Squid Game 2: 400,000 Views in 7 Hours as Deadly Challenges Return with Over 800 Billion Prize
“Squid Game” is a thrilling survival-themed TV series that premiered in 2021. The show received high praise from critics and achieved numerous accolades soon after. Following its resounding success, the blockbuster teased the second season after three years of preparation, promising a return with more intense challenges and larger-scale production.
In this comeback, Squid Game 2 garnered significant attention, reaching 400,000 views on its teaser trailer on YouTube within just seven hours. This is considered a major achievement, as the series has not lost its momentum and is further fueling excitement for its return.
Squid Game 2 continues to focus on the survival game challenges between contestants. With a prize of 45.6 billion won (approximately $33 million), this staggering amount is a massive incentive for contestants eager for quick wealth. Season 2 begins with Seong Gi Hun (played by Lee Jung Jae) after he won the prize in Season 1. Living elsewhere, he is once again disturbed in the middle of the night by an invitation from the game’s sinister organizers. Without hesitation, Gi Hun abandons his plans to go to the U.S. and decides to pursue wealth again. From here, he faces many unexpected twists and is forced to fight for his life to claim the final reward.
The trailer opens with a catchy tune, seemingly inviting players to join the challenge. The eerie sound of an alarm awakens Gi Hun, his face filled with curiosity as he approaches a door and encounters a “familiar face,” instantly turning the atmosphere serious and full of mystery.
This time, the game appears to present even greater challenges for the contestants. With more expansive and difficult tasks, the show promises to deliver “heart-stopping” moments for the audience.
In the poster, Squid Game 2 dropped hints of a blood-soaked, savage “massacre,” featuring a guard dragging a bloodied, tortured body, next to a bizarre and sinister chest, contrasting with the image of previous challenges.
Squid Game Season 2 will premiere on December 26.
Source: K14