Squid Game 2 cast play five stones, sepak takraw

In K-drama Squid Game (2021 to present), players take on children's games for a hefty cash prize in the hit Netflix series. But how would the cast fare playing children's games known to Singaporean and regional audiences?

- Jan Lee

In a Dec 31 video posted by Netflix, Season 2's stars such as Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-jun, Yim Si-wan, Park Sung-hoon, Kang Ha-neul and Yang Dong-geun attempted different children's games from around the world, including South-east Asia. Meanwhile, a masked guard in a pink jumpsuit, resembling the ones from the show who gun down eliminated players, stood and watched.

Series lead Lee, who reprises his role as player Seong Gi-hun, kicked off the video with a game of tumbang preso. The traditional game from the Philippines challenges players to knock down an empty can from a distance using a slipper.

The 52-year-old actor tried multiple times, but did not succeed. Blaming the slipper, he said: "Given the slipper's light weight, there's something scientific about its curve that makes it air resistant."

The cast also played two games that Netflix said came from Malaysia and Singapore: goli panjang, also known as marbles, and