“It Is The Only Single Country Remaining Divided In The World”

Hwang Dong-hyuk’s newest providing on Netflix is the Korean survival present ‘Squid Sport’. The director has talked about what’s making Korean content material so in style amongst international audiences.

The craze for Ok-content is at present at its peak courtesy of the increase within the digital world. Be it Ok-pop or Ok-drama, Indians are simply lapping up content material.

The rising recognition of Korean content material even has its personal phrase ‘Hallyu’, a time period that the Chinese language gave which suggests ‘Korean Wave’.

Speaking to IANS concerning the motive behind Korean content material getting in style globally, Hwang Dong-hyuk mentioned: “Korean society, I might say, is a really dynamic one. It’s the solely single nation remaining divided on this planet. The individuals of the identical origin are divided due to the navy rigidity and there are lots of people staying in a small sized land.”

He added: “We now have a really hyper-connectivity with a excessive pace web so loads of influences are being given and obtained amongst all of the inhabitants dwelling on this nation.”

He credit the “numerous layers” within the Korean society which might be making individuals “receptive to alter”.

“We get influenced so much by the opposite components which might be surrounding us that’s the reason most likely the Korean content material could be very a lot favored.”

“The content material is responding to exterior situations and it’s also accepting loads of adjustments quick and it’s delicate to the adjustments that most likely Korean content material is perceived as entertaining one to the worldwide viewers.”

Dong-hyuk’s collection ‘Squid Sport’ is the newest addition to the Korean content material. The present tells the story of people that threat their lives in a mysterious survival recreation that has a money prize of $38.7 million.

When requested what makes the nine-episode collection, which additionally stars Lee Jung-Jae, Park Hae-soo, and Wi Ha-Joon, fascinating to look at?

Dong-hyuk mentioned: “So, there are various works that depict survival video games or dying match however most of these survival game-themed artworks depict how complicated the video games are and the way harmful video games are. These are largely the main focus of these works however then ‘Squid Sport’ is completely different.”

Not like different survival or dying video games, this present focuses on childhood video games however with a darkish spin.

“It options childhood video games which might be fairly infantile and easy. The contributors are placing their lives in danger to win within the video games and the irony that’s coming from that is too darkish and contrasting traits say they’ve loads of energy and are the refreshing features of the collection,” he mentioned.

The director says that the video games depicted within the collection are simple to know – not only for Koreans however the international audiences.

“(They) can perceive the principles immediately and from a sure level afterwards they cannot solely perceive the principles of the video games however extra the individuals and their feelings. That I might say units ‘Squid Sport’ other than different survival video games.”

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