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| ▲ This photo, provided by Netflix, shows "Squid Game." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲ This image, provided by Netflix, shows animation series "Arcane." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- Global sensational K-contents, Netflix original series “Squid Game” has passed down its 1st place crown after 46 days on the throne.
“Arcane,” an animation produced by Riot Game, has outrun “Squid Game” to top-notch for the world’s TOP 10 Netflix TV programs division, according to “Flix Patrol,” an online ranking site of global contents services on the 9th.
“Squid Game” has become the longest Netflix contents to stay on world’s 1st rank. Its record is 46 consecutive days, from Sep. 23 to Nov. 7, breaking that of “The Queen’s Gambit” which did stay on 1st place for 46 days but by 23 consecutive days.
“Arcane” that has taken over the throne is an animation series of a game “League of Legends” (LoL)’s expanded IP.
It shows the history of the game’s characters Vi, Jinx, Caitlyn, Jayce and Viktor amid a perilous coexistence between rich city “Piltover” and the opposite, underground city “Zaun.”
Meanwhile, “Squid Game”’s cast, Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo and Jung Ho-yeon and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk are continuing global activities attending a recent screening event that took place in Los Angeles U.S.
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