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Want to play a squid game in real life? The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the capital of the UAE is allowing fans of popular Netflix shows to try their luck in children’s games-but without facing the fatal consequences described in the episode.
KCC Director Nam Chan-woo told Khaliji Times 338 people have signed up for the competition scheduled for Tuesday night.
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Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos revealed last week that this Korean drama written and directed by Huang Dong Hyuk ranks among the best on Netflix’s global ratings. This 9-episode show tells the story of 456 cash-strapped contestants who risked their lives for attractive cash prizes.
Since its release, the squid game craze has attracted audiences from all over the world, including those in the UAE. Memes and videos are flooded with social activities, and some people organize healthful activities to turn their stimulation into reality.
Squid player costume has also become one of the most searched Halloween costumes this year. In Ajman, Dot Cafe offers cappuccinos with Dalgona (honeycomb) sweets that were used in the second round of the series.
Nam said: “The games in the series seem to be a bit cruel to maximize the dramatic elements. However, all the games in the show are popular games played by Korean children from ancient times to the present.”
He said that through the upcoming events, the center hopes that more people in the UAE will learn about Korean culture.
“Just like K-Pop gained global popularity through YouTube in the 2010s, I think platforms such as Netflix will become a global channel for Korean video content such as TV shows and movies.”
How will the KCC competition be conducted?
Chan-woo said that the game will be played in two groups, consisting of 15 pre-selected participants. Two rounds will be organized from 5.30 pm to 9.15 pm on Tuesday.
During the event, participants will wear uniforms—Squid Game logo T-shirts—and staff will wear the round, triangle, and square costumes worn by guards during the performance.
The entire game will be based on a tournament, and players who lose the game can watch the game alone without being “eliminated.”
Game guide
>> Red light, green light
This is a popular childhood game in Korea.
“I used to play it a lot in my childhood,” Nam said. “In Korean, we say’Sharon’s rose has bloomed’ instead of green light and red light. Those who detect movement will be eliminated.”
KCC will fire sponge guns at moving participants instead of real guns. The winner can enter the next game.
>> Glass stepping stones
KCC will be used as a stepping stone for the floor instead, but it will behave in the same way as in the show.
>> Honeycomb Toffee Game (Dalgona Game)
“After school, on your way home, you will see a dalgona maker in front of the school. Korean children pay 1 dirham or 2 dirham for a game (10 to 20 years ago), maybe 5 To 10 dirhams (for now). They will gather with their friends and try to take out the marked shape. If there is no break in your shape, you will get one more for free,” Nam said.
>> Marble games
Two players will pair up to play a game of marbles, and the player who runs out of all the beads will be eliminated. KCC will hold even-numbered or odd-numbered matches. The dealer holds many marbles in his fist, and the player needs to guess whether it is even or odd.
>> Taki
The player holds the ttakji, whoever flips the opponent’s pawn first is the winner.
“This is a traditional Korean game. We play ttakji with friends and family during holidays such as New Year’s Day or Thanksgiving. Koreans used to make ttakji with old calendars because they are usually hard enough to make durable ttakji,” Nam said.
Danusha Gukulan
Dhanusha Gokulan is from India and has been working as a journalist for more than ten years. For Khaleej Times, she reports on NRI affairs, civil aviation and immigration issues. She received a bachelor’s degree in journalism, economics and English literature from Mangalore University in 2008, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in contemporary media leadership and innovation at the American University in Dubai. In her spare time, she gets involved in singing/song writing, loves food, and is the mother of an over-enthusiastic Labrador Retriever. On her Twitter @shootsprintrite.
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