SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A handful of South Korean artists, including Zion. T and BIBI, have contributed to the soundtrack of Marvel Studios’ latest action flick “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” the album’s producer said Friday. Hip-hop and R&B singer Zion. T performed “Nomad,” featuring Japanese singer-songwriter Gen Hoshino, while [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte World Tower, the latest skyscraper in the country, plans to host a superhero-themed Halloween event from Oct. 30-Nov. 1. During the event, the logo of the Marvel Studios’ “Avengers” series and popular characters including Iron Man, Captain America, and Spider-Man will be displayed on the outer wall of [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 100 million South Korean moviegoers have watched the 21 Marvel films over the last 11 years. With “Avengers: Endgame,” accumulated audience numbers are expected to hit 120 million people. What led the success of the Marvel cinematic universe was “Iron Man”, which gained massive popularity around the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. said Monday that his past 10 years with Marvel superhero films have given him “life-changing experiences.” “I have seen you and some of you hold this cinematic universe close to your heart, and (it) has a kind of symbolism and stuff. It’s really come [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Marvel’s long-awaited “Black Panther” dominated the weekend box office, selling a staggering 1.9 million tickets, data showed Monday. According to the real-time based tally from the Korean Film Council, the superhero movie roared past the 3 million cumulative audience mark on Sunday, the fifth day of its run. The [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — “Thor: Ragnarok” had an outstanding opening weekend at the South Korean box office, topping the chart in terms of the number of tickets sold, data showed Monday. According to real-time box office figures from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the Disney-Marvel superhero film sold 1.58 million tickets for 1,639 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Standard Chartered Bank Korea is releasing check cards featuring famous Marvel characters including Hulk and Thor in its latest effort to attract more customers. According to the bank on Monday, check cards and bankbooks designed after Marvel characters including Hulk and Thor have been released in celebration of the release [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Hollywood film “Spider-Man: Homecoming” became this year’s most viewed foreign film in South Korea in just 10 days after its opening, its local distributor said Sunday. The latest movie in the Marvel superhero franchise was watched by more than 5.37 million moviegoers as of Saturday, according to the [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) – “Iron Fist,” a new original series produced for Netflix, is brighter in tone and more focused on drama than other series based on the Marvel comic book universe on the service, its executive producer said Monday. “I think each of these shows takes its tones from the character. ‘Daredevil,’ [...]
BUSAN, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The first film shoot for Marvel’s upcoming superhero film Black Panther began on Friday in Busan, South Korea’s largest port city, with hundreds of local film students (or former students) participating as staff or assistant staff members in this rare Hollywood experience. Some 450 students and graduates applied for the shoots [...]