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This article examines K-drama’s potential as a postcolonial Third Space. I consider the impact of Netflix’s profit-driven transculturalism on Hallyu by contrasting Netflix Korean Originals, particularly Squid Game, with K-dramas such as Liar Game. The latter belongs to an emergent mode of Korean TV...

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Published in:International Journal of Communication
Main Author: Yin Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: USC Annenberg Press 2023-11-01
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Online Access:https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/20724