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Hyunseok is the het ship between Cho Hyun-ju and Park Gyeong-seok from the Squid Game fandom.
Canon[]
Cho Hyun-ju and Park Gyeong-seok meet each other at a remote island where they are both participating in mysterious survival games that promise them a big prize that can help them get a big sum of money. The both of them interact for the first time during the third game, Mingle.
In this game, all the players step on a platform in the center of the arena. Once the game begins, the platform will start to spin around. Shortly after, a number will be called out, and the players must form a group that matches this number, enter one of the surrounding cells, and close the door within 30 seconds, or be eliminated. So far, Hyun-ju is able to stick with the group she's formed throughout the days spent there. But at one particular moment, when the name called out was three, she instantly partnered with Young-mi, a person from her group that she was closest to, as the other members of her team separate and anxiously hope for the best (for them to not die).
When the time passes, and the players can go back to the platform, Hyun-ju and Young-mi happily run to hug the other members of her team, reuniting at last. Geuma-ja asks the two of them if anything happened, to check if they're hurt, as the last time they separated, they were desperate to find a third member. In that moment, Gyeong-seok, who was walking towards them, arrives and as he stares at Hyun-ju, she says that he saved their lives. Young-mi mentions that he came at the right time to save them, like a prince. Geuma-ja thanks him profusely, but Gyeong-seok humbly says that it was Hyun-ju and Young-mi who saved his life.
Later on, Young-mi ends up tragically dying during one of the rounds, and the next number called out ends up being two. Hyun-ju is stuck in place, unable to move, with all the chaos around her as people scramble to find a partner. And right on time, Gyeong-seok comes through to save her, taking her by the hand to one of the cells. Both of them end up surviving the game, but totally defeated by the losses of people who they came to become friends with, especially in Hyun-ju's case.
After this event, Gyeong-seok joins Hyun-ju's team, as he gets closer to them after what they went through. So much so, that they end up sticking together throughout the whole night when players start eliminating one another for votes. And when Gi-hun implements his plan to take down the guard and reach the higher ups, Hyun-ju sticks close by to Gyeong-seok, protecting him with her weaponry skills. She even takes the time to explain how to handle the weapons, to the other players who decide to join Gi-hun in his plan, and Gyeong-seok is so impressed by her knowledge that he asks her about how she learned it all, so Hyun-ju tells him that she used to be a sergeant in the Special Forces Units.
As they fight against the guards, and they run out of ammunition, Hyun-ju sends out one of the players, Dae-ho, volunteers to go look for more. However, when he doesn't come back with it, and they are desperate as the guards keep shooting them, Hyun-ju says she will go herself. So Gyeong-seok immediately asserts he will cover her from the guards to ensure she arrives there safely.
Fanon[]
Hyunseok has become a very beloved ship amongst fans of both characters. An important moment that made people ship them was when Gyeong-seok saved her in the last round of mingle, because many people grabbed the most important player to them. Many fans felt like they had great chemistry and sweet moments because of this in the show, and wished they could become a couple in a possible/alternate universe when they get out of the game. Fan works of the two often portray Hyun-ju meeting Gyeong-seok's little daughter and getting along so well that the three of them form a family. The ship's main rival is Hyunmi and Eulseok. Sometimes people shipping Hyunseok and Hyunmi or Eulseok as a poly ship.
Hyunseok currently has 140+ fics on AO3, being the most written het ship in the fandom.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Cho Hyunju/Park Gyeongseok tag on AO3
- Cho Hyunju & Park Gyeongseok tag on AO3
- TIKTOK
- Hyunseok tag on TikTok
- Hyunseok posts on TikTok
- Player 120 x Player 246 tag on TikTok
- 120 x 246 posts on TikTok
- Hyunseok hashtag on Twitter
- Hyunseok posts on Twitter
- 120x246 hashtag on Twitter
- 246x120 hashtag on Twitter
- 120x246 posts on Twitter
- 246x120 posts on Twitter
- 120 x 246 posts on Twitter
- 246 x 120 posts on Twitter
Trivia[]
- Park Sung-hoon (Hyun-ju) mentioned in an interview that his favorite fan theory is that people ship Hyun-ju and Gyeong-seok.
- Netflix Games account posted a Valentine's Day video where the pair is shown after 555.
- Many people point out how Gyeong-seok looks at Hyun-ju.
Gallery[]
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| • Squid Game Ships ▴ Squid Game Characters ▪ | ||
| SHIPS | het | 555 • 07069 • DaeJu • ForkBee • Eulseok • HyuHun • HyunSales • Hyunseok • HyunSik • NyeoSu • Semigyu • Seminsu • Thanmi |
| slash | 457 • 324250 • Alihun • Aliwoo • DaeHun • Juncruiter • JunHun • MathHun • SalesHun • Sangihun • ShyPills • Thanggi • Thangyu | |
| femslash | Hyunmi • HyunNyeo • Jibyeok • Semina | |
| poly | FrontSalesHun • Gihun's Harem • Red Flag Magnet | |
| family | Hwang Bros | |
| friendship | Gi-hun's Team • JeongWoo • SaeHun | |
| cargo | Front Man x Whiskey • Gi-hun x Umbrella • The Salesman x Gun • Young-mi x Door | |
| CHARACTERS | female | Cho Hyun-ju • Se-mi |
| male | Hwang In-ho • The Salesman • Seong Gi-hun • Thanos | |