This shouldn’t surprise anyone, but it looks like fans of the massive Netflix hit “Squid Games” are playing real life games from the movies. In fact, Dalgona candies have are everywhere as people can’t get enough of the show’s beloved Korean treat. Here’s what you need to know.
Fans of Squid Game have become fascinated with dalgona, a toffee-like Korean cookie with a shape embossed into the surface. The traditional sugary snacks were popular street food between the 1970s and 1990s. In many cafes and shops all around the world, patrons are challenged to perfectly break the shape on a honeycomb pancake dish with only a knife.
Netflix Fans Are Playing Real Life Squid Game
In one particular challenge in the series, the players attempt to survive by carving shapes into a piece of honeycomb toffee, without letting it crumble or break. In the show, the shapes come in a circle, triangle, star or umbrella.
The massively popular dystopian Korean drama, which was written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, is about hundreds of cash-strapped contestants accept an invitation to compete in children’s games for a tempting prize, but the stakes are deadly.
Each character competing in the games has a problem at home. In one challenge, the characters are told to run towards a disturbing mannequin after it calls out ‘green light’ and must stop when ‘red light’ is shouted. If caught moving, the player is shot dead.
In the first month, Squid Game was watched by over 111 million Netflix users, making it the most popular series launch ever, beating raunchy period drama Bridgerton, which was watched by 82 million households in its first month. The company has 209 million subscribers worldwide.
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