For those of you who want to watch tense Korean dramas without any element of love, Squid Game is the right choice. This Netflix original Korean drama only has 8 episodes that you can watch.
Having an unusual theme, this drama is highly anticipated by the audience. Let's take a look at the following interesting facts:
1. Talking About Mysterious Survival Game
Squid Game tells the story of people who decide to become participants in a mysterious survival game that bets a prize of 45.6 billion Won. It starts with the figure of Ki Hoon (Lee Jung Jae) who is defeated by life after being fired from his job.
He also decided to join as a participant in the survival game to win money. Meanwhile, Sang Woo (Park Hae Soo), Ki Hoon's childhood friend, joins the game when he gets into trouble at work despite all the hard work he has put in to get to where he is now.
2. Inspired by Korean Children's Games
This drama is inspired by children's games in Korea in the 70-80s. Ki Hoon and Sang Woo also played the game when they were young and returned to playing the game when they grew up in a slightly different way.
They and hundreds of other participants must survive to become winners by avoiding various traps that could prevent them from becoming winners.
3. Colorful Playground
Although this drama genre is a thriller, the feel of the place where the game is to win the prize is very colorful, like a playground for children. Reportedly, the music in Squid Game will feature Korean children's songs that were popular in the 70-80s that will make the audience reminisce about their childhood.
4. Dramas Rated 19+
The drama, which looks similar to the film The Hunger Games and the Alice In Borderland series, is labeled with a 19+ rating. The labeling itself is based on the overall plot elements, such as elements of violence, sexual elements, elements of rough dialogue, to elements of high-level horror.
So, Squid Game can only be watched by people who are over 19 years old.
5. Silenced Director Debuts to Work on Drama Series
Squid Game became Hwang Dong Hyuk's debut in working on a drama series. He himself is famous as a director and screenwriter of popular films, such as My Father, Silenced, Miss Grany, and The Fortrees.
The Silenced film itself has been watched by more than 4 million people in Korea and had a big impact on the Ginseng Country at that time.
6. It took 10 years to develop the Squid Game Series idea
Director and scriptwriter Hwang Dong Hyuk said that he first got the idea for the drama in 2008 while reading a comic book about a group of people who fall into extreme games. He also wanted to make the most Korean survival drama. Through Netflix, Dong Hyuk was able to realize his idea after 10 years.
7. Gong Yoo Becomes a Cameo
The excitement of this drama increased after Gong Yoo's agency Management SOOP announced that the actor would appear as a cameo in Squid Game.
This Goblin star also wants to make a cameo because he and director Hwang Dong Hyuk have been involved in a project together in the film Silenced. /hot.detik.com
