy. Keep up the quality.

I just ran across this video I played VIP 4. This is a rather well reasoned video. Many thanks.

15:23 THANK YOU for featuring my comment!

guys bohemian grove, the acting of the VIPS is pretty accurate and correct.

I always thought of the games as Olympic type games where every game is in a different country and the ones that happened to be in Korea are always the best shows

I have been waiting for this

Episode 7 just felt like a setup to a Hitman level.

It just showed the vips were bunch of idiots, showing billionaires are idiots is perfectly acceptable

Great video!

Been waiting on this video🤣

in season 2 they should reveal that the old man have a son and that he is now in charge of the games in korea

I feel like I'm the only person who liked the VIPs.

I would love to have a one on one convo about everything you talked about in this video. haha :D seriously agree in so many ways about concepts relating to the show/out society&capitalism in general. I feel like it would be a very fun conversation. Love your videos.

please do a part 2❤❤

Being there in person, and watching something on a screen IS a very different experience. Try going to the Opera or watching a horse race

I love the VIPs masks!! I love all the masks in this show but the VIPs was super dope!!! I love your videos!

very cool takes

Yo please do these breakdowns on Every Character ! I love Squid Game and I love your videos ! Thanks. One Love ♥️✌️💜☯️🖤💯💯💯♠️

Honestly I kindof liked the VIPs. (Okay, maybe "like" is a strong word, but I understood their purpose in the story) And it makes sense why they're weird-- they're billionaires attending an undeground killing game. Ofc they're gonna be weird and immature.

Apart from that dirty pig, i found the V.I.P's to be very interesting tbh. And their English was supposed to be that bad, they are all from different country's (The V.I.P's). They where also accurate very rich people. Sadly.

A good video. I had not thought about how difficult it is, for an English speak to act in a Korean program.

Am I the only person who felt like this was a darker version of the old movie Rat Race? When catering to the VIPs in that movie, they bet on everything, even the ridiculous. At one point when on a plane, the pilot deliberately causes the plane to experience turbulence and flies erratically so they could bet on which of them would vomit first. I can totally see the Squid Game VIPs doing stuff like that just on their way to the island.

Do a deep dive in to the games them self, like why they chose red light green light or the old glass panel game.

Can’t wait for S2

I actually liked how the VIPs were portrayed because that’s how I view their humor would be. They’re pretentious, snobby, and act as if they’re above everyone else. Which is exactly what extremely rich people do

I took the VIPs part of the "Good Old Boy's Club" where misogyny is rampant

I have a feeling that the VIPs will also most likely return in the Squid Game season 2 and have a larger role where it will eventually reveals the identity of the VIPs and how they became the guests of the game. Also regarding the mysterious phone caller, some fans theorize that there's another rank even above the host in the game organization since we know that the game probably not only happen in Korea (with each of the game presumably has its own host) and seen in several clues during the conversations like the fact that the Frontman always speaks to the phone caller in English, when he informed them that there will be no disturbance when the VIPs arrive, and when he mentioned the host (Il-nam) to the phone caller which infers that it's not Il-nam or one of the VIPs so according to the theory, it is some sort of the supreme leader of the game who organizes and oversees all the games around the world while the hosts are only in charge of each branch of the game. Probably this mysterious phone caller will also become the new villain in the next season with a foreign actor/actress who will portray this character like the VIPs.

3:58 there is no "sir". That's the English dubbed version. In the original, the Front Man speaks in English on those scenes, they dubbed it anyways for consistency, I don't know why the fuck they changed the line though

i think you bring up a good poiunt with the "loss in translation with the vips there was something sinmilar going on in shin godzillawith kayoko patterson, definitely some uncanny valley stuff!

Each VIP could be the Hosts from the other games.

Actually I got the feeling that the Japanese VIP had no clue what his white VIP friends were saying he had no reaction to the 69 joke and needed clarification to what it meant, presumably because he didn't understand it

Amazin vid 👏👏👏

When the tiger did that hand gesture 🤌 I didn’t know if it meant: go away or come here

