Squid Game officially premiered on September 17 on Netflix. Until now, everywhere you go, you see people and families from the "star list" scandal.sharing widely about the "candy splitting" incident. Oh no, the timing is definitely too late! This is the first survival film from South Korea. However, it became more successful than expected, becoming famous overnight is real! But what interesting things caused such a stir among the public? There are thousands of interesting facts behind this bombshell! Watch now and wait.
Squid Game ranks #1 globally
The frequent appearance of the horror survival film on all fronts tiktok, youtube, facebook fully shows the popularity of Squid Game everywhere. But unexpectedly, the achievement is somewhat overwhelming!
According to a Netflix ranking website called Flix Patrol, Squid Game scored 755 points. Quickly rising to 2nd place on Netflix worldwide. Right next to the famous series Sex Education from the US.
Moreover, this film is currently the highest-ranked Korean TV series recorded on the streaming platform. It surpassed the previous record of Sweet Home starring Song Kang in just one note. Even higher, Squid Game with the participation of actors Park Hae Soo and Lee Jung Jae surpassed the success of the Spanish hit series – Money Heist Season 5. And of course, it left behind many other horror films with 444 points.
Celebrate the victory #2 is not over yet! On the morning of September 26, the film climbed above #1 Netflix worldwide, everyone!
Top ranked in 15 countries
Squid Game "shamelessly" ranks first in 15 countries including: South Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Oman, Thailand, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Emirates, Singapore, Taiwan, Philippines, USA. Ranked second in horror films in 39 countries including France, Germany, United Kingdom.
It took up to 10 years for director Hwang Dong Hyuk to make the film
Director Hwang Dong Hyuk shared that he invested up to 10 years to create the perfect Squid Game. Until 2020, he officially accepted the invitation to make this film.
"I am a big fan of comics. I go to comic book stores to read many different survival genres. And I came up with the idea to create a survival film in a very unique Korean style. Therefore, I tried to complete the script in 2009. However, at that time, most people thought that story was very violent and extremely strange. It was too difficult to find investors and suitable actors for it. So, I put it aside in a drawer after finishing the work for about a year."
"But over the past decade, I realized one truth we are living.in an era where those games are really happening around us. I showed it to everyone and my wife said it was really interesting. I think now is the right time to bring it to the audience," the director of Squid Game shared.
There is even a real-life model of the games in Squid Game at Itaewon subway station
To promote the film, the producers invested in recreating the games exactly as in the film. Built throughout the Itaewon station area. Visitors can experience the feeling as if stepping into the film with games like candy splitting, red light green light, masked guards in mysterious red costumes, empty corridors,...
A messy imitation controversy
Squid Game upon release also faced a messy imitation with many similarities to the previous Japanese survival work As the Gods Will (2014). Shortly after, the father of this famous film denied it because he had "conceived" this product 10 years earlier. Strangely, if before, survival films all took place in creepy schools, dark forests or foggy alleys. But Squid Game lets players decide their fate in scenes that are somewhat cute and very fresh! This is also a very interesting highlight, with a theme that attracts viewers!
A bloody survival film set entirely in gentle, fresh scenes!
Playing with bright, cheerful colors, the doll even wears dull-colored clothes like this, which is very rare for brutal survival films. This is also a notable interesting point attracting a considerable number of viewers to the film.
The phone number of the Squid Game hotline is real!
belongs to an individual A! He had to delete 4000 incoming calls, hundreds of messages. The phone battery "drained uncontrollably" due to constant disturbance. Did the caller just want to be curious or experience this survival game lightly?
Before A's sharing, the Squid Game production team tried to consider the issue and will resolve it amicably with the owner of the phone number.
A series of actors in Squid Game skyrocketed to stardom overnight!
a close friend of Jennie (BlackPink). bạn thân của Jennie (BlackPink). Hay the extremely handsome and manly police officer Wi Ha Joon also surpassed 1,600,000 followers! Additionally, sister Lee Yoo Mi also saw her followers increase sixfold in just 3 days!
Squid Game Trailer
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