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The classical Korean films are being saved and restored than ever before for the appreciation of 100 years of history. The digitally archived films are now available on YouTube, the global online streaming platform. Then, the subtitles of these films are retranslated due to the fact that the screening media was changed and the original subtitles were removed or lost. The aim of this research is to establish whether any subtitling translation strategy can be detected in the way culture is retransmitted through the YouTube channel. Therefore, the study analyzes the subtitling translation strategies of culture specific terms implemented with factors unique to digital media as well as those for this particular genre of film focused on the ‘Insect Woman’, one of the classical Korean films produced in the 1970s and directed by Kim Ki-young. The development of subtitling norms would help achieve greater exposure and popularization of classical Korean films. Therefore, the purpose of subtitles should not merely be to help the understanding of the plot but rather to give an exploration through the authentic verbal depiction of foreign cultures.