This Horror Show Shows Who We Are A student of mine told me about a new show called “Squid Game.” It is a South Korean “thriller series,” as they call it, which has become a pop culture phenomenon and is the no. 1 show in more than 90 countries. The show presents several hundred people who are all in great financial debt and in dire emotional states. The producers pit them against each other, even if they are very close, and make them hate each other. The winner takes millions of dollars, and the others are killed. This show wouldn’t be so horrifying if it didn’t portray our true nature. The very fact that we watch such a show enthusiastically is proof that underneath the “civilized” façade, our nature is as the show depicts. It works like a magnet. We love to watch the struggle between good and evil, as long as we are safe from the consequences of the battle. The thing is that in this show, there is no good; there is only evil. Indeed, humans are the worst being in reality. What makes us so uniquely evil is the fact that we explicitly want to harm others. We do not want to eat others because we will starve unless we do so; we want to see them suffer! We derive pleasure from others’ pain, and derive the most pleasure when we are the ones inflicting it. We often say that reality is like a jungle, where the strong eat the weak. However, in the jungle, the strong do not want to destroy the weak; they want to eat. Once they are full, they want to sleep and play, and not kill or hurt for fun. In the human jungle, we do not want to eat other people; we want to see them hurting! This is why the natural jungle thrives without any laws while the human jungle, which we mistakenly refer to as “civilization,” is disintegrating despite the laws that strive to limit our barbarity. If we had any hopes of finding goodness in human nature, “Squid Game,” and mainly its popularity, proves that we have nothing to hope for when it comes to human nature. If we can create such shows, and if they can be so popular, then we can do such horrors in real life. The only possible good that can come out of such a show is the realization that it is not fantasy, but an authentic depiction of who we are. Maybe if we realize this, we will be willing to do something about changing ourselves. The current trend is to dull our awareness of the human horror show we live in by making cannabis available and legal. Indeed, the more we learn about human nature, the more we realize that perhaps it is better to numb ourselves through life until it’s over. For now, we’re cheering at the sight of other people suffering, much like people used to cheer at the sight of poor men fighting against lions in ancient Rome. Only if we realize that it is not okay to be like that, our minds might open to other options. If such a diabolical program can be the no. 1 show in more than 90 countries, it means that the entire world is immersed in unhinged viciousness. There is a solution, but it is demanding and must encompass the entire world if it is to succeed. To change who we are, we must initiate a worldwide educational process where such programs are forbidden and pro-human-connection programs are produced and aired. Even if they are not popular, at first, we cannot allow ourselves to be exposed to the violent poison and culture of narcissism that we consume today. They may be sweet, but they are lethal. If people don’t want to watch shows about human connection, they can put aside their media devices and simply talk to one another. This will already be a major improvement to the current situation. It may not sound like fun, but what is the option? To live out the “Squid Game.” Besides, after some practice, we will discover that connection and care are far more rewarding and pleasant than destruction and cruelty, and do not carry the negative side effect that is our current culture...

did you know cho sang woo was top of his class at snu business school?

The fact that a lot of people dont like the vip shows how many people are not rich

I liked the fact that the VIPs spoke so strangely. It fed into the rich soulless narrative. Out of touch, cowardly, and just altogether different from any other human.

The VIP with the eagle mask was the only one I liked lol. He’s a pretty underrated character. The rest of the VIPs were cringy AF.

The viewing room the vips were in was so beautiful I could hardly focus on the dialogue in their scenes

And your Chanel is super 😎🤩🥳🤩😎

I like how nobody said that the prize is 45.6B won and gi Huns number is 456

can you do one about what happened to the VIP that was found in the VIP room? he wasn't seen in the next episode, but I wonder what they would have done with him? any thoughts??

Western culture not liking the characters that are supposed to represent themselves is the funniest part of this whole thing

DO MORE PLS!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome

I think the VIPs are perfect. They are a stereotype of western culture. After working for years in a strip club catering to the actual members of the population they represent, they are not as far off as people want to think.

Technically if you agreed to end the game with 2 players, you could kill the other player outside and sell that player's organs for almost the same amount.

A friend of mine who is clueless about squid game: Who is this guy named Sang-woo? Me, the geek but the silly kid: SNU BUSINESS SCHOOL VIBES

For the record, no billionaire earns their money through hard work. That money comes from exploiting at least one group along the line in any given industry. No one on Earth is capable of working hard enough to earn that ridiculous amount of money. Most people can't comprehend a billion, let along multiple billions. Some billionaires do in fact earn their money through non nefarious means, however you could probably count them on one hand. That money gets skimmed off the top of employees and customers.

One fact you clearly missed while dissecting the VIPs is NONE of them went to SNU. I bet you don’t even know which character in the show graduated top of his class from SNU Business school?!