Squid Game, a Netflix show that features characters in dire financial straits competing in deadly children’s games for prize money, has become the most-watched show on the streaming service, reaching 142 million “member households” (as of publication). It’s spawned countless memes and has even been spoofed on Saturday Night Live. To put it lightly, Squid Game is a global phenomenon. The show is certainly a matter of interest to Robert Ji-Song Ku, chair and associate professor in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies and a core faculty member at the Center for Korean Studies, He attributes the success...