The green tracksuits and pink jumpsuits worn by characters in Netflix's global hit "Squid Game” have proved a pre-Halloween bright spot for a South Korean garment industry struggling during the pandemic.
A 500-square-meter garment factory in the Seongbuk district of the capital, Seoul, was humming this week, green and pink thread flying off stacked spools off sewing machines, in a race to meet orders.
"October is usually a slow month for the sewing industry, but thanks to 'Squid Game' and Halloween, we are scrambling to stitch," factory owner Kim Jin-ja, 54, told Reuters.
She said her factory had received orders for 6,000 tracksuits within a period of two weeks.
“Squid Game” has been watched by 142 million households since its September 17 debut, according to Netflix, the world's largest streaming service, helping it add 4.38 million new subscribers.
(Reuters)
