My recommendation for the class would be a kdrama that came out on Netflix called Squid game (aka 오징어 게임 in korean). It recently came out and can be found on Netflix. I think it was actually based on a real situation that happened in Korea a couple years back when people actually got kidnapped and brought to a mysterious island and couldn’t be found, at least that’s what I read from an article. The kdrama is basically about people in desperate situations who would go to crazy lengths to gain money. In the show, there are hundreds of contestants, who are in terrible debt and need cash so therefore they participate in the game. With the hopes of winning and being able to have a chance at life without loan sharks and shame. Where there’s a series of games they all played as children but the stakes of the game are high. The main character of Squid game is Gi Hun, the show is based on him and how he is in a desperate situation. He is in lots of debt and lives with his old mother and with a gambling obsession he lost custody of his young daughter. Throughout the show, you can see him trying to run from loan sharks because of his debt. His ex-wife also remarried and has custody of his daughter and will be moving to America with her new family so his goal throughout the show is to try and get the amount of money to repay his debt and regain custody of his daughter before she forgets him. Suddenly he is offered a business card by a strange man to have another chance at life, after playing a game with him. So he takes it and like him, hundreds of others take the opportunity as well. Basically, the whole “game” of the show is people risking their lives for a chance to redeem themselves in society without the worry of debt. My favorite character of the show is actually not the main character, but a girl named Sae Byeok. She shows that despite her young age she believes she can be stronger for her younger brother. I think my attention gravitated towards her because despite her obstacles she overcomes them with a strong will to give her younger brother a better life rather than being in an orphanage. The show itself is only one season long which is tragic because of how amazing it is. I think the show itself is honestly something very new to the industry and I have never seen a show made like this. It shows such a realistic portrayal of life. Also the “value” our society holds money at nowadays. Money is such a sensitive topic to most people because it’s easily spent and some may either find it hard or easy to earn. I believe this show really does show how “money does make people do crazy things”.  After the show it really got me thinking if people in our society were given this chance at this game, how many people would actually take it? Overall I really enjoyed this show and I hope those who take my recommendation will enjoy it too!