After “Gisaengchung” won the Oscar for Best Picture, the Korean film “Squid Game” has set a “world record” again!
Netflix announced today that the Korean drama “Squid Game” starring Jung-jae Lee and Hae-soo Park and directed by “Silenced” director Dong-hyuk Hwang has become the highest-rated Netflix original series in history.
“Squid Game” has an audience of 111 million viewers, and it is also the first original series in history to exceed 100 million.
Netflix’s statistical method for original dramas is: how many people watched the episodes for at least 2 minutes within 28 days of its launch.
At present, the streaming media’s global paid subscribers have exceeded 200 million, that is, more than half of the subscribers have watched “Squid Game”.
If you count piracy, this number is even more alarming.
After the launch of “Squid Game” on September 17th, it caused heated discussions. IMDb162,000 people scored 8.2 points and Mtime.com scored 7.5.
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“Squid Game” tells about hundreds of people trapped in their lives who participated in 6 life-and-death games for a prize of 45.6 billion won.
These 6 games are often played by children in Korea (and even in East Asia), including “One Two Three Wooden People”, “Sugar Cake”, “Tug of War”, “Marbles”, “Glass Bridge” and “Squid Game” .
After “Squid Game” became popular globally, the creators such as Jung-jae Lee also accepted interviews with the American talk show Jimmy Fallon.
Since then, various spoof pictures have also emerged in an endless stream, which of course also includes the contributions of global netizens.
Netflix’s original drama ratings TOP10
10.”Emily in Paris” 58 million
9.”Sweet Tooth” 60 million
8.”The Queen’s Gambit” 62 million
7.”Tiger King” 64 million
6.”Stranger Things Season 3″ 64 million
5.”Money Heist” Season 4 65 million
4.”Lupin” first season 70 million
3.”The Witcher” first season 76 million
2.”Bridgerton” 82 million
1.”Squid Game” 111 million
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