{"id":144696,"date":"2025-07-04T11:54:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T18:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=144696"},"modified":"2025-07-04T11:54:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T18:54:01","slug":"netflixs-kpop-demon-hunters-two-fictional-kpop-groups-just-dethroned-bts-and-blackpink-on-spotify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/netflixs-kpop-demon-hunters-two-fictional-kpop-groups-just-dethroned-bts-and-blackpink-on-spotify\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix&#8217;s KPop Demon Hunters: Two fictional KPop groups just dethroned BTS and BLACKPINK on Spotify"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who would\u2019ve guessed that <strong>BTS<\/strong> would be outstreamed by a bunch of animated idols? And by the <strong>Saja Boys<\/strong>, a fictional boy band from the new Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters, who just broke BTS\u2019s long-held U.S. <strong>Spotify<\/strong> record. On June 20, the movie dropped and quickly exploded, blending demon-slaying with idol glamour. But what fans didn\u2019t see coming was how real the music from this animated flick would become.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chartdata\/status\/1941125185924677636\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saja Boys become the first male K-Pop group to reach #1 in US Spotify chart history (&quot;Your Idol&quot;). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fy89GML97G\">pic.twitter.com\/Fy89GML97G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; chart data (@chartdata) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chartdata\/status\/1941125185924677636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Voiced by a mix of actors and K-pop performers, the Saja Boys play the film\u2019s villains, but that didn\u2019t stop them from hitting the charts. Their track \u201c<strong>Your Idol<\/strong>\u201d climbed to No. 1 on the U.S. Spotify chart, beating BTS\u2019s \u201cDynamite,\u201d which peaked at No. 3 back in 2020. Similarly, the girl group from the same film,<strong> HUNTR\/X<\/strong>, also soared to No. 2 with \u201c<strong>Golden<\/strong>,\u201d surpassing BLACKPINK for the highest-charting K-pop girl group in the U.S. Yes, fictional idols are out here setting records!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AboutMusicYT\/status\/1941136325249585411\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saja Boys and Huntrix have both surpassed BTS and BLACKPINK as the highest charting kpop groups on US Spotify respectively. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8oqMrqlakT\">pic.twitter.com\/8oqMrqlakT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; About Music (@AboutMusicYT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AboutMusicYT\/status\/1941136325249585411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>KPop Demon Hunters didn\u2019t stop at Spotify. Its soundtrack debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200, making it 2025\u2019s highest-charting soundtrack. In addition, the soundtrack is expected to soar to No. 2 in the following days. BTS fans can breathe through, the septet has reunited post-military service and is eyeing a spring 2026 comeback. Similarly, <strong>BLACKPINK<\/strong> confirmed the release of their new single \u201cJUMP\u201d on July 5, coinciding with the start of their DEADLINE World Tour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who would\u2019ve guessed that BTS would be outstreamed by a bunch of animated idols? And by the Saja Boys, a fictional boy band from the new Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters, who just broke BTS\u2019s long-held U.S. Spotify record. On June 20, the movie dropped and quickly exploded, blending demon-slaying with idol glamour. 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