The massively popular survivalist Korean-drama Squid game has got everyone talking since its release on September 17th. The show streams on the popular OTT platform and is on its way to become the most watched show in the world. While audiences around the world are enjoying the violent dystopian drama, many Korean-English speakers are outraged by Netflix ‘botching’ the show’s English subtitles. A Twitter thread from a Korean speaker has gone viral after he gave a behind-the-scenes description of all the moments lost in translation. The user has alleged that viewers with subtitles are watching a completely different show.
Twitter user Yangmi Meyer wrote a lengthy thread explaining how the subtitles do not represent the essence of Korean lines. He started his tweet like this, “Not weird but I’m fluent in Korean and I watched squid game with english subtitles and if you don’t understand korean you haven’t really seen the same show. The translation was very bad. The dialogue was so well written and the void of it was preserved.”
She continued, “I want to do a visual breakdown on TikTok to show you what they could have translated I can work on it today so you can see what I mean and see what you missed . how shameful it is. Translation is extremely important.”
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She also added video clips, which were originally shared on TikTok, where she could be seen explaining the real meaning of the show. She said that the lines spoken by the character Han Mi-nyo, played by Kim Joo-ryung, have been completely replaced by the subtitle. Take a look at the entire thread below:
I’d like to do a visual breakdown on TikTok to show you what they could have translated. I can work on that today so you can see what I mean and see what you missed. how shameful it is. Translation is very important. – Yangmi Meyer (@ymmayer) September 30, 2021
I also want to point out that this happens because the translation work is not respected and also the huge amount of material. Translators get paid less and work more and it’s not their fault. It’s the producers who don’t appreciate art – Yangmi Meyer (@ymmayer) September 30, 2021
One more thing I want to say before I mute this.. How stupid is it that white people run and mass media in this country seems to criticize art? They don’t even know what we are saying. It’s language but the same goes for food, art, music etc…- Yangmi Mayer (@ymmayer) September 30, 2021
Meanwhile, according to a report from CNet.com, users are pointing out that non-Korean speakers should change their translation settings to “English” instead of “English”. [CC]”As it’s more accurate. People are seeing a lot of difference in the language of the show because of the change.
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Produced by Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game stars Lee Jung-jae, Jang Ho-yeon, Park Hee Soo, Lee Jung-jae, Wai Ha-joon, Anupam Tripathi and Gong Yoo in the lead roles.
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