THE MOST-WATCHED KOREAN DRAMA ON NETFLIX

 Have you watched the latest Korean drama? The world-winning Korean series “Squid Game,” which was released on Netflix on September 17, 2021, is a series that is being talked about everywhere these days. As soon as it was released, many people are watching the whole story continuously.

The Korean Thriller series, released on Netflix on September 21, has become the most popular show in 20 countries, including Japan, America, France, and Germany. And it has spread to 90+ countries all over the world. It is said that this is the first time a Korean story has been ranked number one in the world. This is a big leap forward for Korean cinema that has been challenging Hollywood for a long time. According to the co-CEO of Netflix, they did not think that this would be such a hit. Also, it is said that this will be the most-watched show on Netflix. The Squid Game is a thriller and a story that belongs to the mystery, action, and drama genres. First of all, this is not a story that everyone can watch to relax. Due to its sensitive events and frequent bleeding scenes, it belongs to the disturbing category.

The script for ‘Squid Game’ was written more than ten years ago. The story was written and directed by Hwang Don Hyeok, who lived with his mother and grandmother. He was a man who was struggling with money issues. Eventually, he even had to sell the laptop he used to write the script. He started writing the script for this story in 2008. Although he has been writing for about a year, this script was not accepted by any major Korean media institution. Like what happened to Avatar founder James Cameron. But the reason for this is the violence in the content. It is a great pity that channels like MBC, SBS, and KBS did not touch such a script. But the company that is best suited for such an incredible creation allowed Hwang to start filming after 11 years. That’s Netflix Internet Cinema. Filming was scheduled to begin in 2019 and release by 2020, but it was released on September 17, targeting October 2021 (Halloween). Today, Squid Game has won the world. Squid Game (2021) is currently the most popular show in the world.

For prize money of 46.5 billion won, many people who are the world’s debtors are participating in a sport. But this is not just a game between six rounds of life and death. The first game was very familiar to us when we were little. But we played that game ‘Red Light, Green Light, as’ One Two Three Bumble Bee. ‘Have you ever wondered what it would be like to make a scene out of life instead of throwing someone out of the game if they were shaken?

Throughout the story, the director’s masterminds or intelligent concepts have given us many clues about the beginning to the end. Also, the cinematography and colour combination is excellent. Particular attention should be paid to the use of symbols or symbolism.

The two main colours used throughout the story highlight a similar image. The players use green, and the staff uses dark pink to show that they are on both sides, but they are on the same side. He also wants to express his fear in pink. It also shows how their identities have been hijacked through the use of numbers instead of names.

In this case, the three shapes of square, triangle, and circle are very close to you. So the director chooses these three formats and divides the ranks based on the ant colony. In that way, no one has the right to work beyond the relevant work.

The best-case scenario is that there are 456 competitors at the time of entering the first sport. Here the director has used 456 actors without using CGI technology. Another proof that he has tried to use CGI technology sparingly is that he has set up most of the sets (backgrounds).

In terms of music, in this scary, deadly, adventurous theory, he has tried to rewrite songs like Sinatra’s Fly Me to the Moon and Johann Strauss’s The Blue Danube to convey some comfort.

‘Squid Game’ (2021) is the most exciting work for the year 2021. As a survival drama game show series, the setting is impressive. Everything, including the background design, has an eye-catching pattern. Massive sports events are fantastic. It takes thrills, fear, and curiosity to the maximum, forcing one to watch in one breath. The main character descriptions are all designed in a way that brings them closer to the audience. Throughout the nine episodes, the audience is strongly influenced by the characters’ behaviour. All of these can be cited as factors that make the show popular among many people. There is no doubt about the reason for its popularity. The work is excellent. Koreans are very good at creating emotional bonds with the characters they watch. On the other hand, it provides a good explanation for why people resort to this. Not only the greed for money. These are people who live short lives. Knowingly holding death in their hands, they come forward because they want to have a chance to win life. Because in the world they live in, they have no opportunity to raise their head.

We’ve seen work like ‘Squid Game’ in several ways over time. There are also famous ‘thriller’ game stories that kill each other for a prize or money and go from level to level. They fall into that survival category like ‘Escape Room,’ ‘Hunger Games,’ ‘The Maze Runner’ (to some extent). But the ‘Squid game’ was very successful, with only a new twist on the familiar scene, and it can be said that it has reached the level where the audience can hold on till the end.

Building an endless expanse of about 20 episodes is usually the hallmark of a Korean drama. Such a spread is unnecessary for this story. Because it’s designed to be completed quickly, therefore, it can be highly recommended as one of the best entertainment series of the year as a whole. Those looking for gaps can also find them. It feels like the Intruder character was just wasted. The twist of the mastermind didn’t think that much either. Korean stories with realistic plots also have more powerful twists. The end paves the way for another beginning, but moving on to the next season is unnecessary. But without thinking so much about them, the best thing to do is to look at these things in one breath and get that thrill based on endless curiosity.

Are you satisfied with watching? Everyone who watches Squid Game will see positive feedback.

Thilakshi Uduwella – Faculty of Agriculture