But by the end of 1996, the country had become the 29th member country of the OECD, which is made up of advanced countries.īut South Koreans, especially millennials and the even younger generation, paid a price for such rapid growth in such a short amount of time, experts say. In 1953, more than half the population of South Korea lived in abject poverty and more than half were illiterate.
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Analysts of both South and North Korea told The Post the series illustrates the flip side of the so-called “Miracle on the Han River” – the astonishing rise of the South Korean economy since the end of the Korean War. “Squid Game” didn’t come out of thin air. The desperation of debt in Korea was drawn on by “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk (left). Earlier this month “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed he will make a second season. Unfortunately for Angela, the wildly popular and violent series about 456 desperate, debt-ridden South Koreans playing a series of children’s games to see who will survive and win a $38 million prize - and who will be shot in the head at point-blank range - is not going away. “There may be some truth to it but it also makes us (South Koreans) look bad” 1 show on Netflix and a cultural juggernaut that shines a hard, if metaphorical, light on South Korea’s high cost of living and the massive credit card debt and shame that goes along with it. “I don’t ask but I tell him ‘no more money.’”Īngela said she hasn’t seen “ Squid Game,” the No. She said she doesn’t know if he has credit card debt. She was less forthcoming about her son but said he lived above his means in a way that was foreign to her. She’s hesitant to give details - and even asks that an alias be used rather than the American name she’s known as in the salon - but told The Post she disapproved of the expensive handbags, makeup and clothes she found out her married daughter was buying. She still sends money to her older sister - but stopped giving funds to her son and daughter, both in their early 30s, about three years ago. Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ confirmed for Season 2Īngela, a 62-year-old owner of a Midtown nail salon, used to send some of her earnings back to some of her relatives in Seoul. Why a second series of Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ is a dream for Kim Jong Un Netflix reports its viewership numbers for the first time ‘Squid Game’ fans mad at Chrissy Teigen’s theme party: ‘So beyond tone-deaf’
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