'Squid Game 2' Tops Global Charts with 126.2M Views in Just 11 Days
Jan 08, 2025
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Season 2 of 'Squid Game' tells the story of a fierce battle between 'Gi-hoon' (Lee Jung-jae) who returns to the game after vowing revenge, and 'Frontman' (Lee Byung-hun) who greets him, and the real game begins again.
According to Netflix's Top 10 To Doom website (Netflix Tudum) on the 8th, Season 2 of 『Squid Game" recorded 58,200,000 viewers (the value of viewing time divided by the total running time of the work) from the 30th to the 5th, topping the list of top 10 English and non-English integrations in Netflix's global top 10 series.
Season 2, which ranked 7th in Netflix's all-time most popular series (non-English) within its first week of release, is surprising as it ranked 2nd with 126,200,000 viewers in 11 days. As a result, seasons 1 and 2 of 'Squid Game' were named in Netflix's most popular series (non-English) category, proving once again that they have become works that receive great attention from all over the world. In addition, Season 1 also backtracked to the second place in the global TOP 10 series (non-English), confirming that viewers around the world who have never cooled down continue to respond. Viewers who watched season 2 are expressing their expectations for season 3 of 'Squid Game', pouring out various speculations and interpretations about next season.
As if to prove the constant interest and favorable reviews, viewers who watched Season 2 of the 「Squid Game」 are also hot in various ways. Viewers from overseas "Season 2 is an attractive and valuable follow-up to its groundbreaking predecessor. The game is more intense and cruel, and with a brilliant twist, it can't even sit still" (Rotten Tomatoes Al**), a great follow-up. Solid acting, storylines, and unpredictable games make my hands sweaty" (Rotten Tomatoes Mic*****), "I've been so good this season. In particular, the last game I played was really intense, and for me, it's 5 out of 5" (Rotten Tomatoes Ka****), "Tension, intensity, gaming, human evil nature, empathetic characters, and the performance of much better actors, all perfect?" (IMDb shi****) praised the actors' more brutal and intense narratives and their enthusiastic performances.
In particular, while the games in season 2 are creating a worldwide craze, the shocking scene of a childhood game transforming into a game of death is also receiving hot attention. Viewers responded by saying, "It was impressive to see each other succeed in such a space and find hope in such a way as to support each other's success"" (YouTube La***), "YouTube La***, watching a modern pentathlon, cheering together." (YouTube kko***) It was so scary to see a lively nursery rhyme in a game that kills people with a children's song "Round round"" (YouTube number**)," "It's a pretty place like a childhood amusement park, but it's a game of death...?" (user********) is continuing its enthusiasm with various reactions.
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