Netflix 'squid Game', which showed the power of K-contents, returns to season 2. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who expressed displeasure about Season 2 just after the release, is making a public appearance for the first time.
Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who directed the Netflix OLizynal series 'squid Game', said at a promotional event in United States of America Los Angeles on Saturday night (local time), "The pressure on the sequel series is too great. I feel like I have no choice because I have received a request and too much love. "
"It's in my head now, it's too early to tell when and how it will come out," said Hwang Dong-hyuk, director of Season 2. "I promise this. "Lee Jung-jae will be back, and he will do something for the World," he said, drawing attention.
'squid Game' was released on September 17th as a story about people who participated in the question survival with a prize money of 45.6 billion won, risking their lives to become the last winner and challenging the extreme Game.
Unlike the domestic reaction, which has been divided into starkly divided after the release, it has gained explosive popularity overseas. In particular, it was the first Netflix OLizynal series produced in Korea to reach the top of the United States of America Netflix 'TOP 10' today and exceeded the 'Sweet Home' record.
In addition, in a month of public release, 140 million viewers watched 'squid Game' in the former World, showing record global box office. This is the largest number of viewers in Netflix's OLizynal works.
As the Game in 'squid Game' were consumed as 'meme' (meme and elements popular on the Internet), the reaction of overseas viewers to the works continued. 'squid Game' ended with an open ending, so there was a flood of requests for season 2, but this is the first time that director Hwang Dong-hyuk has formulated it. He declined to comment on the specific production date, but he talked about the character who played the main character in Season 1, and made the audience feel excited.
'squid Game', which has attracted former World viewers with record global popularity, is expected to show what story it will show in Season 2.
