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Squid Gamebecame an instant hit when it was released in 2021.Squid Gameis a South Korean survival drama television series created by Hwang Dong-hyuk for the OTT platform Netflix. The show went viral for its unique concept and was watched in large numbers. However, there was one name that gained an equivalent, if not less popularity, with his real-life iteration of the show. Famous youtuber MrBeast was all over social media for his insane youtube video.
The video became unexpectedly popular and became the second most-watched video in 24 hours. The video that took the cake was unbelievable by actor Will Smith.
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MrBeast’sSquid Game-basedvideo cost $3.5 million
The Netflix showSquid Gameprovided hours of social experimentation which offered visual entertainment to the viewers. The YouTuber MrBeast, also known as Jimmy Donaldson, released his own video based on the game, called $456,000Squid Gamein Real Life. The option to view the game in series for real was too good to miss out. The video was made to get a massive response from the viewers and it did work out. The video garnered a mind-blowing 125 million views.
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Will Smith’s fateful Oscar slap video became highest watched video in 24 hours
The slap incident has officially become the most infamous incident in the Academy Awards history. The video ofWill Smithslapping the event host on the stage of 2022’s Oscar event spread like wildfire. It was all over social media and media channels. People were taking sides over who they thought was right. The incident occurred when comedian Chris Rock made fun of Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, for her health condition, due to which she had cut off her hair.
In his introduction,Chris Rockmade a joke about a possible “G.I. Jane” sequel in the context of Pinkett Smith’s bald head. Smith appeared to first laugh at Rock’s joke, butJada Pinkett Smithlooked upset. Then Smith walked up to the stage, slapped Rock, and retrieved to his seat. The audience was left shocked and confused.
In an interview, MrBeast revealed that the video received 48.2 million views in the first 24 hours. Before the video, it was hisSquid Gamevideo, which had the highest number of views ever in 24 hours.
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