# The Dark Side of South Korea's True Crime Obsession | Full Episode | SBS Dateline

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In South Korea, gruesome stories have become everyday entertainment on a mass scale. Dateline reporter Darren Mara meets superfans, citizen sleuths and detectives to investigate the nation's obsession with true crime.

00:00 Intro 01:22 The citizen sleuths 05:44 Why are South Koreans obsessed with true crime? 09:43 The rise of crime as a form of entertainment 10:58 Backstage at South Korea's top true crime show 13:43 The Busan Roundhouse Kick case 20:05 Why does South Korea need these shows? 21:57 A critic's view 23:43 The superfan-turned-murderer

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