VIPs (Squid Game)

The VIPs are major antagonists of the South Korean Netflix drama Squid Game, and have first appeared in the seventh episode of the series, titled after them. They are an anonymous masked group of high-net-worth individuals who fund life-or-death games with a prize pool of ₩45.6 billion.

Initially a group of bored people unsure of what to do with so much money, Oh Il-nam suggests a way for them to have fun and invest money on these games. The VIPs bet on the players who will win and attend the final rounds to watch the games in person.

Reception towards the VIPs has been mixed. While some praised the characters as a metaphor for greed and excess, many viewers criticized the wooden dialogue and performances of their English-speaking actors, in sharp contrast to the Korean cast.