Location from Squid Game by Hwang Dong-hyuk
A jungle-themed den of garish excess where billionaires in golden animal masks drink champagne and bet on which desperate person will die next.
The VIP Lounge exists in violent contrast to every other space on the island. While players sleep in warehouse bunks and die in concrete arenas, the VIPs recline on animal-print furniture and watch on screens the size of walls. The room smells like expensive cologne, champagne, and the kind of food that costs more per plate than most players earn in a month. The atmosphere is a party. The VIPs joke, bet, flirt with the staff. They clap when a player makes a clever move. They groan when their pick is eliminated. The emotional register is exactly that of a luxury sports bar during a championship game — which is exactly what this is to them. The lounge overlooks the arenas through tinted observation windows. From up here, the players are small. From up here, the violence is entertainment. The glass between the lounge and the games is the show's metaphor made literal: wealth doesn't just separate you from suffering — it turns suffering into a spectacle.
Bright red floors. Animal-print upholstery matching the VIPs' golden masks. Human mannequins covered in body paint serve as living furniture and decoration. Fine art on the walls. Crystal champagne flutes. The aesthetic is deliberately grotesque — opulence pushed past taste into something that feels like a fever dream of wealth.
Also known as: The Viewing Room, VIP Suite