Squid Game remains at the number-one spot not only in Netflix Philippines' Top 10 but also in the streaming platform's global chart. Additionally, investment stocks related to it are raking in profits. As the K-Drama continues to reach milestones, it's also caught in a controversy involving the phone numbers featured in the show.
In episode one of Squid Game, we saw Gong Yoo's character handing out a calling card to Gi Hoon (Lee Jung Jae) at the train station, with an eight-digit number printed on it. While some series use a made-up number, this one exists in real life and the owner has been receiving multiple prank calls.
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The number shown on Squid Game exist—and its owner is suffering consequences:
According to a report by The Korea Herald, the owner of the phone number has been using the number for a decade, came forward and revealed what happened: "Some 4,000 phone calls come in every day. I did not even realize what was going on as I did not watch the series. Someone who prank called me told me that the number was featured on the show."
In the same report, another individual whose number is similar to that in the game has also been receiving plenty of calls. In response to the issues, Netflix said that they are trying to contact the owners of the numbers to fix the issue.
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