Netflix just dropped the long-awaited sensational and most talked-about film, KPop Demon Hunters, today. 

This animated musical fantasy gives you every reason to watch it right away.  The Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation collab explores new perspectives on familiar genre tropes. Brimming with energy, original music, and dazzling visuals, the film invites viewers into a bold new world where K‑pop idols double as demon slayers.

Following the massive box office success of the Spider-Verse saga, this marks Sony Pictures Animation’s big comeback with another genre-defying adventure. Here’s a spoiler alert, brace  yourself because it’s a sad ending and maybe the opposite leads entangle themselves into an angsty fate like Gwen and Miles??

Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, this potential masterpiece explores an unprecedented storyline, challenging the typical norms of the K-industry, where it’s all about the boys!

KPop Demon Hunters: Meet the iconic voice cast and singers

Tapping into another interesting angle, this movie brings together a multiverse of entertainment, the anime style, the Korean aesthetic, and the star-studded voice cast that powers, inspires and breathes lives into the characters. 

The film stars the voices of ‘Teen Wolf’ actress Arden Cho as Rumi, ‘Business Proposal’ star Ahn Hyo-seop as Juni and of May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Yunjin Kim, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong, and ‘Squid Game’ icon Lee Byung-hun as other leads. 

The soundtracks feature original tracks by renowned hitmakers such as Teddy Park, Danny Chung, EJAE, KUSH, Lindgren, and more. Lending star power to the musical lineup, TWICE members Jeongyeon, Jihyo, and Chaeyoung perform the film’s anthem, Takedown. The soundtrack also includes powerful contributions from artists like Audrey Nuna, Andrew Choi, Kevin Woo, and the legendary Lea Salonga, making the musical experience as dynamic and diverse as the film itself.

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KPop Demon Hunters: What’s the story About?

KPop Demon Hunters follows the thrilling double life of Huntrix, a powerhouse K‑pop girl group consisting of Rumi, Mira, and Zoey — global superstars by day, and fierce demon hunters by night. Sworn to protect their fans from lurking supernatural threats, the trio balances sold-out concerts with high-stakes battles against dark forces. 

Their biggest nemesis? It arrives in the form of their irresistible rivals, the Saja Boys — a wildly popular boy band whose members, Jinu, Abby, Mystery, Romance, and Baby, are actually soul-stealing demons in disguise. As tensions rise on stage and in the shadows, Huntrix must fight to save not just their fandom, but the very soul of K‑pop itself.

Why KPop Demon Hunters is a must-watch

Director and writer Maggie Kang began developing K‑Pop Demon Hunters nearly seven years ago. After years of creative exploration and careful refinement, the film has finally come to life — and it’s already being hailed as a promising and bold venture. 

Real-life K-pop inspirations: One of the most talked-about aspects of the movie is the characters’ striking appearances, sparking widespread speculation among fans about which real-life idols they resemble. In an interview with Forbes, Kang shared insights into the inspirations behind the characters’ designs and personalities, adding to the excitement and intrigue surrounding the film. 

She reveals  the Saja Boys were inspired by popular Korean groups such as Tomorrow X Together, BTS, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, BIGBANG, and MONSTA X. Each member reflects familiar archetypes often seen in K-pop boy bands. “I think what I like to talk about is that there are so many certain archetypes that every group has.” 

Illustrating the ‘romantic guy’ of every group, Kang said, “I purposely gave him these bangs that were meant to be heart-shaped”. About the youngest, the ‘maknae’ of the group, she explains, “Baby Saja is, obviously, the maknae. They have this look and they’re usually the rapper of the group.”

When it came to creating the three members of Huntrix — Rumi, Mira, and Zoey — Kang shared that their designs were inspired by various K-pop idols and models. “We looked at ITZY, BLACKPINK, and TWICE,” says Kang. “Who else? I think it was a lot of mixing.”

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Loveable characters: Talking about one of the strongest characters in the film, Rumi, Kang shared a tweet that mentions the character of Rumi being born 9 years ago.

Arden Cho, who voices Rumi, also reflected on Rumi’s character in  an interview with Gizmodo, saying, “For Rumi, I was focusing more on just her experience. She just goes through so much through the movie. She’s going through a lot of things.” She explains how this character is headstrong, grounded yet very sweet. 

Kpop Demon Hunters reviewed by netizens

While the movie released only today, it has been in the spotlight of discussions among the fans for some time. People have long been discussing the characters, idols, the table-turning plot line and the songs of the movie. 

People have been very quick in making this movie a quick watch. It was released today and the ending is already a trending topic on the internet, with people demanding sequels of it!

A fan wrote expressing the excitement around the story, “The boy band in Kpop Demon Hunters being a villain is so LORE ACCURATE HAHAHAHA”

Another user said, “the #kpopdemonhunters kinda remind me of sisters from mulan 2”

The animation of the lead roles are sure to get thrilled about and everyone is, some fan posted about the lead role saying, “THE PLOT OF #KPOPDEMONHUNTERS LOOKS SO GOOD 

THE PLOT:…..”

The hot topic, the ending of the story, took fans by storm and this is how they’re reacting to it: “Umm, hello, I need a sequel to a prequel because there are a lot more story to uncover like rumi past, jinu betrayal…….”