Indeed. The most trending K-films these days are about the rage against the elites. For example: Squid Game, Parasite, and The Devil Judge. Their portrayal of SK society is much darker than the K-films of a decade ago. It sells so well because it resonates with the current ills of SK society (and even American society). There were so much praises of these films to the heavens by K-drama fans and the West. But its only just entertainment. More bread and circus. The SK elites must be laughing their asses to the bank. They've kept the SK people distracted, and even made more money out of it.
SK has got the double whammy from the East Asian competitive society, coupled with the unforgiving American economic model. Jobs are easy to lose, but so difficult to get. Then you take young men who were in their careers and put them into military service, taking away 2 years of their lives to progress. When they come back, they find out that the SK corporations and society do not wait for them. They have to restart again and make up for those 2 lost years. And all those years in the military wasn't pleasant either, with plenty of hazing going on. Then you add in current the gender war of SK. No wonder you're getting plenty of angry young men in SK.
