[K-enter] "Squid Game" Season 2 Continues to Dominate Netflix Charts

Time for some K-entertainment news with Bella Kim.

Today we start with Netflix series, “Squid Game.” What do you have for us Bella?

“Squid Game” Season 2 continues to captivate global audiences and is setting new milestones. It has held the No.1 position on Netflix’s Global Top 10 Non-English TV chart for three consecutive weeks since its release on December 26th. The latest season is also the third most-watched series of all time on Netflix after “Squid Game” Season 1 and “Wednesday.” It also recorded the highest number of views for a follow-up series on Netflix. In the new season, the main character Gi-hun returns to Squid Game with a resolute mission to end the deadly games once and for all. Season 2 concludes with a cliffhanger, setting the stage for the complete story of “Squid Game” to reach its climax in the third season, which is scheduled to be released later this year.

Next, we move onto K-pop to talk about a boy group?

Boy group ATEEZ will enter KSPO DOME in Seoul for the 2025 ATEEZ World Tour “TOWARDS THE LIGHT: WILL TO POWER” FINALE IN SEOUL on March 22nd and 23rd. The title of this world tour, “Towards the Light: Will to Power,” means that we all have our own light and let’s move toward it. ATEEZ already performed across North America last year for their tour of the same name. They will start their tour “TOWARDS THE LIGHT: WILL TO POWER” IN EUROPE this weekend, where they will perform in nine countries, including the UK, France and Germany.

Lastly, we have a new play that’s returning for its anniversary?

Korean comedy play “The Secret of Flowers” is returning next month for its 10-year anniversary, after its premiere back in 2015. A press conference for it was held at the artist’s house in the Daehak-ro area of Seoul last Wednesday. Director of the play, Jang Jin, and actors Park Sun-ok, Lee Yeon-hee, Ahn So-hee, and Gong Seung-yeon attended the conference. The play “The Secret of Flowers” is set in Villaperosa, a small town in northwestern Italy, and tells the story of patriarchal husbands, who were into soccer and neglected to do housework. The husbands disappear in an accident overnight, but it happens that they fooled everyone for a specific purpose. The play is a work that brings out empathy and emotion while providing constant laughter through the commotion of ordinary daily life. “The Secret of Flowers” will be performed at the Link Art Center in Seoul from February 8th to May 11th.

Thank you Bella for today’s stories.