{"id":172425,"date":"2025-08-24T19:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T19:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/172425\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T19:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T19:15:23","slug":"kpop-demon-hunters-stars-surprise-fans-with-concert-on-nyc-bus-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/172425\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018KPop Demon Hunters\u2019 Stars Surprise Fans With Concert on NYC Bus | Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A star-studded viral marketing stunt? This is \u201cHow It\u2019s Done.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/kpop-demon-hunters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KPop Demon Hunters<\/a> stars Rei Ami and Kevin Woo surprised fans with a concert from atop a double-decker bus in New York City on Saturday, August 23.<\/p>\n<p>Footage shared online by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/network\/netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> shows Rei Ami, who provides the singing voice of Huntr\/x member Zoey, and Kevin Woo, who does so for Mystery Saja, singing \u201cHow It\u2019s Done.\u201d Woo also performed \u201cSoda Pop\u201d for the occasion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">WHO\u2019S THE BADDEST THEM HELLO<\/p>\n<p>Rei Ami and Kevin Woo from KPop Demon Hunters leading NYC in a singalong to How It\u2019s Done <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1f62d.png\" alt=\"&#x1F62D;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"\/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SWmLaLHcmd\">pic.twitter.com\/SWmLaLHcmd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Netflix (@netflix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1959348183945126242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The bus concert was part of KPop Demon Hunters Golden Weekend, which also involved Rei Ami joining costars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/arden-cho\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arden Cho<\/a> (Rumi) and May Hong (Mira) in lighting up the Empire State Building on Friday, August 22.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnimation is a truly collaborative medium, and it\u2019s their voices, literally, their voices, that have brought Rumi and Mira and Zoey to life and put these songs on top of the charts,\u201d co-director and co-screenwriter Chris Appelhans told the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/23\/entertainment\/kpop-demon-hunters-stars-light-up-empire-state-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m so grateful for the fans and for these wonderful, talented women who made this movie such a beacon of connection and joy in the last few months.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">KEVIN WOO SINGING SODA POP IN NYC <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1fae7.png\" alt=\"&#x1FAE7;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"\/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ioArTzt5Ir\">pic.twitter.com\/ioArTzt5Ir<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Netflix (@netflix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1959344246663844095?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He continued: \u201cI think it\u2019s really awesome to have a symbol like the Empire State Building lit golden, just to kind of bring everybody in the city together and have a moment with music connecting us all, because it does do that. And really, really happy and proud that the movies sort of played on most of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Weekend has gone global, too. Starting on Saturday and continuing today, Sunday, August 24, Netflix is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.singkpopdemonhunters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosting singalong screenings of Kpop Demon Hunters in movie theaters<\/a> in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Appelhans and Maggie Kang, KPop Demon Hunters follows the K-pop girl group Huntr\/x on and off stage as they confront rival band Saja Boys, whose members are actually demons. The film has become a runway hit since its June 20 release, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/kpop-demon-hunters-sing-along-event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">becoming Netflix\u2019s most-watched animated film of all time<\/a>. Additionally, the Saja Boys\u2019 \u201cYour Idol\u201d topped the U.S. Spotify chart, making the fictional boy band the highest-charting male K-pop group in U.S. Spotify history, while Huntr\/x\u2019s \u201cGolden\u201d reached No. 2, making the titular gals the highest-charting female K-pop group on Spotify, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/clyl1zyv1y2o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC News<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kpop Demon Hunters, Now Streaming, Netflix<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Headlines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>                            <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A star-studded viral marketing stunt? 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