Since its release on September 17th, Squid Game has become the most popular series on Netflix, topping NetflixŌĆÖs Top 10 Today in all 94 countries. In the States, Squid Game became the first non-English-speaking series to rank first on Top 10 for 21 consecutive days. Thanks to its never-dying popularity, the cast ŌĆō Lee Jung Jae, Park Hae Soo, Wi Ha Joon, and Jung Ho Yeon ŌĆō appeared on NBCŌĆÖs The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Moreover, the poster showed up in the center of Times Square in New York, proving its popularity. Kim Min Young, VP of content (Korea/SEA/ANZ) at Netflix, shared, ŌĆ£When Netflix started investing in Korea in 2015, the goal was to show world-class Korean content for Korean content fans not only in Asia but also around the world. And Squid Game made it a reality.ŌĆØ She added, ŌĆ£Even when the story that director Hwang Dong Hyuk had been envisioning for a long time could not be made anywhere, Netflix believed that its charm could surely shake the hearts of fans in Korea as well as around the world.ŌĆØ Her remarks align with what Ted Sarandos, Netflix Co-CEO and CCO, said at the ŌĆ£Code Conference 2021ŌĆØ held in the States. At the time, he commented, ŌĆ£Squid Game will definitely be our biggest non-English language show in the world, for sure. ItŌĆÖs only been out for nine days, and itŌĆÖs a very good chance itŌĆÖs going to be our biggest show ever. ItŌĆÖs enormously popular.ŌĆØ ┬Ā Source: Netflix
