Who is Hwang Jun-ho in Squid Game?

The policeman · Outside world

Hwang Jun-ho (The policeman) is a character in Squid Game, part of Outside world. Detective Hwang Jun-ho works missing-persons cases nobody assigns him, and the newest file is personal: his brother In-ho has vanished, leaving behind debts, silence, and a strange card printed with a circle, triangle, and square. Methodical and stubborn, Jun-ho follows the card's trail toward something organized — recruiters who play slap-card games with debtors and a number you call when you've run out of everything.

When does Hwang Jun-ho first appear?

Hwang Jun-ho first appears in Season 1, Episode 2 (“Hell”) of Squid Game (2021–2025, Netflix).

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