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France's Grevin wax museum opens in Seoul
Visitors look at figure skater Kim Yu-na's wax figure. / Yonhap
By Kim Bo-eun
By Kim Bo-eun
France's renowned wax museum, Musee Grevin, will open in Seoul, Thursday.
The museum, in the former City Hall Eulji-ro building, features 80 wax effigies of hallyu stars as well as global celebrities and Korean historical figures.
The latest opening is Grevin's first in Asia and it is the first museum to exhibit the likenesses of hallyu stars.
The still-life lineup of 20 hallyu stars includes "figure queen” Kim Yu-na, retired soccer icon Park Ji-sung, pop stars Psy, Rain and G-Dragon, actors Bae Yong-joon, Kim Soo-hyun and Jang Dong-gun, and actresses Kim Tae-hee and Park Shin-hye.
Among the 15 foreign stars are Al Pacino, Bruce Lee, Marilyn Monroe, George Clooney, Angelina Jolie, Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan.
Other figures include U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Pope Francis, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Korean historic naval commander Yi Soon-shin and historic artist and poet Shin Saimdang.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government signed a business agreement with Grevin's holding company in 2013 to open the museum.
The city government expects it to become a notable attraction for Chinese tourists who have fervor for Korean celebrities.