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Korean Inu Yasha Fans Asked To Pick Celebrity Look Alikes
Date: 10/19/2005
South Korean actor Hyun Bin (of the MBC drama 'My Name Was Kim Samsung') and actress Mung Nyon (of "People's Younger Sisters") were chosen by viewers of the broadcast there as entertainers who best resembled the male and female heroes of Inu-Yasha the best. The cable animation channel 'The Champ' planned a commemoration event of the first telecast, and released the questionnaire survey "Let's look for the entertainer who looked like Inu-Yasha". The search was executed through the network's homepage between September 16th and October 16th. 2,197 votes went to Hyun Bin who was said to resemble Kayon (??) while Mung Nyon got 2,416 votes for her resemblance to Inu-Yasha. Runners up included Dong-Won of the movie 'Detective Duelist', and Son Hegyo.
Source: Anime News Service