As South Korean Netflix sensation Squid Game has become the streaming giant’s most-watched show around the world, Korean-speaking viewers have been pointing out that the sub-titles are often wide of the mark and lose a lot of the meaning and characterisation. Here is a brief but impassioned analysis from Youngmi Mayer on Tik Tok:

@youngmimayer

#squidgame translations are sooo wrong here’s a little example

♬ original sound – youngmi