at first glance the appeal of korean dramas may lie primarily in neverbeforeseen locations with good looking actors giving life to gentle romances and taut thrillers but the addictive kdrama pill encases a centre of sobering reality that of job insecurities and unconventional careers in a world of economic disparities given that the popularity of korean shows peaked during the long months of the pandemic when many businesses big and small folded up or trimmed operations and many thousands lost their jobs it is this mirroring of everyday realities that seems to have really hit home read alsoheres all you need to know about the squid game starsits a show that needs no introduction the korean survival drama series has netted 111 million viewers since its launch on sep 17 lets meet some of the stars and the director lee jungjae on the show seong gihun player 456 a gambling addict whos hesquid game records a collection of usd 900 million since its release reportthe worldwide popularity of the south korean series squid game has spread like a wildfire and now the ninepart show has made a total collection of usd 900 million since its premiere on september 17red light green light squid game helps revive indonesian cafean indonesian cafe is jumping on the global squid game bandwagon hoping to fuel its pandemic recovery by recreating some of the games from the south korean television series in its cafe spacesquid game south koreas latest cultural phenomenona dystopian vision of a polarised society the smash hit squid game blends a tight plot social allegory and uncompromising violence to create the latest south korean cultural phenomenon to go globalbengalurubased data insight specialist vaishnavi said the practice of parttime jobs for instance shown in many shows reflects the widening gap between the rich and poor its the same even in our country also the way we have entrance exams and too many people vying for the same job how cutthroat all this is the avid watcher of korean shows told pti while explaining why she is so drawn to theminstead of old family money the dramas which show the way to unconventional jobs and also cast a light on everyday difficulties are now focusing on hardworking people who dont inherit companies but rise through the ranks this is temporary right the ambitious dentist from seoul played by shin mina asks in the popular show hometown chachacha that ended on sunday night echoing as it were the bewilderment of an entire generation she is asking the question of an oddjobs expert and graduate of seoul national university played by kim seonho who insists on earning by the minimum wage rate much to her dismay he doesnt plan to do anything more stable as he has come to respect money that has been earned through hard labour in squid game the blockbuster hit from netflix inspired by the childrens game in korea 456 desperate contestants compete for a 456 billion won approx usd 38