Ma Dong-seok Celebrates Double Joy: Wedding with Ye Jung-hwa and ‘The Roundup: PUNISHMENT’ Surpasses 11 Million Viewers
Actor Ma Dong-seok is celebrating a double joy today. He is getting married to his long-time partner Ye Jung-hwa and his movie ‘The Roundup: PUNISHMENT’ has surpassed 11 million viewers, setting a new record for the series.
Special Wedding Day
Ma Dong-seok and Ye Jung-hwa are holding their wedding ceremony today (26th) at a private location in Seoul, surrounded by family, relatives, and close friends. The couple is officially tying the knot three years after registering their marriage.
This wedding is expected to be as grand as an awards ceremony, thanks to Ma Dong-seok’s impressive network. Celebrities such as singer Psy, Simon Dominic, Baek Ji-young, culinary researcher and entrepreneur Baek Jong-won, MMA fighters Jung Chan-sung, Choo Sung-hoon, and Kim Dong-hyun are expected to attend.
Their Love Story
Ma Dong-seok and Ye Jung-hwa publicly confirmed their relationship in November 2016 and have been dating openly since. Both former fitness trainers, they developed a romantic relationship despite their 17-year age difference through shared interests.
While dating, Ma Dong-seok attended several international events with Ye Jung-hwa, including the world premiere of ‘Eternals’ in 2021 and promotions for ‘The Roundup: No Way Out’ in Japan. In 2022, the couple attended actor Yoon Kye-sang’s wedding, and it was revealed that they had already registered their marriage by then.
In October of the same year, Ma Dong-seok referred to Ye Jung-hwa as “my beloved wife” while accepting the ‘Film Artist Award’ at the 12th Beautiful Artist Awards, which became a hot topic. In an interview with OSEN, Ma Dong-seok confirmed, “We registered our marriage last year. We postponed the wedding due to COVID-19 and our busy schedules.”
‘The Roundup: PUNISHMENT’ Sets New Record
In addition to the wedding, Ma Dong-seok is celebrating another milestone. ‘The Roundup: PUNISHMENT’ has surpassed 11 million viewers just over a month after its release, setting a new record for the series.
As of 11:30 AM on the 6th, according to the integrated computer network for movie tickets, ‘The Roundup: PUNISHMENT’ has recorded a cumulative audience of 11,000,085. This is the fastest box office record for a 2024 release, breaking the previous record set by ‘The Outlaws’ by seven days.
Continuing Box Office Success
‘The Roundup: PUNISHMENT’ surpassed the final box office score of its predecessor ‘The Roundup: PUNISHMENT’ on the 27th day of its release and continued to surpass 11 million viewers on the 33rd day. It is steadily heading towards the highest-grossing film in the series, ‘The Outlaws 2’, which had a final score of 12,693,415 viewers.
Previously, ‘The Roundup: PUNISHMENT’ set the fastest record for reaching 10 million viewers in just 20 days after its release. It is the first Korean film series to achieve a cumulative audience of 40 million, with three consecutive films surpassing 10 million viewers each, marking a significant milestone in the box office.
Fans are showering Ma Dong-seok with congratulations for his double celebration of the wedding with Ye Jung-hwa and the remarkable success of ‘The Roundup: No Way Out’ surpassing 11 million viewers.
