The hidden meaning in Il-nam’s name
Many things about this series went unnoticed by English-speaking viewers, and one of them is the enigmatic individual who created the games: Oh Il-nam, their creator.
In ancient China, ” Il ” was a title given to men of high status and might be translated as “one,” while the term for man was “Nam.” His name can be interpreted as “first man,” as in Player 001, since his name means both “one” and “man.”