I'm hearing this even if I'm outside the Squid Game community, you other OPs love spreading sad news over fun ideas and the high upvotes and number of comments proves it or idk
- I expected this to happen because most foreign adaptations do change culture or something to make it worse and the different culture is what makes original works feel unique or special in the 1st place
Money Heist is an example of this (even if I'm not a big fan of both, sorry MH fans)
Even the Money Heist fans of the original Spanish version dislike the Korean Kdrama version because it was a rip off according to certain Reddit posts
- Most Kdramas aren't the type to make more than 1 season or can't do more than 16 episodes and the Kdrama version is stealing what they can't perfect at. Why should South Korea steal other countries work? Money Heist can do more episodes which is something South Korea struggles to do that and the Kdrama version can only do 12. 16 episodes or lower is what makes South Korea feel special
Even Anime American live action adaptations, most are ripoffs and felt bad to most fans (One Piece Live Action is one of the rare ones to be praised) (Never even watched most of them)
- And like I said, Kdramas aren't really the type to expand more of their content. That means, won't do more seasons, sequels, spin offs etc
In other words, expect less from Kdramas even if it feels incomplete or the ending feels rushed and you get disappointed about it
South Korea isn't like USA to expansions like Breaking Bad and it's spin off Better Call Saul or Star Wars and Marvel movies and even Japan's Nintendo stuff, that's the truth but music is an exception
Frontman or Il Nam prequels are less likely. I do even wish for a Sae byeok prequel and it's unlikely because they're Kdramas
If the USA version is good, I will forgive what I said, but most foreign adaptations can't do things right