The Best Celebrity 'Squid Game' Costumes
A handful of stars chose this year's most popular theme.
Halloween always brings out the hottest costumes that pay homage to pop culture. This year, several celebrities jumped onto the Squid Game mania train, dressing as characters from the show (as well as the iconic robot doll). From K-pop stars to famous bakers, here are the best celebrity Squid Game costumes of 2021.
BLACKPINK's Lisa
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The K-pop idol dressed up as the animatronic doll from the show's Red Light, Green Light round, striking a creepy robot pose.
Lizzo
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The pop star also dressed as the doll, complete with a face mask, and danced to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" onstage at the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco.
Lee Yoo-mi
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A member of the show's cast even got in on the fun! Lee, who played Sae-byeok's marbles partner Ji-yeong (240), also dressed as the Red Light, Green Light doll.
Hayley Kiyoko
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The "Girls Like Girls" singer chose to dress as a player, and looked just like Kang Sae-byeok (067).
Kerry Washington
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The Scandal actress chose to pay homage to the show's main character, Seong Gi-hun (456).
Chiggs from The Great British Baking Show
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Chiggs, one of this year's contestants, dressed as a guard to celebrate Halloween with current and previous GBBO contestants.
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Quinci is a Culture Writer who covers all aspects of pop culture, including TV, movies, music, books, and theater. She contributes interviews with talent, as well as SEO content, features, and trend stories. She fell in love with storytelling at a young age, and eventually discovered her love for cultural criticism and amplifying awareness for underrepresented storytellers across the arts. She previously served as a weekend editor for Harper’s Bazaar, where she covered breaking news and live events for the brand’s website, and helped run the brand’s social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Her freelance writing has also appeared in outlets including HuffPost, The A.V. Club, Elle, Vulture, Salon, Teen Vogue, and others. Quinci earned her degree in English and Psychology from The University of New Mexico. She was a 2021 Eugene O’Neill Critics Institute fellow, and she is a member of the Television Critics Association. She is currently based in her hometown of Los Angeles. When she isn't writing or checking Twitter way too often, you can find her studying Korean while watching the latest K-drama, recommending her favorite shows and films to family and friends, or giving a concert performance while sitting in L.A. traffic.
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