These two are willing to do anything to get what they want and soon come to realise that everything they needed to be happy, may have been in each other all along.īaek Seol-hee, the innocent and sweet one of the group of childhood friend is hopelessly in love with her boyfriend of six years, Kim Joo-man. Choi Ae-ra, his childhood best friend dreams to be an announcer but settles for a job at a department store. Ko Dong-man, played by Park Seo-Joon, is a former taekwondo champ who missed his chance at fame. If you can’t get enough of Park Seo-Joon after ‘Itaewon Class’, this show should be right at the top of your next ‘must-watch’ list if you’re a fan of his.Įveryone loves an underdog and it doesn’t get any better than this. Not only is the show known for its shock value of gore and mayhem, but the show’s premise is brought to life through spectacular sets and striking costumes that are simply amazing. While winning 45.6 billion won may sound really attractive, these contestants have to literally fight for their spot to be the last man standing.
The nine-episode survival series follows a group of 456 desperate contestants who accept a mysterious invitation to participate in a survival game in which they are locked into a secret location and play a series of traditional children’s games where the stakes are life and death. But if you haven’t jumped onto the bandwagon and you haven’t watched it, then it’s about time you should. In fact, it could possibly be one of Netflix’s most popular Korean series ever. While the two shows may be similar in their own aspects, the latter has recently been massively popular on social media for good reason. If you like shows like Japanese science fiction suspense-thriller drama, Alice in Borderland, then Squid Game will be right up your alley. However, a group of people also start to become more suspicious about its activities and begin investigating its involvement in mysterious events. The culmination of all the supernatural events then cause great mayhem and enable the religious group, The New Truth, to grow in influence. But how is it any different from Squid Game you might ask?ĭirected and written by Yeon Sang-ho, also known as the mastermind who directed the cult classic Korean film, Train To Busan, the show is centred on a group of otherworldly beings who appear out of nowhere to issue a decree and condemn individuals to hell. After its release, the show was ranked as the most-watched Netflix television series by 20th November 2021, ranking number one in more than 80 countries within the first 24 hours - which just goes to show how well received the show was. Believe it or not, Netflix’s latest South Korean horror drama, Hellbound faired better than the popular Squid Game according to recent reports.
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