The Meaning Of Fly Me To The Moon In Squid Game Season 2’s Red Light, Green Light

WARNING SPOILERS ahead for Squid Game season 2, episode 3.

The classic song “Fly Me to the Moon” plays during the “Red Light, Green Light” game in Squid Game season 2, episode 3 “001”. The first three episodes of Squid Game season 2 show Gi-hun returning to the Squid Game as Player 456 to seek revenge on the Front Man. During the intense and iconic introductory game “Red Light, Green Light”, Gi-hun warns and instructs the various new Squid Game contestants on how to make it through the game alive.

Before In-ho (the Front Man) makes the shocking decision to play in the Squid Game alongside Gi-hun, he comfortably watches “Red Light, Green Light” through the various screens from his secure vantage point. He plays a cover of Frank Sinatra’s famous song “Fly Me to the Moon”, which is covered by Korean-American singer Joo Won in Squid Game season 2. “Red Light, Green Light” is only one of the several games featured in Squid Game season 2.

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The song appears to relax him and offers a tonal juxtaposition to the scene

The Front Man eerily listens to “Fly Me to the Moon” while watching “Red Light, Green Light” as he drinks an alcoholic drink and appears to enjoy the show. It’s an unsettling detail that reinforces the fact that he likes watching the Squid Game as if it were some type of common recreational sporting event like a football game. The song has an airy and even lighthearted element to it based on its romantically charged lyrics and adds a layer of riveting discomfort and juxtaposition to the scene.

The front man wearing his black mask and hood in Squid Game season 2 with the Masked Men in pink jumpsuits as the background

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“Fly Me to the Moon” doesn’t appear to have a deeper metaphorical reason in the series or a personal connection to In-ho’s character. The song is historically associated with NASA putting a man on the moon with their Apollo mission, which succeeded in 1969 and was a landmark of human history. Perhaps In-ho views himself as the “command center” of NASA as he watches all the players, or spaceships, try to “fly to the moon” on the other side of the arena. The game, like the Apollo mission, is inherently dangerous given that one false move can result in death.

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The song also alludes to Player 230’s inappropriate jubilation during the deadly game

Most of the “Red Light, Green Light” game in Squid Game season 2, episode 3 capture the intense silence of the game as the players experience it. A remixed version of the song starts to play after Korean rapper T.O.P.’s Player 230 pushes three contestants to their deaths. This version of the song matches his particular character’s drug-induced euphoria, which could be another reference to him being “high”. This sets up an interesting and strange musical montage as Gi-hun tries to lead the contestants to safety in Squid Game season 2.

Lee Jung-jae as Gi-hun and Lee Byung-hun as the Front Man in Squid Game

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If anything, the song appears to be a comfort to In-ho and sets up his sense of control over the Squid Game altogether. He and the VIPs get enjoyment out of the game as if it were any other type of recreational form of entertainment. It also acts as an introduction to In-ho joining the Squid Game as Player 001. While he’s not in love with Player 456 as the lyrics of “Fly Me to the Moon” might suggest, he certainly has his eyes on him and learns to admire his spirit as his teammate throughout Squid Game season 2.