Squid Game: viewers sending money to a bank account seen in the final episode

Squid game viewers reportedly sent money to a bank account featured in the latest episode of the popular Netflix series.

The number is mentioned in episode nine, when actor Lee Jung-Jae’s character Seong Gi-hun wins the games and receives a bank card loaded with the cash prize.

According to the director of the show, the card details correspond to a real bank account belonging to one of the producers.

“I heard that the producer received deposits in the amount of KRW 456 (£ 0.3 / $ 0.38) from people who watched the show,” Hwang Dong-hyuk said. Overview, before revealing that the account is now closed.

He added: “To prevent further deposits from occurring, the production team decided to close the account in order to avoid potential issues in the future.”

The bank account number is not the first actual detail that was shared on the show.

Last month, a Korean man from Gyeonggi province complained about receiving thousands of calls after Squid game created on Netflix.

The anonymous man’s phone number was reportedly featured in the first episode, where it was seen written on a business card given to Seong Gi-Hun, in the subway station by a mysterious man in a black suit.

“It’s gotten to the point where people are reaching out day and night because of their curiosity. It drains my phone’s battery and it turns off, ”the distressed man said. Money today.

Since then, Netflix and Siren Pictures Inc have taken steps to address the issue by “editing scenes with phone numbers if necessary.”

Squid game, which arrived on Netflix on September 17, became one of the streaming service’s biggest shows in a matter of days.

The Korean-language thriller explores a dystopian reality, in which a mysterious organization recruits people in debt to participate in a series of seemingly childish games for the chance to earn some life-changing sum of money.

The games are based on classic children’s games, some of which are specific to Korea, while others, such as “Red Light, Green Light”, are known around the world.

Unlike typical children’s games, however, those of Squid game have fatal consequences if you lose.