Players pose for a photo as they are chosen to participate to play the real-life "Squid game" at the Korean Cultural Center, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 12, 2021. Hit South Korean show
South Korea has long been known for its manufacturing prowess, but the Netflix hit Squid Game is taking the country’s cultural clout to another level that augurs well for a new driver of economic growth.
While Korean pop acts and TV dramas have been scoring hits overseas for years, only a handful boy band BTS, for example have managed to win many fans outside of Asia. Squid Game, set to become the most-watched show worldwide on Netflix, is changing all that.
Building on the success of last year’s Oscar-winning film Parasite, the new Netflix show about indebted people fighting in
TV News - SEOUL – A South Korean sweet featured as one of the lethal challenges in the Netflix hit TV drama Squid Game has become a global craze, boosting business for the candy seller who provided the confection for the show. The series has become a viral hit by depicting. Read more at www.tnp.sg