K-Pop Demon Hunters

"K-Pop Demon Hunters" is a Sony Pictures Animation that was released on June 20, 2025, on Netflix. Since its release, the number of fans has only increased, even after only a month of its release. A fun fact about the movie is that it is now the most-watched movie in Netflix history. It has gotten a 97% Rotten Tomatoes and a very respectable 7.7 on IMDB. The movie’s songs have been performing so well that four songs from Demon Hunters (Golden at one, Your Idol at four, Soda Pop at five, and How It's Done at ten) are in the top ten of 100 most popular songs in the United States. In fact, Golden is so popular that it has remained number one for about a month.

(DISCLAIMER: The next section includes major spoilers for the movie.)

The story follows Rumi, who is the lead singer of HUNTR/X. Along with her bandmates, Mira and Zoey, HUNTR/X performs their popular songs to activate the Honmoon: a magical barrier that keeps demons from entering our world. When the trio isn’t performing for their beloved fans, they battle demons to send them back to the underworld and keep humanity safe. The demon king, Gwi-Ma, is displeased with the work of the other demons and wants to take over the world before HUNTR/X can turn the Honmoon golden, sealing the demons in the underworld forever. With this conflict, Jinu presents the idea of a boy band, and thus the Saja Boys are formed, comprising Jinu, Mystery, Abby, Romance, and Baby Saja. Since the Honmoon needs fans to activate, the Saja Boys plan to distract said fans to eat their souls and please Gwi-Ma. We learn that Jinu made the plan so his memories from his past life would be erased, as he’s constantly overwhelmed with guilt from his actions. After the Saja Boys' first concert, the girls realize that the boys are demons, so after the Saja Boys appear on a variety show, the two bands fight, where Jinu finds out Rumi is half demon. Rumi, trusting him, tells about her insecurities while meeting in private, while Mira and Zoey progressively get more and more suspicious of her. During this, they plan to seal the Honmoon during the International Idol Awards with a new song, Takedown. Even though talking to Jinu had stopped having guilt trips and promised to sabotage the Saja Boys, Gwi-Ma threatened to return the guilt trips, so he betrays Rumi. During the Idol Awards, Jinu sends in demons to distract Zoey and Mira while their doppelgangers go onstage with Rumi. When Takedown starts playing, it is revealed to everyone that Rumi is a half-demon. In the end, Gwi-Ma almost enters the human world if not for Jinu sacrificing himself to save Rumi, which releases his soul. After the world was saved, Huntr/x resolved their issues and eventually started meeting their fanbase.

The movie itself was amazing, with insane songs that only helped grow the movie’s popularity. The movie has some things that sound so random (I mean, K-pop with demon killers?!). Even though the premise of the movie is really random, the writing is well-written, and the pacing is perfect, with great foreshadowing and suspense. Speaking for the public for a little bit, this is what the audience wants: a movie with an original plot, great style, and great characters. I do hope one day that other studios do decide to make movies similar to this (looking at you, Disney remakes: Especially you, Snow White and Lilo & Stitch). Of course, this movie is unrealistic (I mean, a nice manager? That sadly is nowhere in the K-pop industry or the music industry as a whole). (Now, where was I? Oh, yes *golden starts playing* I’m done hiding, now I’m shining like I’m born to be, we came so far now I believe!)