As the Korean drama “Squid Game” soars in popularity worldwide, Youku, China’s biggest video platform, recently announced the launch of a variety show called “Squid’s Victory,” according to Chinese provincial media Hubei Daily. While both the report and Chinese netizens ridiculed the show for blatant plagiarism, one analyst pointed out the danger of being creative in modern China. Youku published promotional posters for the new show on Oct. 20, showing a similar color scheme and artistic style compared to the original Korean version. The focus of the show further included challenges based on a contestant’s intelligence and physical strength in the theme of childhood games. After online criticism, Youku issued an apology, removing designs similar to the Korean show. They renamed the show “Game’s Triumph,” and removed artistic semblance to the original. Although Netflix has not yet been allowed to enter the Chinese market, a large quantity of bootlegs of the …