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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.

Squid Game's mammoth surge in viewers in South Korea has led to internet service provider SK Broadband to reportedly sue Netflix. The unusual series has skyrocketed in popularity since it was released on the streaming platform last month.

Netflix has been sued by a South Korean internet provider following a big surge in traffic due to the streaming service’s popularity in the wake of shows such as Squid Game.The survival drama, which recently debuted on the platform, has proved to be huge with Netflix users over the past few weeks.However, internet provider SK Broadband is now suing the streamer to pay for costs over increased network usage and maintenance work after a surge in traffic from their content, according to Reuters.In

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”.

https://t.co/bmgLE8YnswSomething tells me this tweet isn’t unrelated. https://t.co/bmgLE8YnswIndeed, “Squid Game” is proving to be a runaway hit for the streaming service.

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

Reuters reported that a spokesperson for SK Broadband said it wants Netflix to pay the costs from increased network traffic and maintenance. “Squid Game” is the No.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Zhao Wei epitomizes many aspects of the Chinese government’s campaign to tear down fandom, celebrity and the driving forces behind them.Zhao attained major stardom in the late 1990s with TV series “My Fair Princess,” starred as the leading lady in John Woo’s epic “Red Cliff” and directed 2013 hit YA film “So Young.”Along the way, she shook off a scandal about wearing a dress that looked like a Japanese flag, became unfeasibly wealthy and got banned for five years by China’s securities regulator

While he doesn’t quite get his due these days, Martin Scorsese once called Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa (no relation to Akira Kurosawa) “a major filmmaker…an absolute master of light, framing, and pacing.” That’s pretty damn high praise, and it’s absolutely true. Kurosawa’s career has somewhat waned in recent years, but in the early 2000s, he was known to be one of the forerunners of the Japanese New Wave Horror movement.

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While he doesn’t quite get his due these days, Martin Scorsese once called Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa (no relation to Akira Kurosawa) “a major filmmaker…an absolute master of light, framing, and pacing.” That’s pretty damn high praise, and it’s absolutely true. Kurosawa’s career has somewhat waned in recent years, but in the early 2000s, he was known to be one of the forerunners of the Japanese New Wave Horror movement.