Actor 마동석, who planned and produced the boxing reality show "아이 엠 복서", drew attention and proved its global success by winning the gold award at the ContentAsia Awards 2026.
"아이 엠 복서" was selected as the gold winner in the "Asia production best original reality program" institutional sector at the ContentAsia Awards 2026, held in Bangkok, Thailand, on the 27th.
The ceremony, organized by global media platform ContentAsia, is a flagship content event for the Asia-Pacific region, and "아이 엠 복서" received high praise for densely capturing the fierce contests of boxers and their moving growth narratives, opening a new horizon for K-sports reality.
In fact, when "아이 엠 복서" aired, it ranked sixth worldwide in the Disney+ TV shows category and maintained a global top 10 spot for five consecutive weeks, drawing explosive reactions from overseas viewers.
In particular, evaluations say that 마동석, who is an active boxing gym owner, promoter, and holds coaching and pro licenses in both the U.S. and Korea, shone with authentic expertise and production capabilities. 마동석 was deeply involved in planning and overall production beyond simple appearance, elevating the weighty authenticity and immersion unique to sports reality.
Showing his abilities as a planner and producer, 마동석 continues relentless work as an actor. 마동석 is concentrating on filming the representative Korean franchise film "범죄도시5", which began principal photography in May, and is set to return as the monster detective Ma Seok-do.
Following the "Extraction" universe spin-off film "Taigo (TYGO)", he has confirmed joining the Hollywood blockbuster "Extraction 3", proving his powerful trajectory as a global action star. Attention is focused on 마동석's next moves, as he shows immense ticket power in both production and acting domestically and abroad.
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