Squid Game (Tro choi con muc) officially premiered on September 17th on the Netflix platform. Up to the present time, everywhere you go, you see people shifting from “statement” drama.to massively sharing the “honeycomb candy” incident. Oh well, it is clear that when the time comes, you cannot stop it! This is the first survival film from South Korea. However, it was more successful than expected; waking up famous after one night is real! But what makes it so interesting that it causes such a stir among the public? There are thousands of interesting facts behind this blockbuster! Watch now, do not 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 more peak is that Squid Game, featuring actors Park Hae Soo and Lee Jung Jae, successfully surpassed the hit Spanish series – Money Heist Season 5. And of course, it left a series of other horror films far behind 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!
Topping the rankings in 15 countries
Squid Game “stood tall” ranking first in 15 countries including: South Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Oman, Thailand, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Singapore, Taiwan, Philippines, and the US. It ranked 2nd in the horror film category in 39 countries including France, Germany, and the 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 person who loves comic books. I went to comic book stores to read many different types of survival stories. And I came up with the idea of creating a survival film in a very unique Korean style. Therefore, I tried to finish the script in 2009. However, at that time, most people thought that kind of story was very violent and extremely bizarre. It was too difficult to find investors as well as recruit suitable actors for it. Therefore, I tried to put them in my own drawer after finishing the work in about a year.”
“But over the past decade, I realized a truth that we are living.in a period where those games are actually happening around us. I showed it to people and they told me it was really interesting. I think now is the right time to introduce them to the audience,” shared the director of Squid Game.
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 actual simulation games exactly like those in the movie. They were set up throughout the Itaewon station area. Visitors can experience the feeling of stepping into the movie with games like honeycomb candy, red light green light, guards wearing mysterious red outfits, empty corridors, etc.
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. previously from Japan, “As the Gods Will” (2014). Not long after that, the father of this hit film denied it because he had 'conceived' this product 10 years ago.
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!
The scene where “the paper-slapping uncle” (Gong Yoo) gives Seong Gi Hun (Lee Jung Jae) a business card with the call center's phone number in the movie. However, that phone number is completely real and it 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?
He had to delete 4,000 incoming calls and hundreds of messages. The phone battery “dropped without braking” because of constant disturbance. Did they call just out of curiosity or did they really want to experience this survival game?
A series of actors in Squid Game skyrocketed to stardom overnight!
In addition to the appearance of famous actors Lee Jung Jae, Park Hae Soo, uncle Gong Yoo, or leader Lee Byung Huyn, the “less famous” actors are also gradually being sought after by the public. The most famous one to mention is Jung Ho Yeon (as 067 Kang Sae Byeok) who possesses a dizzyingly increasing number of followers after the movie's release. From about 400,000 to 3,600,000 (as of September 25) in less than a week. Not to mention, fans also realized another interesting fact. She is exactly 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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