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French wax museum gets Psy-ched ahead of Seoul opening

  • Published : Apr 15, 2015 - 17:39
  • Updated : Apr 15, 2015 - 17:39

France's famous wax museum, the Musee Grevin, is adding a slew of South Korean celebrities -- including Psy of “Gangnam Style” pop fame -- to its still-life lineup ahead of opening a Seoul museum.

The Paris museum told AFP the new Asian venue would open its doors in South Korea's capital on July 11.

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K-pop singer PSY (YG Entertainment)

Another Grevin museum will also open on Charlie Chaplin's property in Switzerland early next year, after starting subsidiaries in Montreal and Prague over the past couple of years.

As well as Psy, the Paris Grevin museum will present eight wax effigies of famous Koreans next week, including singers G-Dragon and Jo Sumi, and actor-singer Ahn Jae-wook and actors Jang Dong-gun, Jeon Do-yeon and Ko So-young.

The figures will then be taken to Seoul in June, ahead of the opening of the 3,500 square meter (37,700 square foot) museum, which will feature the likenesses of 90 Asian and international celebrities and royals.

The Seoul museum will be jointly run by Grevin's holding company and Mast Entertainment, a South Korean entertainment and media group. (AFP)

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