Jang Deok-su in Squid Game
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Jang Deok-su is a brutal, hot-tempered gangster and one of the main antagonists in the South Korean survival drama series "Squid Game."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jang Deok-su in Squid Game canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6079927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jang Deok-su in Squid Game Context triple: [Heo Sung-tae, notableRole, Jang Deok-su in Squid Game]
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A.
Seong Gi-hun
Seong Gi-hun is the debt-ridden, down-on-his-luck protagonist of the South Korean series "Squid Game," whose moral struggles and desperation drive the story’s deadly competition.
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B.
O Yeong-su
O Yeong-su is a veteran South Korean actor best known internationally for his acclaimed performance as the elderly contestant Oh Il-nam in the Netflix series "Squid Game."
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C.
Cho Sang-woo
Cho Sang-woo is a central character in the South Korean series "Squid Game," portrayed as a once-successful investment banker whose desperation and moral decline drive much of the show's tension and drama.
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D.
An Jung-geun
An Jung-geun was a Korean independence activist and nationalist who assassinated Japanese statesman Itō Hirobumi in 1909 in protest of Japan’s colonial rule over Korea.
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E.
Kim Jong-suk
Kim Jong-suk was a Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla fighter and revered North Korean revolutionary figure, celebrated as the first wife of Kim Il Sung and mother of Kim Jong Il.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jang Deok-su in Squid Game Target entity description: Jang Deok-su is a brutal, hot-tempered gangster and one of the main antagonists in the South Korean survival drama series "Squid Game."
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A.
Seong Gi-hun
Seong Gi-hun is the debt-ridden, down-on-his-luck protagonist of the South Korean series "Squid Game," whose moral struggles and desperation drive the story’s deadly competition.
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B.
O Yeong-su
O Yeong-su is a veteran South Korean actor best known internationally for his acclaimed performance as the elderly contestant Oh Il-nam in the Netflix series "Squid Game."
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C.
Cho Sang-woo
Cho Sang-woo is a central character in the South Korean series "Squid Game," portrayed as a once-successful investment banker whose desperation and moral decline drive much of the show's tension and drama.
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D.
An Jung-geun
An Jung-geun was a Korean independence activist and nationalist who assassinated Japanese statesman Itō Hirobumi in 1909 in protest of Japan’s colonial rule over Korea.
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E.
Kim Jong-suk
Kim Jong-suk was a Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla fighter and revered North Korean revolutionary figure, celebrated as the first wife of Kim Il Sung and mother of Kim Jong Il.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
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fictional character ⓘ gangster ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| affiliation | criminal gang ⓘ |
| allyOf | Han Mi-nyeo ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
South Korean television series Squid Game
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linked to:
Squid Game
Squid Game ⓘ |
| characterIn | Squid Game ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Cho Sang-woo
ⓘ
Han Mi-nyeo ⓘ Kang Sae-byeok ⓘ Seong Gi-hun ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Korea ⓘ |
| createdBy | Hwang Dong-hyuk ⓘ |
| deathScene | falls from glass bridge during game ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Squid Game season 1 episode 1 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
survival drama
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thriller ⓘ |
| languageOfPortrayal | Korean ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Korean ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| motive |
desire to win prize money
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escape from debts and criminal enemies ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | South Korean ⓘ |
| notableAction |
leads a group of violent players in the dormitory
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participates in Squid Game death games ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
heavily tattooed body
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physically imposing build ⓘ |
| notableScene | tug-of-war game on the glass bridge ⓘ |
| occupation | gangster ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Netflix ⓘ |
| partOf | cast of Squid Game ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
aggressive
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brutal ⓘ hot-tempered ⓘ intimidating ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Heo Sung-tae ⓘ |
| positionInStory | main antagonist ⓘ |
| seriesReleasePlatform | Netflix ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Squid Game competition ⓘ |
| threatens | other players in the dormitory ⓘ |
| usesWeapon | knife ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jang Deok-su in Squid Game Description of subject: Jang Deok-su is a brutal, hot-tempered gangster and one of the main antagonists in the South Korean survival drama series "Squid Game."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.