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The Maniqure Nail Salon on the outskirts of
Kuala Lumpur has designed a set of nails for each of the show's
nine episodes.
"Red Light, Green Light" features the killer giant animatronic
doll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6cijxYpBFQ from the first
episode, while "Hell" includes a picture of the red-suited game
officials and a pink-ribboned coffin.
"Is it difficult to draw? Yes a little bit because ... it's all
100% hand painting, not printing," said Salon co-owner Lim Pei
Xin. "Every fine line we have to stop breathing."
Squid Game earlier this week became Netflix's biggest original
series launch https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/skoreas-squid-game-is-netflixs-biggest-original-show-debut-2021-10-13,
notching up 111 million viewers in less than a month.
The dystopian drama, in which cash-strapped contestants play
childhood games with deadly consequences in a bid to win 45.6
billion won ($38 million), has inspired countless memes,
Halloween costumes https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/squid-game-takes-world-by-storm-idUSRTXIIISX
and real world recreations https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/seller-basks-squid-game-fame-his-sweet-deadly-treat-2021-10-01.
It has also sparked a debate within South Korea about toxic
competitive societies and prompted new interest in the country's
culture and language https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/netflix-hit-show-squid-game-spurs-interest-learning-korean-2021-10-11
around the world.
Chin Kwan How, co-owner of the Maniqure Nail Salon, said demand
for the press-on version of the themed nails had come from
international buyers via the business' website, as well as
locals.
(Reporting By Ebrahim Harris; editing by Jane Wardell)
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