After Squid Game season two was recently released, fans of the Netflix show have been trying to recreate a vital aspect of the show's plot in real life as Google searches continue to rise
Squid Game mania has taken the world by storm.
Fans of the hit Netflix series are now scrambling to learn Korean. Since the show's Boxing Day release, online language platform Preply has seen a whopping 90% surge in Brits Googling "learn Korean".
The global craze isn't far behind, with a 44% spike in interest and a jaw-dropping 173,000 searches over the past month. Despite Netflix offering dubbed and subtitled versions in English, the show's mastermind Hwang Dong-hyuk reckons nothing beats the original Korean for authenticity.
Chatting with LADbible, he explained: "You know, as people growing up here in Korea, we are very used to watching American or British or overseas films with subtitles. So we're very used to that.
"But I think a lot of the English speaking countries, they're not as used to watching other content with subtitles. For Squid Game, it's going to be there's the dubbed version and the sub version as well."
He added, "I suggest for those of you out there to really get the essence of the actual actors voices and the nuances of their tones, I suggest watching it with subtitles on. I think it's going to be for a better viewing experience," reports the Express.
Echoing the creator's advice, Squid Game's leading man Lee Jung-jae told the Mirror that viewers should stick to the Korean audio with English subs for the full effect. The actor shared: "You have to really listen to the voice of the actor, and the accent and the emotions and everything are really compiled into the voice of the actor. So yeah, I think it's a better way to really immerse yourself into the character and into the story."
The show's second series has raked in a jaw-dropping 126.2 million views since its release on December 26, smashing the record for the most views by a Netflix series in such a timeframe.
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