Squid Game is a South Korean survival drama that premiered on Netflix in 2021, following contestants who risk their lives in children's games for a cash prize. Elimination is central to its tension, and short clips of its elimination cues spread widely on TikTok, YouTube and soundboards as the series became a global hit. Because viewers instantly recognise the stakes behind the sound, it is still used years later to add drama to fails, eliminations and game-over moments in short-form video.