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How Squid Game Went From Being Rejected For 10 Years To Breaking Records Squid Game became a sensation and a global hit with the Spectacular and thrilling story of a group of people who accept a strange invitation to compete in a mysterious children's game. The show received overwhelmingly positive reviews. Even though it seems like Squid game was an instant success, the truth behind how this show became so popular It's really inspiring. Did you know that Squid Game was rejected over and over again for 10 YEARS. The creator Hwang Dong Hyuk had to overcome a ton of rejections, obstacles and difficulties before Squid Game became a global hit. His success story is so inspiring, because it gives people courage to overcome challenges and obstacles and never give up on their dreams. Do you know how the idea for Squid game was born? It was actually inspired out of his own personal experiences. It was based on his own financial struggles. While living with his mother and grandmother, money became short, so at one point he was forced to stop writing the script and sell his laptop for money to pay the bills and make end meet. In 2009, after finishing the script, things didn't became easier. For 10 years Squid game was rejected over and over again by studios and actors who thought the script was too "weird and unrealistic". For a decade, no one was interested in taking up his project. "There were a lot of people who told me that Squid Game was a project that was weird and too unrealistic. I continuously got rejected from investors and actors." But after Netflix decided to give the script a chance, Squid Game has fast become one of Netflix's most viral sensations. In just a few days Squid game has completely taken the world by storm, and It is on it's way to become Netflix's most-watched show in history. The show that is currently ranking No. 1 around the world, took 10 years in the making. Music: Ross Budgen Music: Emotional and Inspiring Music - Interstellar (Copyright and Royalty Free): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rbVt0z6NLM This is the perfect place to gain that positive thinking and faith that life will someday be better. This is the place where are the most inspirational stories of people who failed in some point in their life, but they washed the dirt off them and kept going and going until they saw a light on the end of the tunnel. Life is hard, not fair and doesn’t care about your feeling, so stop being afraid and start to live! If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission. Go for it. So, What's YOUR Story ? Disclaimer: This video is for entertainment purposes only. It is based on my internet research and might not be completely true. You should always do your own research.

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New Musical Express (NME) is a British music, film, gaming and culture website, bimonthly magazine, and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a "rock inkie", the NME would become a magazine that ended up as a free publication as well as a webzine, and the brand has also been used for their NME Awards show, the NME Tours and the former NME Radio station. As a "rock inkie", NME was the first British newspaper to include a singles chart, adding that featur...

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