In the wake of "Squid Game," projects such as "My Name," "Hellbound," "The Silent Sea," and "All of Us Are Dead," have all risen to the top of Netflix's global top 10 charts, indicating that the global demand for and interest in Korean series — particularly Netflix's Korean originals — is not likely to wane anytime soon.

According to worldwide streaming provider Netflix, its latest zombie movie "All of Us Are Dead" has kept the top spot on the site's weekly viewership list for the second week in a row following the release of the film.

With 474.26 million hours seen in the first 28 days, the series surpassed "Squid Game" (1.65 billion hours viewed) and "Money Heist: Part 4" to become the third most popular non-English TV series on Netflix, according to hours viewed (619.01 million hours viewed).

Despite the series' global success, many local viewers are concerned about the series' depictions of sexuality, terror, and violence, as well as the possibility of copycat crimes occurring.

When the zombie breakthrough hit "All of Us Are Dead" begins, a group of high school kids bullies Jin-Su, a male classmate, the story takes an unexpected turn. The sequence was presented with dynamic camera movements, including close-ups and wide shots, giving viewers the impression that they were watching an action noir film, which they were.

In the first episode, Eun-Ji, a female student who has been a victim of school violence, is subjected to sexual harassment. The scene shifts to another victim, Cheol-Su, who reluctantly videotapes Eun-Ji after being intimidated by the perpetrators, and the story continues.

Kim Min-Jae, a 33-year-old marketer working for a retail firm in Incheon, Gyeonggi Province, expressed her skepticism over whether these events should have been shown in the manner in which they were.

The themes of school violence and sexual harassment have been addressed in a number of dramas and films, I believe, by many Korean viewers. On the other hand, I wondered whether there was any other way to send the disturbing message about sexual harassment other than stripping Eun-ji of her blouse," Kim said in an interview with The Korea Herald published on Monday.

When his two young children begged to watch the series with him, a parent in his early 40s from Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, expressed his displeasure, another spectator expressed his confusion:

"I've heard that the Netflix series is becoming increasingly popular and that pupils in primary school are also viewing it." Many Netflix Korean originals, strictly speaking, include material that is not acceptable for youngsters under the age of eighteen. The youngsters, however, may still watch the series through other means, such as YouTube, even if their accounts are restricted," claimed the guy, who only revealed his surname as Park in the interview.

Hwang Jin-mi, a cultural critic, believes that the methods in which contentious moments are altered and disseminated on the internet add gasoline to the fire.

She explained that sexually explicit and provocative scenes are frequently assembled and edited into short-form films in order to grab attention and be extensively shared on social media.

While the creator's purpose was formed after much ethical deliberation, the reality of material dissemination, as Hwang explained to The Korean Herald on Tuesday, is a different story.

According to Hwang, the conversation concerning morals in creative material and its creation has been an ongoing and hotly disputed problem since the early 2010s with trauma-rape dramas such as "Han Gong-ju" (2013), "Spirits' Homecoming, Unfinished Story" (2017), and "Herstory" (2017), among others.

Meanwhile, other drama lovers were concerned about how much of an impact the voices of viewers will have on the content created by content providers in the future.

'Squid Game' director was initially planned to create his work in films because he was confident that no Korean broadcasters would accept and produce 'Squid Game' as a drama, according to the report.'" According to Kim, a 23-year-old Dongguk University student who goes by the name of Kim, "If the series had been made into a movie, I don't think 'Squid Game' would have been such a global sensation."

In the future, I hope Netflix and Korean filmmakers continue to generate exciting material and do not restrict the forthcoming series to the dreaded romance, as many Korean broadcasters do these days. The critiques are valid, and I understand where they are coming from, but it should not be turned into another law that burdens the artists," said another university student who requested to remain anonymous.

According to Jeong Deok-Hyun, a culture critic, the qualities of Netflix may be used to solve the current issues.

"Like HBO Max, Netflix is an over-the-top site that focuses on video material for adults. Unlike Disney+, Netflix is quite liberal with the degree of expression it allows, unlike HBO Max. As a result of the fact that consumers are paying to utilize the service, Netflix cannot be compared to local broadcasters, according to the cultural expert quoted in The Korea Herald.

With Netflix's Korean original series, such as "My Name" and "All of Us Are Dead," Jeong said he completely understands the critiques and worrisome remarks expressed by local fans about the shows. However, he believes that if some sequences were created for important reasons rather than merely to become viral, they should be exempt from such criticisms, which he believes should be the case.

Nevertheless, the most crucial aspect is to ensure that these materials are consumed by a suitable target audience. Though the platforms are keeping kids away with their age restriction regulation, I feel that more tangible steps are needed," Jeong stated.