"Total Prize 1.7 Billion Won"... US YouTuber Reveals 'Ojingeo Game' Real-Life Set

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The real-life "Squid Game" set posted on social media by American YouTuber 'MrBeast'. / Photo by MrBeast, TikTok video capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] A famous American YouTuber built a set to host the Netflix original drama "Squid Game" in real life.

MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson), a YouTuber with 74.8 million subscribers, posted a video on his social media on the 13th (local time) saying, "Now you can play all the games featured in 'Squid Game' in real life."

Earlier, MrBeast pledged on his TikTok account that if a certain video received over 10 million likes, he would create a real-life version of "Squid Game," and that video received more than 17 million likes.

On the 15th of last month, MrBeast said, "We are preparing a Squid Game video," adding, "It will take about a month to gather 456 participants and prepare the set." He also sold hoodies with the phrase "MrBeast Game" to raise the budget. The participant recruitment is now closed.

The set he built perfectly recreates the giant swings and the alley where marbles were played, as seen in the drama. Additionally, the playground where the dalgona game takes place, the sports field where the robot Young-hee?the tagger in the "Mugunghwa Flower Has Bloomed" game?stands, and the participants' dormitory stacked with metal beds were all made to closely resemble the drama's scenes.

When asked about the cost of this project, MrBeast replied, "The construction cost is about $2 million (approximately 2.359 billion KRW), and the prize money is about $1.5 million (approximately 1.769 billion KRW)."

Meanwhile, MrBeast, born in 1998, has previously hosted unique competitions with large cash prizes, such as a game of tag with a $500,000 (approximately 591 million KRW) prize. He has also produced socially beneficial content, including planting 20 million trees and cleaning the world's dirtiest beaches.

According to foreign media, MrBeast earned $24 million (approximately 28.3 billion KRW) last year alone, ranking second in YouTuber income.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.