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

Published: 23 Jun. 2025, 20:07 Updated: 23 Jun. 2025, 21:00

KIM MIN-YOUNG
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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 Saturday 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 Friday.

BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [[email protected]]