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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.

Jung Ho-yeon (front) and Hwang Jung-min in a still from Hope.

Asian cinema: Korean films

Review | Hope: director Na Hong-jin of The Wailing fame returns with a monster mess

A promising beginning and strong performances are not enough to save Hope from being a messy spectacle with woeful CGI monsters.

18 May 2026 - 1:47PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

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

6 Nov 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

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

30 Oct 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

TV shows and streaming video

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

The most successful South Korean TV series in history, Squid Game sped up a golden age of ‘Hallyu’ while provoking serious conversations.

9 Jul 2025 - 7:15PM

Lee Jung-jae in a still from Squid Game Season 3, which recorded more than 60 million views in its first three days and topped leaderboards in 93 countries for two consecutive weeks. Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix

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.

8 Jul 2025 - 6:00AM

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.

3 Jul 2025 - 6:00PM

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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.

2 Jul 2025 - 5:15PMvideocam

Lee Byung-hun in a still from A Bittersweet Life (2005). Photo: CJ Entertainment

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.

2 Jul 2025 - 4:28PM

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.

30 Jun 2025 - 10:19AM

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.

27 Jun 2025 - 4:20PMvideocam

Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in a still from Squid Game season 3. Photo: Noh Ju-han/Netflix

‘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.

2 Jun 2025 - 9:45AMvideocam

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

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.

6 Feb 2025 - 10:55AMvideocam

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.

1 Feb 2025 - 5:13AM

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’.

28 Jan 2025 - 8:19AMvideocam

Kang Ae-sim and Yang Dong-geun in a still from Squid Game season 2. The actress says her role in the Netflix Korean drama series show pushed her to new limits. Photo: Netflix

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.

25 Jan 2025 - 5:25PMvideocam

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

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.

23 Jan 2025 - 10:42AM

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.

17 Jan 2025 - 5:15PMvideocam

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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.

16 Jan 2025 - 1:49PM

Korean actor and singer Choi Seung-hyun (left) and as Thanos in a scene from season two of Netflix Korean drama series Squid Game. Instagram/con_pochoclos

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.

11 Jan 2025 - 6:15PM

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.

10 Jan 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

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.

8 Jan 2025 - 4:15PM

Kang Ha-neul as Kang Dae-ho, or player #388, in a still from Squid Game season 2. The actor is among those in the new series with impressive portfolios. Photo: Netflix

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.

7 Jan 2025 - 9:02AM

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.

27 Dec 2024 - 7:15PM

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.

27 Dec 2024 - 4:15PMvideocam

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.

26 Dec 2024 - 4:00PMvideocam

Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in a still from Squid Game season 2. Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix

Video | Squid Game fans compete in Jakarta race

24 Dec 2024 - 7:19PM

Indonesian fans compete in real-life Squid Game race

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.

28 Dec 2024 - 7:26AMvideocam

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.

26 Dec 2024 - 5:06PMvideocam

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