Ssangmun-dong, Seoul (in the story)

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Ssangmun-dong, Seoul (in the story) is the fictionalized working-class neighborhood in Seoul depicted as the hometown of Cho Sang-woo in the series "Squid Game."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
fictional neighborhood
appearsIn Squid Game NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Cho Sang-woo (in the story) NERFINISHED
associatedWorkCreator Hwang Dong-hyuk NERFINISHED
basedOn Ssangmun-dong, Seoul NERFINISHED
country South Korea
depictedAs working-class neighborhood
depictsTheme debt and financial struggle
economic inequality
fictionalStatus fictionalized version of a real neighborhood
firstAppearance Squid Game season 1 NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn survival drama
thriller
hasSettingType urban neighborhood
hometownOf Cho Sang-woo (in the story) NERFINISHED
languageOfSetting Korean
locatedIn Seoul NERFINISHED
medium television series
narrativeFunction grounds characters in real-world Seoul
illustrates economic hardship
partOfFictionalUniverse Squid Game universe NERFINISHED
portrayedAs ordinary neighborhood
residential area
productionOriginOfWorkAppearedIn South Korea NERFINISHED
relatedRealWorldLocation Ssangmun-dong, Dobong District, Seoul NERFINISHED
settingFor scenes from Cho Sang-woo’s past (in the story)
socialClassDepiction lower middle class
working class
usedByCreators to add realism to character backgrounds
usedFor backstory of Cho Sang-woo (in the story)

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Cho Sang-woo originatesFrom Ssangmun-dong, Seoul (in the story)