{"id":15196,"date":"2021-10-14T16:56:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T20:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/squid-games-subtitles-when-meaning-gets-lost-in-translation\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:25:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:25:43","slug":"squid-games-subtitles-when-meaning-gets-lost-in-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/squid-games-subtitles-when-meaning-gets-lost-in-translation\/","title":{"rendered":"Squid Game&#8217;s Subtitles: When Meaning Gets Lost in Translation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-dark alignfull p-post-header has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background is-style-dark--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&#039;\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/media\/backgrounds\/hero-wave-blog.svg&#039;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost is-style-reversed is-style-ghost--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/blog\">Blog<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-008400e6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;\" class=\"is-style-category wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Subtitling<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">Squid Game&#8217;s Subtitles: When Meaning Gets Lost in Translation<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9116416d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/3playmedia\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">3Play Media<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2021-10-14T16:56:23+00:00\">October 14, 2021<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"alignfull alignfull wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/.\/Squid-Game-header.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:1rem;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Squid-Game-header.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Squid-Game-header-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Squid-Game-header-1024x366.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Squid-Game-header-768x274.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-blue-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/translation-subtitling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Discover the Benefits of Translation and Subtitling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squid Game, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a shocking dystopian thriller about class and capitalism in Korea, is on track to become Netflix\u2019s most-watched show of all time. Viewers in hundreds of countries are binge-watching the Korean-language drama while reading subtitles\u2014a testament to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parasite <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">director <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mX3obZ0lXoU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Bong Joon-ho\u2019s 2020 Oscar acceptance speech<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cOnce you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles,\u201d Bong said, \u201cyou will be introduced to so many more amazing films.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/subtitling-vs-dubbing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subtitling and dubbing<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> make <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squid Game <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">watchable for <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1448045816308961280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1448045816308961280%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2F2021-10-13%2Fsquid-game-netflix-biggest-original-show-debut%2F100536450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">millions of viewers<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, bilingual and multilingual Korean viewers have called out inaccuracies in the translation that significantly impact the show\u2019s meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this blog, we\u2019ll explore the controversy behind the show\u2019s<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">subtitles, the repercussions of inaccurate and culturally uninformed translation, and why subtitling can prove challenging for even the biggest of streaming companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Captions or Subtitles: Which are Viewers Using?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An essential piece of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squid Game <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">controversy is <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/captions-vs-subtitles-do-you-know-the-difference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the difference between captions and subtitles<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Though many people use the terms interchangeably, their differences are profound:\u00a0 Captions are intended for viewers who can\u2019t hear the audio in a video and include non-speech elements such as music and sound effects. Subtitles are intended for viewers who can\u2019t understand the language in a video.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-25668 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Translation and subtitle symbol on video screen\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-2-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-2.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-2.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-2-174x174.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many Korean speakers have used social media to discuss Netflix\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squid Game <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">translation, sometimes inadvertently equating captions and subtitles. One of the most popular videos on TikTok about the translation has received over 12 million views. <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@youngmimayer\/video\/7013820557414141189?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In the video<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Youngmi Mayer, a comedian and podcaster fluent in Korean, discusses numerous examples in which the dialogue is \u201cbotched\u201d and how the inaccuracies ignore meaningful cultural nuances and tropes. Mayer also tweeted, \u201cIf you don\u2019t understand Korean, you didn\u2019t really watch the same show,\u201d pointing to the profundity of translation and cultural context.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-58787264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayer later noted that she made her original comments after watching <i>Squid Game <\/i>with English closed captions<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rather than English subtitles, an option not available for d\/Deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers. In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squid Game, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the closed captions seem to follow the dubbing scripts. Dubbing, which involves recording a spoken audio track in a different language and overlaying it into the original video as a replacement for the speaker\u2019s voice, <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2020\/02\/subtitles-vs-dubbing-what-you-need-to-know-1202212800\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is notoriously tricky to get right<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Dubbed dialogue needs to match the original dialogue\u2019s onscreen duration and an actor\u2019s syllables and lip movements, so it\u2019s challenging to fit in complex translations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mayer later said <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squid Game\u2019s <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English subtitles are \u201csubstantially better\u201d than the closed captions. However, she also said, \u201cthe misses in the metaphors\u2014and what the writers were trying to actually say\u2014are still pretty present.