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Netflix Korea's survival game drama series Squid Game has become a global streaming hit. Get the latest news, views and updates about the show and its stars.
Lee Jung-jae as star actor Lim Hyun-joon in a still from Nice to Not Meet You.
Korean drama reviews

Nice to Not Meet You: Lee Jung-jae switches gears in romcom K-drama

Lee cheekily plays a superstar actor sick of being typecast opposite Lim Ji-yeon’s reporter in this understated, easy-going romantic comedy.

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K-drama news

11 of the best new K-drama series to watch in November 2025

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TV shows and streaming video

Squid Game brought prestige to South Korea. But it also reflected a dark side

Fame and celebrity

Meet Jane Wong, the Hong Kong actress starring in Squid Game season 3

Wong’s making headlines as a Chinese-speaking VIP in the final season of Squid Game, but she’s also starred in numerous Hong Kong films – off-screen, she enjoys time with her Japanese husband and cat.

Hong Kong actress Jane Wong appears in the latest season of Netflix’s Squid Game. Photo: @byjanew/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Jo Yu-ri, who plays Player 222 in Netflix’s Squid Game

Jo Yu-ri’s emotional performance throughout Squid Game highlights her promising career as an actress – here’s what we know about her and her musical background.

Asian cinema: Korean films

12 best movies of Squid Game’s Front Man, Lee Byung-hun, ranked

Concrete Utopia, Bittersweet Life, Joint Security Area and more – South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun has lit up the big screen for decades.

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South Korea

Squid Game’s final season breaks Netflix viewership records

For Netflix, which has invested billions of dollars into Korean content, the challenge now is sustaining momentum.

Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game Season 3. The final season of the dystopian thriller logged more than 60 million views in its first three days – the biggest debut in that time frame. Photo: Netflix
South Korea

Game over: South Korea bids farewell to Squid Game as dystopian drama concludes

At a fan event in Seoul, the cast and fans reflected on the show’s journey to a global phenomenon.

Korean drama reviews

Squid Game season 3: thrilling end probes humans’ darkest depths

Souls are crushed as one despicable scenario unfolds after another in the highly anticipated return of Netflix’s hit Korean drama Squid Game.

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K-drama news

‘Why was I the only one?’ New Squid Game season 3 trailer out

A character’s anguish, the fallout of a deadly uprising and new players teased in Netflix trailer for season 3 of Korean drama Squid Game.

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Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game season 3. Anticipation is building for the final season of the Netflix Korean drama series, which premieres on June 27, 2025. Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix
K-drama news

Manny Pacquiao in Physical: Asia and more 2025 Netflix Korean content

Netflix pushes Korean content including boxer Manny Pacquiao in Physical: Asia, successor to Physical: 100, and new seasons of top shows.

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Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is featuring in Netflix show Physical Asia. Photo: AFP
Netflix

Get ready for Stranger Things merch as Netflix licenses Squishmallows maker

Stranger Things figures, play sets, toy vehicles, costumes and stuffed toys coming your way under streamer’s deal with soft toy company.

TV shows and streaming video

Squid Game 2’s Kang Ae-sim on how she became the show’s defining ‘K-mom’

The Korean actress, who drew on her real experience to play Yang Dong-geun’s mother in the Netflix show, talks about her ‘incredible journey’.

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K-drama news

How Squid Game’s doll became the ultimate Netflix ‘killing machine’

Red Light, Green Light doll Young-hee is a key ingredient of Squid Game’s success. Her look? Inspired by the daughter of show’s designer.

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Squid Game fans with a blow-up Young-hee killer doll in Seoul. Photo: Reuters
K-drama news

Squid Game 2 is already the third most watched Netflix series ever

The sequel to Netflix’s most successful series of all time clocked 165.7 million views in under four weeks, overtaking Stranger Things.

Kang Ha-neul as Kang Dae-ho in a still from Squid Game season 2. Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, January 17-19

From tasting tea to doing tai chi to an electronic music beat, five things to draw you out of your flat this weekend in Hong Kong.

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K-drama news

Why Thanos role in Squid Game 2 was ‘destiny’ for Choi Seung-hyun aka T.O.P

In first interview in 11 years, K-pop star with BigBang reflects on ‘lost years’, how he saw playing Thanos in Netflix series and the future.

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K-drama news

The 13 most anticipated K-dramas of 2025, from Two Women to Squid Game 3

K-pop stars IU and Jisoo, and actress Kim Min-ha, are among the stars of 2025’s most anticipated K-dramas, from Way Back Love to Newtopia.

Jisoo in a still from Newtopia.
TV shows and streaming video

‘I feel much more loved,’ Lee Byung-hun says after Squid Game success

Lee, whose Front Man has a much bigger role in Squid Game season 2, says the Netflix series has brought him far more fame than Hollywood did.

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Asian cinema: Korean films

Best movie roles of Squid Game season 2’s new players

Do they look familiar? From Park Sung-hoon to Kang Ha-neul, we look at films new Squid Game actors were in before entering the deadly arena.

Vietnam

Squid Game accused of whitewashing South Korea’s Vietnam war ‘atrocities’

Vietnamese authorities are reviewing whether the second season of the Netflix smash-hit series violates the law amid calls for a boycott.

Masked characters appear in a scene from the South Korean Netflix hit show “Squid Game”. Photo: Netflix/TNS
TV shows and streaming video

Where Squid Game creator gets his inspiration, his ‘darker’ next project

The young Koreans buying cryptocurrency and gambling online inspired some of the new characters in Squid Game season 2, Hwang Dong-hyuk says.

Choi Seung-hyun as Thanos in a still form Squid Game season 2. Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 27-29

The AIA Carnival is back, a beloved cafe closes, you can learn about vegan cooking and there’s some Thai jewellery to shop – Lisa’s a fan.

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Korean drama reviews

Review | Squid Game season 2 offers electrifying and pulse-pounding new games

Richer, deeper, more cohesive, with familiar characters like Lee Jung-jae’s Gi-hun and new ones, and kinetic camerawork, Squid Game is back.

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Netflix

Video | Squid Game fans compete in Jakarta race

Indonesian fans compete in real-life Squid Game race
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K-drama news

Squid Game 2 star on its ‘genius’ writer and ‘living with Gi-hun’

As the Netflix K-drama hit returns for a second season, cast and crew including Lee Jung-jae reflect on show’s impact globally – and on them.

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Lee Jung-jae as Gi-hun in a still from Squid Game season two. The first season of the show was a global hit, and expectations are high for the new season. Photo: Netflix
Korean drama reviews

The 15 best K-dramas of 2024 ranked, from Queen of Tears to Squid Game 2

From a vigilante thriller to a period political drama, and Korea’s most awaited sequel, here is our pick of the top 15 K-dramas of 2024.

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South Korea

‘Ridiculous’: Squid Game creator, cast join calls for South Korea’s Yoon to go

The stars and auteur behind the Netflix hit joined a growing chorus calling for President Yoon Suk-yeol to answer for his martial law decree.

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