Squid Game subtitles and dubbing prompt online debate over Netflix's translation | The World

Squid Game subtitles and dubbing prompt online debate over Netflix's translation | The World

Squid Game, released last month on Netflix, has become the most popular show in more than 90 countries and may become the streaming service's most watched program ever. But Netflix's translation from Korean into English has sparked online controversy.

ABC reporter with the Asia Pacific Newsroom, Max Walden, explains why some Korean speakers argue that important meaning have been lost in the dubbed and subtitled versions of the series.

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