Netflix’s newest sensation -- ’Squid Game’ tops leaderboards in more than 90 countries a month after

By: Tracy Anthony Kresna

After a long, tiring day of school or work, everyone needs a break, and what better way to do that than to binge watch your worries away? Now, while scrolling through your Netflix recommendations, you’ve probably come across the title ‘Squid Game’ several times, which is to no surprise due to its viewer count sky-rocketting in the past month.

With its first episode released only on the 17th of September 2021, the K-Drama series is well on its way to being the most-watched series on Netflix ,possibly racing up the charts above other hits like ‘Bridgerton’, ‘Emily in Paris”, ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and others. Its dark yet thrilling plot features in-debt participants fighting for their survival and an ultimate cash prize of 45.6 billion won through a total of six games, such as those that most have played at least once in their childhoods, but with a deadly twist. Each character has their unique personalities, showcasing the best and worst of human beings and the lengths they go through to achieve their personal goals. In this game, you don’t trust people because you can, you trust because you have to.

Throughout the month of September, ‘Squid Game’ has become an internet sensation, with

memes spreading rapidly on social media apps like Tik-Tok, Instagram and Twitter. Model Jung Ho-

Yeon’s following on Instagram, much like her co-actors, even sky-rocketted after her debut in this 9-episode series, from 400,000 to 15.4 million in a considerably short span of time.

“I wanted to write a story that was an allegory or fable about modern capitalist society, something that depicts an extreme competition, somewhat like the extreme competition of life,”

writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk told the Variety in a recent interview. “But I wanted it to use the kind of characters we’ve all met in real life.” He also mentioned that he kept the show’s ruthless games “simple” so viewers could “focus on the characters, rather than being distracted by trying to interpret the rules.”

Though this series is not suitable for young audiences, adolescents may find this series more enticing. The mystery behind these masked identities and ulterior motives are one of the reasons why the show is so compelling and a worth-it watch.

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