The California city will thus honor the Korean drama series every year on September 17, the date it premiered on Netflix last year.
Los Angeles authorities have officially set September 17th Squid Game Day in recognition of the achievements of the South Korean Netflix series.
Korean-American Congressman John Lee announced that the Los Angeles City Council passed the resolution designating September 17 as Squid Game Day, according to The Korea Times newspaper.
The California city will thus honor the Korean drama series every year on September 17, the date it premiered on Netflix last year.
John Lee that this may be the first time in the US that a day dedicated to a TV series is designated, according to the publication.
The resolution states that Squid Game is “Netflix’s most-watched original series to date and is the first Korean series on Netflix to reach number one in the US, breaking the barrier that many foreign-language shows face with Western audiences simply and only because of subtitles”.
In addition, it is noted that the series “Squid Game» successfully presented various aspects of Korean culture not only to audiences in the US but around the world and received nominations and awards at many award ceremonies, notably as the first Korean and first foreign language series to achieve such feats.
“Squid Game marks another victory in the fight to strengthen the representation of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in film and entertainment, introducing audiences to Korean culture and traditions while paving the way for other communities AAPIs to tell their stories,” the resolution emphasized.
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