Netflix Under Pressure in Korea as ‘Squid Game’ Success Stirs Lawmakers and Internet Firms

FlixPatrol, the newcomer nabbed the top slot within 24 hours of premiering on Nov. 19, during which time viewers in over 84 countries boosted its metrics.Meanwhile, “Squid Game” had spent 46 nonconsecutive days at the top following its Sept.

Squid Game has shown how much CGI was actually used in the series.The video was uploaded by Kim Hyung-rok, a CG supervisor on Squid Game from the South Korea-based Gulliver Studios.

Hellbound has bested Squid Game as the streaming platform’s most popular series.This is according to data by analytics company FlixPatrol, which reports that Hellbound was the Number One most popular TV series globally on November 20, just a day after the series was released.

Squid Game creator and director Hwang Dong-hyuk has opened up about the violent nature of his hit Netflix series.During a recent speech at the SBS D Forum in South Korea, per Yonhap News Agency, Hwang touched on the depiction of violence in the series, noting that he wanted to use that element to reflect the competitive nature of society and what happens when someone fails in that system.“I kept asking questions, like who made this competition system in our society and who drives us into a

Chrissy Teigen has been criticised for throwing a "tone-deaf" Squid Game-themed party for her "rich friends" last week. The US model and television personality, 35, is being called out by fans on social media for "failing to understand" the meaning behind the Netflix hit.

“Squid Game” party called “tone-deaf” by keyboard critics.The “Cravings” author, 35, and her husband John Legend, 42, threw a pricey party over the weekend based on the acclaimed South Korean Netflix show, which centers around people in extreme financial debt risking their lives in a series of dangerous challenges.The famous couple enlisted the help of party planners Wife of the Party to construct the event, People magazine reported, and transform the couple’s California home to look like the

EXCLUSIVE: Squid Game star HoYeon Jung has signed with CAA. Deadline recently revealed how every agency in town has been trying to land Jung and her co-stars as well as show writer-director, Hwang Dong-hyuk and this marks the first of the group to land at a major agency.

It’s become the biggest original series on Netflix ever - and now Squid Game fans have been given the good news they’ve been waiting for.

It’s official, the Netflix TV series "Squid Game" will be back for a season two, even though most TV shows in South Korea run for just one season. But due to the show’s global success, its creator and director said, "I almost feel like you leave us no choice."  "There’s been so much pressure, so much demand and so much love for a second season," Hwang Dong-hyuk said at a red-carpet celebration for the show Monday night.  "It’s in my head right now.

Squid Game star Anupam Tripathi has revealed that he initially planned to leave South Korea for good before his acting career took off.The Indian actor recently appeared on Breakfast With Tiffany, hosted by Girls’ Generation‘s Tiffany Young, where you spoke about how he had originally intended to leave South Korea following his graduation from the Korea National University Of Arts to explore acting opportunities in India“One day, it got me thinking while taking a walk, ‘Anupam, stay in Korea!

Squid Game appears to have led to a boom in origami in the United Kingdom.The South Korean Netflix show has been a huge hit for the streamer since its debut in September, becoming the most viewed show on the platform in just a matter of weeks.However, The Times reports that the show has helped a surge in the popularity of the Japanese paper-folding art, despite having little to do with Squid Game.The newspaper said that people are using origami to create tiles for the South Korean game of

Netflix has launched a back catalogue of films from Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk in the US.The streaming platform took to social media to announce the new additions to the service.“Before bringing the visually astounding and socially relevant Squid Game to life, Hwang Dong-hyuk directed several acclaimed South Korean feature films — and now, three of those movies are available on Netflix in The US,” Netflix announced.Before bringing the visually astounding and socially relevant Squid Game

Netflix knows a good thing when it sees it.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentJapanese death game series “Alice in Borderland” had already been a success for Netflix.

Squid Game, a line of Funko Pop figurines based on the show’s biggest characters have been announced.The South Korean series, which follows a group of debt-ridden people who compete in a life-or-death series of children’s games, has been a big hit for Netflix since its debut last month, becoming the platform’s most-watched show.The streamer has now unveiled six new Funko Pops set to be released in May 2022, which fans can pre-order now for $11.99 (£8.71) each.They depict main characters Gi-hun

Squid Game actor Yeong-su Oh has revealed how the Netflix series has changed his life.The 77-year-old actor, who has ascended to worldwide fame as Player 001 in the series, appeared on South Korean TV show How Do I Play to discuss how the show’s success has impacted his life.“I feel like I’m floating on air,” Yeong-su said (via Soompi).