Squid Game Player 001 actor was perceived to be an underdog because of his advanced age. This leading Netflix series has changed the life of Player 001. The actor shared how the series has transformed his life. Squid Game Player 001 actor has also explored the dark side of fame.
Squid Game Player 001 actor appeared on MBC’s How Do You Play and stated that he has declined numerous offers to appear on commercials including one on fried chicken. He further said that he is having his daughter help him with communications because so many people have been trying to contact him.
‘I feel like I’m floating on air. It makes me think, “I need to calm down, organize my thoughts, and hold myself back right now.”
‘So many people have been contacting me, and because I don’t have a manager to help me, it’s hard for me to handle the volume of calls and messages I’ve been receiving. So my daughter has been helping me.
‘Things have changed quite a bit. Even when I go out to a cafe or somewhere like that, I now have to be aware of [how I appear to others]. It’s made me think, ‘Being famous is tough, too.’
Squid Game Player 001 actor has been in the acting industry for many years (over 60 years) considering that he began his career in 1963.
‘Our society often only acknowledges first place, as if everyone else doesn’t matter. As if only first place exists, and second place is meaningless. But even though second place lost to first place, second place also beat third place. So everyone is actually a winner, “ Player 001 shared thoughts on his philosophy.
‘I don’t have any grand ambitions. Big or small, I’ve received a lot of things while living my life. Now, I want to leave behind those things that I’ve received. To put it simply, let’s say you go to a mountain and see a flower. When we’re young, we pick the flower and take it for ourselves.
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‘But by the time you reach my age, you leave it there exactly as it is, and you go back to see it again later on. It’s the same with life. Leaving things exactly the way they are. It isn’t easy.’
Squid Game Player 001 actor, O Yeong-su, has a large platform considering that Squid Game was watched by over 142 million people in its first month globally. This made it the most-watched new series at Netflix.
Squid Game was released on September 17 and now it is the biggest TV show ever. Its performance has been amazing. It is number one programme in 94 countries including in the United States of America.
The Korean drama has also increased the number of new subscribers on Netflix by 4.4 million. Now Netflix has 213.5 million subscribers up form 209 million before the new series was released. The Squid Game has also boosted the profits made by Netflix to $1.4 billion.
TikTok video about the series have attracted 42 billion views so far so good.
Netflix has promised to produce more content adding that their schedule for content was slowed down by Covid-19.
‘Assuming no new Covid waves or unforeseen events that result in large scale production shutdowns, we currently anticipate a more normalized content slate in 2022, with a greater number of originals in 2022 vs. 2021 and a release schedule that is more balanced over the course of the year, as compared to 2021.’
Squid Game series is a story about survival for 456 contestants who risk their lives playing dangerous games with the ultimate price being $45.6 billion.
The Squid Game series was written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk. The show is featuring other actors such as Park Hae-soo, Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-joon,Heo Sung-tae, Jung Ho-yeon, Kim Joo-ryoung and Anupam Tripathi is streaming on Netflix.
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