Ma Dong-seok: Korean answer to Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson flexes

Both action stars have big muscles, big box-office appeal – and great comedic timing – but can the rising star of Asian cinema match the Hollywood hunk’s success
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Ma Dong-seok, a burly actor who bears a striking resemblance to a grizzly bear, is quickly taking the Korean film industry by storm.

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