Lee Byung Hun, the lead actor in Netflix’s highly anticipated Squid Game Season 2, recently opened up about a shocking behind-the-scenes moment where he slapped his own cheek during a tense scene. The revelation came through a Wednesday Highlight Reaction video uploaded to Netflix Korea’s YouTube channel.

Lee Jung-Jae also discuss the "unique chemistry" that emerges between their characters when they find themselves face to face inside the show's brutal death game.

He creates this fake persona, almost a new character, and deceives those that he plays the games with,” Lee said.