{"id":371840,"date":"2025-08-25T08:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T08:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/371840\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T08:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T08:08:11","slug":"kpop-demon-hunters-everyone-is-talking-about-it-at-school-and-on-social-media-but-what-is-it-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/371840\/","title":{"rendered":"KPop Demon Hunters: everyone is talking about it at school and on social media, but \u2026 what is it? | Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, so what actually is KPop Demon Hunters? I\u2019ve heard it mentioned by parents at school, by kids and randomly on social media but I am too lazy to Google it. Also, Google is terrible now.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been touted by Netflix<\/a> as the platform\u2019s most-watched original animated film ever. It tells the story of three hunters who use music\u2019s power to move and connect hearts to create a barrier \u2013 the \u201cgolden Honmoon\u201d \u2013 that will keep the forces of evil demons at bay. But probably just as importantly, it has everything: characters that grow, gorgeous animated visuals and a soundtrack I\u2019ve been playing on repeat.<\/p>\n

That sounds great! Big fan of demon hunting. But is it<\/strong> for kids, adults, or both?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like many animated productions, it can be watched on multiple levels. I put the film on for my niece and nephew, who loved the action and fun animation. However, just as viewers can enjoy Wall-E or Spirited Away with childlike wonder at any age, the film\u2019s story and characters might resonate with adults just as much. The characters of KPop Demon Hunters deal with survivors\u2019 guilt, pressures to perform and finding their voices in a chaotic world.<\/p>\n

Are BlackPink in it? Or other legit K-pop stars? My K-pop knowledge is extremely limited. <\/strong>Though my kids occasionally sing the \u2018ah pt pt\u2019<\/a><\/strong> song<\/a>, if that helps.<\/strong><\/p>\n

No BlackPink. In, fact the singing stars of KPop Demon Hunters come from relative obscurity. EJAE, who provides the singing voice for the main character, Rumi, had been considered an K-pop unsuccessful debut, and went on to find success on the other side of the recording booth, writing and producing. The same could be said for Andrew Choi \u2013 the singing voice of another major character, Jinu \u2013 whose career hadn\u2019t gone far before this. It\u2019s quite meta, really \u2013 that a movie about the pressures to keep up appearances has now shot two relative unknowns, previously unable to meet the K-pop industry\u2019s infamous standards for beauty and perfection, to stardom.<\/p>\n

Even though it seems really popular, I haven\u2019t<\/strong> seen<\/strong> ads for it<\/strong>. I only know about it from people talking about it in real life and on social media. What\u2019s going on?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It seems like Sony, the corporation behind the studio that created Kpop Demon Hunters didn\u2019t have enough confidence to sell it themselves. According to Forbes<\/a>, Sony sold the rights to KPop Demon Hunters to Netflix for just US$100m so I can imagine the hair-tearing frustration when the movie caught fire. Not only has it risen to the top of Netflix but four of its songs, Golden, How It\u2019s Done, Soda Pop and Your Idol, took two out of five spots in Billboard\u2019s<\/a> top 5 charts. It\u2019s safe to say the execs at Sony had no idea how much audiences would love it, and they paid dearly.<\/p>\n

Wow, OK. So is it good? It sounds like it is good.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fact that an entire month after its streaming release, its theatrical \u201csing-a-long\u201d release in cinemas has packed out cinemas<\/a> with kids and adults alike<\/a>, says it all. In a world of AI slop, turns out the kids just want to be inspired by something Golden.<\/p>\n