Forums Dancehall Reggae show Squid Game brings windfall for online sellers in China

Posted October 6, 2021 02:29 PM

show Squid Game brings windfall for online sellers in China

South Korean hit drama Squid Game has become popular in China, despite not being officially released in the country
Chinese merchants are selling costumes and masks inspired by the show to buyers at home and overseas

https://bit.ly/3ozVHyt
https://bit.ly/3BlypzG
https://bit.ly/3uQEEcn
https://groups.google.com/g/the-battle-at-lake-changjin
https://groups.google.com/g/the-battle-at-lake-changjin/c/fvlxThB_290
https://groups.google.com/g/the-battle-at-lake-changjin/c/oz16SW_ekeg
https://groups.google.com/g/the-battle-at-lake-changjin/c/3T-zWNkoEDM
https://bit.ly/3Fm7hmE
https://bit.ly/3uNhcwK
https://bit.ly/3DkZaoq
https://wke.lt/w/s/M_qp8j
https://wke.lt/w/s/gyEk-p
https://lu.ma/herromoppie
https://bit.ly/2YrUJZO
https://bit.ly/3DfNnrv
https://bit.ly/3oF8VK3
https://bit.ly/2YnRqna
https://whimsical.com/2021-Cgd4nMMefoiYsCrfHjewSU
https://whimsical.com/hd-2021-FwcWU7djSYfe5KXo5HAa3c
https://vk.com/@xtcmoppie-2021-4khd
https://vk.com/@xtc2021-2021-hd-1080p-zh-hk
https://bit.ly/3Bp00jO
https://bit.ly/3oHpN2W
https://bit.ly/3AgDXue
https://groups.google.com/g/-home-2021
https://groups.google.com/g/-home-2021/c/WNgXGuU5Y_k
https://bit.ly/3lgSpy7
https://bit.ly/3iCmUg5
https://bit.ly/3leVDSp
https://wke.lt/w/s/n1o4E6
https://wke.lt/w/s/RqMplP
https://lu.ma/jurigjarian21
https://bit.ly/3Ajqu4y
https://bit.ly/304aU0r
https://bit.ly/3iAWzyM
https://bit.ly/3adErGY
https://bit.ly/3aeDK00
https://bit.ly/3uQFshp
https://bit.ly/3BhvU1t
https://groups.google.com/g/encanto-zh-80
https://groups.google.com/g/encanto-zh-80/c/fkn-xXfUWvw
https://groups.google.com/g/encanto-zh-80/c/9pAvxHU8jT0
https://bit.ly/3mrWA9z
https://bit.ly/3uQFAgT
https://bit.ly/2WPYKag
https://wke.lt/w/s/m_Z9It
https://bit.ly/3AmmSyJ
https://bit.ly/3Dn6JeF
https://bit.ly/3AfHBEv
https://bit.ly/2YyQZ9n
https://vk.com/@664140983-encanto-2021-hd-1080p
https://vk.com/@hkmoppie21-hd
https://vk.com/@hkmoppie21-hd-2021-encanto

series Squid Game has yet to be officially released in China, but factories in the country are already busy churning out related products for domestic and overseas shoppers to capitalise on the hit show.
Costumes inspired by the South Korean thriller have proliferated on e-commerce platforms around the world, with many manufactured in China.

On Coupang, one of the biggest shopping sites in South Korea, some of the top search results for the show’s products are listed by companies based in the Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen, as well as Anhui province, among others. Product pages are filled with inquiries from customers asking if sellers can deliver orders by Halloween.

Similar product offerings can also be found on Taobao, China’s biggest domestic shopping app, and on international wholesaler Alibaba.com. Both platforms are operated by Alibaba Group Holding, owner of the South China Morning Post.
In the nine-episode dystopian drama, which debuted on September 17, hundreds of debt-laden contestants wearing identical green tracksuits face off with each other in a series of traditional children’s games. The winner gets a cash prize, while all losers are instantly killed by guards dressed in red jumpsuits and black face masks.

Anna Feng, an employee at a Hangzhou-based apparel manufacturer listed on Alibaba.com and a self-professed follower of Korean trends, said she suggested her company to start offering Squid Game gear after watching the show herself and noticing its skyrocketing popularity.
With the help of a factory located right on the outskirts of Hangzhou, it took the company, founded in 2011 and currently employing no more than 10 people, just two days to put Squid Game costumes on its shelf, according to Feng.
“The demand is huge,” said Feng, adding that most of the orders come from outside China, in countries including the US, Canada, Britain and South Korea. “The show is very popular.”

Another Chinese merchant cashing in on the mania said that it had sold more than 2,000 black masks in three days during the first week of the show’s debut, according to Chinese e-commerce industry publication Dianshang Zaixian. So far, the store has made more than 300,000 yuan (US$46,535) from the sale.
Squid Game has yet to secure an official release in China, where the US-based streaming service Netflix is not available. While no Chinese platforms have announced plans to license the show for domestic audiences, eager and resourceful viewers in the country have found unofficial ways to watch the series by scaling the Great Firewall or downloading pirated versions.
On Douban, China’s largest movie and book review platform, Squid Game has received a rating of 7.7 out of 10 from more than 229,800 users. It is currently ranked the third-most popular film and television show.
While Squid Game is on track to becoming a global phenomenon, Chinese merchants said they do not expect the popularity of their show-inspired products to last very long. The official Netflix online shop has just unveiled a collection of t-shirts featuring symbols and pictures from the show, although it does not offer costumes.
“I think the popularity will last for about two to three weeks and then slowly decline,” Feng said.

Video CMS powered by ViMP (Ultimate) © 2010-2024