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10 curiosities about Squid Game that you cannot fail to know

How obsessed we are Squid Game? Simple answer since the series is the most viewed in 90 countries in the world and we cannot help but discuss it, look at the parts that impressed us most and recommend it to friends and family. But do we think we know everything? Here are 10 curiosities that will make us number one fans of the show.

1- HOW THE SERIES WAS BORN

Hwang Dong-hyuk, the author of the series, said that the idea came to him thinking about his life. When he started writing the first episodes he was overwhelmed by debts and did not know how to manage to heal his economic situation. This, almost 5 years ago, because the writing of the script was completed in 2018, but for some time, it struggled to find interested producers until it arrived. Netflix.

2- THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE PROTAGONISTS IS TRUE

The on-screen link between Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) e Cho Sang-woo (Hae-soo Park) is true because the director strongly wanted the two to meet even off the set. The goal was to restore the alchemy between the two who, in fact, started going out together, attending their respective families and being very present in each other’s life.

3- FIRST ROLE AS ACTRESS FOR JUNG HO-YEON

As we know, Ho-Yeon is a model and this for Squid Game it is her first acting role. He was so keen to interpret 067 who filmed her audition in a hotel room while she was at New York Fashion Week. Soon after she got a call from the director who wanted to see her in person in Korea. They met and the part was immediately hers. Among other things, playing the part of a North Korean defector, he thoroughly studied the dialect of the country as true exiles.

4- SPECTACULAR SCENOGRAPHY

The scenography of the series did not appeal only to us, but also to the actors of the series. In fact, in the pause between one take and another, the cast did nothing but take pictures of all the details of the set. Particularly striking was the intricate intertwining of stairs that can be seen from the first episode.

5- THE SCENE OF THE DALGONA

Per Hae-soo, one of the most difficult scenes to shoot was that relating to dalgona, the famous caramel cookies that appear in the series. He talked extensively with the director about how and why his character decided to behave that way. The whole episode dedicated to dalgona has become a real cult so much so that, in Korea, the demand for these cookies has increased exponentially: now up to 500 units are sold per day.

6- 456 AND FRONT MAN ARE GREAT FRIENDS IN REALITY
Lee Jung-jae e Lee Byung-hun, the actor who plays the masked frontman, in reality, are great friends. They have the same agency to represent them, they went to the same acting school and, for years, they dreamed of being able to work together again. They had to wait a while, but wish fulfilled!

7- MANY SCENES ARE IMPROVISED

Since the various cast members immediately showed a lot of harmony with each other, the director of the series let them interact with each other in the most natural way possible. Result? Many scenes (including the one in which 067 strattona 456 stealing the money he won at the races) are completely improvised.

8- SOMEONE HAS KEPT THE SCENE CLOTHES

Anupam Tripathi he is so happy with his 199 and the chance he was given by taking part in this series that he decided to take the stage clothes home with him. Not everyone, just the iconic green jumpsuit with his game participant number. Who knows if he’ll wear it for jogging.

9- EVERYONE WANTS WHITE SLIP ON VANS
Ever since the series began, everyone has literally gone mad for Vans slip on white worn by the participants of the Squid Game. Sales of this model increased by 7800% and Google searches by 97%. They have practically become a cult object.

10- JENNIE FROM BLACKPINK WAS OFTEN ON SET

Jennie from the Blackpink e Jung Ho-yeon they are best friends but the former decided to be so supportive to the other, in her debut as an actress, that she often visited her on the set to give her a little boost and cheer her on. I would say it worked great.

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