▲ People dressed up as characters from the South Korean Netflix series "Squid Game" pose for a picture on a street in Itaewon, Seoul, on Oct. 29, 2021, two days before Halloween, as South Korea is set to gradually ease COVID-19 restrictions and return to normalcy. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- Since the Korean survival drama "Squid Game" gained larger-than-expected popularity throughout the world on Netflix, traces of "Squid Game" were easily found around the world on this year's Halloween day.

As green tracksuits worn in "Squid Game' sold out quickly after the drama aired, many assumed people would take inspiration from the Netflix drama for their Halloween costumes.
 

▲ This AP photo shows two people wearing masks that resemble the masked guards in "Squid Game" at a club in Berlin. (Yonhap)

The Kulturbrauerei or "Culture Brewery" in Berlin brought out a spooky atmosphere by people dressing up as masked guards in pink jumpsuits while the streets in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong's entertainment district, were filled with people imitating the "Squid Game" doll from the "Red Light, Green Light" game.

▲ People dressed like different characters from "Squid Game" walking the streets in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong. (AP=Yonhap News Agency)

▲ People dressed like different characters from "Squid Game" pose on the streets in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong. (AP=Yonhap News Agency)

Seoul's downtown areas were no different than the others as people with "Squid Game"-themed costumes crowded the streets.

▲ People pack a street in Itaewon in central Seoul as many come out to enjoy Halloween festivities on Oct. 31, 2021. (Yonhap)

Some people wearing the green tracksuit had even engraved numbers 456 or 001 on their costumes in order to imitate Seong Gi-hun (actor Lee Jung-jae), the main character of "Squid Game" who was identified as Player 456, and Oh Il-nam (Oh Yeong-su), the elderly man who participates the game as Player 001.

 

▲ People dressed up as characters from the South Korean Netflix series "Squid Game" pose for a picture on a street in Seoul, on Oct. 29, 2021, two days before Halloween, as South Korea is set to gradually ease COVID-19 restrictions and return to normalcy. (Yonhap)

The streets of Seoul's popular entertainment districs like Itaewon and Yongsan were full of people posing for commemorative photos while dressed as characters from "Squid Game."

▲ This photo shows two people in pink jumpsuits standing next to a giant doll copied from Netflix's "Squid Game."

Lastly, a Halloween event was held at an amusement park in Beijing with people masked as the security guards and doll in "Squid Game."


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