A whole new world we’re all eager to explore. If you think about it, this is a whole new world beyond our own. So with Squid Game, all that the Korean culture did was to prove once again its hypnotic power over us. ‘Squid Game on Netflix’ by Jonas Augustin© The list could go on and on with the fascinating craze around Korean skincare products, the K-dramas, the K-pop songs and the Korean comics also known as manhwa. Dubbed ‘Princes of Pop’, the BTS members are the youngest ever to receive the Order of Cultural Merit from the South Korean President due to their contributions in spreading the Korean language and culture. ![]() When I wrote about the Korean alphabet, many people commented on how much they loved their music. Then there’s also BTS, the South Korean boy band also known as the Bangtan Boys. Just two years ago, we marveled at the brilliance of Parasite, the Korean masterpiece that won four Oscars. If you haven’t lived under a rock, you already know that there’s so much more to it. This is not the first time Korean culture blew our minds. There’s an entire ‘Korean wave’ behind Squid Game, Parasite and BTS What everybody else has been doing: learn Korean and never get lost in translation ever again. Ever since the show’s official release in September, Korean-speaking fans have been sharing Squid Game mistranslations all over Twitter and TikTok.Įasy. The only problem is that the meaning of some scenes in Squid Game seems to have been changed by subtitles. Squid Game literally took the world by storm. In fact, people love it so much that more and more of them want to learn Korean. It’s Netflix’s biggest ever series launch and it’s bloody… splendid. If BTS made me think about learning Korean, Squid Game outright bought my subscription to learn Korean. ![]() Obsessed with Squid Game? Let’s be serious.
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