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2021 was massive for TV, with Netflix, HBO, Disney+, and Apple TV+ competing hard.

By 2021, the "For You Page" (TikTok) dictated culture. If a song wasn't on TikTok, it didn't exist. If a movie didn't have a soundbite for TikTok, it bombed.

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Theaters survived, but not as before. Blockbusters thrived; mid-budget dramas moved to streaming.

Supply chain issues and COVID delays hit gaming, but 2021 still delivered. 2021 was massive for TV, with Netflix, HBO,

TV drama leaned into uncomfortable truths.

These weren’t escapist fantasies. They were mirrors — distorted, but recognizable. Theaters survived, but not as before

2021 shattered the “English-first” bias.

Subtitles lost their stigma. A Korean children’s game became a global metaphor for capitalism.