[K-Enter] "Squid Game 3" ranked No. 1 in the world within a day of its release

We've been expecting to talk about Squid Game 3 in our K-enter news segment today.

And we'll do that now with Walter. So, what's the latest on the final season?

Season 3 of "Squid Game", released last Friday, soared to No.1 globally just a day after its premiere.

According to FlixPatrol, a streaming data site, Squid Game 3 topped the global Netflix charts and has remained in the top position, this was the last time I checked.

The series ranked No. 1 in all 93 countries monitored by FlixPatrol.

Let's go through the season history. When Season 1 premiered in 2021, it became Netflix's most-watched series globally among both English and non-English shows, earning massive international acclaim.

Season 2, which dropped on December 26, 2024, also debuted at No. 1 during its first week.

In cumulative viewership, it now ranks as the third most-watched Netflix TV series.

But it will go down as one of the best K-dramas that Korea has ever produced.

Now, from one influential drama to an influential K-movie that's been out six years ago, but made new history?

Last Friday New York local time, the New York Times released its list of "The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century," placing director Bong Joon Ho's 2019 film "Parasite" at the top of its list.

A direct quote from The Times described "Parasite" as "a tale of haves and have-nots, and a ferocious rebuke to the devastations of neoliberalism," calling it a film that is "pleasurably kinked and unsettling."

The article praised Bong as "a master of genre unbound by convention,"

Also included on the list were Bong's 2003 film "Memories of Murder" at No. 99, "Past Lives", the 2023 semi-autobiographical debut by Korean-Canadian director Celine Song at No. 86. and Park Chan-wook's 2005 film "Oldboy" at No. 43.

Let's end off with an animation movie, but more-so the soundtrack of that movie.

The Netflix U.S. animated film "K-Pop Demon Hunters", which revolves around the world of K-pop, is gaining massive popularity across the globe, and its original soundtrack is also creating a buzz.

On Sunday, Billboard revealed in a chart preview that the "K-Pop Demon Hunters" soundtrack debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200, the magazine's flagship albums chart.

This marks the highest-charting soundtrack debut of the year and the first soundtrack to break into the Top 10 in 2025.

Several songs from the soundtrack have also made their way onto Spotify's charts.

The album features songs by the fictional K-pop girl group in the movie "HUNTR/X," as well as songs by their rival boy group "Saja Boys."

Thanks for that news Walter, as always stick around as we now move onto our AI culture news anchor Ari. Ari what do you have today?