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Squid Game is taking over Netflix in such a massive way!

15 million followers in just three weeks, making her the most-followed South Korean actress on Instagram, according to Forbes. In “Squid Game” — a dystopian drama that follows cash-strapped characters competing in a series of violent games — Jung, 27, plays a North Korean defector trying to win money to retrieve family members trapped across the border.

The “Squid Game” phenomenon is only growing.

Squid Game is all anyone is talking about at the moment, and the Korean TV series' release on Netflix has been met with worldwide praise, with fans across the world all obsessing over the bizarre show.

Over the past five years, there have been a few moments where the world’s attention wasn’t focused on the U.S. elections, Brexit, China, North Korea, the Middle East, or the onslaught of COVID.

Squid Game star Jung Ho-yeon is now the Korean actress with the highest number of followers on Instagram.Jung has gained significant international recognition following her breakout role in Netflix’s Squid Game, which is well on its way to becoming the streaming platform’s “biggest show ever”.

she said in a Thursday tweet with more than 78,000 likes.

South China Morning Post reported.The man reportedly shares the digits with a number handed out to survival game contestants on the fictional show, which executives predict will be the streaming service’s “biggest show ever.”The Korean language dystopian series pits poor people against each other in a battle to the death, and is already an international smash hit. Some 14 billion videos with the hashtag #SquidGame have been posted to TikTok since it’s Sept.

Rebecca Souw Barunson E&A, one of the production companies behind South Korean Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” will work with director Bong Joon-ho on two additional Korean films.The Seoul-based company provided no further details of the Bong projects, but announced an expanded production slate spanning films and TV series and hinted at overseas expansion.Barunson, which was producer of the smash hit KBS series “Descendants of the Sun,” previously worked with Bong on his 2009 drama “Mother,”

During a Q&A at the International TV Academy this past spring, Netflix’s Head of Global TV Bela Bajaria was asked whether a non-English language series could one day top the list of the streamer’s most watched programs. She sounded confident that it could happen. That milestone may now be within reach as the new Korean drama Squid Game is taking Netflix by storm, raking in viewership globally at a rate that may surpass current record holder Bridgerton.

Netflix may have another hit on its hands. The streaming service’s new Korean-language series “Squid Game” is slated to be the company’s “biggest” show of all time.Netflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos explained during the annual Code Conference Monday that “Squid Game” will “definitely” be the streamer’s biggest non-English series.

KAI is making major moves in the fashion industry.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIn its efforts to broaden the range of activities and programming, the Busan International Film Festival has opened its doors to domination by Korean TV and streaming content.The third edition of its Asia Contents Awards see Korean shows “Move To Heaven,” “Sweet Home,” and “Vincenzo” head the nominations list.Netflix, which has become a major force in Korean content, also picks up multiple nomination for Japanese series “Alice in Borderland.” Chinese content

Korean American rapper BM, aka Big Matthew, steps walks out of the Sunnei fashion show while wearing the brand during Milan Fashion Week on Friday (September 24) in Italy.

STAYC have shared their renditions of hits by The Kid LAROI, Ed Sheeran and more in a medley of popular songs worldwide.STAYC recently featured in 1TheK’s ‘W.W.C’ series, which sees K-pop artists covering current chart-toppers from around the world.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean TV series have dominated viewing preferences across large parts of Asia for the last decade. But it has taken a high-concept survival drama “Squid Game” to become the first K-drama to rate as Netflix’s top show in the U.S.The nine-part Netflix original involves a group of people from all walks of life who sign up for a series of simple, but utterly lethal games, organized by mysterious hosts in masks and red overalls.

ITZY have made their highly anticipated return with new single ‘Loco’.‘Loco’ was written and composed by South Korean production group Galactika, who also worked on ITZY’s hit 2020 single ‘Wannabe’. The new song, which also dropped alongside a high-energy music video, opens the quintet’s freshly released first full-length album ‘Crazy In Love’.‘Crazy In Love’ features 10 brand-new songs from ITZY, including the Korean and English-language versions of ‘Loco’.

by local Korean War veteran Adam Mackenzie.