The hit show SquidGame has at its root the crippling effects of household debt – something not unique to South Korea
Desperation leads Seong Gi‑hun into the unknown in an effort to assuage his debtsis anything but your typical, saccharine, soft-glow Korean television drama. In this biting commentary on life in South Korea today, viewers are presented with a twisting, technicolour story of violence, betrayal and desperation. All of this is set around a series of macabre games in which players literally fight to the death.
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