Reception <\/p>\n
Record-Breaking Hit<\/p>\n
Sung by Audrey Nuna, Ejae, and Rei Ami, the movie\u2019s theme song \u201cGolden\u201d became the first track by female K-pop singers to become a Billboard<\/a> Hot 100 chart-topper and only the ninth K-pop song overall to reach number one. It also topped the U.S. Spotify<\/a> chart in July 2025, briefly surpassing<\/a> the bands BTS<\/a> and Blackpink<\/a>, and later hit number one on the Official U.K. Singles Chart\u2014the first K-pop single to do so since Psy<\/a>\u2019s \u201cGangnam Style\u201d (2012).<\/p>\n Following its release, the film became Netflix<\/a>\u2019s most-watched title of all time, with more than 236 million views in two months. Audience demand extended into theaters, where a sing-along edition sold out more than 1,300 screenings in North America<\/a>, Australia<\/a>, New Zealand<\/a>, and the United Kingdom<\/a>, briefly pushing the film to the top of the U.S. box office. KPop Demon Hunters was named best animated feature at the Academy Awards<\/a>, the Golden Globes<\/a>, and the Critics Choice Awards.<\/p>\n Music and soundtrack <\/p>\n Legacy<\/p>\n Given the film\u2019s unprecedented success, Sony and Netflix have confirmed early talks for a sequel, with Kang suggesting that a future installment could center on Mira or Zoey\u2019s backstories.<\/p>\n The film has also expanded into publishing. In collaboration with Netflix, Penguin Random House<\/a> announced a multi-imprint publishing program set in the world of KPop Demon Hunters, including children\u2019s titles, illustrated and activity books, and a planned manhwa (Korean comic books<\/a> and graphic novels<\/a>) adaptation<\/a>.<\/p>\n Music is the film\u2019s engine\u2014diegetic songs carry plot and character arcs. Through its music Huntr\/x strengthens the protective barrier that keeps its fans safe from Gwi-Ma, whereas the Saja Boys use their music to entice and drain their audiences. Executive music producer Ian Eisendrath worked with a wide team of writers and producers, including Teddy Park, Lindgren, Jenna Andrews, and Stephen Kirk. The soundtrack features vocals by Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, Andrew Choi, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, Neckwav, and Lea Salonga.<\/p>\n The film\u2019s soundtrack, comprising<\/a> 12 original songs, achieved a level of commercial success seldom seen for a production released directly to streaming. It became the first soundtrack to place four songs simultaneously in the Billboard Hot 100\u2019s top 10\u2014with \u201cGolden\u201d at number 1, \u201cYour Idol\u201d at number 4, \u201cSoda Pop\u201d at number 5, and \u201cHow It\u2019s Done\u201d at number 10. \u201cGolden\u201d stayed at the top for multiple weeks as it gained traction on radio<\/a>, while the album held the number-2 spot on the Billboard 200 and surpassed three billion global streams by late August 2025. In 2026 \u201cGolden\u201d became the first K-pop song to win a Grammy Award<\/a>. Netflix has also launched an Oscar<\/a> campaign, submitting \u201cGolden\u201d in the best original song category. Critics praised the soundtrack as a collection of polished K-pop singles and as an integral<\/a> part of the storytelling, with songs advancing the plot and giving voice to the characters\u2019 emotions. \u201cSoda Pop,\u201d with its catchy hook, doubles as an introduction to the Saja Boys\u2019 sinister<\/a> motives, while \u201cHunter\u2019s Mantra,\u201d the film\u2019s opener, incorporates traditional Korean vocal techniques to establish its mythic frame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reception Record-Breaking Hit Sung by Audrey Nuna, Ejae, and Rei Ami, the movie\u2019s theme song \u201cGolden\u201d became the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27954,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[170,1252,1251,1250,195,912],"class_list":["post-27953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-korea","tag-article","tag-britannica","tag-encyclopeadia","tag-encyclopedia","tag-k-pop","tag-kpop-demon-hunters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}