{"id":146070,"date":"2025-07-30T12:18:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=146070"},"modified":"2025-07-30T12:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:18:59","slug":"this-is-how-kpop-demon-hunters-became-netflixs-biggest-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/this-is-how-kpop-demon-hunters-became-netflixs-biggest-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"This is how KPop Demon Hunters became Netflix\u2019s biggest hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong> is crushing it! The animated<strong> Netflix<\/strong> movie about the fictional girl group<strong> HUNTR\/X<\/strong> battling demon villains has become a breakout hit. Sony Pictures Animation already had a strong track record with films like Into the Spider-Verse and The Mitchells vs. the Machines, but this film struck a different kind of chord with different types of audiences.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonyAnimation\/status\/1940146658911952910\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our girls are #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HUNTR\/X continue to show us how it&#39;s done, done, done. Watch KPop Demon Hunters on Netflix! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sVE0PsPUSQ\">pic.twitter.com\/sVE0PsPUSQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sony Pictures Animation (@SonyAnimation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonyAnimation\/status\/1940146658911952910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 1, 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>A big reason? K-pop power! At its core, the film takes clues from already-existing (and very popular) K-pop groups and their members, such as<strong> BLACKPINK\u2019s Jennie, EXO\u2019s Kai, Stray Kids\u2019 Felix, and BTS\u2019 Jimin<\/strong>. In addition, the movie blends music, choreography, interesting characters, and stunning animation. To top things off, HUNTR\/X and the Saja Boys (the antagonist boy group) feel like real K-pop idols, and the attention to detail in their music, fashion, and performances makes the film feel authentic.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ToonHive\/status\/1949891648131125554\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018Golden\u2019 by HUNTR\/X from \u2018KPop Demon Hunters\u2019 reaches a new peak of #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lBmR06Wsgk\">pic.twitter.com\/lBmR06Wsgk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ToonHive (@ToonHive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ToonHive\/status\/1949891648131125554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 28, 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>Since its release, the movie has stayed on Netflix\u2019s global Top 10 for five weeks straight, and it\u2019s now the most-watched original animated movie on the platform, topping even The Mitchells and Pinocchio. The cherry on top? Its soundtrack has become a worldwide smash, with hits like \u201c<strong>Golden<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>Soda Pop<\/strong>\u201d climbing up the charts in different countries. With fan faves like Rumi, Zoey, and Mira leading the charge, it&#8217;s safe to say this isn\u2019t the last we\u2019ll see of them. A sequel feels like only a matter of time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KPop Demon Hunters is crushing it! The animated Netflix movie about the fictional girl group HUNTR\/X battling demon villains has become a breakout hit. Sony Pictures Animation already had a strong track record with films like Into the Spider-Verse and The Mitchells vs. the Machines, but this film struck a different kind of chord with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":146071,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,16,1399],"tags":[3460],"class_list":{"0":"post-146070","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-kpop","9":"category-movies","10":"tag-kpop-demon-hunters"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}