Meet the Filipino Actor Who Played #276 in ’Squid Game’ | Stay Curious #47

In the light of Squid Game’s global success, many have paid close attention to the appearances of two players who were migrant workers from Pakistan living in Korea. According to recent studies, there are more than 392,000 undocumented foreign workers in Korea whose struggles and realities of increasing debt, exploitation at work, and harsh living conditions are similar to what is depicted on the show. Today, we sat down with Christian Lagahit, a Filipino actor who appeared as Player #276 on Squid Game to hear more about the meaning behind the representation of his character, his personal journey of getting into the Korean entertainment industry and what his experience was like on the set of Squid Game. Special thanks to Christian for sharing his story. 0:00 - Intro 1:16 - Previous K-drama appearances 4:26 - Getting discovered as an actor 7:53 - Squid Game appearance 11:20 - Description of player #276 14:09 - How did you get the role in Squid Game? 16:42 - Global success of Squid Game 18:00 - Reactions in the Philippines 19:44 - Life in the Philippines 22:07 - Why did you move to Korea? 23:14 - Culture shocks in Korea 24:18 - Facing discrimination in Korea 28:28 - Filipinos living Korea 29:33 - Similarities between Squid Game and real life as migrant worker in Korea 32:21 - How are South East Asians portrayed in Korean shows? 35:49 - Message to young people 37:20 - Career plans for the future Follow us on social media: Instagram ► Facebook ► Twitter ► TikTok ► @asianbossmedia?lang=en #Netflix #SquidGame #Kdrama