And it seems the DPRK’s scathing review may not be too far off from the show’s intentions, at least according to a recent interview with the show’s director, Hwang Dong-hyuk, who cited growing global wealth disparities as a common theme in the show. “The rich are becoming richer, while the poor become poorer,” he said, noting that “it’s a story anyone could relate to.”
However Squid Game is not the first time North Korea has had hot takes on their southerly neighbor’s pop culture, the Washington Post noted. Earlier this summer, Kim Jong Un dubbed South Korean culture – K-pop, the one thing seemingly everyone can agree upon, included — “a vicious cancer,” stating that its catchy influence is a bad influence on the “attire, hairstyles, speeches, behaviors” of young people, per the New York Times.
So, folks, here’s to everyone who hasn’t seen Squid Game yet – peer pressure doesn’t have s–t on you.
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