Meet the real voice behind Squid Game's famous doll, and where you've seen her on TV before without realising
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IT'S one of the most famous faces in the South Korean TV show.
But as Squid Game returns to Netflix for a third series, people are only just finding out who voices the infamous doll - and they've seen her on the small screen before.
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People are only just finding out who voices the infamous doll in the English dub version of Netflix's Squid Game
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The doll has been an integral part of the series since day one, with Red light, green light providing the soundtrack for the shocking first game
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Reagan To, 13, is the voice for the doll
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She also starred in the TV show Young Sheldon as Sheldon's tutor
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Reagan To is the 13-year-old star whose voice has become synonymous with the English dub of the programme - with her singsong "Red light, green light" providing the backdrop for the shocking first game in series one.
She took to Facebook recently to share a Reel which showed her voicing the character in series one in 2021, season two in 2024 and season three this year.
"Thank you Squid Game for having me since 2021. Season 1, 2, and 3 - the voice of the Squid Game doll," Reagan wrote alongside the video.
This time around, the most famous song from the series is arguably Hide and Seek - where she sings "Hide hide, it's time to play, don't let your hair give you away".
In a post on her Instagram page, Reagan revealed it took her a whole two hours to get the song perfect.
"Fun fact: recorded for two hours for the hide and seek song," she wrote over the top of the Instagram video.
"Another Squid Game haunted song gets stuck in my head, sorry," Reagan added in the caption.
She was quickly praised in the comments section, with one writing: "It's too impressive that you've been doing it for 5 years and it's just getting better and better!"
"Loved the new season and the songssss," another praised.
"So amazing my friend!" a third added.
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"This is so cool - I love your voice!" someone else said.
Reagan also voiced character Ga-Yeong in the English dub of Squid Game.
Others admitted that they'd finally figured out where they'd seen Reagan before.
She's also famous for her role in the TV show Young Sheldon, in which she starred as Mei-Tung - Sheldon's class competitor who he enlists to tutor him.
"Pain is the best teacher," she's famous for telling Sheldon, while rapping him on the knuckles with a pencil when he gets the answer wrong.
"Are you that girl from Young Sheldon?" one person asked in the comments on the Instagram.
"Yes!" Reagan replied.
The third season of Squid Game has broken records for Netflix, after becoming the biggest-ever TV launch for the streaming service - racking up more than 60.1 million views in its first three days of release.
As well as Squid Game and Young Sheldon, Reagan appeared in Jane the Virgin and voiced Big Girl Ember in Disney film Elemental.
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Reagan has been voicing the doll since the first series back in 2021
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She's seen here on the red carpet for the second series in 2024
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