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Makoto Shinkai's your name. Tops Google Korea Searches
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
Google Korea released its search rankings for 2017 on Thursday, creating yet another list for Makoto Shinkai's your name. to sit at the top. The film was the most searched term in Korea for the entire year, followed by the original Korean drama Dokkaebi (Goblin), and the former f(x) girl group member Sulli.
The your name. sci-fi romantic drama is a best-seller in Japan and topped 25 billion yen (about US$224 million) at the box office. It was the #4 highest-earning film of all time on the Japanese box office chart, just below Disney's Frozen at #3 with 25.5 billion yen (about US$229 million).
It won the general award at the 36th annual Fujimoto Awards this year, was nominated for San Francisco Film Critics Awards' Best Animated Feature Award, and has a Hollywood live-action film adaptation in the works, although fans are cautious about the adaptation. Its theme song was also a top karaoke choice this year.
Source: Seoul Rengō News via Yahoo! News Japan
