The dub for any foreign language film or series, not just Netflix Korean dramas, may misrepresent a lot of the intended meaning of a scene.
Chris Carey, managing director of the subtitling and dubbing company Iyuno Media Group, explained (via IndieWire), “ We may adapt a script less literally for the dub so that the words in tend to sync more closely with the amount of syllables and lip movement that the actor has.” Unlike subtitles, which will do their best to translate the dialogue as accurately as possible to the original script, dubbing has to also match the words to the actor's mouth movements. Doing so means that some of the dialogue is bound to be less accurate. There has been no consensus so far over whether subtitles or the English dub is better for watching My Name, but considering the arguments for other K-dramas like Squid Game, English subtitles will probably provide a more nuanced experience. Related: My Name: Who Plays Ji-woo In The Netflix Show? Dubbing a video involves adding a vocal performance from an actor in the new language to the product originally filmed in another, and matching the new words to the original mouth movements as much as possible. Some people prefer this method over watching a show in the original language with subtitles since they are able to watch a bit more casually-but is one better than the other where My Name is concerned? The overwhelming success of fellow Netflix Korean drama Squid Game brought a lot of attention to the debate around subtitles versus dubbing. My Name is available with subtitles and has also been dubbed in English, allowing viewers to choose between these options. Its boss, Choi Mu-jin (Park Hee-soon), tasks her with infiltrating the police in order to track down her dad's killer. Filled with a desperate determination, Yoon Ji-woo (Han So-hee) joins the biggest drug ring in South Korea. Is it better to watch the English dub or subtitles for Netflix's My Name? The platform's latest Korean drama follows a young woman seeking revenge for her father's murder.