'Squid Game' director reveals inspiration behind evil VIP

Squid Game’s director, Hwang Dong-hyuk, has just revealed the name of a person who has a real life resemblance with the evil VIP's characters from the series.

The VIPs are mask-wearing extremely rich people who fund life-and-death games and bet on which player will win for their entertainment and pleasure.

While chatting with Times, he candidly discussed the resemblance of the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly known as Twitter), and senior advisor of the president of United State, Elon Musk, with his series’ evil VIPs.

Referring to the wealthiest person, he said, “Elon Musk is everywhere these days, right? Everybody talks about him.”

“Not only is he the head of a huge tech company that controls the world almost, but he’s also this showman. After writing [Season 3], of course I thought, ‘Oh, some of the VIPs do kind of resemble Elon Musk,’” the film director noted.

Recalling that VIPs unveiled their mask for the first time in episode 2 of season 3, The Starry Night, Dong-hyuk told the outlet, “They take their masks off and go into the game and kill others with their own hands.”

“In the past, those that really controlled the system and maintained power, they were hidden behind the curtain, almost like this big unseen conspiracy,” he added.

“However, it’s no longer the case, especially in America. We talk a lot about oligarchy these days, but these so-called big tech owners, they step up, telling everyone who they’re backing with their money,” he explained, before adding, “The people who really control the power and the system, they no longer hide behind a curtain."

“They willingly take their masks off, almost as if to declare, ‘We’re the ones running everything. We’re the ones in control,’” Hwang Dong-hyuk concluded.