‘Squid Game’ guard masks selling like hot cakes

Hot item: TV series ‘Squid Game’ is the latest South Korean cultural phenomenon to go global. The masks are popular, too. — Photo by Youngkyu Park/Netflix/AFP

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THE masks worn by characters in Netflix’s Squid Game are selling like hotcakes, with factories in China hard pressed to keep up with demand, reported Sin Chew Daily.