6/12/2023 0 Comments Squeed traductionI just never got a chance to study.” This is an important metaphor for the Korean media. When the character tried to persuade other players to play the game with her, the caption said, “I’m not a genius, but I still got it work out.” However, Youngmei explained that the line actually means “I am very smart. In one of Mayer’s tweets, she called the translation “such a shame”. The dialogue was so well written and zero of it was preserved"said Youngmi Mayer on Twitter, highlighting how the English translations of the subtitles have resulted in the loss of meaning and erasure of mainstream Korean popular culture. the dialogue was written so well and zero of it was preserved - youngmi mayer SeptemThe Translations Aren't What They Seem “If you don’t understand Korean you didn’t really watch the same show. Not to sound snobby but i’m fluent in korean and i watched squid game with english subtitles and if you don’t understand korean you didn’t really watch the same show. However, despite the good response, people blamed Netflix for poorly translating the Korean dialogue of the show.The fluent Korean speaker Youngmi Mayer emphasized on a video that has been viewed more than 10 million times, some subtle differences between Netflix’s closed captioning and direct English translation, pointing out that there is a need for relying on on-screen subtitles to follow the story. The dystopian is so popular that it is expected to become the highest-rated Netflix series ever. Since its launch on Netflix on September 17, Squid Game has become a global phenomenon due to its battle royale storyline.The show tells the story of 456 people who sign up for a mysterious competition, risking their lives in deadly childhood games to win a massive cash prize.
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