HAJ GLOBAL BLOG

Squid Game Season 1 to 3: Global Views, Popularity & What’s Next 🦑 Season 1: The Global Breakthrough Squid Game  premiered on September 17, 2021 , and quickly became the most-watched Netflix show of all time at the time of release. Total Views: Over 1.65 billion hours watched in the first 28 days. Countries Ranked #1: 94 countries, including the U.S., UK, Nigeria, India, and Brazil. The dark, emotional storyline and twisted childhood games drew comparisons to Battle Royale and The Hunger Games .  🔥 Season 2: Higher Expectations, Mixed Reactions Released in late 2024, Squid Game: Season 2 introduced new characters and even more brutal challenges. Total Views: Estimated 900 million hours in the first 30 days. While not as shocking as Season 1, it gained praise for deeper character development and political subtext. Critics say it lost some mystery but improved emotional depth. *Fan favorite character: Yoon Ji, a silent strategist who shocked everyone in Episode 6....

  The Grammy award winning artist emphasizes that musicians on the continent should continue telling African stories. Burna Boy won a Grammy on March 14, 2021 (BBC) Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, has spoken of the palpable relief that swept through him when he won the Grammy in the Best Global Music Album category on March 14, 2021. “I felt very relieved, a lot of relief because I deserved it,”  Burna Boy says straight-faced in an interview with the  BBC .  "So if I didn't get it when I was hoping, a situation wouldn't happen where it's like I wouldn't get what I deserve again, you know?"  he adds, referencing the previous year when he missed out on winning the award. Burna Boy hit the music scene in 2012, after releasing his debut album L.I.F.E. He realised afterwards that his music touched a number of people and transcended several cultures. “It’s bigger than me and that’s when it kind of hit me that this is not a hobby anymore, you used ...