All of Us are Dead Fans are Comparing Lee Yoo-Mi's Character to Her Squid Game Role


Warning: Spoilers from All of Us are Dead ahead.

Netflix's new South Korean zombie series All of Us are Dead quickly made its way to the top of the streamer's global charts (except the U.S.) since it was released on Jan. 28, and many fans have been comparing it to Squid Game, and many of them are recognizing a familiar actress from last year's hit series.

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All of Us are Dead Lee Yoo-Mi

And that actress is Lee Yoo-Mi, who played the likeable Ji-yeong (Player No. 240) in Squid Game. In All of Us are Dead, she plays Lee Na-Yeon, a privileged and spoiled teen who looks down on her classmates from different backgrounds and constantly complains.

Her character insults Han Gyeong-Su (played by Ham Sung-min) by calling him a "welfie", a derogatory term for someone who depend on welfare support.

Now, fans are comparing Lee Yoo-Mi's roles on social media because they couldn't be more different.

In Squid Game, the 27-year-old character is featured heavily in the marble game that happens in the sixth episode, in which players must choose a partner and create their own game using marbles, and the loser is killed.

She partners up with Kang Sae-Byeok (played by HoYeon Jung), player 067, and she reveals she was raised in an abusive household and killed her father after he murdered her mother.

In a sad twist, Ji-yeong sacrifices herself so Sae-byeok could survive to find her long lost brother. Her death shocked many viewers, but after watching Lee Na-Yeon in All of Us are Dead, fans are reacting to how different both of her characters are.

Her Squid Game character is clearly more heroic as JI-yeong sacrificed herself, whereas her All of Us are Dead character killed Han Gyeong-Su by intentionally infecting him by treating a scratch on his hand with her handkerchief which she secretly wiped on the wooden weapon her classmates used to fight a zombie.

K-drama fans have shared their reactions on Twitter, with some pointing our how completely different Lee Yoo-mi's characters are, while some fans praise the actress's versatility in playing unique roles.

Check out the reactions and memes from Twitter:

Both Squid Game and All of Us are Dead are now available to stream on Netflix globally. You can read more details about Squid Game Season 2 here, and more details about the potential All of Us are Dead Season 2 here.

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