Box set - TV drama stirs debate over South Korea's cutthroat education culture


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  • Sunday, 03 Feb 2019

FILE PHOTO: Parents pray for their children's success in the college entrance examinations at a Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, November 15, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - It was created as a biting satire of South Korea's notoriously competitive education system, but the country's most popular cable TV drama has inspired some fans to ignore its warnings and instead double down on their pursuit of success.

"SKY Castle" follows several ambitious families as their drive to send their children to the country’s best universities and secure lucrative jobs leads to identity fraud, suicide and murder.

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