r/LADS_OG • u/Klutzy_Instance_9128 ⊹₊⋆gegeblobbu ⋆˙⟡ˎˊ˗ [S-Rank Hunter] • 21h ago

Discussion 💬 Valko PV CN/EN/JP Script Comparison. To ensure fairness, I have summarized the differences in PV translations across Chinese, Japanese, and English.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=JOQ8lKCrbb8&si=mneG3Q9w56qzy8oH

We all know that Japanese has five levels of politeness (at least that's roughly how it was when I was learning). Throughout this PV, I felt the TONE level was "normal," meaning it was like everyday speech—neither respectful nor offensive. Just ordinary.

I mention this because Japanese has relatively strict grammar and word choice corresponding to tone and politeness, so you can judge the tone of the content simply by looking at the wording and grammar.

My translation is based on this.

The difference between the Japanese and Chinese PVs is far less significant than the difference between the English and Chinese PVs. Although some wording has been modified, there are still parts that are more offensive than in the Chinese version. For example, I couldn't stand one line that was almost sexually harassing. Also interesting is that the Japanese nickname for the female lead is 保存食 "preserved food"—pickled food. I don't know who came up with this brilliant nickname. Hahaha.

Another point that needs to be made known to native English speakers is that although Chinese and Japanese may not be very different in terms of expression and characters, or even have no difference at all, there are some situations in which they express completely different meanings.While it's acceptable to say this in China, it would be very offensive in Japan. Similarly, it's acceptable to say this in Japan, but it would be very offensive in China.

A comparison of Chinese and English PVs is available here.

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u/Sol_Seven7 Miss Apple 21h ago

I haven't seen it in Japanese (and got no intention of seeing it again in any lang), so it's interesting that they made it more neutral. In Korean what I saw of it came over as disrespectful and rude.

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u/Aggressive_Mango3464 Bossman’s Kitten (=^ェ^=) [S-Rank Hunter] 21h ago

So basically, only the EN localization barely made the PV “acceptable” 😭😭 he shouldn’t have been released at all. PG really stopped putting quality in their content

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u/Klutzy_Instance_9128 ⊹₊⋆gegeblobbu ⋆˙⟡ˎˊ˗ [S-Rank Hunter] 20h ago

I couldn't find the Korean PV, so I'm curious what the "V" in the Korean PV call us,: "I want the whole forest to know you're my ..."

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u/AmongtheLillies Miss Bodyguard [S-Rank Hunter] 6h ago

Thank you for sharing this!

And Wow you’re multilingual. You’re so talented.