\u201d Although Netflix\u2019s subtitles provided superior translation to the captions, they still fell short on accuracy since they were missing cultural context. Additionally, Netflix provided an inferior viewing experience for people who rely on closed captions.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"su-highlight\" style=\"background:#DEEFF5;color:#000000\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/translation-checklist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn how to select the right translation vendor <\/a>\u2705&nbsp;<\/span>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>What Inaccurate Translations Can Mean for Viewers and Creators<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mayer\u2019s comments hint at a larger issue with video translation and have spurred a meaningful conversation around how inaccuracies can impact a show\u2019s meaning and creator\u2019s intent.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inaccurate and culturally uninformed translations can create a different viewing experience for non-Korean speakers watching <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squid Game<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which many argue changes the show\u2019s meaning. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For creators, inaccurate translations are an unfair and disrespectful representation of their story. Though \u201ccompromise is inevitable in subtitle translation,\u201d <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/culture\/2021\/10\/squid-game-netflix-subtitles-translation-capitalism.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Darcy Paquet<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who composed the English subtitles for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parasite<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, translators must pay close attention to cultural nuance and expression so as not to alter a creator\u2019s meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squid Game\u2019s <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">immense popularity, it\u2019s hard not to wonder how much more successful the show could be if viewers had a better understanding of the original dialogue and cultural context.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Why is Translation So Challenging?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/about.netflix.com\/en\/news\/what-we-watched-2020-on-netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix\u2019s 2020 review<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the company noted that views of foreign-language titles were up over 50% from 2019 and that views of Korean dramas had tripled. Netflix is also making a significant investment in Korean language content\u2014in early 2021, <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/netflix-to-spend-nearly-500-million-on-korean-content-this-year-4138235\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they announced plans to spend nearly half a billion dollars throughout the coming year<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Korean content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-25671 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Speech bubbles\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-3-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-3.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-3.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-3-174x174.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-3.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, with all the money spent towards Korean-language content, why is Netflix, <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/netflix-amazon-hulu-disney-most-subscribers-streaming-service-1590463#:~:text=Netflix%20remains%20the%20world%27s%20largest,at%20the%20end%20of%202020.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the world\u2019s largest streaming service<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, falling short on translation?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While we can\u2019t answer this question as it pertains specifically to Netflix, we can speak to the challenges of subtitling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For both subtitles and closed captions, there are character limits so that audiences have enough time to read text on the screen as it appears. If one line of dialogue in Korean is best translated with four lines of dialogue in English, this translation would be hard to fit into the allotted time frame and character limit, hence the common occurrence of less accurate but more concise translations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another challenge with translation is cultural nuance. Though a translator may understand a language, gaining cultural nuance is often only possible through deep integration in a country and culture. Dialogue usually contains region-specific slang, idioms, and cultural references, which can be hard to explain to foreign viewers in a script\u2019s allotted time frame. For this reason, it is imperative that translators thoroughly understand a region\u2019s culture to translate content correctly.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"su-highlight\" style=\"background:#DEEFF5;color:#000000\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/translation-checklist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn the right questions to ask a translation vendor \u27a1\ufe0f<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>3Play Media\u2019s Video Translation Service<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At 3Play Media, we offer a robust <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/translation-subtitling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video translation and subtitling<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> service that gives our customers peace of mind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We integrate with over 20 major video players and platforms, seamlessly translating your content with little to no work on your end. With over 40 languages to choose from, you can ensure that your video content is understandable for a broad audience, no matter their language preference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our translations are done by professional linguists who ensure your video content is translated accurately and maintain the same cultural context as the original language.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking to partner with a video translation vendor that can achieve accuracy and cultural nuance? 3Play Media is here to help. Discover why more than 10,000 companies put their trust in us every year.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/translation-checklist\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Translation-CTA.jpg\" alt=\"How to select the right translation vendor. Question you need to ask. 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