Jung Ho-yeon says filming ‘Squid Game’ was “actually terrifying”

There’s something oddly unique to consuming survival horror game cinema that is reminiscent of watching gladiators fight for their lives — the gore, ruthlessness and will to stay alive are all components humans are oddly drawn to. Voyeurs are intrigued by the human decisions made for self-preservation when life and limb are on the line, which likely accounts for the magnetism and success of Netflix’s new South Korean series, Squid Game.

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Squid Game has been crowned by Netflix as its biggest original ever, but it got off to a slow start in the U.S., according to Nielsen.

111 million globally since its Sept. 17 release, the Korean dystopian drama has, as to be expected, exploded into a real-life phenomenon — with weird and wacky, sometimes disappointing or occasionally dangerous results.St.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe buzz about “Squid Game” hit the radar of North Korea’s repressive socialist dictatorship, which slammed the Netflix breakout hit as proof that South Korea’s capitalist culture is a “beastly” failure.North Korean propaganda site Arirang Meari, in a report about “Squid Game,” excoriated the high-concept survival drama as depicting the “sad reality of a beastly South Korean society.”“‘Squid Game’ gained popularity because it exposes the reality of South Korean

Meek Mill has compared the premise of the hit Netflix TV show Squid Game to “hood poverty”, claiming that it represents “the exact same thing”.The South Korean survival drama, which recently became the streaming service’s biggest-ever series launch, depicts a dystopian contest in which people in debt are forced to partake in a series of deadly games in a bid to win a huge cash prize.Comparing the premise of Squid Game with social issues in the US in a tweet earlier this week (October 12), Meek

Squid Game later this month.According to a report by The Korea Times, the St. John’s Hotel in Gangneung, Gangwon Province will be hosting a real-life version of Squid Game on October 24.

SPOILER ALERT: A key plot point in the ending of Netflix phenom “Squid Game” will be revealed by reading further.

Warning: This post contains spoilers for “Squid Game.”The world is officially obsessed with “Squid Game,” but there could be more to come in a potential Season 2. The South Korean survival drama series just became the most popular show in Netflix’s history, exploding in popularity after its Sept.

Squid Game as criticism against “beastly” South Korean society.According to Reuters, North Korean website Arirang Meari published an article on October 12 where it reportedly said that hit series Squid Game is a reflection of South Korean society, where “corruption and immoral scoundrels are commonplace”.The article has also allegedly cited unnamed South Korean film critics, saying that they lauded Squid Game for reportedly exposing the “unequal” South Korean society, where “moneyless people

Squid Game has officially become Netflix’s biggest series launch in the streaming service’s history.According to a tweet from Netflix, the South Korean dystopian survival drama has apparently reached “111million fans”, which makes it the streaming giant’s “biggest series launch ever”.Squid Game has officially reached 111 million fans — making it our biggest series launch ever! pic.twitter.com/SW3FJ42Qsn— Netflix (@netflix) October 12, 2021Since its September 17 debut, Squid Game has topped the

has become the hottest TV show in the world, so many may have thought its South Korean stars are being inundated with job offers from Hollywood.But Lee Jung-jae — who plays contestant Number 456 in Netflix’s dystopian drama series — says execs in Tinseltown haven’t been in touch about any possible roles.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTop South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae is thoroughly enjoying the extra burnish to his already distinguished career that has come from the global success of “Squid Game,” Netflix’s hit survival game TV series. However, he says that the phone is not ringing off the hook with new offers from Hollywood.“No proposals or requests have come my way,” he told Variety.

Squid Game could possibly be in the running to win an Emmy Award.This is according to a spokesperson from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS, also known colloquially as the Television Academy), which presents the Primetime Emmy Awards.