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What is ‘Squid Game’ Challenge, the Netflix series making wave online
The “Squid Game” is more than just a runaway hit for Netflix — it’s also the internet’s favourite show. Even if you haven’t watched the show or seen the memes taking over the internet – chances are you’ve probably heard of Squid Game.
The “Squid Game” is more than just a runaway hit for Netflix — it’s also the internet’s favourite show. Even if you haven’t watched the show or seen the memes taking over the internet – chances are you’ve probably heard of Squid Game.
It was released on Sept. 17, the nine-episode Korean thriller is poised to become Netflix’s biggest “non-English-language show in the world,” said Netflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos.
In fact, the Korean series – centred on a brutal survival game – is on its way to beating Regency-era romance Bridgerton to become the streaming platform’s biggest original series of all time.
While the genre of the show is hardly new, its striking visuals, relatable characters and disturbing study of human nature have spoken to audiences all around the world.
Background Meaning of Squid Game
The Squid Game triller consists of 456 people, in debt and desperate, who are lured into a bloodthirsty survival game where they have the chance to walk away with 45.6 billion Korean won ($39 million) if they win a series of six games.
However, the twist? They die if they lose!
“People are attracted by the irony that hopeless grownups risk their lives to win a kids’ game,” Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk said in an interview.
“The games are simple and easy, so viewers can give more focus on each character rather than complex game rules.”
How Squid Game Becomes Meme
Surprisingly, as the game got its way into people’s hearts, it no doubts became the most talked-about piece of entertainment online, the memes quickly followed.
That has led hundreds of people on social media to try their own honeycomb toffee challenges. TikTok has even made a honeycomb toffee filter so users can see whether they’d survive the “Squid Game” challenge.