Specifically Korean Blu-ray Special Features

[footcake1]

i tried googling and searching on here but couldnt seem to find the answer: does anyone know why special features of korean movies have no subtitles to them? even though they have the option to change the language to english, theres still no subs? just thought id ask the experts. thanks again in advance

[manicsounds]

It's incredibly rare to find English subtitles for special features on a DVD or Blu-ray of a non-English edition, not just South Korea.

It's just not cost-effective considering the cost of captioning, spotting, then translating extra features when it is not part of their market.

[footcake1]

ah, thanks for the insight maniacsounds

[CelestialAgent]

There are a few which do have English subtitles on at least some of the extras, like A Bittersweet Life (Budblu), The Wailing and The World of Us.

[manicsounds]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

There are a few which do have English subtitles on at least some of the extras, like A Bittersweet Life (Budblu), The Wailing and The World of Us.

Which extras on "A Bittersweet Life" have subtitles? It says there are none in the listing here.
http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparison....php?fid=36154

[CelestialAgent]

It’s specifically the 2018 release.

Originally Posted by Beefbowl

A BITTERSTWEET LIFE (2005): STEELBOOK (B-TYPE) FULL SLIP, LIMITED 2,100 COPIES
● Edition:FULL SLIP (B-Type)*Limited 2,100 Copies STEELBOOK, (Director's cut Version)
● Contains :BLU-RAY 1 DISC, 40P BOOKLET, SCENARIO BOOK, 5 PHOTO CARDS, 5 CHARACTER CARDS, LIMITED NUMBERING ID CARD.
※40 Pages Booklet and Scenario Book in Korean and English.

[…]

● Movie Subtitles :English, Korean, Japanese, (Off)
● Commentary :Korean
● Commentary-1 (Subtitles)*English, Korean, Off |*(Commentary-1 with Director and Actors)
● Commentary-2 (Subtitles)*None (Commentary-2 with Director and Cinematographer, Art director)
● Commentary-3 (Subtitles)*None (Commentary-3 with Director and a film critic)
● Extras*(176 mins)*:Making of A Bittersweet Life*(25 : 36),*Style of A Bittersweet Life*(68 : 36 mins) : Art, Music, Sound, Action, Gun Smith, Special Art, CG
Deleted and Alternate Scenes*(23 : 28),*A Bittersweet Life in Cannes*(30 : 22)*Sweet Sleep(03 : 32)
EPK*(26 : 48) : Music Video, Soundtrack Videos, Teaser, Trailer, TV Spot
● Extras Language :Korean
● Extras Subtitles :English, Korean, Off
● Making Commentary (Subtitles)*English, Korean, Off |*(Making of A Bittersweet Life : Commentary OFF)
● Making Commentary 1 (Subtitles)*English, Korean, Off |*(Making of A Bittersweet Life Commentary-1 with Director)
● Making Commentary 2 (Subtitles)*English, Korean, Off |*(Making of A Bittersweet Life Commentary-2 with Crew's)
● Deleted Commentary (Subtitles)*English, Korean, Off |*(Deleted and Alternate Scenes Commentary with Director)
● Certificate (S.Korea) :19
● Release by :Budblu Company
● Release Date :2018 Aug, 30
● NOTE :English subtitles are provided for the extras and commentary-1 from the Steelbook version of Budblu. Please note that the English subtitles may seem mistranslated in some parts due to the unclear voices, but we did our best to express these situations through context. We especially tried to eliminate repetitive words such as pronouns, conjunctions, determiners, etc. as well as fix some of the parts where the actors or director may have misspoken.

The King of Pigs has some of the extras subtitled, as it includes a few short films.