The poster for Netflix's "Squid Game 2".
On the 27th, the day after Netflix's anticipated 'Squid Game 2' was released, related stocks fell sharply, hitting a lower limit.
According to the Korea Exchange, corporate artist United (-29.96%) and artist studio (-29.84%) whose major shareholders are Lee Jung-jae, the main actor of "Squid Game 2", closed at the lower limit on the KOSDAQ market.
In addition, the stock prices of Wizwick Studio (-25.31%) and Dexter (-24.08%), which were in charge of the special effects of 'Squid Game 2' video, fell significantly, and Showbox (-19.16%), which invested in the production company Cyron Pictures, also plunged.
"Squid Game 2", the follow-up to "Squid Game", which gained explosive popularity worldwide, was released on Netflix at 5 p.m. the previous day.
In addition to the drop caused by the disappearance of materials due to the nature of theme stocks, it is interpreted that the decline was significant as foreign media criticized that it did not reach the novelty and sharp theme consciousness shown in season 1.
Reporter Lee Yu Na from Digital News Team.
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