I thought KPop Demon Hunters was going to be a cringefest. But two things had me looking forward to it – I like animated features and my ult girl group TWICE. I went in with caution and came out, like most of the people who have seen it, obsessed. 

As of writing, the animated feature produced by Sony Pictures Animation and streamed on Netflix, is already the number one streamed movie in over 20 countries. 

The songs featured in the movie – which are all absolute bangers – are also charting on the Spotify Global chart. 

So, yes. This little musing is rather late. But I wanted to make sure KPop Demon Hunters occupied some space in our little website. 

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS – When they aren’t selling out stadiums, Kpop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey use their secret identities as badass demon hunters to protect their fans from an ever-present supernatural threat. Together, they must face their biggest enemy yet – an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise. ©2025 Netflix

I’ve already shared on social media what I briefly thought about the movie. Here’s the sentiment: 

I thoroughly enjoyed KPop Demon Hunters. 

It has the magic of 2000s-2010s Pixar with a decidedly K-Culture coating. Animation & Art Style also feels fresh. 

All the songs are absolute bangers. Plus, of course, there’s TWICE Jeongyeon, Jihyo, and Chaeyoung singing “Take Down.”

Now I shall attempt to expound. 

KPop… Demon Hunters???

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS – (L-R) Zoey (voice by JI-YOUNG YOO), Rumi (voice by ARDEN CHO) and Mira (voice by MAY HONG) . ©2025 Netflix

The movie’s title doesn’t exactly inspire confidence that this would be any good. Why? For one, KPop and K-Culture in general has been on a fever pitch since around 2019-2020. The rise in interest in the whole K-Wave appeared like it was Netflix just trying to capitalize on it. 

But that was quickly allayed, at least for me, during the obligatory lore dump at the start of the film. Essentially, the KPop Demon Hunters have been around for generations. They protect the people from demons both through their music and through actual magical-girl combat– weapons and all. 

This whole premise has gone viral with some ONCEs (fans of TWICE) saying the reason the group’s been active for a decade now is because they’re our KPop Demon Hunters.

What if the real reason TWICE is still super active and touring the world in their 10th year is because they’re actually trying to sustain the Honmoon? 🤔🤔pic.twitter.com/ITGZna9Ixd

— zozozoeee (@uppercasehyo) June 24, 2025

Anyway, after the lore dump. I was all in. It just made sense. I grew up listening to stories of music playing a role in some sort of unseen battle between good and evil. It’s a tale as old as time and has probably different versions of it in different countries and regions. 

Then, there’s the whole demon boy band thing. There has always been talk that The Devil uses music to lure people into. Tempt them to snatch their souls. That’s also a tale that’s been passed down from generations and is present in multiple cultures. 

The premise was solid. The presentation was pristine. And yes, again, I was all in. 

Animation and art style 

What I didn’t know coming in was that this was a Sony Pictures Animation production. If the Spider-Verse franchise is any indication, they sure know what they’re doing in this department. 

KPop Demon Hunters’ animation is unlike anything we’ve seen before from major, mainstream productions. The general look is very anime-inspired but in 3D or 2.5D or something of the sort. 

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS – (L-R) Rumi (voice by ARDEN CHO), Zoey (voice by JI-YOUNG YOO) and Mira (voice by MAY HONG) . ©2025 Netflix

The expressions our protagonists, the Huntrix, make are extremely expressive. And the whole film is bursting with color – definitely something that’s very KPop. 

I don’t have much to say here except that it feels very fresh and not something that’s been done before. The overall look feels new but also familiar and that certainly contributed to it being such a huge hit. 

Banger songs 

Like I mentioned earlier, my main hook for even wanting to check this out was that three members of TWICE were tapped to perform the film’s main theme “Take Down.”

The three members are (in age order which is how they prefer to be introduced) Jeongyeon, Jihyo, and Chaeyoung (my bias wrecker). 

The three appeared in plenty of promotions for the film too. But the lyric video of “Take Down” felt especially nice because it showed the three posing as if they were actually the Huntrix. 

#KPOPDEMONHUNTERS

Jeongyeon, Jihyo, 🤝🏻 Mira, Rumi, Zoey
Chaeyoung from from HUNTRIX
TWICE pic.twitter.com/TAUidO8ZjQ

— Soul㋡⁹~4️⃣ THIS IS FOR 4️⃣ (@OT_9WICE) June 21, 2025

But “Take Down” is just one of many tracks that are all absolute bangers. And each one was perfect for when they were used. 

“How It’s Done” showed off how the girls fought demons.

“Soda Pop” is a super catchy introduction to the demon boyband “Saja Boys”. It also absolutely pops off in Filipino/Tagalog.

“Golden” is a heartfelt, triumphant theme.

“Your Idol” is a dark, very in theme, song about idols snatching souls.

“What It Sounds Like” is an anthemic solemn hype track.

And, my personal favorite, “Free” displays different kinds of yearning that absolutely touches your soul. 

It’s no wonder that all the original tracks are currently charting on the Spotify Global chart. They’re all well-made and sound great on their own. But they’re also elevated by the circumstances in which they were played on the film. 

Listen to the full album:

Watch KPop Demon Hunters 

If you haven’t already, you should definitely watch KPop Demon Hunters. It has all the elements of a fantastic animated feature wrapped in K-Culture coating.

I haven’t even been able to touch on the excellent voice performances by Arden Cho (Teen Wolf, Partner Track) as Rumi and Ahn Hyo Seop (Business Proposal, Dr. Romantic) as Jinu as well as the other stand performances.

There’s just so much to love about the film. It’s also extremely rewatchable in different dubs too. I’ve so far seen the English (original), Filipino, and Japanese versions. They’re all fantastic.

It doesn’t hurt that overall, it’s really just one hour and 35 minutes of a damn good time.

Oh and there’s Derpy. We all love Derpy.

 

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KPop Demon Hunters streams on Netflix.