Why is korea upset about squid game?

Viewers in South Korea say the show is all the more disturbing because it injects death and violence into playground games like Red Light, Green Light and tug of war. The show plays on childhood nostalgia “and along with it the innocent times when you had no problems,” said Kim Hern-sik, a pop culture critic in Seoul.

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2024-02-20 04:54:55

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How successful was squid game in korea?
'New History in K-Drama': South Korea Hails Emmy Success for 'Squid Game' After the dystopian Netflix drama picked up multiple wins, Koreans celebrated the awards as the latest example of their country's rise as a cultural powerhouse.
2024-01-20 06:58:45

Where is squid game doll now?
And yes, the doll from Squid Game really exists. Situated at the entrance of a carriage museum in Jincheon County, in Chungcheongbuk-do, just a few hours North of Seoul, it was borrowed for filming and immediately returned to the museum to be shown to the public.
2023-08-19 11:04:04

How rich is squid game?
"Squid Game" stands out for both its widespread appeal and reasonably low price. The South Korean show generated $891.1 million in impact value, a metric the company uses to evaluate the performance of individual shows about indebted people competing in a fatal game for a cash prize.
2023-02-23 16:04:19

Is squid game season 2 confirmed?
In January 2022 Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos confirmed that the second season of Squid Game is on the way. COMEBACK SQUID: Hwang Dong-hyuk, the director, creator, writer of #SquidGame says the show will be back with more Gi-hun adventures.
2023-02-16 11:05:15

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