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SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) - The movie "The First Slam Dunk" has become the third most successful Japanese animation released in Korea.
According to the Korean Film Council's Box-office Information System on Tuesday, “The First Slam Dunk,” which attracted 2.39 million viewers until the previous day, beat “Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaibu- the Movie: Mugen Train Arc” (2020, 2.18 million people) and ranked third in Japanese animation box office.
The first place is "Your Name" (2016), which attracted more than 3.79 million viewers, and the second place is "Howl's Moving Castle" (2004, 2.61 million people).
Importer SMG Holdings will hold a voice actor's stage greeting at CGV Wangsimni, Lotte Cinema World Tower, and Megabox COEX on the 11th to commemorate such success.
The stage greetings will be attended by voice actors Kang Soo-jin, Shin Yong-woo, Um Sang-hyun, Jang Min-hyuk, Choi Nak-yoon and So-yeon, who played the voices of Kang Baek-ho, Seo Tae-woong, Song Tae-seop, Jung Dae-man, Chae Chi-soo and Lee Han-na, respectively.
"The First Slam Dunk," which was released on the 4th of last month, has topped the box office on the 27th of the same month, the fourth week of its release, and has been leading for 11 consecutive days.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Yunhee Cho.)
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