Who is Kang Sae-byeok? Player 067 Bio: Age, Real Name, Net Worth, Movies, Parents, Boyfriend, Height

Biography

Kang Sae-byeok (Player 067) is a resilient North Korean defector and one of the central protagonists in the first season of Netflix’s Squid Game.

Born in North Hamgyong Province, she fled her homeland as a child with her family amid famine and hardship, enduring the tragic loss of her father during the escape and the recapture of her mother by authorities in China.

Left to survive in South Korea, Sae-byeok worked as a pickpocket and smuggler, scraping by to support her younger brother, Kang Cheol, who remained in an orphanage.

Driven by an unyielding determination to reunite her family and secure a stable home, she enters the deadly Squid Game, where her stoic demeanor, sharp instincts, and quiet acts of loyalty—such as her poignant bond with fellow player Ji-yeong—shine amid the brutality.

Portrayed by model-turned-actress Jung Ho-yeon, Sae-byeok‘s arc culminates in a heartbreaking sacrifice, cementing her as a symbol of quiet strength and hope in the face of unimaginable despair.

Video game character
Kang Sae-byeok
Wiki Facts & About Data
Real Name:	Kang Sae-byeok
Stage Name:	Player 067
Born:	23 June 1994 (age 31 years old)
Place of Birth:	North Hamgyong Province, North Korea
Nationality:	North Korean
Education:	N/A
Height:	175 cm
Parents:	N/A
Siblings:	Kang Cheol
Spouse:	Not Married
Boyfriend • Partner:	Not Dating
Children:	N/A
Occupation:	Video Game Character
Net Worth:	$2,500–$4,200 (USD)

Early Life & Education

Kang Sae-byeok was born on June 23, 1994, in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea.

A Christian raised in a secretive faith amid the regime’s restrictions, she grew up ethnic Korean in a family shattered by famine and loss. Her early childhood ended when plague claimed her older brother and grandparents.

Desperate, the family fled across the border; her father was shot dead by guards, and her mother was captured in China and returned to a North Korean prison.

Sae-byeok, the middle of three siblings, reached South Korea alone. Her younger brother, Kang Cheol, was placed in an orphanage while she survived by pickpocketing and smuggling. Formal education stopped after the defection; the streets became her classroom.

Career

Kang Sae-byeok never held a formal job. Arriving in South Korea as a teenage defector with no papers and no family support, she survived through petty crime.

She became an expert pickpocket in Seoul’s crowded subway stations and tourist districts, targeting wallets and phones with practiced sleight of hand.

To fund her plan of retrieving her mother from North Korea and freeing her younger brother from the orphanage, she took on riskier work as a runner for smugglers moving cash, counterfeit goods, and occasionally people across the border.

She learned to read brokers, dodge police patrols, and stash money in hidden accounts. These underground skills—observation, speed, and silence—later proved lethal in the Squid Game arena, where she used the same instincts to survive rounds that rewarded stealth and strategy.

Personal Life

Kang Sae-byeok was 31 years old at the time of the Squid Game in 2020, born on June 23, 1994.

She never married, had no husband, and bore no children. Standing 5’9″ (175 cm), she carried the lean, watchful build of someone who had spent years evading capture. Her dating history is unknown; survival and family reunion left no room for romance.

Net Worth

Kang Sae-byeok had no measurable net worth. As a teenage North Korean defector living illegally in South Korea, she earned cash through pickpocketing and smuggling, stashing small sums in hidden bank accounts to pay brokers for her mother’s release.

By the time she entered the Squid Game in 2020, her total savings amounted to roughly ₩3–5 million (about $2,500–$4,200 USD)—enough for a down payment on a reunion, but never enough to stop running.